Sky Force Anniversary

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  • Summary: The legendary shoot-em-up is here to celebrate its 10-year anniversary in super-destructive style.

    Harnessing the intensity of classic arcade games combined with modern visuals, Sky Force Anniversary offers a stunning scrolling shooter experience with an incredible new social gameplay    The legendary shoot-em-up is here to celebrate its 10-year anniversary in super-destructive style.

    Harnessing the intensity of classic arcade games combined with modern visuals, Sky Force Anniversary offers a stunning scrolling shooter experience with an incredible new social gameplay element.

    Over a decade ago, IGN said, "Put simply, Sky Force is amazing." Scoring an incredible 9.5 out of 10. And now i'ts back. Bigger, bolder and more intense than ever.

    This 10th anniversary edition adds incredible depth to the series through stunning 3D graphics, intuitive controls and a powerful upgrade system that'll keep you blasting for hours on end.    … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. ICXM
    Dec 14, 2016
    90
    Sky Force Anniversary is an incredibly satisfying experience and I can’t recommend it enough.
  2. COGconnected
    Dec 7, 2016
    85
    Sky Force Anniversary is an excellent attempt to bring back simple games from the past. Pretty, addicting and fun, I would suggest this game to anyone looking to bring back classic style gameplay.
  3. Worth Playing
    Apr 27, 2017
    80
    If you can stand the grind, Sky Force Anniversary is great for fans of the classic shooter style. The pacing is done well, and the upgrade system gives you something to work for, even in death. The medals provide an incentive to aim for perfection, but their forced nature will turn off a few players. Sky Force Anniversary is worth checking out.
  4. MondoXbox
    Dec 9, 2016
    78
    Sky Force Anniversary merges an old school gameplay with rich and modern visuals, delivering a satisfying shooter even if with too much grinding, aggravated by too-simple game mechanics.
  5. XboxAddict
    Dec 19, 2016
    78
    Infinite Dreams has done a great job providing quality entertainment that will literally make any extra time you thought you had disappear.
  6. XGN
    Dec 13, 2016
    75
    Sky Force Anniversary blends a classic formula with modern-day visuals and social interactions. It's a wonderfuly simplistic game with solid gameplay and while it does get repetitive and frustrating at times, you keep coming back to play some more.
  7. DarkStation
    Dec 15, 2016
    60
    Sky Force Anniversary is a polished and slick shoot 'em up but for a solo player it's more miss than a hit. It's really nothing special and there are more flashy games in the same genre available. If you have a friend to play the local co-op with the Sky Force Anniversary is more rewarding experience. Still I would have preferred the classic way of doing shooters instead of a grind festival which makes more sense in the mobile market due to the micro transactions easing up the way for the more impatient players.

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  1. Broyax
    Apr 13, 2018
    0
    Oh merde, on se croirait revenu au temps de Galaga avec la musique Bontempi qui va pas... et pourtant il s'agit de la version "Anniversary",Oh merde, on se croirait revenu au temps de Galaga avec la musique Bontempi qui va pas... et pourtant il s'agit de la version "Anniversary", comme si on devait fêter l'anniversaire de cette petite daube scrollante en 2D ! non mais allo quoi, on est au 21ème siècle, laissez les **** up là ils sont : dans le vide-ordures.

    Donc, avec le petit vaisseau qui fait piou-piou, on dégomme des tas de trucs qui veulent vous tuer (toute cette violence, quelle horreur) mais ça va prendre du temps parce que le piou-piou de base, il faut l'améliorer en recommençant chaque niveau des dizaines de fois. Autant dire qu'au bout de deux fois, on en a déjà marre mais le jeu bricolé par des manches en a decidé ainsi : tu vas limer le machin jusqu'à l'intox. Tu parles d'une durée de vie...!    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#68 Best Xbox One Game of 2016