Remember classic 3D shooters like Space Harrier, Burning Force and Planet Harriers? Sure you do. And you know who else does? The legendary Yu Suzuki.
He worked on a number of Sega franchises over the years, but now he’s working alongside ININ Games on console ports of the hit Apple Arcade game Air Twister, which is set to arrive on Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox and PlayStation platforms starting on November 10th!
The on-rails shooter has a new heroine attempting to shut down enemies, using a fast-shooting weapon that can obliterate them on sight. But be careful – some are trickier than others!
Here’s a full list of the modes you can experience within the game:
- Stardust
Can you defeat the incoming waves of enemies within the time limit? The faster you shoot them down, the faster they appear. Vanquish the outpour of enemies, one by one!
- Arcade Mode
This mode puts you in a no-holds-barred old-school arcade experience with no useful items, a high default difficulty setting and quick bursts of intense shooting action. In this hardcore version of Air Twister, beat the game with one life and one life only. Starting Hearts change with difficulty level.
- Fluffy
In this silly topsy-turvy mode, your perspective changes from a 3D view to a classic 2D side scroller! Give it your all to not touch any enemies or obstacles while zipping through the levels on your loyal winged elephant. Choose between two submodes! Get rich or die trying in Score Attack Fluffy, or grab as many stars as you can in Get Stars Fluffy while soaring like fluff in the wind!
- Boss Rush
“Boss Rush” delivers a high dose of adrenaline as you will face every single one of the game’s ten boss monsters in quick succession. The faster you take them down, the higher your ranking in the high-score table!
- Turbo Mode
Double the speed. Double the challenge! Turbo Mode is a high-difficulty mode with everything at 2x speed. Ditch the dumb luck and use pure skill to streak through the stages and vanquish incoming enemies to become the Turbo Queen (extraordinarily nice, right?!)
- Tap Breaker
A simple minigame in which you must break cubes by tapping them numerically. The faster you do it, the higher your score. Sounds simple enough, right? But how focused can you be when the ever-increasing number of cubes start spinning around in different directions?
- Extra Stage
Dash through a seemingly never-ending mysterious tunnel and defeat the oncoming raids of enemies! This stage is twice as long as normal stages, so let your rail shooter skills shine and try to reach the end of the tunnel safely.
- Adventure Map
Every time you destroy a full formation of enemies, complete a daily/weekly event or dedicate playtime to Get Stars Fluffy, you will receive stars. These stars serve as the game’s main currency and are used to unlock new items on the Adventure Map.
Hungry for more? This extensive Map displays all potential extras and unlockables – from weapons and outfits, to lore and more!
Calling all trophy hunters, achievers and completionists: Can you collect all the stars and master Air Twister 100%?
And here’s the rundown of Game Features:
- 12 artfully crafted stages with unique and new experiences each time you play. Embark on a fantastic journey, resembling that of Alice down the rabbit hole.
- Over 20 Vanguard creatures and 10 unique bosses to challenge your skills and simple controls for a fun and easy play experience.
- An epic soundtrack by Valensia, a Dutch music composer known for over three decades for keeping the musical rock and opera heritage of Queen’s greatest hits alive.
- High replayability by unlocking Challenge Games in the Adventure Map with different modes like Arcade, Turbo, Boss Rush and more!
- Many fantastic Minigames with surprising elements.
On top of that, there will be boxed versions of the game also releasing this November, specifically for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. Heads up, collectors!
Check out the trailer below and get ready for arcade shooting bliss, as only Yu Suzuki and YSNET can give you!
