Nintendo Switch User Reviews

I don't understand critics whining about the grind. Every shmup requires grind to get better at it, except in Angerforce, you get tangible upgrades to make your ship, and even every ship, more powerful. The cell shaded graphics are really pleasing to the eye. The difficulty feels just right. One of the best things about this game is enemy variety and design. The developers did an excellent job here because every enemy that appears on screen you instantly recognize and know how they attack so you can prepare for it. A lot of other shmups the enemies are so similar or move so fast the only way to learn their attacks is level memorization. Your special weapons add a great variety to gameplay as each character has unique and upgradeable special weapons. I play as the girl, the mine is okay for taking out a group, but the shotgun/shield combo is so satisfying blasting enemies away and can be used defensively to block bullets. The game's almost perfect, but honestly, shmups have a very high bar when it comes to music, and angerforce music is just satisfactory, nothing more. Everything else is excellent. If you love the Skyforce games, you'll love Angerforce.

A very nice game for both beginners and more experienced players. Has a rogue-lite element of progression in campaign mode, and also the classic arcade mode. The graphics are excellent and the gameplay is quite good, in terms of stages and boss variety. It also supports TATE mode. For around $10 this game is a no brainer. A couple of downsides is the music is just OK, and there are places where the translation is a bit iffy (Chinese dev). Also during the tutorial and in reading sections in general, it just goes by too fast so you can't actually read fast enough.

Decent graphics with nice bold colours and a good variety of enemies. Bullets are easy to see. If you don't mind a bit of grinding, it is actually quite good for newcomers as each time you die, items gained can be used to buy permanent upgrades. Even if you are terrible at this type of game, the upgrades will let you see the end eventually. There was a tiny bit of slowdown and stuttering but this only caused me to die once. Also, as it is a vertical shmup, there are great big borders on each side of the screen. I usually prefer horizontal shooters or vertical ones that use the whole screen like Jamestown. It does have a tate mode if you own a flipgrip. Another issue is la lack of customizable controls making it unplayable with an arcade stick. Apart from that, this is a really enjoyable game.

Really great game - feels like a mix between Psikyo games and Sky Force. Unfortunately the Switch version has regular slowdowns, especially after upgrading your ship. I absolutely recommend the game, but if you have a choice, get the XO/PS4 version instead.