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Review: Luftrausers (PS3)

Added: 27.03.2014 17:48 | 1 views | 0 comments

Are we the baddies?

Seating the player in a cockpit of evil intent is a peculiar quirk of classic shmup design, seen in seminal releases like Under Defeat. The genre often toys with the morality of war – a devotion that parallels Hideo Kojima’s musings in the Metal Gear series.

Beyond aesthetic trappings, however, Luftrausers is quite distinct from such traditional works. It may be a 2D aeronautical game borne from the genre’s heritage – particularly where its crisp pixelated visuals and crunchy audio is concerned – but Vlambeer’s creation boldly contradicts conventions set by the...