Review giopep 4/5 · May 27, 2022
I always sucked at After Burner and getting back on it today I can see nothing changed. To be fair, it's clearly made for sucking money ot ouf your pockets: chaotic, iper-hectic, really hard and it lets you add coins to get more lives, so you don't even have to see the Game Over screen. That's also why it's such …
I always sucked at After Burner and getting back on it today I can see nothing changed. To be fair, it's clearly made for sucking money ot ouf your pockets: chaotic, iper-hectic, really hard and it lets you add coins to get more lives, so you don't even have to see the Game Over screen. That's also why it's such a pleasure to emulate it and enjoy it without having to spend your whole weekly allowance. Also, I was able to play it with my HOTAS, which mad it really cool and kinda close to my memories of playing it in the arcades. I'm also sitting on a Varier, so I could move up and down and feel like I was on a cheap version of the old hydraulics powered arcade machine. :D
Anyway, it's still visually really pretty, the Eighties music is adorable and it's a fun game, even though I think After Burner II is a better game. It's not that different, but the graphics are marginally better, there's some cute new ideas and the speed control is actually a smart addition in terms of gameplay. Also, it allowed me to use my full HOTAS setup, the throttle too!
Anyway, these are really simple, spectacular, chaotic and ultimately fun games. Ah, the old times! Ah, I'm old! ah