Just OK For Now But Has Potential!!! – Air Force vs Luftwaffe HD Review

I give this gam 3 stars for the innovativeness, however I feel it is a long way from being polished. The missions are incredibly short and though the flight mechanics are ok it really slows the game down to have to very slightly tilt and watch the plane painfully climb. To avoid fire you just have to press on the right side of the screen and the plane kind of freezes in mid air and twists! I really don't like that feature as it requires no skill or learning as opposed to if you had to use your flight mechanics to avoid bullets! Also another huge issue is that if you tilt to the left side you are stuck flying upside down! So basically the game is geared towards you flying from left to right unless you don't mind flying continuously upside down. Now the dev had mentioned on touch arcade that one of the issues with mini squadron was that the world would end on each side and you would bump off it and fly back the other way whereas in Air Force the horizon continues as you fly. Though this is true with mini squadron that was never an issue because of the incredibly smooth controls, the cartoony nature of the planes and the gorgeous graphics and sound! In this game the graphics are just ok (except the fire and explosions which IMHO are mediocre) the sound is also just ok, music is appropriate but the controls leave a lot to be desired! It's also hard to figure out who is your ally and who is your enemy until they start firing on you! The arrows point,yes but once in your line of view you are left guessing who is who until you are being shot at! This game has potential but it needs a lot of work! I really want to like it! I hope the dev makes some adjustments in the future,such as options for D Pad controls or round buttons longer missions better flight mechanics,allowing one to fly to the left without being forced to stay upside down, and get rid of that weird out of plane maneuver! It's more like an out of body maneuver!
Review by Doxycyc on Air Force vs Luftwaffe HD.