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You are a giant robot. Fight non-stop waves of enemies. Your shield will stop energy blasts but not collisions The player controls Vastar, a fighting flying robot that can shoot enemies with laser beams. Vastar is destroyed by enemy contact or strike but it is provided with a shield that must ...

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Released on
1983

Version
Arcade

Requirements
Arcade

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Shooter

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You are a giant robot. Fight non-stop waves of enemies. Your shield will stop energy blasts but not collisions

The player controls Vastar, a fighting flying robot that can shoot enemies with laser beams. Vastar is destroyed by enemy contact or strike but it is provided with a shield that must be activated to prevent attacks. When the shield’s energy runs out, Vastar turns itself in an airship that still can shoot laser beams but it’s defenseless against strikes. As the player reaches Vastar’s base (as well if the player loses a life and restarts with another one), the shield’s power is fully charged again and Vastar returns to its default form.

Vastar

Overview & History

Released in 1983 by Sesame/Century Electronics, Vastar is a captivating and lesser-known vertical-scrolling shooter that stands out in the golden age of arcade gaming. Set on a mysterious, alien world, the storyline casts the player as the pilot of an advanced transforming vehicle tasked with liberating the planet from a relentless mechanized insectoid swarm. Unlike standard cosmic shooters of its era, Vastar blends traditional sky-high aerial dogfights with dynamic ground-based operations, offering a distinct pacing that separated it from contemporaries like Xevious.

Gameplay Features & Mechanics

The core gameplay of Vastar revolves around a unique power-up system that allows your craft to morph between an agile air-fighter and a heavily armored ground tank. Collecting specific energy pods alters your weaponry, upgrading standard blasters into devastating plasma spreads or piercing laser beams. Players must skillfully navigate treacherous canyons while managing both aerial interceptors and ground-crawling turrets simultaneously. The difficulty curve is punishing, requiring precise positioning to dodge dense bullet hell patterns while destroying biological-mechanical boss units at the end of each sector.