{UAD ASTRA}U Gargoyle 1984 {+1CONTROLS}N : Keyboard, Kempston, Cursor {+1AIM}N : Ad Astra - To The Stars - is the motto of the legendary Deep Space Patrol. There is little to occupy a pilot as he doggedly coasts from station to station... ...That is, unless you count the deadly phasers of the formations of Pirate battle-cruisers and their robot Scout ships, the multidirectional scatter bombs, the gigantic mine-layers of the Capellan Anti-Terran League, the almost impenetrable curtain of lethal mines and the fragmentation bombs, not to mention, of course, the ever-present interstellar debris that litters areas of space... {+1GAMEPLAY}N : If it moves, shoot it. If it doesn't move, shoot it anyway! Also, take a note of the security codes... {+1COMMENTS}N : "Addictive, attractive graphics and very playable." {+1RATING}N : 80% (CRASH #4, May 1984) {+1NOW}N : Strictly of historical interest; Ad Astra is a very, very dated game indeed. {+1KEYS}N : Left/Right - alternate bottom row keys Up - third row keys Down - second row keys Fire - CAPS/SHFT, SPACE, 1, 0