[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"similar-games-sky-force-reloaded":3,"game-sky-force-reloaded":5},{"similarGames":4},[],{"game":6,"hasUserReviewed":141},{"id":7,"name":8,"summary":9,"cover_image":10,"header_image":11,"trailer_url":12,"release_date":13,"avg_score":14,"igdb_id":15,"slug":16,"steam_app_id":17,"companies":18,"genres":23,"platforms":27,"reviews":32,"coverImage":10,"headerImage":11,"trailerUrl":12,"releaseDate":13,"criticReviewCount":39,"userReviewCount":78,"previewCount":78,"publishers":138,"developers":139,"userReviews":140,"hasUserReviewed":141,"steamAppId":17},102157,"Sky Force Reloaded","There are many scrolling shooters but none of them is like \"Sky Force\". This stunning shoot ‘em up game combines the classic arcade elements with the new possibilities offered by current technology. The new installment in the series just came out in a spectacular style.\n\n\"Sky Force 2014\" was a huge success, acclaimed by gamers and critics. \"Reloaded\" gives players more of what they loved in the previous \"Sky Force\". Get ready for your device getting hot and your finger getting sore. Prepare yourself for exciting new missions, more powerful enemies and breathtaking boss battles!\n\n\"Sky Force Reloaded\" offers gorgeous 3D graphics, intense gameplay and a lot of new features. The options to boost up your planes are incredible. Yes, that’s right, PLANES! There’s a satisfying number of planes to choose from. Each with different strengths and weaknesses. Cater to your inner collector by hunting in-game buff cards and unlocking a number of achievements.","102157\u002Fsky-force-reloaded-cover.jpg","102157\u002Fsky-force-reloaded-header.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002F6W-inF6LXyQ","2016-06-01",65.67,19469,"sky-force-reloaded",667600,[19],{"company":20,"developed":22,"published":22},{"name":21},"Infinite Dreams",true,[24,25,26],"Shooter","Indie","Arcade",[28,29,30,31],"PC (Microsoft Windows)","PlayStation 4","Xbox One","Nintendo Switch",[33,49,63,79,94,109,124],{"id":34,"author":35,"outlet":38,"summary":44,"review_url":45,"review_date":46,"original_score":47,"normalized_score":48},36494,{"id":36,"name":37},3514,"Stephan Adamus",{"id":39,"logo":40,"name":41,"website_url":42,"score_format":43},7,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fcog-connected-logo.png","COGConnected","https:\u002F\u002Fcogconnected.com","100","I really liked the odd characters that popped up to give the game a narrative. And levels have one semi-unique mechanic, like rescuing people, which is accomplished by hovering over them for a set amount of time.","https:\u002F\u002Fcogconnected.com\u002Freview\u002Fsky-force-reloaded-review\u002F","2017-12-15","40",40,{"id":50,"author":51,"outlet":54,"summary":59,"review_url":60,"review_date":61,"original_score":62,"normalized_score":48},65604,{"id":52,"name":53},2657,"Casey Scheld",{"id":55,"logo":56,"name":57,"website_url":58,"score_format":43},25,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGamersheroes-logo.jpg","Gamers Heroes","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamersheroes.com","Sky Force Reloaded is the FDA generic version of the shoot-em-up. Everything is so plain, and the lack of personality will dissuade all but the most hardcore of shmup fans.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamersheroes.com\u002Fhonest-game-reviews\u002Fsky-force-reloaded-review\u002F","2017-12-21","40%",{"id":64,"author":65,"outlet":68,"summary":74,"review_url":75,"review_date":76,"original_score":77,"normalized_score":78},77811,{"id":66,"name":67},5838,"Tuffcub",{"id":69,"logo":70,"name":71,"website_url":72,"score_format":73},56,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTheSixthAxis-Logo.jpg","TheSixthAxis","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F","10","I’m really surprised just how much I enjoyed Sky Force Reloaded, the first time I loaded it up I was playing it for five hours non-stop and at no point was I bored. Adding grind to a shoot ’em up sounds terrible but it’s a genius idea to counter the shoot ’em up’s traditionally short playtime. By adding the challenges, the act of replaying a level twenty or more times never gets boring. I am now going to bestow on Sky Force the highest honour I can give it: It reminds me of SWIV.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F2017\u002F11\u002F29\u002Fsky-force-reloaded-review\u002F","2017-11-29","",0,{"id":80,"author":81,"outlet":84,"summary":89,"review_url":90,"review_date":91,"original_score":92,"normalized_score":93},91322,{"id":82,"name":83},7703,"Elisha Deogracias",{"id":85,"logo":86,"name":87,"website_url":88,"score_format":43},130,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGamingTrend-Logo.jpg","GamingTrend","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com","Sky Force Reloaded is a great shoot-em-up for the Nintendo Switch, and is enjoyable for the hardened veteran and newbie alike. The intense gameplay and enjoyable progression system just kept me coming back for more, and will provide hours upon hours of enjoyment.