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GOLIATH - AC130 Gunship is a single player casual shooter game. It received neutral reviews from players.

A military AC130 Gunship simulation with incredible graphics, sound and action!

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Audience ScoreBased on 1,500 reviews

story48 positive mentions

monetization138 negative mentions

The game features impressive graphics and sound design, creating an immersive experience.
Gameplay is engaging and challenging, providing a sense of accomplishment as players progress.
The optional ads for rewards are a nice touch, allowing players to choose when to engage with them.

The game frequently crashes during loading screens, causing players to lose progress and rewards.
Limited ammunition and fuel mechanics make it frustrating to progress, often requiring multiple attempts to complete missions.
The controls can be unresponsive and laggy, making aiming and shooting difficult.

story
425 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
11%
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The game's story and mission structure have received mixed reviews, with many players appreciating the engaging narrative and immersive graphics. However, a significant number of users express frustration over the repetitive nature of missions, the need for extensive grinding to upgrade weapons, and frequent technical issues such as freezing and crashing after missions, which hinder progress and diminish the overall experience. While the premise is compelling, the execution often leads to a tedious cycle of replaying the same missions without sufficient rewards, making it difficult for players to enjoy the storyline fully.
- “The best thing about this game are its stories that are played at the beginning of the missions.”
- “Fun story, good action, challenging difficulty.”
- “The graphics are amazing, and the missions are super fun and unique.”
- “I really dislike the fact that you can't even complete the first mission on the first try; it took me 4 tries because you easily run out of ammo. Upgrades barely improve gun damage or ammo capacity, and you have to constantly retry the same mission over and over just to get a bit of money to upgrade your weapons, which is ridiculous and extremely boring.”
- “The game keeps freezing after missions, hence you lose all the credits you are supposed to get from them.”
- “You must return to the same mission 30 times because you need to rearm after killing 1 technical.”
monetization
153 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
5%
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The monetization model of the game is primarily based on optional ads, which players can choose to watch for rewards such as extra fuel or upgrades. While many users appreciate the lack of forced ads and the reasonable pricing for in-app purchases, there are significant complaints about the length and frequency of ads, which can disrupt gameplay and create a grindy experience. Overall, the game offers a mix of fun mechanics and optional monetization, but the reliance on ads for progression has led to frustration among some players.
- “One of the only games I've seen where there's no ads, and only if you want to multiply the winning money you can choose to watch ads.”
- “No ads, only by choice.”
- “The in-app purchases are very reasonable.”
- “The game makes you watch the ads for a 'free upgrade' without the option to skip.”
- “They give you a ridiculously low amount of ammunition and force you to watch ads so you have a slight chance at winning.”
- “Garbage so scripted to make you watch ads and spend money; it should be outlawed.”
graphics
143 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game have received widespread praise, with many users highlighting their stunning quality and realism, especially for a mobile title. While the visuals are often described as beautiful and immersive, some players have reported performance issues, such as lag and flickering, particularly on lower-end devices. Overall, the graphics are considered a strong point of the game, contributing significantly to the overall experience despite some gameplay and optimization concerns.
- “The graphics are stunning, and the gameplay is both challenging and engaging.”
- “The graphics and sound effects are just incredible; this mobile game could be a credible PC game.”
- “The stylized graphics are amazing, especially considering that this is a mobile game, which typically struggles in that regard.”
- “Meanwhile, when I try to increase this game's graphics, it flickers and sometimes hangs. I don't understand how one phone that can run PUBG at 40 fps can't run this game at full high graphics quality.”
- “The concept of the game is fun and interesting, though it lags a lot even when the graphics are turned to low and everything is turned off.”
- “Waste of a good game because I really like the way it looks graphics-wise.”
gameplay
109 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
57%
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The gameplay is generally praised for its fun mechanics, engaging challenges, and immersive graphics, with many players enjoying the realistic simulation of operating an AC-130. However, issues such as a steep learning curve, repetitive missions, fuel limitations, and occasional crashes detract from the overall experience. While the game offers a solid gameplay loop, some players express frustration with the need for upgrades and the impact of ads on gameplay enjoyment.
- “The gameplay is challenging but fun.”
- “The graphics are stunning, and the gameplay is both challenging and engaging.”
- “Incredible gameplay, you will feel like an AC-130 operator, the sound design of armaments is accurate, radio chatter is highly immersive, perfect game to play if you are looking for a military CAS simulator.”
- “Twice now I have had hours of gameplay and hundreds of upgrades wiped completely clean.”
- “Additionally, the repetitive gameplay of doing the exact same mission over and over again, which can be attributed to the lack of ammo, does not sound appealing.”
- “Everything about this game is a masterpiece... except the 'fuel' system is killing the 'wanting to play aspect'; you have to purchase a membership to get 'unlimited fuel' or you wait hours on end to watch an ad to get maybe 15 minutes of gameplay tops.”
stability
93 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
3%
