When comparing Putt the Planets vs Star Command, the Slant community recommends Star Command for most people. In the question“What are the best space-themed games for Android?” Star Command is ranked 3rd while Putt the Planets is ranked 20th. The most important reason people chose Star Command is:
A detailed, colorful and varied aesthetic throughout the game. Ships, menus, and cut-scenes are all beautifully made.
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Pros
Pro Awesome Space Age music
Putt to the delightful bosanova sounds of the space age, the sound track and music in Putt the Planets is really nice 50's style sci music. One of the best most original sound tracks I have heard in an Android game, I would pay the dollar just for the music.
Pro Controls are easy for all skill levels
Putt the Planets is a very fun miniature golf game, it has an easy control setup that will be easy for anyone of all ages to pick up and play. The simple button layout provides for a great game experience while not taking away from the excellent planetary backdrops.
Pro Out of this world Space locations
Each planet is rendered with spectacular settings and vista. You will see what the surface of each of the planets in our solar system looks like. Visit Mars, Saturn and the Moon, and play golf there!
Pro Educational Fun!
Play golf on all of the planets in our solar systems while learning facts about space, physics and our planets. 3d planet landscapes based on current scientific data give a wonderful environment for fun and learning.
Pro Beautiful pixel-art that shows off the care taken in the design of the game
A detailed, colorful and varied aesthetic throughout the game. Ships, menus, and cut-scenes are all beautifully made.
Pro Offers a great sense of humor, with a nod to many sci-fi classics
A lot of references to Star Trek and other sci-fi shows can be seen in dialogue and other aspects of the game.
Pro Very in-depth starship management, where you can customize your ship how you like
You get to decide which components go where, which crew members to assign where, etc.
Pro Frantic mini-game combat that compartmentalizes the action quite well
Star Command relies heavily on minigames and time management based gameplay.
Cons
Con Not free
Con Unstable
The game might crash often so save often.
Con Game gets repetitive quickly
Since the game is admittedly unfinished, the campaign is quite short and there's not really much to do besides ship combat. Many planets can't be explored and there's no real ending, you just start all over again with the same story.
Con Incomplete game
The developers themselves have said that the game is about 30% of what they envisioned.