

Asterix is a horizontal-scrolling beat'em up arcade game released in 1992 by Konami. It is based on the French comic series Asterix and Obelix. The player fights as either Asterix the Gaul or his best friend, Obelix, as they take on the 'might' of the oppressive Roman Empire. Asterix includes a variety of humorous fighting moves, which are demonstrated in the game's attract mode. The artwork and feel of Asterix remains true to its French source material, and the game's many humorous touches (such as the way defeated Legionnaires crawl away) will be instantly familiar to fans of the comic-book and cartoon series. Bonus levels - such as the chariot race that awaits at the end of the first level - introduce different gameplay elements to provide a break from the fighting.
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Character
Plot-driven, resolved, unpretentious and warm.
- character-ledplot-driven
- resolvedopen-ended
- unpretentiousprestige
- warmbleak
- classical in formformally daring
Who loves it, who doesn't
No profiled raters yet.
Where do you stand?
Answer first; then see how everyone, and your circle, split.
“Has Asterix aged badly?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
Ask the title
A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
Reviews
No reviews yet.
About the game
- Platforms
- Arcade
- Developer
- Konami
- Publisher
- Konami
- Released
- May 1, 1992
- Modes
- Single player, Co-operative
- Perspective
- Third person, Side view
- Time to beat
- 1 h main story
IGDB rating 6.8/10 from 7 ratings.
Screenshots
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Tastebuds Other media included when they land close.
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 199887% alikeBoth plot-driven, unpretentious, resolved.
Snoopy Flying Ace 201086% alikeBoth plot-driven, unpretentious, resolved.
River City Girls 2 202284% alikeBoth plot-driven, unpretentious, resolved.
Aero the Acro-Bat 199383% alikeBoth plot-driven, resolved, unpretentious.
Snowboard Kids 199783% alikeBoth plot-driven, warm, unpretentious.
Pirates Plundarrr 201083% alikeBoth plot-driven, unpretentious, resolved.
Crash Bash 200082% alikeBoth plot-driven, unpretentious, warm.
Snowboard Kids 2 199982% alikeBoth plot-driven, warm, unpretentious.
Film · Both unpretentious, plot-driven, resolved.
Goosebumps 201574% alikeFilm · Both resolved, unpretentious, plot-driven.
Often played with
Similar games per IGDB. Opening one adds it to Tastebuds










