Nintendo Switch Critic Reviews

Kamikaze Lassplanes is an Ecchi visual novel with a bizarre twist. Gambles like this rarely pay off, but the developer has done a great job with both genres. If you love a strange but interesting plot and Shmup gameplay, then this should be part of your gaming library.

Kamikaze Lassplanes is an incredibly easy to binge visual novel, with charming characters, a unique premise, and awesome Shmup sections.

Kamikaze Lassplanes is a great mix between an ecchi-filled visual novel and shoot ‘em up with a branching story where your choices make a difference and can change the ending.

At its core, Kamikaze Lassplanes is a visual novel with a well-written story and meaningful choices. The shmup aspect complements the narrative, delivering an exciting action experience that serves as a fitting highlight at the end of each chapter, even though it doesn't really bring anything new to the genre.

Whether you're in it for the story or just the shoot 'em up action via the super-fun arcade mode then you'll certainly dig Kamikaze Lassplanes.

Kamikaze Lassplanes leans heavily into its visual novel gameplay and ecchi art, but serves up an engaging story and fun shoot ’em up combat throughout. And whether you’re more into the romantic narrative or the arcade action, gameplay options are available to bring your preference into focus.

Kamikaze Lassplanes' visual novel elements have you romancing a pair of plane-gals, while it’s shoot ‘em segments send you through bullet-filled skies. Neither element is faultless, but the combination of words and weapons is an entertaining niche.

I’m not the world’s biggest SHMUP fan, and I’m not great at the genre, so I struggled to get through Kamikaze Lassplanes. However, the entertaining visual novel side, along with some of the finest, most brazen fan service we’ve seen this side of Senran Kagura, kept me invested. This has been an interesting experiment. We probably won’t see another game quite like this for quite some time.