
UFOs! Aliens! Aircrafts! Resistance! SHOOT 'EM UP! Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers is a spaceship shooter with 2D gameplay and 3D environment. Enjoy a smart combination of a fast-paced shooting experience and the 1950's sci-fi movies aesthetic, with live-action cutscenes.
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Languages: English*, Portuguese - Brazil*, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Traditional Chinese*languages with full audio support
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[code][h3] Kurzfazit: [/h3] [h3]My Score 👍 80%[/h3] (METACRITIC Userscore 84%) [/code] [code][h2]R-Type war gestern (eigentlich Vor-Vor-Vor-Gestern)[/h2][/code] [table] [tr] [th] 🔹 Facts 🧐☝️[/th] [/tr] [tr] [td] Shoot´Em Up - neuerdings Shmups - waren einmal DAS Videospiel schlechthin. In den Arcadehallen, auf den ersten Heimcomputern und Konsolen: "Horizontal scrollende Schießspiele" waren das technische Maß der Dinge und waren Systemseller. [h3][code]So in der Art: SNES ist besser als Sega MegaDrive, weil R-Type flüssiger läuft.[/code][/h3] Segas PERISCOPE von 1965 (!) oder Mainframes SPACEWAR! (1962!) zeigten bereits wie sehr Menschen von solchen Spielen begeistert sind! In den 70ern folgten bahnbrechende Titel wie SPACE INVADER oder GALAXIAN oder ASTEROIDS. [h3][code]In den 80ern definierten dann XEVIOUS, GRADIUS und R-TYPE (also die MÜSST ihr schon mal gehört haben) das gesamte Genre so wie DOOM die FPS-Szene oder Monkey Island die Point´n´Click-Adventures.[/code][/h3] Die goldenen 90er brachten dann zahlreiche Unterarten wie Bullethells, Railshooter, Treasure Shooter, Overhead-Multidirectionals, usw hervor. Bullethells haben bis heute überlebt. Sie haben sogar das RPG-Geschehen inspiriert und BULLETHELL-RPGs wie VAMPIRE SURVIVORS hervorgebracht. SQUAD51 vs the Flying Saucers ist eher ein traditionelles Shmup im Stil der End-80er und Anfang-90er. Aber sehr storylastig und in hervorstechend cooler Präsentation! [/td] [/tr] [/table] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3558024803 [table] [tr] [th] 🔹 Grafik 🖥️[/th] [/tr] [tr] [td] Schon mal einen klassischen Horrorfilm aus den 50-ern gesehen? Das Original "Krieg der Welten"? Das Original "Die Fliege"? Das Original "Godzilla"? Die Dämonischen? Tarantula? Genau diese geile Atmosphäre aus guten und laienhaften Darstellern in überzeichneten theatralischen Posen, das flimmernde Grün-Grau-Schwarz-Weiß, Bilderflackern und Filmgrain,... hat man hier permanent vor sich. [h3][code]Die Dogfights haben fast schon Star Wars Original-Triologie-Teil 1-X-Wings-vs-T-Fighters-Qualität.[/code][/h3] Man hat das Gefühl genau einen solchen Film gerade zu spielen. [/td] [/tr] [/table] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3513582552 [table] [tr] [th] 🔹 Sound 🎼[/th] [/tr] [tr] [td] Dazu diese trashige 50er Horror- und Patriotenmusik. [h3][code]Frisch wie aus den filmischen Presswerken der Nazipropaganda.[/code][/h3] Nur hier eben über den heroischen Kampf der letzten Bastion der Menschheit gegen den übermächtigen Gegner aus dem All. Die gesamte Film- und Klangkulisse trägt enorm viel zum Spielerlebnis bei. Wäre das Spiel genauso wie es gerade ist - nur eben mit "normalen" Sprites und Backgrounds - es wäre nur eines von Millionen ähnlichen Games. [/td] [/tr] [/table] [table] [tr] [th] 🔹 Gameplay 🕹️[/th] [/tr] [tr] [td] Wie steuern die Flieger der Menschheit vor scrollenden und extrem belebten Hintergründen von links nach rechts, weichen nach oben und unten aus, ballern aus unseren MGs, schießen Raketen und werfen Bomben, aktivieren den Flammenwerfer ... Soweit so normal. Horizontal scrollender Shooter mit diversen Gegnern, Levelhindernissen, Minibossen, Bossen,... Dazu Upgrades und das Auswendiglernen der Verhaltensmuster und Level. So muss das. So war es schon bei Gradius, bei R-Type, bei X-Out, bei Apidaya, Ikaruga, ... Natürlich gibt es auch einen 2-Spieler-Modus. Dabei ist das eigentliche Spiel bockschwer! Weil das aber die Entwickler wissen - oder eben auch davon ausgehen, dass zur Zielgruppe Boomer gehören, deren Reflexe seit den 80ern eher gesunken sind - kann man jederzeit unendliche Leben einschalten. Top. Als echte Herausforderung - und, Junge, das wird echt schweißtreibend! - schaltet man diese einfach mal aus. Im Grunde wie in unserer Jugend als wir die Shmups auf SNES und Co spielten und die Cheatcodes für God-Mod einschalteten :-) [/td] [/tr] [/table] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3515321021 [table] [tr] [th] 🔹 Fazit: ✍️[/th] [/tr] [tr] [td] [h3]Hach ja, ich liebe SHMUPS - und 50er Trashmovies. Hier vereinen sich zwei wunderbare Genres zu einem echten Geheimtipp.