Infinity Wars
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | $0.99 | Sean Barenz | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
How to Play:
On the level select screen, use your left thumb on the left and right arrows to rotate your ship until the desired start level is highlighted. When you have the desired level highlighted, use your right thumb to start the game.
When playing Infinity Wars, you will want to play your left thumb over the left and right arrows in the bottom left corner of the screen. Your right thumb goes over the up arrow (thrusters) and the fire button in the bottom right corner of the screen.
Use the left and right arrows to rotate your ship to the left or right. Use the up arrow to activate the thrusters and move the ship forward in the direction it's facing. Tap the fire button to fire at the drones.
You can pause game play at any time by tapping the upper half of the screen. You can tap again anywhere in the upper half of the screen to resume play, or the white quit button to quit back to the main menu.
The play field consists of shield walls. Your ship will bounce off the shield walls harmlessly. Use this to your advantaged as you circulate around the play field.
Also at the beginning of each level as well as the start of each new life, your ship will fade into view. While it is fading into view, you are free to maneuver and cannot be harmed. Use this time to move your ship to a safer position, clear mines, or just wipe out the drone forces.
Objective:
Each drone wave consists of 4 levels consisting of a wave of drones. You must clear each level of drones before proceeding to the next level. As you play through a level, certain drones will flash. These drones will become yellow attackers that will start to fire bullets throughout the play field. If these are not destroyed, they will become red strikers. These strikers are much faster and will track you aggressively.
Note that you do not need to clear the level of mines, although clearing them will make it easier to navigate the levels. The mines will carry over from level to level until the end of a drone wave. A bonus is awarded for each drone wave completed.
Score Table:
Blue Drone - 100 points
Yellow Attacker - 150 points
Red Striker - 250 points
Yellow Mine - 35 points
White Splinter Mine - 50 points
Orange Proxy Mine - 75 points
Blue Mine - Cannot be destroyed
Bonuses:
-Extra ships awarded at 5000, 15000, 25000, 50000, and every 50000 points thereafter
-Wave bonus awarded every 4 levels. Also completing every 4th level also clears the field of mines
Reviews
Takes me back!
JB Chipper
This is a really great game for fans of the old vector graphics games from the early 80's. In the early 80's my best friend and I would spend hours at the arcade in the mall, and one of our favorite games was Omega Race. This is the best recreation that I've come across of that game and it plays pretty much the same. The controls are very responsive, and let me clear a lot of levels quickly. Definitely recommend.
A good rendition of a classic
customer1701
I like this game. I would like to hear more sounds for things like the thrust, and an emulation of the original background sounds that gradually got faster as time went by. I'd love to hear the original sounds if possible. Other than that, this is a good start to a great emulation of a classic.
Omega race at it's best!
xevious2501
The old daily going to or returning from grade school classic. Yes the iPods / pads do have vector graphics and what better use than this great classic that not only lives up to but surpasses the original. My only gripe is no option for flipping the controls. A real must have!
Cool
Billupieno
Yup, this is it. Don't know how many quarters I spent on this game in the 80s. Nice job.
Yea!
tedwasright
I used to play Omega Wars with my family on the C64. It's great to play this again. Good feel and controls too. Good job.
Yes, Virginia, it is Omega Race!
Bomber5818
This game has the typical drawbacks of an iPhone app: small screen, non-tactile controls & thumb fatigue. But the graphics are solid, gameplay is good & the price is right. Great job!
The Alpha and Omega of Games
Beestingz
I have been looking for vector graphics style games since I got my iPhone and this one is the ultimate. I loved Omega race as a kid and this one is even better. The sounds are awesome, and the difficulty curve is perfect. Now that I have managed to get fairly comfortable with the controls (learning to use thrust and steer is not easy), the game opens up beautifully. I'm surprised this isn't higher in the rankings. Fancy does not necessarily mean better in games. Great work!
Next Best Thing To Omega Race
Speedmax1940
Love this game was looking for an Omega Race style game for a while.
I finally found Omega Race
Capt12b
I have been telling my kids about omega race for years. It was my fav old school game and I was thrilled to find an iPhone playable version. The game play is pretty good and very much like I how I remember it. My only complaint is that often when the game ends the app crashes and I have to reopen to play another game.
