{"id":25830,"date":"2014-08-02T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2014-08-02T17:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=25830"},"modified":"2014-08-01T16:24:58","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T21:24:58","slug":"time-to-get-your-pew-pew-lasers-ready-for-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/25830-time-to-get-your-pew-pew-lasers-ready-for-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to Get Your Pew-Pew Lasers Ready for Action!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Skyforcelogo\"Flashback. It\u2019s 2001. I\u2019m at the movie theater. Pumped. Four quarters left. A small crowd of friends around my back, and few random people. Pew. Pew. Pew. The enemies are flying at silly fast speeds now, two extra ships. I check my score feeling really good about this game. I smirk as I let go of the joystick as the alien mother ship grapples on to mine and pulls me back to the swarm. New ship. Pew. Pew. Pew. Now I\u2019ve got double guns and rescued my first ship. That\u2019s right, I\u2019m playing Galaga<\/a>. Nothing will compare to the sweet childhood victory of smashing the local theater\u2019s high-score and suddenly needing to celebrate.<\/a><\/p>\n

Today’s game takes me back to that same feeling, with a huge upgrade in graphics and gameplay, without ruining what the vertical shooter means to us who\u2019ve played it for years. Sky Force 2014<\/a> hits me right in the nostalgia from the moment I started playing and made me pull a Carlton<\/a>. Essentially you control a ship, zapping chains of enemies, racking up combos and score multipliers, earning faster attack speed, and collecting currency for upgrades. I was in heaven. Admittedly I did not get a chance to play the original version of this title, but I was informed it was also a treat.<\/p>\n

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JUST LOOK AT THAT WATER! I WANNA GO SWIMMING!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now the game does play a little differently than Galaga, sadly no double-gunner ships that I have seen yet, and (sadly) you can take a couple hits before dying. On top of this there are also currency pick-ups that you gather as you play, allowing you to unlock certain bonuses, and upgrades for your ship. The unfortunate about this mechanic, is you are left to grind through some of the stages multiple times before being able to afford your next few upgrades to beat the next set of levels when the difficulty jumps up a bit. Not game breaking, but I frown on that sort of gameplay. Likely it was done to get you to purchase some of the cash shop items (such as the one that doubles your currency pickups) to get you through the game. And not that I mind supporting the developers on this one, its super pretty, and a great game to pick up and play when you have short time spans, or longer ones to fill with gaming goodness.<\/p>\n

One thing that I did find frustrating, and only minorly*, is that getting screenshots of the game was a severe pain. The game is controlled by maneuvering the ship around with one finger so it goes where your finger is. If you lift the finger off the screen\u2026. It goes almost black and the whole game moves in slow motion. Well. Let me tell ya, I needed three hands to take the screenshots for this one (Technically I used 2, and a nose. Yeah. This is what I do for you guys. I sit in public, and awkwardly<\/a> play video games with my face).<\/p>\n

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I shot the lighthouse 57 times, and it didn\u2019t break. I am displeased.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Graphics:<\/strong>\u00a0\"Rating-Bar5\"
\nYou know\u2026 If they had this back in the early 2000s, I would have never actually made it in to see the movies I went to see in the first place. For a free game, let alone a paid one, Sky Force 2014 simply looks gorgeous.<\/p>\n

Gameplay:\u00a0<\/strong>\"Rating-Bar3\"
\nIt\u2019s not a flawless title. The hardcore gamer in me cringes that I don\u2019t explode on first contact with an enemy bullet 50 percent of the size of my entire ship. Now, I know I just spent the whole review praising this game, but the truth is it\u2019s a little repetitive for today\u2019s market. While the backgrounds and environments change quite a bit as you play, some more variance. I think back to playing Starfox<\/a> and wishing some of those mechanics were utilized here.<\/p>\n

Audio:\u00a0<\/strong>\"Rating-Bar4\"
\nThe audio is really good in this title, and fits just about anything that happens. The announcer that tells me my combo got lost? Yeah, no thanks. I might have nightmares about that sound clip someday. Also if you\u2019re a fan of the wub-wub-wub, you\u2019ll enjoy the music.<\/p>\n

Innovation:\u00a0<\/strong>\"Rating-Bar2\"
\nYeah\u2026. Let\u2019s all move along\u2026 nothing to see here\u2026 Literally. No seriously there\u2019s nothing to see here. OK, it\u2019s not that bad, they have made a lot of changes to the series over its 10 years, after going back and looking at what it used to be, but it\u2019s still \u2013 at it\u2019s core \u2013 the same game.<\/p>\n

Overall:\u00a0<\/strong>\"Rating-Bar3\"
\nNot what you expected right? I agree. I know, let me explain. I generally try and aim this overall number at the general public and not take into my fanboy-isms and say \u201cwhat would the overall public say\u201d. On top of that the game still didn\u2019t engulf me for hours on end, which is a pretty heavy requirements for a 4 or a perfect 5.<\/p>\n

*I\u2019d also like to point out that even though it was used in this article, \u201cminorly\u201d is not a word (but majorly is???? How did \u201cyolo\u201d get in the dictionary before \u201cminorly\u201d?).<\/p>\n

What didn\u2019t make it this week:<\/strong>
\nAmazing Plane Force 2014<\/a>:\u00a0Haaaahahahahahahaahahaahhaahahaahahhaa\u2026hahahahaha. Ha. *cough* … Yeah no. Not even a 1. Would have gotten a 1 if you weren\u2019t blatantly trying to capitalize on this game. Score: 0\/5<\/strong><\/p>\n

Auto Rap<\/a>:\u00a0I have been known to throw down a few bars myself from time to time, and a few in the office can testify that I\u2019m pretty good with a mic in hand. This, however? This is filled with thousands of kids making weird noises to the SINGLE FREE beat and uploading and sharing them. UGH. I get the concept. And it\u2019s awesome. FIX THIS.\u00a0Score: 2\/5<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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