Review: Aces of the Luftwaffe – Squadron (PlayStation 4)
The Aces of the Luftwaffe have returned! Dodge a hail of bullets and face their fearsome war machines in bombastic air battles and boss fights.
Pros:
- Nice cartoon graphics.
- 3.65GB Download size.
- Platinum trophy.
- Options- Buffbar, Health showing and UI scaling.
- Shmup gameplay.
- World War 2 theme.
- Three difficulties- Normal, Hard and extreme.
- Medals- Drop randomly from enemies, Acts like EXP and is used to buy new skills.
- Bright colorful levels with great locations.
- Animated backdrops.
- You play as a leader of a squadron, They will follow and shoot as you do.
- Powerups drop from enemies and grant a random powerup.
- Combo counter.
- Can skip cutscenes.
- Four pilots total with each one having their own skill tree.
- Skill tree- Unlock things like attack faster, More health, Take more damage etc.
- Cool hit markers- When you take damage bullet holes to appear on the game screen.
- Arcade atmosphere.
- Short bite-sized levels.
- Side missions which are kind of optional.
- Each level has a bonus skill point to find.
- Fast loading times.
- Wingmen can get ailments like poisoning where you need to avoid them or they start acting irrationally. It is a great way to mix the game up.
- Bullet hell aspects.
- Boss battles.
- Five chapters with five levels within.
- Airplanes- You can get them to drop from boss fights, They have rarity type and you can assign new planes to any pilot.
- Full stats screen.
- Four player co-op support.
- All airplanes have unique stats.
- Trophy section shows progress.
- Can replay a level.
- Easy to get into.
- Simple controls thanks to on-screen button icons.
Cons:
- The extreme difficulty has to be unlocked.
- Poor voice acting.
- Small boss fight area.
- Doesn’t explain everything.
- Can be hard to distinguish between you and the enemies.
- Pure RNG issues with power up choices.
- Not a game you play in long stints.
