November 21, 2014

Luftrausers

Date played: November 21st
Platform: PS3
Session fun rating: 7/10

Well this is an interesting little game. Luftrausers is a weird, 2D shmup featuring nazis, planes, jets, boats and battleships. There's a button to accelerate, a button to fire and the arrows change direction. That's it.

I love how this game looks
The game is a short, arcade style score attack, that includes leveling up between runs to upgrade the plane. The physics are where the game really shines, as it has a nice weight to it in general. I shot up lots of enemy planes, missiles, jets and boats, but usually didn't last longer than 3 or 4 minutes in a run. There's some weird upgrades available that change how the craft fights and handles. It has a nice art style and is very responsive. I like it a lot, it seems like a perfect game to kill 10 minutes every once in a while.