Rogue Aces
- April 12, 2018
- Infinite State Games
A challenging but ultimately compelling airborne shooter, Rogue Aces soars where it counts.
It's time to join the Rogue Aces and liberate the islands from The Baron and his dreaded pilots. Will you be able to face the fiercest of foes with only one life and three planes?
Nintendo Switch
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Reviews
- Rogue Aces offers a highly enjoyable and entertaining experience with a fresh take on dogfighting mechanics.
- The game features responsive controls, satisfying gameplay, and a high amount of replay value with various customization options.
- It combines engaging visuals, humor, and a solid core gameplay loop that keeps players coming back for more.
- The campaign can become repetitive, and the level and mission design leaves much to be desired.
- Controls can be hard to master, which may frustrate impatient players and newcomers to the genre.
- The lack of multiplayer options and depth may limit long-term engagement for some players.
- gameplay6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by a solid core loop that emphasizes action and offers satisfying controls, making it easy to pick up yet challenging to master. However, the procedurally-generated missions suffer from poor design, leading to a grind that detracts from the overall experience, despite the game's polished mechanics and appealing visuals. While the variety of game modes and customizable controls add to its appeal, the lack of depth may limit long-term engagement.
“While the procedurally-generated campaign does leave much to be desired in the way of level and mission design, the core gameplay loop is solid and the missions themselves emphasize the action more than anything else, keeping consecutive playthroughs engaging.”
“Controlling the plane is easy to pick up and hard to master, but it all pays off due to just how satisfying the gameplay is.”
“[Nice visuals, lots of different game modes, fully customizable controls, addicting gameplay.]”
“Unfortunately, it rather shoots itself in the foot by letting its core gameplay become a grind.”
“- frustrating mechanics”
“Strong artwork, mechanics, and cleanliness of the title make it extremely polished, but the lack of depth made it hard for me to want to put any more than a couple of hours into Rogue Aces.”
- story2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game is criticized for its lackluster level and mission design due to its procedurally-generated nature, but the solid core gameplay loop and action-focused missions help maintain player engagement across multiple playthroughs.
“The story feels disjointed and lacks a coherent narrative, making it hard to stay invested in the characters or their motivations.”
“Despite the interesting premise, the plot fails to deliver any meaningful twists or depth, leaving players feeling unsatisfied.”
“The character development is shallow, and the dialogue often feels forced, detracting from the overall experience of the story.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game offers a high amount of replay value, enhanced by numerous customization options for controls, which effectively balance the difficulty. This combination encourages players to revisit the game multiple times for varied experiences.
“The game offers a high amount of replay value, with plenty of customization options for controls that offset the difficulty well.”
“There is a significant amount of replay value, enhanced by numerous customization options for controls that balance the difficulty effectively.”
“With a high level of replayability and extensive customization options for controls, the game manages to offset the difficulty in a satisfying way.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are praised for their strong artwork and polished visuals, contributing to an overall appealing aesthetic. However, some users feel that while the visuals are nice, the lack of depth in gameplay may limit long-term engagement.
“The strong artwork, mechanics, and cleanliness of the title make it extremely polished.”
“The visuals are nice and contribute to an engaging gaming experience.”
“The graphics are stunning and enhance the overall immersion in the game.”
“The graphics feel outdated and lack the detail expected from modern games.”
“Character models are poorly designed and look flat, which detracts from the overall experience.”
“The environments are bland and repetitive, making exploration feel uninspired.”
- music1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is praised for its energetic and engaging quality, complementing the sublime shooting action and enhancing the overall experience. Players appreciate the rock-inspired soundtrack and fantastic voiceovers, which contribute to the game's vibrant atmosphere.
“The music is rocktastic and perfectly complements the gameplay.”
“The voiceover is fantastic, adding depth to the overall experience.”
“The sublime shooting action is enhanced by an incredible soundtrack.”
Critic Reviews
Rogue Aces Review
There’s little doubt about it, Rogue Aces is a very enjoyable game, and one of the best and most entertaining Switch games within its price range. Controls are hard to master to begin with, and impatient gamers will need to be more lenient with this game and give it time. If you do allow it time, then Rogue Aces rewards you with high-octane thrills and spills from start to finish.
70%Rogue Aces Review
Rogue Aces is a stellar, fresh experience - even more so if you never played spiritual forerunner Wings of Fury - that has landed on the Switch eShop seemingly out of nowhere. It not only delivers an audio-visual treat but also an overwhelmingly entertaining stimulation of the senses thanks to the frenetic aerial ballets you will take part in. Easy to pickup but devilishly hard to walk away from, Rogue Aces demands just the right amount of arcade shmup skills and strategic planing with the odd lucky break when something just works out. All of this is complimented by some excellent humour in the form of audio quips from your Captain, the enemy Baron aces and the one-liners from ally pilots. Kick the tires and light the fires, fellow Switch pilots; this war won’t be winning itself with you sitting pretty on that carrier deck.
90%Rogue Aces Review
Arcadey, exciting, and responsive, Rogue Aces is an incredibly smooth take on dogfighting, with plenty of charm to spare. While the procedurally-generated campaign does leave much to be desired in the way of level and mission design, the core gameplay loop is solid and the missions themselves emphasise the action more than anything else, keeping consecutive playthroughs engaging. Controlling the plane is easy to pick up and hard to master, but it all pays off due to just how satisfying the gameplay is. Rogue Aces is a by-the-books arcade experience that offers a fresh take on dogfighting.
80%
