Thrust Download

• Developer: Shawn64
• Genre: Arcade
• Works On: Windows 95-98, Windows XP

Reviews

Gohst
In this highly, highly challenging game you are once again put in charge of a space ship. This time your mission is to fly through caves and collect little shiny circle things.
For some reason your space ship can only go up, however with careful manoeuvring, you can pilot your ship left, right, up, down, indeed a whole manner of directions. Knowing how to pilot your ship is important because some of the things you have to do are very tricky. It’s a good thing there is no life limit, let’s just put it that way.
Thrust is a very nice game, it's simple, it's not cramped, it's nice in the sense that it’s not filled with things to look at. Nothing is overly attention grabbing and nothing detracts from the game. Everything is just nice and simple; the way a game ought to be.
Only one thing which is frustrating is the static whoosh your ship makes as it thrusts. You’ll hear it all the time and there is something about it which makes this game kind of painful to play. Although, perhaps it was deliberate, to heighten the sense of frustration gained while playing this challenging space game.
This game is great, it's addictive and challenging and that’s really what a game should be. Although, maybe it’s a little too hard in parts; that just makes it all the more satisfying when you win.
Clockwork Beast
Thrust, while its graphics are overly simple, and it isn't complex, managed to earn itself a place on my drive. Why? I'm not sure. It's clean, blisteringly difficult, and fun to play.
The visuals, as I have said before, are nothing too great. Since Thrust was made in Game Maker, it is not the most advanced thing to come along. Sure, it has a neat little red flame spray, but other than that there isn't much to look it. I suppose that's a good thing, because if it had the graphics of GunZ, we would all find ourselves distracted, and when a millisecond can make the difference between life and death... that's not exactly a good thing.
Game play is where Thrust excels. The concept is that by hitting the 'up' arrow key, you gun your engines. Speed is not the key, for moving too swiftly will send you slamming into a wall, where little gray bits will spatter across the screen. You try to stay alive, navigate a labyrinth, and collect all the 'pearls', after which you must land on the red landing pad. But if the landing is off by a fraction of a degree, you find yourself exploding... again.
Thrust is no doubt an addictive game, but I would like it better if there was more to it.