![]() It was serviceable “shump” music that did the job. I didn’t really care for the music after awhile. However, a little more variety would have been nice, even if it was just some dynamic lighting. It’s beautiful to look at, and I admire the details that were put in, such as the tire tracks from other battles, small boats with people on them, and machinery attached to the factories. You are more or less flying over the battlefield in a forest, near a bunch of factories, and then over the cloudy-painted ocean. I was disappointed to find that most of the levels share the same theme on a level environment. ![]() The visuals are beautiful, even if they aren’t really that “new”. It’s a dopamine-drip that you can easily get hooked on while listening to music or a podcast. Killing a chain of enemies becomes much quicker. Moving to the next layer of difficulty shows the progression by showering the player in stars. Every upgrade to your weapons immediately makes you feel more powerful. But I will admit that Sky Force Anniversary does a stellar job of making the player feel rewarded. On paper, this sounds incredibly boring to me. So, rather than expecting to get through all nine levels right away, you’re probably going to be replaying old levels over and over to grind for upgrades. To progress to new levels, you have to beat the level before it, and you need to have collected a certain number of medals. And as you upgrade, that difficulty level will naturally become easier. I didn’t find not being able to choose a difficulty from the get-go to be a huge deal, because as you play, you collect stars, which you can trade in for upgrades to your ship. You have to start on the easy mode, where you are at your weakest.To unlock the harder options, you have to complete the four medal challenges (kill 70% and 100% of all enemies, save all pilots stranded in the level, and complete the level without taking damage). Sky Force Anniversary comes equipped with nine stages, each with three levels of difficulty. Honestly, the experience as a whole was great, but it is constantly haunted by the game that came before it. There aren’t different ships to be unlocked, which is another bummer. Oddly, there appear to be cards that can be collected, but their purpose remains unknown to me. ![]() increasing collectibles in levels, or making you temporarily stronger, etc.). Sky Force Anniversary doesn’t have the power-ups that came with the previous titles (i.e. But you can reach maximum level in your various weapons much more quickly. There is definitely a certain level of grinding, make no mistake. I would also even argue that Sky Force Anniversary does a basic amount of streamlining. But at the same time, it stands on its own (one wouldn’t know what they are missing) as an excellent entry into what Reloaded offers. Sky Force Anniversary lacks the number of levels, the different ships, the temporary boosts, and the level of upgrades that Sky Force Reloaded has. This was the biggest disappointment for me. That said, there wasn’t much in the way of new content, and there was a lot missing that had been in Reloaded. Having loved Reloaded, I found the familiarity here to be handy in getting back into the groove of the gameplay, which has not changed in the slightest. The UI, 3D polygonal assets, and effects are all shared. Discrepancy in the title’s lineage aside, Sky Force Anniversary appears to borrow from the remake of Sky Force Reloaded. To my knowledge, Sky Force Anniversary is a variation on Sky Force 2014, a remake of the oldest Sky Force game, with all-new graphics. What’s worse is that versions can differ between consoles and mobile. To my absolute horror, I soon discovered that this series reuses its namesake over and over, despite remakes, and sequels. I wasn’t sure what “anniversary” was being celebrated and wondered if it could mean this was a bigger version of Reloaded (which I had found to already be pretty heavy in the campaign content). After having spent nearly 30 hours with the 2D shoot-’em-up Sky Force Reloaded (post-review), I was delighted and intrigued when I was provided the chance to check out its successor in the series, Sky Force Anniversary.
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