
Rogue Aces
Release Date: April 12, 2018
Action, World War II, roguelike, 2D, indie games, shoot 'em up, splitscreen, multiplayer, singleplayer
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A mix of a dynamic shoot’em up and a roguelike, in which we assume the role of a fighter pilot fighting on procedurally-generated battlefields inspired by World War II locations. As the game progresses, we can upgrade our plane, increasing its battle potential and enabling us to face more and more difficult opponents.
Rogue Aces is a unique mix of a roguelike and a dynamic shoot’em-up developed by an independent State Games. The game is distributed by Curve Digital and was released for a number of platforms.
Plot
In Rouge Aces, the player assumes control of a fighter plane from World War II era with a mission to defeat the incoming enemy units, land, air, and naval alike.
Mechanics
Rogue Aces takes place in a procedurally-generated two-dimensional world. The campaign consists of a hundred missions in which our task is to locate and destroy the enemy base. The task is not that simple, as the opponent constantly throws his own forces at us, including plane squadrons, paratroopers, land forces, aircraft carriers, and destroyers. Moreover, the player has to watch out for the fuel limit, as running out of fuel in a hostile territory can end tragically for our pilot.
Fortunately, the hero has access to abilities that can make other pilots jealous (e.g. he can take over enemy machines in air), and his plane can be modified in order to increase its battle potential; the enemies are dealt with using machine guns, rockets, or bombs used to destroy the objects found on the surface.
Game Modes
Aside from the aforementioned campaign, Rouge Aces contains a number of other gameplay modes. First is a more difficult variant of the campaign called Veteran Campaign, during which the player does not receive any tips. The next one is Frontline Campaign that gives us a time limit for completing objectives that are currently at hand. Rogue Ace enables us to engage in dogfights without having to complete mission objectives or upgrade your aircraft; this mode is designed strictly to rack as many points as possible. The list is concluded with Bomber Defence and Survival where our goal is to stay alive as long as possible while fighting against incoming waves of opponents.
Technical Aspects
Rouge Aces offers two-dimensional visuals maintaining a characteristic cartoon design that is reminiscent of the classics from Amiga computers. The game sports a characteristic feature – the voiceovers for the main hero has been performed by Marc Silk – a voice actor known from his parts as Johnny Bravo, Scooby-doo, and Shaggy.
Last updated on April 15, 2018
Videos and Screens
[0:58] Rogue Aces trailer #1
Movies Games and Tech: 6 / 10 by Thomas Dacombe
I enjoyed Rogue aces gameplay and satisfying explosions, and the variety of multiplayer modes on offer. And its solid controls mean you can jump right in if you are playing modes with auto-land on. However, it did not take long for the experience to become repetitive because of the extended campaign mode and lack of varied missions. Finally, the landing mechanic made arcade mode inaccessible to me as I could not master landing, even after spending half an hour in the tutorial trying to get the hang of it.
NintendoWorldReport: 8 / 10 by Donald Theriault
Rogue Aces does a fine job of balancing randomness and giving agency over the flights, and it definitely doesn't deserve to be buried by the wave of eShop releases every week.
Nintendo Enthusiast: 8.5 / 10 by Steve Clist
I have to say that I have had a lot of fun with Rogue Aces. It's not the kind of game where you will be playing it for hours at a time, though you could and may start that way. It's the perfect game to take out and about with you and have a 5-10 minute blast on.
Rogue Aces Summary
Platforms:
PC Windows October 16, 2020
PlayStation Vita April 12, 2018
PlayStation 4 April 12, 2018
Xbox One cancelled
Nintendo Switch April 12, 2018
Developer: Infinite State Games
Publisher: Curve Games / Curve Digital

Rogue Aces System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Dual Core 2.0 GHz, 1 GB RAM, graphic card 512 MB GeForce 8800 or better, 300 MB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit
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