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'''''Super Stardust Delta''''' is a twin-stick [[multidirectional shooter]] [[video game]] for the [[PlayStation Vita]] [[Handheld game console|handheld console]]. It is part of the ''Stardust'' series of games developed by the [[Finland|Finnish]] company [[Housemarque]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Square |first=Push |date=2012-03-11 |title=Review: Super Stardust Delta (PlayStation Vita) |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/psnvita/super_stardust_delta |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Push Square |language=en-GB}}</ref>

The ship is equipped with a wide variety of [[Gasoline|weapons]], smart bombs, a temporary shield, and a speed booster system to defend or attack. The ship has two projectile weapons of opposite polarities (Ice and Fire) that can be switched between on-the-fly. While one is effective against a certain type of enemy, it can be almost useless against another so players must quickly adapt to situations, constantly choosing which weapon to use against what. Each weapon can be powered up over the course of the game by collecting tokens as in "space invaders" (dropped onto orbit from destroyed enemy craft/asteroids). The ship is also able to collect and deploy smart bombs, which usually clear most of the playfield. When deploying a smart bomb players can choose the desired effect: Black Hole, Missile Strike, or EMP bomb. The PlayStation Vita's touch-screen controls Missile Strike, rear touch opens Black Hole, and motion control (shaking) deploys the EMP Bomb.

Other unique features of ''Super Stardust Delta'' are that the view can be tilted to see around the planet, and the ship's speed boost system has a slow-motion feature that enables players to navigate the ship with more precision while boosting. ''Super Stardust Delta'' also has more11 unique game modes, more than in any of the preceding titles in the series. -Each 11game uniquemode modes all in all, each withhas its own unique challenges and scenarios. The different game modes are "Arcade", "Planets", "Endless", "Bomber", "Impact", "Twin-Gun", "Crush!", "Disc Slide", "Orbit Bomber", "Rock & Roll", and "Trucker". The main game modes have three difficulty levels to choose from; "Casual", "Normal", or "Hardcore". Many of the game modes let players choose whether to play the game with the "Delta" or "Pure" control configuration. The "Delta" configuration allows gameplay with new features, with players using the touchscreen, motion controls, as well as button controls to play the game, enabling the Black Hole and Missile Strike smart bombs, as well as the speed boost getting the slow-motion feature. The "Pure" configuration features simple button controls only, doingand awaydoes withnot the Black Hole, Missile Strike andinclude the speedlatter boost's slow-motion featurefeatures.

''Super Stardust Delta'' has global leaderboards accessible via [[PlayStation Network]].

| MC = 82/100<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web | url = https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-vita/super-stardust-delta/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-vita | title = Super Stardust Delta for PlayStation Vita Reviews | website = [[Metacritic]] | publisher = [[CBS Interactive]] | accessdate = 8 March 2012}}</ref>

| GI = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://www.gameinformer.com/games/super_stardust_delta/b/playstation_vita/archive/2012/02/13/super-stardust-delta-review-the-frantic-formula-is-still-a-blast.aspx | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120214163807/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/super_stardust_delta/b/playstation_vita/archive/2012/02/13/super-stardust-delta-review-the-frantic-formula-is-still-a-blast.aspx | url-status = dead | archive-date = February 14, 2012 | title = Super Stardust Delta | last = Cork | first = Jeff | date = 13 February 2012 | magazine = [[Game Informer]] | publisher = [[GameStop]]}}</ref>