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 1.2.3
Update 1.2.3
- Fixed vibration bug
- Fixed minor control bug
- Fixed vibration option incorrectly appearing on iPad
- Optimized video playback on older devices
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Customer Reviews
The best shooter available
If you see any negative reviews be assured that they are highly suspicious because every aspect of this game is nearly perfect.
Ever had a hard time maneuvering around with thumb or clearly being able to see current health/enemy health/etc? Not in this game, the unique "thumb control" mode makes sending your ship into any area of the screen precisely and instantly as simple as how fast/much you move your thumb.
Whoever wrote this game/soundtrack/story loved it a lot and had a lot of experience doing it right and it shows. My favorite iPhone game ever purchased. Hell, favorite action/scroller/2d game purchased period on any device/console.
Amazing App
...it's near to perfection, the graphics are stunningly beautiful and what's best is...it's FREE...
Short but satisfying (that's what she said)
I have five other iOS bullet hell games, and this one smokes them all. I'm happy to have paid only 99 cents for it. That price was a steal, even though it's free today. If you have room in your i-device, get this game now. If you don't have room, you'd better delete a few apps and snatch this up anyway. The different difficulty settings and unlockable ships further sweeten the deal. The cut scenes are great as well the first time through, but there is an option to play the game without them.
- $0.99
- Category: Games
- Updated: Nov 02, 2010
- Version: 1.2.3
- Size: 194 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Chillingo Ltd
- © (c) 2010 The Binary Mill.
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 3.0 or later
