Brothers, recently I took out the mobile phone simulator from the bottom of the box again🤘. The days when I used to play "Metroid" and "Space Cruiser" on GBA seem like yesterday. Although I am busy with work now, I still feel warm in my heart when I occasionally use my mobile phone to relive those pixel barrages. But what I want to talk about today is not an old game, but a newly discovered treasure-"Aerial Crisis".
Don't worry, I know you will ask: Isn't it recommended to use an emulator? Why are you talking about a new game? Listen to me slowly. The ones I usually use most often are PPSSPP and My Boy! , I was wandering around the store recently, and accidentally saw this vertical shooting game called "Aerial Crisis". It is free and has no in-app purchases. I downloaded it and played it. Oh my god, this feel and rhythm are clearly the youth of GBA's "Space Invaders" and "Thunderbolt"! 👾
The game is about an alien air force coming to grab resources, and you, as the Royal Air Force, have to fight with fighter jets. The operation is very simple, slide the screen with your left hand to dodge bullets, and shoot with your right hand, but the further back you go, the more your patience and positioning will be tested. Different enemies have different armors. Some will take several shots to break, and some will change speed and hit the face. The upgrade props dropped after shooting down an enemy plane are particularly cool - the weapon changes from single shot to scatter shot and Gatling, and the attack index increases constantly. The sense of satisfaction of getting stronger little by little is the same as playing "Armed Bird" on the PSP back then. 🎯
Let's talk about simulator feelings. The original flight shooting game on GBA had a small screen and heavy afterimages. Now the mobile phone simulator can turn on filters and adjust the ratio, making the picture much clearer. However, "Aerial Crisis" has an advantage that the original version does not have: it is optimized for touch screen feel, sliding follows the hand, there is no delay, and the firing rate has also been adapted, so that the fingers will not be broken like some transplanted games. The development team is Henan Xinmang Digital. I didn't expect that a small domestic manufacturer could produce such a pure, zero-cost arcade-style game. It has zero fees and no pop-up ads. It's really clean. 😭
The only small regret is that it does not have the click feedback of physical buttons like the GBA, but when you wear headphones to listen to the sound effects of bullets whizzing and exploding, the quality is actually not inferior to that of the past. If you are like me and miss those afternoons spent playing GBA secretly under the desk, I recommend you to try this "Air Crisis" and enjoy My Boy by the way! Emulator - Although this game is native Android, you can use it to run a bunch of GBA shooting games, compare and play, and you will discover a new world. Youth, isn't it the feeling of bullets flying and heartbeat speeding up? 💥