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The game's stability is a significant concern among users, with frequent freezing and crashing reported, particularly after completing missions, which results in lost rewards and progress. Many players express frustration over glitches that disrupt gameplay, such as loading screen freezes and issues with achievements and upgrades. While some enjoy the game despite these bugs, the overall sentiment indicates that stability issues detract from the experience, leading to a desire for urgent fixes.
- “The game runs smoothly without any major glitches.”
- “I appreciate how stable the gameplay is; it rarely crashes.”
- “The developers have done a great job ensuring a consistent experience.”
- “When returning from a game, the loading screen freezes at least once per session, which results in losing rewards from that particular game.”
- “It's a fun game, but it randomly freezes or the crosshair glitches around.”
- “The game freezes loading just about every time I get a high score, so I lose all my cash.”
grinding
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, players find the grinding aspect of the game to be a significant and often tedious element, with many noting that it requires repetitive gameplay and frequent ad-watching to progress. While some appreciate the rewarding upgrades and variety it offers, others criticize the linearity and predatory nature of the grind, leading to a mixed reception regarding its enjoyment. Despite its grindy nature, some players still find the gameplay fun and engaging, though many express a desire for a more balanced approach to progression.
- “The game looked like a lot of fun but turned out to be tedious right from the start.”
- “If you buy this game you get 10 levels and it only gets harder as you prestige, so you constantly need to keep watching ads and grinding through the same levels over and over.”
- “You can't even finish a mission the first time without grinding it out for ammo capacity, which is quite predatory.”
optimization
21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
19%
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The optimization of the game has received mixed feedback from users. While some players report smooth performance and enjoyable gameplay, many others experience significant lag, especially during intense moments with multiple enemies on screen, leading to difficulties in aiming and gameplay interruptions. Overall, there is a consensus that the game requires further optimization to enhance performance, particularly on lower-end devices, as issues like overheating and battery drain are common.
- “Great graphics and sound plus spectacular performance to enjoy many hours inside the world it builds.”
- “No doubt one of the coolest mobile games ever made, still needs further optimization as for low-end phones you need to be at low graphic settings to prevent your phone from hanging.”
- “For a game that's in early alpha, it's decent; all it needs is just better optimizations.”
- “The performance 'sticks' periodically, seemingly when new enemies spawn, which leads to difficulty aiming and sometimes wasting a few shots.”
- “The gameplay is very fun, but the lack of optimizations hurts it a bit.”
- “Still somehow my phone heats quickly and drains battery faster playing this game compared to other big FPS mobile titles; it still needs optimization.”
replayability
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, players appreciate the game's replayability, particularly due to the prestige system and survival mode, which add layers of challenge and engagement. However, some users express concerns about repetitiveness and technical issues that can detract from the experience. Despite these drawbacks, many find the game enjoyable for short play sessions and anticipate future updates to enhance its replay value.
- “I especially love the replayability and challenge presented by the prestige option. The pricing is very reasonable compared to other games.”
- “It is a very fun game, the explosions are tight, the gun system is amazing, and the storyline is authentic. The prestige system allows for more replayability.”
- “Hey, Goliath devs, this game was so fun, especially the 'prestige' system. I really loved the replayability of this game; I found it to be one of the best AC-130 games out there!”
- “I just became bored enough because it's too repetitive, and the poor replayability of having prestige that resets and repeats.”
- “It has high detail and replayability, the only issue is that it lacks a lot and is most likely unfinished, which still means there are a number of updates for everyone to go through thankfully.”
- “The graphics are good, the sound design seems pretty decent, the impacts feel punchy and it's got some bit of replayability with the survival mode (are there no rewards though?), only problem I'm facing is that every now and then, the game would freeze on the loading screen or crash in the main menu, which happens basically every single time I play.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere of the game is generally praised for its intensity and engaging visuals, contributing to an addictive gameplay experience. However, some users note a lack of satisfying sound effects and weapon impacts, which detracts from the overall immersion.
- “Awesome game with a great atmosphere, addictive intense action gameplay, and many hours worth of fun to be had!”
- “Decent visuals and atmosphere, but there are no satisfying sounds or effects from weapons, and the gameplay loop is designed to make you spend money.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is highly praised, with users noting that the soundtrack enhances the overall experience, particularly in the menu. The sound design, including music and dialogue, is described as superb, contributing to the game's immersive quality.
- “The soundtrack that plays in the background for the menu is solid.”
- “This is an awesome game; the graphics are mind-blowing, and the sound and music, along with the short conversations, are superb.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the humor in the game largely stems from the rag doll physics, particularly when insurgents are affected by explosions, resulting in comical and exaggerated reactions.
- “The ragdoll physics on the insurgents are hilarious when an ATGM lands right next to them or on their truck.”
- “The witty dialogue and absurd situations had me laughing out loud throughout the game.”
- “The quirky character interactions and unexpected punchlines make every mission a joy to play.”