Highly Rated iOS Arcade Space Shooter 'Arc Squadron' is Free for Limited Time

MacRumors · Dec 19, 2012, 03:08 PM

Our sister site TouchArcade is continuing its new promotion called "Free Play" in which they work with developers to offer highly rated games for free. The latest offering is the arcade-style space combat game Arc Squadron.

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Arc Squadron from developer Psyonix is an arcade-style space combat game built using the Unreal Engine, so it's definitely a visual showpiece title.

Beyond its great looks, though, lies a visceral behind-the-back rail shooter with a heavy influence from the classic Star Fox series. An intuitive touch control scheme translates your taps, drags and swipes into firepower, barrel rolls, and deft ship maneuvers. The controls are what really appeal to me about Arc Squadron, as it feels like you have real hands-on control over your spacecraft, almost like it's an extension of your finger, and it's much more satisfying pulling off cool moves using a scheme like this as opposed to some plain old virtual buttons.

Arc Squadron was originally released this past October and received a 5 star rating from TouchArcade. The game is normally $4.99 and has never been free before. [Direct Link]

Article Link: Highly Rated iOS Arcade Space Shooter 'Arc Squadron' is Free for Limited Time

ArtOfWarfare · 07:22 PM

Bosses?
Rails Like StarFox?
Free?

I couldn't resist; I'm downloading it now.

Honestly, the description hits on a lot of the key selling points I was planning on having for my game... I kind of hope it's not as fun as I think it's going to be with that description (because that'll mean I can compete with it easily...)

Edit: it's definitely fun and challenging and darn are the graphics pretty... I'm not sure if my game can compete...

Pakaku · Dec 19, 2012, 03:31 PM

Cue the Star Fox 64 quotes

notabadname · Dec 19, 2012, 03:39 PM

The heads-up on these free Apps is always appreciated. And this looks like a quality App too, even if it weren't free.

applemotor · Dec 19, 2012, 03:44 PM

Time to upgrade, my 3Gs wont run it. "Front Camera Required"

JPChicago · Dec 19, 2012, 04:24 PM

Downloading now. Have no idea what this game is but when it goes free I download them

Risco · Dec 19, 2012, 04:40 PM

This is a great game, reminds me of the Sega Mega CD game Silpheed!

Renzatic · Dec 19, 2012, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Risco

This is a great game, reminds me of the Sega Mega CD game Silpheed!

If you wanna get really geeky and obscure, you could say it reminds you of Soul Star.

Risco · Dec 19, 2012, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Renzatic

If you wanna get really geeky and obscure, you could say it reminds you of Soul Star.

That too

akfgpuppet · Dec 19, 2012, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by applemotor

Time to upgrade, my 3Gs wont run it. "Front Camera Required"

Wonder why you need the front camera.

haruhiko · Dec 19, 2012, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by akfgpuppet

Wonder why you need the front camera.

To determine if you're running iPhone 3GS or lower, iPod touch 3 or lower, or iPad 1 - all of them are with 256MB RAM or lower.

dakwar · Dec 19, 2012, 06:15 PM

Thanks! Looks like a quality game.

Galatian · Dec 19, 2012, 07:07 PM

Great I thought I give it a try then I saw the huge list off In-App purchases. It's yet again a freemium came...am I the only one still comfortable with paying 20€+ for a game/program but it turn expect it to be full-featured from the get go?

aristotle · Dec 19, 2012, 07:35 PM

I hate the freemium business model. This appears to be the worst of both worlds. They were charging for it and selling in app "money".

I don't mind in app purchases but they should be limited to DLC content and addons rather than a requirement to progress. I also don't mind it when they offer a "lite" version to try with the option to "upgrade" in app to the full version.

camnchar · Dec 19, 2012, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Pakaku

Cue the Star Fox 64 quotes

Never give up! Trust your instincts!

SnowLeopard OSX · Dec 19, 2012, 07:47 PM

Downloaded

This game plays amazing! Nice find!

