While bullet hell shmups are usually all about retro-style pixel art depicting dark, foreboding locations, this upcoming eShop release discards all that for something a little different.
Skyland Rush - Air Raid Attack has all the devils, witches, monsters, and more that you might expect, but throws them all into a cutesy visual pot that's a little easier on the eye. There are items and coins to grab, powerful charms to collect, and obstacles to smash or dodge as you explore each level Skylandia has to offer.
The game's making the leap from mobile to land on the Switch eShop as a console exclusive, ditching the microtransactions for a flat fee as is usually the case. It's launching in North America on 22nd April, with a European date still to be confirmed. Here's a feature list:
Features:
- Tap to balance the jet in the air
- Shoot as many creatures as possible to increase your score
- Use powerful charms to skyrocket your score
- Get permanent Upgrades for your journey
- Beware of puzzling traps in your skyway
- Explore action-packed game blocks of elevating difficulty
- Complete challenging missions and claim the rewards
- Brace yourself, Guardians may toughen your journey
- Collect egglings to unlock "Awakening" and to meet the Titans
- Get a chance to win prizes in the Lucky Boards bonus games
- Enter the Speed Challenge and compete in the global leaderboards
You can pre-order Skyland Rush - Air Raid Attack ahead of release for £5.39 in Europe, or for $6.99 in North America.
As ever, feel free to share your thoughts on this one in the comments below.
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looks like jetpack joyride 😒
I thought this looked good until the "tao to balance aircraft." That makes it a hard pass for me. I do not want to fight the controls while doing bullets and fighting enemies. I did enjoy jet pack joyride but I think that is because it was free.
Thought it had a connection to Skylanders first, been waiting for something new from them. Glad it wasn't this.
Read too quickly and thought Skylanders was back
Oh look, another shmup for Switch....
Are those coin models ripped from Super Mario?!
Schmup? Yes. Bullet hell? Definitely not (unless most of the game is actually like the last 2 secs of raining fire and they just want to lure in casual Schmup fans with less hellish gameplay... Like me)
@RetroXombi @bluesdance 10 years ago while everyone else was playing Jetpack Joyride I was playing Sea Stars. Way too many hours, but I never spent any $. Hadn't thought about it in years, had to Google the name, but as soon as this trailer started I was there.
@rjejr never even heard of that one. I would have dabbled in that too if I had known about it.
This reminded me of Ordyne lol. It doesn't look offensive. Could be fun
@RetroXombi I think I just found it one day when I first started getting into mobile gaming, this and Candy Crush. Oh boy, way too much Candy Crush. I don't recall ever seeing Sea Stars anywhere or discussing it w/ anyone. Probably why I couldn't remember the name. The music sucked me in, and it had a fun Peggle like bonus effect. I wouldn't call it a shmup or bullet hell though, more an endless runner. But what do I know? 🤷♂️
@Dethmunk speaking or Rayman it’s been 8 years since Rayman legends was released and 4 years since the definitive edition came to switch its time for a new Rayman console game, instead of the numerous runners.
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