[/h3] 👍🏻Kurzübersicht:👍🏻 [code] - wunderschöner Grafikstil - extrem starke Soundkulisse - bockschwer, aber mit internen anwählbaren Hilfen bis hin zum GOD-MODUS [/code] [h3]Grafik[/h3] 🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔘🔘🔘 [h3]Sound[/h3] 🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔘🔘 [h3]Handling[/h3] 🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔘🔘 [h3]Spielspaß[/h3] 🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔘🔘 [/td] [/tr] [/table] [table] [tr] [th][h3]Plattform[/h3][/th] [th][h3](sonstiges)[/h3][/th] [th][h3]Bewertung[/h3][/th] [/tr] [tr] [td]STEAM[/td] [td]Alle Bewertungen (173)[/td] [td]Sehr Positiv[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]MetaCritic[/td] [td]Review[/td] [td]84%[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Gameswelt[/td] [td]Test[/td] [td]herrlich überdrehter Geheimtipp[/td] [/tr] [/table] _1Danjl_Bot7_ (⌐■_■)--︻╦╤─ - - - [code] 👉🏻[url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/FieldysShorts] Shorts & Friends [/url] 👉🏻[url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/Die_Unbeschreiblichen/discussions/1/5242718027641358236/] Die Unbeschreiblichen mit Gästen [/url] [hr][/hr] 👑 Powered by HoI 4 Deu Curators group in German / English 👑⠀⠀⠀[list][*]👉🏻[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/30388691/] Follow Main group [/url][*] 👉🏻[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/40282064/] Follow Second group [/url][*] 👉🏻[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44688798/] Follow third group [/url][/list] and discover more reviews from me [/code] [code] [h3] ähnliche Games [table] [tr] [th]🧐👉[/th] [th][url=https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198012246112/recommended/358650]⚙️Gryphon Knight⚙️[/url][/th] [th][url=https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198012246112/recommended/1975360/]⚙️Drainius⚙️[/url][/th] [th][url=https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198012246112/recommended/429220/]⚙️Full Blast⚙️[/url][/th] [/tr] [/table] [/h3] [/code]
All presentation, very uninspired gameplay. Don't buy this if you're looking for a shooter, but DO buy it if you're looking for an "interactive story experience" which respects and pays homage to the old 1950's science fiction movies: The Noir atmosphere is VERY nice, and you can tell the developer loves the genre. But gameplay? It's not there. Very bland, lacking diversity - there are "over 20 unlockable upgrades", but they don't feel impactful - if we're beating aliens, of course we could steal some of those weapons and go a bit crazy, right? The environment looks great, but at time it's very difficult to know if you're about to collide with something or if it's just scenery/environment. The controls are good - not great.
"Esquadrão 51 Contra os Discos Voadores" é um shoot ‘em up brasileiro que presta uma homenagem direta aos filmes de ficção científica B dos anos 1950. Com visual todo em preto e branco, o game recria com perfeição a estética dos clássicos do cinema retrô, usando cenários reais filmados em maquetes e mesclando-os com gráficos em CGI, o que confere um charme único e cinematográfico à experiência. Na trama, a Terra é invadida por uma raça alienígena chamada Vega, que inicialmente se apresenta como pacífica, mas rapidamente se revela uma ameaça autoritária e destrutiva. Cabe ao Esquadrão 51 liderar a resistência humana e enfrentar essa força alienígena em intensas batalhas aéreas. A jogabilidade segue o estilo tradicional dos “shmups” (shoot ‘em ups) com progressão lateral, oferecendo fases variadas, cada uma com chefes criativos e obstáculos desafiadores. É possível pilotar diferentes tipos de aeronaves, cada uma com estilos de disparo únicos, além de upgrades e armas especiais. A dificuldade é equilibrada, com modos acessíveis para novatos e desafios robustos para veteranos do gênero. Os diálogos exagerados e a narração dramática em português reforçam ainda mais o tom pulp e divertido da narrativa. O destaque fica para a direção de arte e a sonoplastia, que capturam perfeitamente o espírito das ficções científicas antigas, com efeitos sonoros analógicos e trilha sonora orquestrada no estilo retrô. É uma obra que mistura nostalgia, criatividade e identidade brasileira com maestria. ....... \_☠_ ▄▂_ .........[█|||███████]▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▃▂ ..__▂▅█ Mafia do Retrogame █▅▄▃▂ I███████████████████████████] ...◥⊙▲⊙▲⊙▲⊙▲⊙▲⊙▲⊙▲⊙▲⊙◤ CANAL MAFIA DO RETROGAME - YOUTUBE @mafiadoretrogame https://www.youtube.com/@mafiadoretrogame APRESENTAÇÃO DO GAME - 1a.Fase https://youtu.be/i9AcgQwpexM
Black woman saves Earth along a diverse cast of characters (but mostly women in command). Just, no.
