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April 10, 2017
Combining Narrative with Fast-Paced Shooting – Quantum Revenge [Interview]
By Marc Hewitt
Arcade style shoot-em-ups are all well and good, but sometimes the sole focus to just keep racking up a new high score can be more than a little dull. Where’s the character? Where’s the heart? Realtech VR have aimed to …
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April 6, 2017
Quantum Revenge Is like an Anime Geometry Wars with Boss Fights on Android and iOS
By Marc Hewitt
We all love the pure arcade gameplay of Geometry Wars, but it doesn’t have much personality. High score-chasing is all very well, but when you get right down to it there’s very little at stake emotionally in a fight between …
Reviews
November 9, 2016
Galaga Wars Review: More of a Scuffle
By Jennifer Allen
Galaga Wars is fun, fast, shallow, and forgettable. That’s a conflicting mix of words, right? It sums up Galaga Wars perfectly, though. While it’ll be forgotten about all too soon, it’s also pretty fun for that fleeting moment where you’re …
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November 9, 2016
Galaga Wars Tips, Cheats and Strategies
By Jennifer Allen
Galaga Wars is a mobile rethinking of Bandai Namco’s classic arcade title. A free-to-play game, it has you shooting at endless waves of enemies, all in a bid to get the best high score possible. The general structure of the …
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April 1, 2016
Starseed: Origin is Free Right Now
By Jim Squires
If you’re a gamer with a love for space shooters and you somehow haven’t picked up Starseed: Origin yet, now is the time to do so. The game offers a great retro vibe, comfortable controls, and plenty of challenge — and …
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October 2, 2015
Shooty Skies Tips, Cheats and Strategies
By Nadia Oxford
Shooty Skies is an endless flying / shooting game from Mighty Games. In this game, you pilot aircraft and shoot down threats like bats, robots, and cat videos. As you progress, you’re given the opportunity to unlock more pilots and …
Reviews
October 1, 2015
Shooty Skies Review: Up, Up, and Away
By Nadia Oxford
Let’s say you’re Hipster Whale. Let’s say you make an endless arcade-style hopping game in the style of Frogger. And let’s say that game becomes so popular, it directly influences how future mobile games are developed. How do you follow …
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September 30, 2015
Shooty Skies, a Game from (Most of) the Crossy Road Team, Is out Now
By Nadia Oxford
Why did the chicken cross the road? To distract the world long enough for a cat to climb into a plane and take off. What? It makes perfect sense. …At any rate, Shooty Skies, a shoot-em-up title from Mighty Games …

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Combining Narrative with Fast-Paced Shooting – Quantum Revenge [Interview]

Quantum Revenge Is like an Anime Geometry Wars with Boss Fights on Android and iOS

Galaga Wars Review: More of a Scuffle

Galaga Wars Tips, Cheats and Strategies

Starseed: Origin is Free Right Now

Shooty Skies Tips, Cheats and Strategies

Shooty Skies Review: Up, Up, and Away

Shooty Skies, a Game from (Most of) the Crossy Road Team, Is out Now

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Viva Piñata-Inspired Garden and a Goat Launches a Demo on Steam