![]() The intelligent, and rather tempting, spacing of upgrade options works brilliantly and will see Sky Force Anniversary leaving you with that just one more go attitude throughout. Going back over each stage multiple times, collecting stars, earning cash and splashing that cash on ship upgrades is requisite, but never does it get boring or tedious. At least that is once you’ve spent enough time going through things, time and time again, in order to establish your ship as the most badass it can be. ![]() Add in some super special hardcore options including a laser beam, energy shield and mega bomb which, as expected, wipe the screen of near on everything, and you’ll find that the arsenal of weapons at your disposal is a good one. You can also upgrade your ship’s health and magnetism, allowing for easier collection of floating stats which power the whole experience. That main destruction bringer is complemented nicely by wing cannons and homing missiles which, when unlocked, see your ship become a bit of a beast. The main cannon is your staple shooter and without a doubt will see your trigger finger fixed to the RT for the entirety of your time with Sky Force. The weapons that you’ll have access to via the Hangar-cum-shop, and the upgrades that are in place on your ship, have also been sensibly thought out, with enough variety to let you see your choices affect the game. They are however pretty unmemorable, and it would have been nice to see a bit of character and charm thrown in. The end of stage bosses who seemingly revel in the delight of dishing out a battering, provide just the right amount of frustration and euphoria as well. The enemies are cleverly designed and bring enough variety through the number of tanks, planes, helicopters and ground based structures to always keep you on your toes, and these in turn deliver a plentiful amount of bullets to dodge and swerve past. The shoot em up mechanics are spot on, super smooth and run at a nigh perfect pace. Perhaps it’s just me, but when you see goals given that are so obtainable – kill 70% of enemies, collect 100% of stars, save all the little people, or get through things completely unscathed – then you’ll immediately be drawn back in.īut it’s not just the overall draw of being a completionist which brings the most delight with Anniversary. With four objectives, and therefore four more medals to win within each stage, going back over things once you’ve initially managed to get to the end is a big, big draw. Those nine levels are easily doubled, tripled and then quadrupled, with the introduction of hard, insane and nightmare difficulty settings, and while you may be one who does not normally bother with those, this time round you’ll be left feeding on their delights. But for the other 99.99% of the gaming population, it delivers enough content and bang for your buck to compete with the very best. Surely that will see your time with the game reach its conclusion in an hour or so? Well yeah, if you possess the skills of an RAF fighter pilot, then in theory that could well be true. Now, you may be sitting there wondering why on earth you should be bothering with something which delivers just nine levels, each of which is normally over inside of 10 minutes tops. A full on remake of the 2004 classic, Sky Force, Anniversary brings you no less than nine levels of intense vertical scrolling shoot em up action, a whole load of upgrades, buckets of replayability and some of the most enjoyable grinding opportunities I’ve ever been lucky enough to experience.
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