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  • Summary: Soar through the sky battling against invaders in this all-new fantasy endless shooter from legendary game creator, Yu Suzuki.

    Players will assume the role of Princess Arch fighting back against bizarre invaders to save their planet from destruction. They'll rain down their homing arrows to
    Soar through the sky battling against invaders in this all-new fantasy endless shooter from legendary game creator, Yu Suzuki.

    Players will assume the role of Princess Arch fighting back against bizarre invaders to save their planet from destruction. They'll rain down their homing arrows to trace graceful arcs of light across beautiful, artfully crafted stages, before they pierce their foes.

    With a fun and easy touchscreen swipe-shooting gameplay mechanic, the destiny of the planet is in the player's hands.
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  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Nov 7, 2023
    100
    For those of you who missed it’s original release on the Apple Arcade, and I’m almost sure that was just about everyone, you owe it to yourself to download this release on your favorite console and enjoy. Even if you’ve never heard of Space Harrier, you will have fun playing through this, with its great action, soundtrack and tons of unlockables. Air Twister is definitely one that needs to be in your collection. I cannot recommend it enough.
  2. Nov 6, 2023
    76
    Don't try to compare this game with any other. Air Twister is an unique piece, the product of the whim of a genious mind. If you manage to connect with it, your imagination will fly free. If you don't... Well, at least you'll have seen an elephant fly.
  3. Nov 20, 2023
    74
    Air Twister is a fun and interesting modernisation of Space Harrier. The music by Valensia although at first seemed out of place suits the 80’s vibe this game exudes with the bright colours and vibrancy. It maintains the tricky increasing gaming difficulty of the older games and throws in some rogue-lite elements to level the playing field and help add some replay value to the game.
  4. Dec 13, 2023
    70
    Yu Suzuki hasn’t lost his touch. Air Twister is clearly Space Harrier, but with a very modern taste for spectacle. For one or two playthroughs it’s a shoot ’em up Fantasia, just as much a treat for the ears as the eyes. The thing is, Air Twister wants to be more than that. It wants to be your go-to shooter for much longer, with more modes and skill trees than it could possibly need.
  5. Nov 15, 2023
    55
    The biggest crime Air Twister commits is that there just isn’t enough interesting stuff here. The stages feel boilerplate for the most part and it really never ramps up the difficulty until almost halfway through the game. With it being so short, this really drags down the experience and makes grinding out the stars for more powers feel tedious. I feel like with a few more modes or options this could have been a decent console outing, but instead it ends up feeling like a quick mobile port with little thought put into it.