gametaroo! writes:
The primal, button-mashing satisfaction of arcade shooters isn’t something you’d normally associate with touchscreen gaming; nor is it something you’d immediately think of when playing a game with tower-defence leanings. Yet here we are, hunched over an Android phone, thumbs frantically stabbing at the screen to unleash firestorms of missiles in order to take down wave after wave of pesky fighter-jets, bombers and flotillas of ill-tempered dinghies. Bane Games’ Battle Group might not be quite as deep as the oceans upon which its dinky naval vessels sail, but through polished production and sheer force of will it manages to create a surprisingly cathartic – not to mention incredibly noisy – tactical shoot ‘em up.
From indiePub's review:
"We've seen so many reduxes of Pac-Man and Space Invaders that it's nice to see Missile Command getting a little modern age love. With multiple guns to control, varied opponents and plenty of fast firing action, Battle Group is a solid purchase."
If Missile Command were mixed with a top-down scrolling shooter, you’d get Battle Group. In it, players are put in command of a fleet of warships and sent out on the high seas to take down pirates. Not the “Yarrr” sort of pirate unfortunately, but the modern kind who prefer missiles to cutlasses.
Nineoverten.com has put up a review of Bane Games' latest title for iOS devices. Called "Battle Group", the game is a 2D top-down on-rails shooter in which players take control of a fleet of navy ships to take on an increasingly dangerous pirate threat.
