The Space Vortex Rider LT

*Added an extra star for developer responsiveness! Thanks, Richard! It’s great to know someone out there is listening. * The graphics are super retro and satisfying, which is awesome! But the gameplay is clunky at best. To move around the board, you must tap arrows, which are located at the bottom left of the screen. It’s awkward. Far more elegant and intuitive would be the ability to slide your finger in the direction you wish to move and shoot. I love where this game is headed, and I know it can and will be improved over time. But right now, it’s nearly impossible to play. Sorry. I really want to love it, but it’s mostly potential at this point and not a super substantive rendition of the game.

This game is what you would get if you showed someone a photo of T2k and said “these things are flying out from the center and you have to shoot them.” Don’t expect the classic game.

Making this tempest knock off ridiculously hard and pathetic. Everyone has a touch screen, utilize that rather than left/right rotation arrows.

The game will load and play but then there is no way to reset and reload to play again. Can't believe this game and a 99 cent version are still listed. There used to be a playable version of this classic space game but an lOS update broke it.

I don’t think game makers understand something. I have money. I want what I want though. Not what you made. I want the real Tempest. People my age who played it in the arcade have no problem giving you 5 bucks if it worked great. We spent that back in the day! This one jams up ,freezes , won’t reset, control is NO WHERE near what it should be. Make it so your finger controls the player around the circle. Do something better and you will get paid. Make a decent Scramble from Konami or Defender too.

Gameplay is terrible, none of it makes sense, and the app only superficially resembles the 80s classic game it is supposed to emulate.

So bad it’s laughable !!

Played once couldn’t clear to play again! Dud!!

I wish there’s a zero star option for this trash.

I didn’t get a black screen so here are some suggestions for the game. Make the background change in a little bit so it’s not the same thing. And make different levels (different shapes and stuff for the “space vortex”. Also needs more variety in enemys