Get your operations manual ready for the space adventure of Astra Protocol 2! Just when you thought there was evidence of survivors, your monitor screams PROBABILITY OF HOSTILES: HIGH.
Uncover the Mystery of the Astra Protocol 2
The Slice Bar Games team launched the game in 2022. This cassette futuristic space adventure takes you back to the 1980s – in both style and design! You have been designated search and reconnaissance to determine the meaning of this ASTRA PROTOCOL.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: Gameplay
The most important ally you have is the Operations Manual. Using text commands and a 1980s-themed interface, you must control your spaceship to navigate different celestial bodies and asteroids. Even more, your task is to avoid hostile spacecraft and to find any evidence of survivors. Such a mission is not suitable for everybody, which makes Astra Protocol 2 a perfect retro specimen.
Keep in mind that Astra Protocol 2 plays from the perspective of a user on an old computer. Therefore, there is no mouse. You control the spaceship mainly using the keyboard, through typing in commands or using hotkeys. On some screens, you can use a joystick if it is plugged in and configured. You can solve the mystery of this rescue mission using the following text commands:
PILOT the spaceship through use of the HELM module, setting engine and rudder levels, or harnessing the power of the intelligent bearing settings.
MONITOR the status of the spaceship through the ENGINEERING module and its highly detailed readouts.
SCAN planets and spacecraft, SEARCH for hostiles, DETECT distress beacons, and PROBE bodies of interest using the SCIENCE module and its multiple instruments.
DEFEND yourself using the ORDNANCE module, via homing torpedoes, mines, multi-functional lasers, and tweakable shields.
NAVIGATE through the hostile sectors of space using the NAVIGATION module, and its semi-intelligent autopilot and pathfinding systems.
You will need to utilise all of these modules to your advantage to have any hope of unravelling the meaning of the Astra Protocol.
– Slice Bar Games
DISPLAY DETAILS: Final Thoughts
In comparison to the games of our decade, Astra Protocol 2 is a gem that takes you back in time. The fast-paced society and the ever-ready solutions to all of our problems make our brains lazy. We are too impatient to read books and go through the step-by-step instruction manuals.
With this in mind, learning how to operate a spaceship using the manual is a MUST for our brains!
No mission is meant to be easy; as a matter of fact, the simulation is so realistically stylized that it promises a memorable experience.
