Anyone have a chance to play 'Air Twister,' Yu Suzuki's new game for Apple Arcade? I had a free 3-month trial for upgrading my iPhone, and decided to activate it to give the game a shot. I was never a big fan of Space Harrier (the game's clear forebear), nor of mobile gaming more generally, and yet I can feel this one growing on me.
The touch controls take time to get used to, and I'm still not fully acclimated. But the more runs I play, the more I begin to appreciate there's a certain elegance there - curtailed by the limits of touch, of course, but not at all bad considering.
There's a whimsicalness to the presentation that does the game massive aesthetic favors. Visuals have an Alice in Wonderland feel. Most notable of all is the Queen-inspired soundtrack that - while feeling extremely uncanny at first - has quickly become the element of the game I enjoy most.
Full disclosure: it indulges in some of mobile gaming's worst habits. There's a big upgrade tree that requires grinding; there's timed / daily events for 'tickets' etc. (But happily there is a separate arcade mode available right away.) And, of course, it's annoying that it's stuck on the Apple Arcade platform, though it isn't stuffed full of microtransactions. Smart money says it's a timed exclusive, but I can't be sure. But anyway, though I could do without all that, overall - I'm pleasantly surprised.
Curious about your impressions if you've played it.
Link to the official trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O11rsrf-qSY
