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Skyward Battles
Classic arcade shmup with air battles.
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Description
Classic arcade shmup with air battles. Operate your battle airplane using the crank. Shoot different targets in the air and on the ground, as well as sea targets. Also, you can customize your airplane using upgrades. The 20 Missions in the game to complete. Playtime is more than two hours in the game. You will fight with 3 Big bosses, 2 mini bosses. a lot of different enemies and targets. Take off carefully and smoothly, and do not rotate the crank quickly; your airplane can crash into the aircraft carrier. Watch target indicators on the side of a screen. The first missions are a bit simple, for juniors, and each next will be harder, last few missions are only for pro pilots. Test your skills, good luck pilots!
- Crank: Required
- Tilt: Not used
- Microphone: Not used
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Control in the game is pretty simple, use the crank to control the pitch of your plane. Hold D-Pad-Left to shoot. Press D-Pad-Down to drop a bomb.
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Skyward Battles Playdate Review.
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【Playdate】クランク一つだけで浪漫飛行へ【Skyward Battles】
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Gameplay and impressions / CrankWork Games
Skyward Battles, coming soon for Playdate
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Age note: Contains simulated violence using and against war machines.
AI: The developer used generative AI to create game sound.