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com\u002Freviews\u002Fthe-force-awakens-sky-force-reloaded-review\u002F","2018-02-01","80",80,{"id":95,"author":96,"outlet":99,"summary":104,"review_url":105,"review_date":106,"original_score":107,"normalized_score":108},99431,{"id":97,"name":98},8921,"A.J. Maciejewski",{"id":100,"logo":101,"name":102,"website_url":103,"score_format":73},137,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FVideo-Chums.jpg","Video Chums","https:\u002F\u002Fvideochums.com\u002F","When you boot up a sequel to a shoot 'em up, you expect some kind of innovative gameplay mechanics. Although Reloaded feels pretty much the same as last year's Sky Force Anniversary, does it offer enough new content to be a worthy sequel?","https:\u002F\u002Fvideochums.com\u002Freview\u002Fsky-force-reloaded","2017-12-03","6.9",69,{"id":110,"author":111,"outlet":114,"summary":119,"review_url":120,"review_date":121,"original_score":122,"normalized_score":123},104430,{"id":112,"name":113},9098,"Andrew Reiner",{"id":115,"logo":116,"name":117,"website_url":118,"score_format":73},141,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fgameinformer.jpg","Game Informer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameinformer.com\u002F","Sky Force Reloaded is a bit unusual in design. Grinding for levels has more to do with your progress than the skill of weaving through a sea of bullets. This may sound like a dreadful approach to a vertical-scrolling shooter, but Sky Force Reloaded succeeds in making almost every second matter – whether it’s victory over a challenging boss or defeat to a basic enemy. Your ship is continually evolving, gaining better weapons, shields, and even the addition of A.I.-controlled assistants. The degree to which the ship improves is significant – almost comically so – giving players the firepower to flawlessly complete levels they may have deemed impossible hours before. Developers Infinite Dreams and Crunching Koala created a power trip of leveling that just happens to occur within excellently designed shooter.The gameplay sticks to the basic script of classics like Raiden and 1942, requiring players to do little more than hold down the fire button while weaving through fighters and bullets. It doesn’t offer a hardcore “bullet hell” experience, but varied enemies and nicely designed waves of action elevate this basic formula to deliver enthralling stages that conclude with wild boss battles. The controls are smooth, the visuals are clean, and flow of play changes to increase the intensity or give the player a needed breather. One level strips away your weapons entirely, almost making the action feel like a stealth game in which you veer away from threats rather than engage them.Diving into a level for the first time likely won’t go well. A stream of 10 fighters, which could be mowed down with ease in a previous stage, may only be partially destroyed, since your weapons aren’t powerful enough. With those bogeys still occupying the play space, you will likely be overrun by foes in a matter of seconds. You’re probably going to die.Like all shooters of this ilk, memorizing formations helps, and may be the only thing you need to complete the stage. I entered several levels underpowered and managed to get through them. It feels great knowing you defied the odds. In most cases, however, I would die, retreat to my hanger with the currency I earned in my run, and use it to enhance my craft’s abilities. Every little upgrade gives you a better shot. That’s the routine I got into, and it’s an addictive one, where I continually found myself saying “just one more game” and “one more upgrade.”I’m torn between what’s more rewarding: achieving victory through sheer skill, or annihilating a stage with an overpowered ship. They both define Sky Force Reloaded, and show how its gameplay can be exhilarating for different reasons. Sure, playing through the same level a dozen-plus times to farm currency is annoying, but the rewards you reap make it worthwhile, and they go well beyond upgrades. In one run, a colored ship part may appear after an enemy is destroyed. You lose it if you die, but it’s added to your collection if you finish the stage. When you own all parts of a particular color, a new ship is forged, offering different functionality (such as more health or a different firing arrangement). Collectible cards also appear randomly; some activate immediately to give the player 15-minute bumps, like an increase to the maximum firing rate, or making the megabomb more powerful. Other cards offer valuable permanent boosts along the lines of a lucky shield sometimes activating after you are hit, or a support drone that flies at your side. Collecting the cards is another fun aspect of the experience that is again only achieved through time vested.The effort the player puts in also funnels into career statistics. When milestones are reached, new technicians join your team. Only one technician can be active at a time, but they are game-changers. A tech named Burton Panic randomly fires off his own supply of power-ups, which can help or be hilarious if no enemies are nearby. Another tech named Kate Brush paints over your first scratch, meaning you stay alive longer. All of Sky Force Reloaded’s side elements add up in a big way, and play into the central hook of the game: becoming more powerful. Even if you max everything out, the game still delivers a decent challenge, especially in the final levels.","http:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameinformer.com\u002Fgames\u002Fsky_force_reloaded\u002Fb\u002Fxboxone\u002Farchive\u002F2018\u002F01\u002F18\u002Fsky-force-reloaded-review.aspx","2018-01-18","8.50\u002F10",85,{"id":125,"author":126,"outlet":129,"summary":134,"review_url":135,"review_date":136,"original_score":137,"normalized_score":93},2238461,{"id":127,"name":128},17837,"Kaelyn Daugherty",{"id":130,"logo":131,"name":132,"website_url":133,"score_format":73},158,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPurenintendo.jpeg","Pure Nintendo","https:\u002F\u002Fpurenintendo.com","Sky Force Reloaded is the sequel to the highly acclaimed Sky Force, first available as a mobile game and then later released on the Wii U eShop. This awesome, f","https:\u002F\u002Fpurenintendo.com\u002Freview-sky-force-reloaded-nintendo-switch\u002F","2018-02-10","8",[21],[21],[],false]