Having loved Reloaded, I found the familiarity here to be handy in getting back into the groove of the gameplay, which has not changed in the slightest. The UI, 3D polygonal assets, and effects are all shared. Discrepancy in the title’s lineage aside, Sky Force Anniversary appears to borrow from the remake of Sky Force Reloaded. To my knowledge, Sky Force Anniversary is a variation on Sky Force 2014, a remake of the oldest Sky Force game, with all-new graphics. What’s worse is that versions can differ between consoles and mobile. To my absolute horror, I soon discovered that this series reuses its namesake over and over, despite remakes, and sequels. I wasn’t sure what “anniversary” was being celebrated and wondered if it could mean this was a bigger version of Reloaded (which I had found to already be pretty heavy in the campaign content). But really, that’s in any game, and for a freemium type of game, it really is not obtrusive as most of its kind.After having spent nearly 30 hours with the 2D shoot-’em-up Sky Force Reloaded (post-review), I was delighted and intrigued when I was provided the chance to check out its successor in the series, Sky Force Anniversary. It takes longer for fewer upgrades due to the increased cost. Because of that, I think it does slow down once your upgrades cost more stars. It is a free to play game, but it does have in app purchases for various things such as more stars, multipliers, and the like. It truly is something you have to experience for yourself. If you’re in the heat of battle and need a breather, simply lift your finger off screen, and the battle will slow to an almost-halt giving you a second to wipe your sweaty finger and dive back in. Probably one of the coolest things for me is also one of the smallest things. You can unlock different special weapons with the stars you collect, as well as various ship upgrades. You control your ship with your finger, dragging it around your screen. Once all four tokens have been unlocked, it opens up a more difficult round of the same level, as well as works toward unlocking other levels further down the story path. Each level has four tokens you must unlock to progress to more difficult levels: 70% enemies destroyed, 100% enemies destroyed, rescue all people, and remain untouched. To build your aircraft back to its former glory, you must collect stars as you destroy your enemies and progress through the levels. You quickly descend back into serfdom after that brief tutorial. The first level serves you up as a powerful fighter with almost all the perks unlocked. The last and, perhaps, most important thing I want to touch on is the gameplay. I think you’ll find that to be true as well. I actually find it a completely different experience to play the game on mute then with the sounds on. They keep the game rooted in its arcade roots with just a touch of modernity to earn that “Reloaded” name. My next favorite thing is the soundtrack. I’m still convinced there are things I’m missing, even in levels I’ve played dozens of times. You start to notice all the planes hitting the ground and boxes to shoot for more points. Once you master a course, you start to see all the detail in the ground and environment and it just adds a whole nother level to the gameplay. My favorite part about Skyforce is the aesthetics. So when I heard that Skyforce Reloaded hit the Play Store (and iTunes), I fell in love all over again. With beautiful graphics, engaging gameplay that didn’t feel prolonged with in app purchases, and quirky characters, I felt right at home in a genre that always ends up alienating me. IDreams made a top down shooter that I actually enjoyed.
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