Solar Warfare
SCORE: 69
Solar Warfare pays its respects to fast
games. In some ways Solar Warfare feels like a PC game. In other ways it
reminds me of Star Fox. This iPhone/iPod Touch hand held video game is a
shooter. Let me explain that classifications for our readers who are not
familiar with it.
A shooter is a game where the player has something - usually some form
of a flying ship, where we shoot everything in sight. Our goal is to
destroy all of the enemy vehicles. Whether they are on the land, air, or
sea. At the end of the levels in Solar Warfare we fight a boss vehicle.
Defeat it and the level is completed.
Levels in Solar Warfare are long. They are not very conducive to a hand
held video game. This is one area where Solar Warfare feels more like a
PC game. The graphics are another area. Many of them are amazing looking
on this platform. The style of them brings me right back to the Personal
Computer.
The music in Solar Warfare is wonderful. From the menu screens, to the
battle screens. I enjoyed exploring these planets and murdering all of
its inhabitants that I could find. Although I am still not clear why I
was flying around blowing up all these different planets defenses.
The controls are generally very good in Solar Warfare. We move our
devices around to fly in different directions. We shoot by tapping the
right side of the screen, and hover by tapping the left side. The bottom
right has missiles we can launch, and the bottom right is a boost. Those
two buttons were not always working for me. Sometimes I got a boost
instead of a hover. This was mildly frustrating, and point to the
design.
Families need to be aware of the violent nature in Solar Warfare. We
blow things up by shooting them. We get them before they get us, and we
keep getting them. For a shooter Solar Warfare is actually pretty easy.
Shooters are known to be insanely difficult. So I like that Solar
Warfare is not pull your hair out frustrating.
- Luke
Graphics: 64%
Sound: 72%
Replay/Extras: 76%
Gameplay: 71%
Family Friendly Factor: 64%
System: iPhone/iPod Touch
Publisher: Teg Tap
Rating: ‘9+' - 9+
{Frequent/Intense Cartoon or Fantasy Violence, Infrequent/Mild
Horror/Fear Themes}
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