Um dos melhores SHMUPS Brasileiros até agora. Vale cada centavo.
[b]Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers[/b] is one of the most unique side scrolling Shoot 'Em Ups I have encountered. The retro black and white art style feels like playing through a 50's Sci Fi TV show. The storytelling, acting and voices present incredibly well. A hidden gem that is definitely underrated.
It's a decent shmup, nothing too special. The visual style is obviously the draw and [i]it is[/i] pretty cool - I'll give it that. ..though [b]Cuphead[/b] and [b]Unstoppable Gorg[/b] rate a little bit higher for me on that front. I like that the game follows shmups like [b]Tyrian[/b]: It saves progress between stages and you can mix and match upgrades that you acquire over the course of the run (though the upgrades here aren't very interesting). Not much else to say about it. It's a decent game with a neat art direction. ===================== [b]My SHMUP Tier List (PC)[/b] ===================== [i]~Simply personal taste.[/i] [i]~Sticking mostly to modern games that don’t use the archaic lives/continues system.[/i] [i]~Not including many 'flying anime girl shmups' as they don't appeal to me very much.[/i] [b]Loved it:[/b] Jamestown | ZeroRanger | Tyrian 2000 | Gunlocked+ | Steredenn$ | [b]Great:[/b] Super Hydorah | Drainus | Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo# | Warhawk (2017) | Star of Providence$ | Minishoot’ Adventures% | [b]Good:[/b] G-Darius | Steel Empire | MF-01 Aerostrike% | Operation Steel$ | Jets’n’Guns 2 | Wings of Seduction+@ | [b]Decent:[/b] Ganablade | [b]Squad 51 Vs. The Flying Saucers[/b] | Ninpo Blast+ | Dogfight | Angel at Dusk* | Red Blue Cell | Space Elite Force# | Space Elite Force 2 | Jets‘n’Guns | Void Scrappers+ | Unknown Hero | Gunfield+ | Lilac 0 | Kaikan# | Zakesta-Z# | Varyznex# | [b]Disliked:[/b] Super XYX | Solar Survivors+ | Sine Mora Ex | The Knight Witch% | Ascenxion% | Gamma Zero | Nanoforce | Steel Rain | Eigengrau* | Zenzizenzic* | Steel Vampire | Natsuki Chronicles | Wolflame | Satazius | Zangeki Warp | Cycle Chaser H-5# | Armed Seven | Counterattack: Uprising | Burst Fighter | Supercharged Robot Vulkaiser^ | Valfaris: Mecha Therion | Chicken Invaders 5 | Enemy Mind | Crimson Clover World Ignition | Fingun^ | Phoenix Force | Raiden V | Time Wasters+ | Ruzh Delta Z | Space War: Infinity | Heliocide^ | Stellar Interface$ | Syder Arcade | Absence of Light% | The Battle of Aurinoxia^ | Earth Space Defenders | Cookie Invaders | Cecconoid$ | Nebulock | Super Bit Blaster XL$ | Raiden Nova+ | [b]Awful or Overly basic:[/b] Escape Space | Ginga Force^ | Nebula Fighter^ | Ernesto’s Asteroid Arcade | Space Mages: Dimension 33 | ===================== [i]* = Felt like I was on the same screen the entire time, which I dislike.[/i] [i]^ = Encountered some jank.[/i] [i]# = Too short, even for a SHMUP.[/i] [i]$ = Rogue-like.[/i] [i]+ = Rogue-lite OR has some Vampire Survivors DNA.[/i] [i]% = Metroidvania or exploration game.[/i] [i]@ = Pornographic/Hentai/lewd.[/i]
Kaijus, a estética de filmes antigos, desafiador e diversas cenas com atores, dublagem em pt br e tudo mais, MUITO BOMMMMMMMMMM.
Шикарное кинцо прямиком из 50-х про летающие блюдца, разбавленное довольно высокого качества леталкой-стрелялкой. Достаточно изощренной, чтобы людям, знакомым с жанром, не было скучно, но с модной метапрогрессией и сохранениями, чтобы и широкая аудитория без проблем могла приобщиться. Тот случай, когда полученные гранты были потрачены на проект мечты, а не положены в карман.
Truly amazing hidden gem. Unfortunately, it is a bit short, but it is right size for a single player shoot em up. The 50 style movie cutscene are amazing, real B movie quality. Original audio is PT-BR, a nice surprise to me. For the price asked, you have no reason to skip this one.
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