Dog-fighting dogs – Thunderdogs Review

Thunderdogs is described by Lucky Kat Studios as a “Luftrausers meets Starfox” multiplayer .io-styled game where you pit yourself against other players in quick online death matches where you try to out-fly other players while also shooting them down and collecting the golden bones of your fallen opponents. The twin-stick controls take a bit getting used to but they are simple enough, though you’ll probably find yourself aimless bouncing off objects and missing items until you get hang of the floatiness of the different unlockable planes, each with their own upgradable stats and unique pilots which drop short witty dialogue at each other in text boxes as you take down other planes. The music is fantastic and the pixel art style is cute and the art of the various dog pilots reminds me heavily of Starfox. The game seems to never force you to spend money to progress but it does have forced ads. I’ve rated the game 4/5 because of the IAP. While, the lowest IAP I see is 1.99 (which is alright) the game does offer a ‘VIP Membership’ for 6.99 a WEEK, for exclusive VIP planes, daily in-game currency, and other exclusive content. If this were altered to maybe a monthly payment it would be a little more realistic but 6.99 a week is a pretty steep payment for any game.
Review by JacobGillaspie on Thunderdogs.