Luftrausers is a 2D aerial combat game from Vlambeer. Gamezebo's quick start guide will provide you with some tips and hints to brave the skies and last as long as possible in this punishing arcade experience.
After several hours with the game, I can't tell you what Luftrausers means. I don't speak German, and the best Google Translate can tell me is that "luft" means "air" and "raus" means "out." I can, however, tell you what it's about.Luftrausers, the latest game from Vlambeer (Ridiculous Fishing, Super Crate Box) is about pushing back against the inevitable. From the moment it introduces you with the message "PRESS UP TO RAUS" you're fighting against gravity, trying to keep your unlikely World War I/II amalgam aircraft out of the water below.Seconds later you're bombarded with all manner of biplane, fighter jet, dirigible and battleship. Suddenly it's about surviving against the overwhelming tide of onscreen projectiles with controls I will generously describe as "loosey goosey."
There's nothing fun about armed combat. Unless there is. Such is the party line in the next major title from the ceaselessly creative duo at Vlambeer: Luftrausers. A mash-up of the World War II era and the Game & Watch era, the title is a self-described "arcade-style aerial combat shooter." For all you civilians out there, that translates to one thing and one thing only: a retro shoot-em-up full of planes. Planes that you can explode.