▁the ▁victory ▁is ▁maxim ized ▁if ▁Carter ▁does ▁not ▁surv ive . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁In ▁the ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁edition ▁of ▁The ▁Space ▁G amer ▁( I ss ue ▁No . ▁ 3 4 ), ▁William ▁A . ▁Bart on ▁gave ▁a ▁thumb s ▁up ▁to ▁Ast ero id , ▁saying , ▁" A st ero id ▁is ▁very ▁play able ▁and ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁fun ▁– ▁more ▁so ▁than ▁many ▁games ▁cost ing ▁more ▁than ▁twice ▁its ▁price . ▁Well ▁worth ▁the ▁invest ment ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁edition ▁of ▁A res ▁( I ss ue ▁# 6 ), ▁Eric ▁Gold berg ▁called ▁Ast ero id ▁" a ▁very ▁am using ▁game ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁edition ▁of ▁Dragon ▁( I ss ue ▁# 4 8 ), ▁Bill ▁F aw c ett ▁thought ▁the ▁variety ▁of ▁characters ▁available ▁to ▁the ▁player ▁trying ▁to ▁save ▁Earth ▁was ▁" both ▁a ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁and ▁its ▁largest ▁draw back . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁challeng es ▁which ▁await ▁the ▁first ▁player , ▁it ▁is ▁necessary ▁to ▁employ ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁skills ▁possessed ▁by ▁every ▁character . ▁Because ▁there ▁are ▁so ▁many ▁to ▁choose ▁from , ▁it ▁takes ▁a ▁few ▁play ings ▁to ▁really ▁become ▁ade pt ▁at ▁dec iding ▁which ▁skills ▁are ▁best ▁in ▁certain ▁situations ▁and ▁then ▁employ ing ▁them ▁properly ." ▁F aw c ett ▁concluded ▁with ▁a ▁recommendation ▁to ▁use ▁this ▁game ▁to ▁draw