Thanks for posting this.

oplix · Dec 19, 2012, 08:15 PM

awesome thanks!

haruhiko · Dec 19, 2012, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Galatian

Great I thought I give it a try then I saw the huge list off In-App purchases. It's yet again a freemium came...am I the only one still comfortable with paying 20€+ for a game/program but it turn expect it to be full-featured from the get go?

Damn. IAP again? I think I'm going to delete the game right away. Thank you for the update.

iapplelove · Dec 20, 2012, 05:00 AM

Wow I would have been pretty pissed with myself if I paid for this game,cause even free it's pretty awful

Dec 19, 2012, 03:18 PM	#2
ArtOfWarfare macrumors 68040 Join Date: Nov 2007	Bosses? Rails Like StarFox? Free? I couldn't resist; I'm downloading it now. Honestly, the description hits on a lot of the key selling points I was planning on having for my game... I kind of hope it's not as fun as I think it's going to be with that description (because that'll mean I can compete with it easily...) Edit: it's definitely fun and challenging and darn are the graphics pretty... I'm not sure if my game can compete... Last edited by ArtOfWarfare; Dec 19, 2012 at 07:22 PM.
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Dec 19, 2012, 03:39 PM	#4
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Risco macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: United Kingdom	This is a great game, reminds me of the Sega Mega CD game Silpheed! __________________ 15" Macbook Pro 2012, 2.3ghz, 8GB Ram, 500GB HD \| iPhone 5 64GB Black
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Dec 19, 2012, 07:07 PM	#13
Galatian macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Berlin	Great I thought I give it a try then I saw the huge list off In-App purchases. It's yet again a freemium came...am I the only one still comfortable with paying 20€+ for a game/program but it turn expect it to be full-featured from the get go? __________________ iPhone 4S 32 GB -- 13" retina MacBook Pro -- iPad mini 32 GB cellular
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Dec 19, 2012, 07:35 PM	#14
aristotle macrumors 68000 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canada	I hate the freemium business model. This appears to be the worst of both worlds. They were charging for it and selling in app "money". I don't mind in app purchases but they should be limited to DLC content and addons rather than a requirement to progress. I also don't mind it when they offer a "lite" version to try with the option to "upgrade" in app to the full version. __________________ 15" Retina MBP, 2.7 Ghz Quad Core i7, 16 GB RAM, 768 GB SSD 24" iMac, 2.8 GHz, 4GB RAM, 320 GB HD; 64 GB iPad 4G LTE; 64 GB iPhone 4 S⃣
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Dec 19, 2012, 03:31 PM	#3
Pakaku macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2009	Cue the Star Fox 64 quotes
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Dec 19, 2012, 03:44 PM	#5
applemotor macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Washington, The State	Time to upgrade, my 3Gs wont run it. "Front Camera Required"
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Dec 19, 2012, 04:24 PM	#6
JPChicago macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Chicago	Downloading now. Have no idea what this game is but when it goes free I download them
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Dec 19, 2012, 06:15 PM	#12
dakwar macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2010	Thanks! Looks like a quality game.
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Dec 19, 2012, 07:47 PM	#16
SnowLeopard OSX macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Southern California	Downloaded This game plays amazing! Nice find! Thanks for posting this. __________________ iPad 4th gen Black/ 32GB/ iOS 6.1.3 iMac G4 1.0 GHz/ 1.25 GHz PPCG4 (7445) iPod \|Classic Black/ 80GB\|U2 edition 20GB iPhone \|4S White/16GB/ iOS 6.1.3\|3G White/16GB iOS 4.2.1
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Dec 19, 2012, 08:15 PM	#17
oplix macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2008	awesome thanks! __________________ iPhone 5 32GB White \| Mid-2010 13" Macbook Pro \| Apple TV 2g JB
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iapplelove macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: East Coast USA	Wow I would have been pretty pissed with myself if I paid for this game,cause even free it's pretty awful __________________ 15" MBP 2012 ,4gb ram,500gb hd iphone 5 64gb ipad 3 64gb ipod nano apple tv 3rd gen
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