Twelve kinds of taste
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Shooter, Indie, Arcade, Action
Blast off for a retro shoot’em up experience filled with clever twists and secrets!
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Nostalgic, clear, cosy and unpretentious.
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Rice DigitalPete DavisonJun 2022Like I say, don’t come into Spacewing War expecting spectacular screen-filling bosses, super-slick parallax scrolling and thumping beats that will be stuck in your head for the next 30 years — rather, expect a loving homage to games on the classic Game Boy by people who clearly understand what it was that made that platform in particular so beloved by so many.
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Nindie SpotlightJustin NationJun 20226.3/10While there are plenty of retro arcade shooters out there, many of them quite good even, I'll at least give Spacewing War credit for going in a direction that sort of sidesteps the competition by going full-on Gameboy with its look and feel...
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Hey Poor PlayerScott MacDonaldJul 20222.5/5Spacewing War is a straightforward shmup in a crowded genre. Its Game Boy aesthetic is pleasant, it controls well, and it provides a decent challenge. It just doesn’t have that spark to set it apart from its brethren. It needs a shot of adrenaline and a confidence boost. Still, it’s not a bad way to spend an afternoon if you need to scratch that shmup itch.
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