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Space Cycler – Casual Game Review
Space Cycler is a Casual/Action game from Sung Liwen, first launched in 11th January 2018.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 254+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Space Cycler Stand Out
App Store Global Featured in 2018
- "Thrilling space combat"
Winner of Jury’s Honorable Mention at IMGA China 2017
Winner of Best Game Design at Kaohsiung Indie Game Festival 2016
Selected Exhibitor at the Tokyo Game Show 2015 Indie Game Area sponsored by Sony PlayStation
"Space Cycler is highly entertaining with fun graphics and challenging on-rails tunnel shooting gameplay, and there is an awesome local co-op mode." – AppAdvice
A super fun space shooter with circular rail-shooter gameplay. You can play alone in single-player mode or play with your friends on the same device in co-op mode.
Aliens have conquered our planet. Only the bravest pilot can fly deep into enemy territory to attack. Fight side-by-side with your friends, piloting your space fighter to eliminate alien invaders!
Game Features:
◆ A unique “tunnel shooter” experience!
Space Cycler is a retro space shooter with nostalgic circular rail-shooter gameplay. You control a space fighter flying at high speeds through a tunnel while facing incoming enemies.
◆ Co-op for double the fun!
Play with your friends on the same device in co-op mode. The players each control a fighter and must coordinate to defeat the enemy.
◆ Save your teammate!
In co-op mode you can save a teammate who is on the verge of death and bring him or her back to the battlefield. However, your fighters might collide, so be careful!
◆ Play single-handedly!
The game is designed to be played with one hand. Just move the horizontal slide bar left and right, sit back, and enjoy.
◆ 3 space fighters and 3 ultimate attacks!
The game includes 3 types of fighters, and each one comes with different weapons and ultimate attacks!
◆ 5 main levels and 10 boss fights!
The game has 5 main levels that include enemies and bosses with various attacks, making this more than just another shoot 'em up game.
◆ Global and friend leaderboard!
Space Cycler supports the iOS Game Center leaderboard and achievement system. Log in to your account and compete with your friends and players around the world to see who is better.
This Casual game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Space Cycler is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 23rd January 2019
Recent improvements include:
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!!! Happy Lunar New Year !!! –
Here come the brand new missions and spaceships! A destructive monster, called “Nian”, living deep inside the universe will arise during the Lunar New Year. Go defeat it and you will get a new spaceship. Don't ever miss it! -
Other updates –
Adjusted game balance.
Improved graphics quality.
Reduced app launch time.
Misc bug fixes.
Download & Availability
Space Cycler is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
This is an awesome game. Its just like Gyruss from the arcade. Its well worth the $2.
Cant listen to your own music while playing. Regardless its still a great game.
Add more worlds mabey like 50 more then we can call this a game other that its fun like the events.
The game reminds us of one of our arcade favorites, Gyruss. However, the controls only provide frustration. We want to really like this game in spite of the controls, but right now it deserves about 3.5 stars. We find we just cant enjoy it in its current form. If different controls are added, we could easily see our rating go to 5 stars.
Just takes some time getting used to the controls but otherwise that this game is fun.
This game is so fun but level 2 is still too hard… Ive been playing it for a week and still cant beat it. Its like the bosses go on too long to kill.
The game is well made; the art is colorful and nice to look at. Unfortunately, there's only 5 levels in the game. Quality over quantity definitely applies to this app. However, it's a blast to play. We hope they add more in the future.
Very fun to play and love the tunnel concept. Also appreciate the fact that its a premium game with no IAP. However, the game is incredibly hard after the first planet and just because boring and impossible. Please add difficulty levels in the settings. Not everyone wants to try 100 times at beating a level, especially if we are gaming on the go.
The controls is a mess need to fix.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 2.0
- Size: 194.91 MB
- iOS: 9.0 or later
- Languages: EN, FR, DE, IT, JA, KO, ZH, ES, ZH
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: [Sung Liwen]()
Last updated: 23rd January 2019 | Genre: Casual, Action | Developer: Sung Liwen