Aces of the Luftwaffe Squadron

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About this game

The squadron has reached your mobile device! Dodge a bullet storm and face fearsome aerial war machines! Lead your squadron to victory in two different campaigns, full of story twists and legendary boss fights!

ACES OF THE LUFTWAFFE - SQUADRON is an action-packed vertical scrolling shoot‘ em-up with a fascinating and fully voiced narrative. Dodge bullets, collect massive power-ups and wisely use special abilities to defeat your enemies. Two campaigns with 50 levels in total, waves of various deadly enemies and a lot of epic boss fights. Are you up to the task?

When Europe seemed to be free, a secret German commando called The Aces of the Luftwaffe took their chance to strike back and invade the USA! It’s your duty to restore peace and liberty aboard deadly wings of steel in bombastic air battles! However, every story has two sides. As the Aces of Luftwaffe begin their assault on the United States, you are charged with leading a squad of elite German pilots on a secret mission. Embarc on an epic aerial adventure of intrigue and deceit from a secret base in the Bermuda Triangle. Choose your side, decide your role and take off!

- Action-packed Shoot ’em up with explosive special effects
- Heroic NPC wingmen that will follow your order
- Skill trees with individual abilities for each wingman
- Challenging achievement system
- Captivating storyline with fully voiced characters
- 50 levels and exciting missions 
- 12 spectacular boss fights
- Epic movie-like orchestral soundtrack

Ratings and reviews

Yikes. This feels like a poorly ported PC game. I want to like it, but the controls and UI are a nightmare for mobile. Landscape mode for a shmup? Out of your gourds. Transition screens, subtitles, all too slow and glaring. No confirmation when pressing restart level? Put this bun back in the oven for a while, it needs it. Glad I didn't pay the 8 bucks, I'd have been pissed.

Landscape mode is an absolute joke for trying to avoid anything going on. If it wasn't focused on a squadron it would be fine. Bosses take up the screen and it's a requirement to go around them. Going around them means (in landscape) that your squadron will take damage/go down. This is why other shmups are not landscape. Bosses are at the top of the screen and you avoid things. That said, avoiding. Can't avoid anything in this game. The window for picking up downed survivors is too small.

Wow, the controls really are bad, a shame since it looks great. Devs, there's a reason why these bullet hell games are always portrait mode. I tried all 4 styles and played with the sliders, none of it felt good. Don't know how I'm supposed to move my thumb across my huge screen, my hands aren't that big; Maybe I'm supposed to use my pointer, but then I can't grip my phone. Joysticks feel bad and send you to the edge. Additionally, the fire button is TINY, and my finger keeps sliding off it.

What's new

Increased target API to 33 to keep it compatible with the latest Android versions