Description
Welcome to Assault Squadron, an explosive and fast-moving sci-fi shoot-‘em-up. The Binary Mill and Chillingo redefine bullet-hell blasters in the iPhone's hottest arcade shmup extravaganza.
The Global Defense Force reports that Earth is under attack by a hostile, unidentified vessel containing thousands of enemy craft. Striking with unwavering precision, the invasion destroys key defensive facilities to leave Earth and its inhabitants at the mercy of fearsome alien attackers.
You are a part of the Assault Squadron; an elite tactical space combat force dispatched by the Federal Alliance to defeat the alien enemy. Assault Squadron’s explosive sci-fi missions and in-depth storyline will thrill shoot-‘em-up fans and casual players alike as they battle to save the Earth.
PRESS QUOTES
SlideToPlay: Perfect 4/4 Rating - “Assault Squadron is one of the best-looking and best-playing shooters on the App Store!”
TouchArcade: “Assault Squadron is a "bullet hell" shooter that's particularly striking for the insane frame rate at which it runs - a solid 60 FPS!”
Geek.com: “Assault Squadron, a visually stunning iPhone shooter”
Appmodo: “Assault Squadron can easily be considered as the best top-down shooter. It has tons of shooting, 2 game modes that provides hours of gameplay, an amazing frame-rate that makes animations first class, and cinematics that will throw you straight into the scene.”
NEW FEATURES
- Added Relative Touch Controls
- Increased ship movement speed
- Increased point bonus for completing a level without dying or being hit
FEATURES
FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE, UPGRADABLE SHIPS
Each ship has its own stats and unique abilities with fully upgradable weapon systems ranging from Vulcan Cannons and Spiral Grenades to Torpedo Missiles and Tri-Vortex Bombs.
ADRENALINE-POWERED SPECIAL ABILITIES AND EXPLOSIVE COMBOS
Discover special abilities to unleash devastating chain combo attacks and achieve world-beating high-scores.
JAW-DROPPING PRESENTATION
Experience shoot-‘em-up gameplay the way it’s meant to be played with a custom-built graphics engine enabling seamless 60 frames-per-second action, presented in both top-down and side-scrolling perspectives with epic cinematics.
NON-STOP ACTION AND DISCOVERY
Battle armadas of unique alien invaders in the story-based Campaign Mode and unlock Arcade Mode to jump right into the action anytime! And don't forget to power up your ship ready for the action-packed boss battles!
VIBRATION SUPPORT
Feel every hit and enjoy every explosion via the vibration function as you are fully immersed in bullet-hell battle, and take to the war-torn skies using touch, tilt, or virtual joystick controls.
CRYSTAL LEADERBOARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Players can see how they compare to other fearless commanders around the world via a comprehensive scoring system, online leaderboards and achievements through Crystal!
LICENSED SOUNDTRACK
By psychedelic trance artist, Psygone.
What's New In Version 1.2.2
- Online Scoreboard fix for iOS4 users (net detection issue)
- Crystal Integration Updated
- Full iOS4 compatibility including fast-app switching
- Runs on OS3.0 or higher
Customer Reviews
Worth your time and money
This is a great iPhone "bullet hell" shooter. The production values are really top-notch. The controls are definitely controversial but for the most part I feel like losing is my fault, and not due to the controls. The game only has six stages but the point is to play them over and over again so that you can get higher and higher scores. If you just want to play through to see everything once, you can finish in well under an hour. That's not the point of this type of game.
Lovely cutscenes, great music, great visuals. If you like shooters, this is easily in the top of the iPhone class.
Big Thumbs
Good game. Good Graphics. Side scroll no fun. My big thumb gets in the way; So can't see the enemies
Great Shooter!
Responsive controls, nice artwork. Great shmup!
- $2.99
- Category: Games
- Updated:Jul 15, 2010
- Current Version:1.2.2
- 1.2.2 (iOS 4.0 Tested)
- 194 MB
- Language:English
- Seller:Chillingo Ltd
- © (c) 2010 The Binary Mill.
Requirements:Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later.
