For example, I liked dispatching enemies by flying through them, which with most body types would lead to you hurting yourself. Unlike many games, this isn’t a case of the further you get the better the parts you unlock, but more a chance for you to adapt your plane to your own playing style. It’s an incredibly rewarding mechanic and when you pull off a particularly cool looking move, you can’t help but feel a smug sense of pride.Įlsewhere, the game gives you the ability to edit your craft by slowly unlocking different body parts. By taking your finger off the boosters your plane begins to drop, but while doing so your ability to twist and turn improves and you are able to pull off some damn impressive shots as you twirl away from your enemies, before switching on the engine and roaring off before you can be killed.

Unlike other dog fighting games where stalling your plane is something you should avoid doing or is just downright impossible. Where it stands out however, is in how you control that plane. On the surface this is a rather standard shoot ’em up dog fighting game, where you select an air craft and take it into the air to fight a variety of enemies. It’s one of the many indie games that takes on a rather retro art style and it is also incredibly good fun.

LUFTRAUSERS is an update of a free Flash game and was developed by Vlambeer. It was a game I picked up in a Humble Bundle and decided to have a go at this week while waiting for the new Football Manager to drop (more on that later). After a short break from talking about games, we are back with LUFTRAUSERS which actually came out this year, possibly making it the newest game I have talked about.

Luftrausers flash game