Proxy Air Force
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Proxy Air Force is a 2D Arcade Shoot Them Up game based on the story of the world war which broke out between The US and CES countries.
CES was accused of violating the Airspace in the US and as a result, there was a rise in tensions between the two countries. The US warned them, not to violate their Airspace again otherwise there would be a retaliation. In 2020, despite repeated warnings by the US Government, CES sent their best Fighter jets along with the various kinds of giant military Airplanes to invade the US territory in order to forcefully capture the parts of the US military base. The US Government, as promised, waged a war against the CES and launched the best US military Aircraft called “F 46 II Special” in order to destroy CES military Air Crafts, Fighter Jets, Turrets And Military Bases.
You play as a pilot of F 46 II military Airplane and your mission is to destroy as many CES Airplanes, and Fighter Jets as possible along with the ground units. Will you be able to destroy the enemies and reclaim your military base?
Key Features:
- 16 Levels To Play!
- 3 Firing Modes including Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Modes!
- Various kinds of Enemy Airplanes, Fighter Jets, And Turrets!
- 3 Boss Battles!
- Collect Items Like Lives, Health Boxes, Weapons!
- 8 Lives To Start With!
- Easier Controls!
Note: I am a solo indie game developer and I have created all of the graphics, artwork, character design, animation, and programming, except for the music. I hope you will enjoy the game.
Steam User 4
Proxy Air Force is exactly what it looks like - a poor man's 1942 with an iffy geopolitical-war plot, the kind of simplistic, no-frills, ultra-low-budget affair usually reserved for freeware websites and built-in game selections on dodgy clone consoles. There is exactly one plane to choose from, no options to speak of, and the assortment of enemy aircraft and structures to take down is not particularly varied, either. Gameplay is a simple one-button affair, and, with some skill and a generous heaping of luck, the entire thing can be completed in around half an hour. At times, even 80 British pence seems too hefty of a price to pay for it, considering one might expect something similar to be available for free.
And yet...
...and yet, despite all the aforementioned shortcomings, Proxy Air Force is not a BAD game. In fact, it is rather an enjoyable one, while it lasts. Despite its bare-bones simplicity and criminally slim content ('Various Types of Enemies' is unironically listed as a key feature on the game page), it does manage to conjure up the atavistic thrill its sort of old-school shoot-'em-up is known for, as the player blasts their way through three handfuls of (short and admittedly somewhat repetitive) levels, swerving for power-ups and extra lives, the better to take on whatever stands between them and ultimate victory.
From a technical standpoint, certain small details also show some care has been put into making this a worthwhile product; the music, in particular, is quite good, though a little too modern and crisp-sounding to truly convey the retro 16-bit feeling the graphics and gameplay are clearly going for - in that particular respect, Proxy Air Force is closer to the sort of old-school-meets-new-school hybrid game publishers would put out early into the 32-bit era, when they were not yet sure just how much the new home-gaming machines could handle.
All in all, this game does just about enough to justify its low asking price. Admittedly, in an ideal world, this would have been a free game; even still, while there are countless vastly more sophisticated and rewarding titles of the same genre available on this very platform, this small, unassuming yet undeniably charming entry into the indie vertical-shooter library will likely amount to 80p well spent for most old-school gaming fans.