The number of impressive games coming out on the iPhone never ceases to amaze me. Here's another one to put right up there with your collection of absolutely brilliant titles - Space Miner: Space Ore Bust.
In the game, you play the nephew of a galactic mining station owner. He asks you to help him with his ore mining operations and you comply. On your way to the mines inside your raggedy space vessel, however, things get awry. Instead of spending your time in peaceful labor at Uncle Jeb's, you end up getting sent to a series of places to retrieve ores contained inside asteroids. So you blast those heaps of rock in space, collecting as much ore as you can for a greater cut of the profit.
Ore is your way to make money in the game, which you can then use to stock your ship with a bevy of powerful enhancements. The asteroid combat is way, way fun, especially when paired up with the entertaining banjo soundtrack. What makes it really take off, however, is the fact that it's not just all about asteroids.
The game brings a total of 24 well-done missions, with a fun story to tie everything together and lots of perfectly-timed comedic moments. There's good variety, too, with tasks such as destroying a giant robot and rescuing tourists floating aimlessly in space. Suffice to say, it's tough to get bored with such a diverse mix of items integrated into the gameplay.
Even though it looks like an Asteroids clone at first glance, Space Miner: Space Ore Bust is just way, way more than that. It's easily one of the most entertaining, most diverse games in the App Store - a definite "must-have" if a game ever deserved such a label. Reasonably priced too at only $4.99.
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