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Fur Squadron

A compelling bite-sized rail shooter.
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76%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
78% User Score Based on 68 reviews
Critic Score 68%Based on 2 reviews

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About Fur Squadron

Fur Squadron is a single player arcade shooter game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Raptor Claw and was released on March 16, 2023. It received mostly positive reviews from both critics and players.

Fur Squadron is an arcade space shooter on rails, which follows the adventure of a team of elite pilots during what seems at first a routine training in virtual reality.

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78%Audience ScoreBased on 68 reviews
graphics11 positive mentions
grinding3 negative mentions
  • Fun and solid gameplay that pays homage to classic Star Fox titles with responsive controls and enjoyable on-rails shooting mechanics.
  • Unique retro-futuristic wireframe/synthwave visual style that ties into the story and aesthetics, providing a charming and memorable experience.
  • Charming and distinctive characters with interesting personalities, plus a soundtrack that complements the game's vibe and adds to replayability.
  • Very short game length with limited levels and no alternate routes, which affects overall replay value despite additional difficulty modes.
  • Lack of depth in storytelling and voice acting; characters feel bland and dialogue presentation issues reduce immersion.
  • Missing gameplay features common in similar titles, such as speed boosts, more varied controls (no boost/brake), and checkpoints, causing frustration especially during boss fights.

  • graphics

    24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    46% positive mentions, 41% neutral mentions, 13% negative mentions

    The game's graphics feature a distinctive retro-inspired wireframe and vaporwave aesthetic that many find visually appealing and fitting with the overall style, evoking nostalgia similar to Star Fox 64. While some appreciate the vivid, well-executed art and character designs, others feel the graphics can be overly simplistic or cluttered, occasionally making it hard to read in-game text. Overall, the unique visual style is praised as a strong, intentional aspect that enhances the game's charm despite some mixed opinions on its minimalism.

    • “The vector art style is neat and gives enough detail to still let you know where you are spatially.”
    • “Great graphics, fantastic vaporwave aesthetics, adorable characters, great throwback, and despite its length, managed to surprise me.”
    • “A love letter to Star Fox 64, with solid gameplay, eye-catching retrowave graphics, good duels against final bosses and very charismatic characters.”
    • “Bland wireframe graphics.”
    • “Considering how short the game is and how the graphics basically amount to VR polygons and wireframe, that's a bit much.”
    • “While I can appreciate the homage, I'm not a big fan of the wireframe, 'synthwave' aesthetic.”

  • story

    17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    24% positive mentions, 70% neutral mentions, 6% negative mentions

    The story is generally seen as basic and minimal, serving mainly as a backdrop for the game's design and training simulation concept. While some find the plot a bit underdeveloped with limited character identities and mission variety, others appreciate the integration of story elements, character banter, and charming designs that add enjoyment and potential for future adventures. Overall, the narrative is simple but has moments that engage players enough to want more.

    • “The first three levels were very 'meh,' but then the plot (what little there is) kicks in with the fourth level and you find out the Skal Empire hacked the VR simulation system and now Blaze and Kiro are stuck.”
    • “Even if it only has five levels, it certainly doesn't feel like it. I had a blast from beginning to end, that's not even mentioning the adorable animals and the surprisingly good story.”
    • “The dev did a great job of incorporating it and its side effects into the story; I really enjoyed that part!”

  • gameplay

    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    31% positive mentions, 46% neutral mentions, 23% negative mentions

    Gameplay receives mixed feedback, with some praising its solid mechanics, charming characters, and balanced level design reminiscent of Star Fox 64, while others find it slow, repetitive, and lacking depth or character in dialogue. Overall, it offers a nostalgic but somewhat limited experience that may appeal more to fans of the genre.

    • “I really like the characters and gameplay design.”
    • “This is exactly what I would imagine the next logical step for Star Fox from a gameplay standpoint.”
    • “A love letter to Star Fox 64, with solid gameplay, eye-catching retrowave graphics, good duels against final bosses and very charismatic characters.”
    • “The dialog feels like it has zero character, and there's less gameplay depth than even the SNES Star Fox game.”
    • “Mechanically it's okay, but the repetitious stages are boring.”
    • “Mechanically, the issue for me is that everything is so doggone slow and easy.”

  • music

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 20% neutral mentions, 30% negative mentions

    The music in the game receives mixed feedback, with some users praising its unique, enjoyable, and memorable synthwave-inspired soundtrack, while others find it bland or not fully matching the game's aesthetic. Overall, the soundtrack is highlighted as a strong point by many, contributing positively to the retro-futuristic atmosphere.

    • “The soundtrack is very unique and enjoyable.”
    • “Oh and the soundtrack is straight fire, if you love Star Fox this is the game for you!”
    • “The visuals and soundtrack are amazing!”
    • “Music is just as bland as the graphics.”
    • “I also feel the music in this was sorely lacking and not befitting of the aesthetic - you went for synthwave, where's the synthwave soundtrack????”
    • “Music is so so.”

  • replayability

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    43% positive mentions, 14% neutral mentions, 43% negative mentions

    The game offers good replayability through multiple difficulty levels and recent updates adding new features, though its short length limits variety. Players suggest adding online leaderboards or arcade modes to further enhance replay value. Overall, it provides fun and engaging replay opportunities despite some areas for improvement.

    • “However, there are additional features recently added in the latest update to enhance the replay value.”
    • “There are also 3 higher levels of difficulty you can try to mix things up for replayability.”
    • “A bit short, but it's quite replayable and what it has is a lot of fun to play.”
    • “It does have a small replayability factor if you're looking to take on higher difficulties and trying for higher scores.”
    • “It does need an online leaderboard or something to add to the replay value, maybe an arcade or score attack mode.”
    • “The game is a bit short, but very re-playable.”

  • grinding

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game can feel tedious, especially without a speed-up option to expedite replaying levels, making optimization runs more time-consuming. However, the short level design helps prevent the grinding from becoming overly repetitive, resulting in a generally positive experience.

    • “On top of that, there is no speed-up boost like there is in Star Fox, something that exists to make having to replay levels less tedious.”
    • “For example, the fight with the BF-Worm isn't hard, but it can be tedious if you're trying to do a no-damage run to optimize your scores.”
    • “It was beginning to get a little tedious right around the point where you're done, so it doesn't overstay its welcome.”

  • character development

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    Character development is limited by a very basic storyline, though the character designs and art style are praised for being cute and enjoyable. The story and character interactions add some charm despite the simplicity.

    • “I do enjoy the story and character banter a lot too - and the character designs are really cute!”
    • “Love the art style and character designs.”
    • “Very basic storyline that doesn't allow for much character development.”

  • optimization

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features good performance and solid mechanics, ensuring smooth and well-balanced gameplay. Optimization contributes to a polished experience without technical issues.

    • “Good performance, mechanically solid, well-balanced level design.”
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68%Critics’ scoreBased on 2 critic reviews
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Fur Squadron is a arcade shooter game with science fiction theme. Common tags for Fur Squadron include science, 3D, indie, linear, story rich and others.

Fur Squadron is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, iPhone and others.

Fur Squadron was released on March 16, 2023.

Fur Squadron was developed by Raptor Claw.

Fur Squadron has received mostly positive reviews from both players and critics. Most players liked Fur Squadron for its graphics but disliked it for its replayability.

Fur Squadron is a single player game.

Similar games include Ex-Zodiac, ROGUE FLIGHT, Mirage Feathers, TheDawn, Whisker Squadron: Survivor and others.