A 20th century propeller powered bomber from the future is sent back in time to battle futuristic alien invasion from beyond Pluto…. or something. With a premise like this, how can you possibly go wrong?

B29 Assault is a modern classic. The overall look is a combination of classic 2-d, arcade-style sprite work and arial photography, resulting in a rich looking aerial combat game with plenty of varying scenery and lots of cool explosions.

The sound effects in the game are all great. It really helps the game feel like a classic arcade game, but the music could have been a bit better.  While it’s not terribly annoying, it is the same generic techno crap people have been using in flash-based games since the dawn of Fruity Loops.

The gameplay is certainly unique for a game of this genre.  While typical top-down air-shooters only allow your plane to shoot in one direction, B29 Assault lets you use the mouse to aim special weapons.  Not only that, but it’s rather intuitive with it, allowing you do do things like draw a line for a force field or drag a missile locking path across enemy fighters.

Simple touches like changing direction after beating a boss help make the game feel like a constant adventure rather than a series of levels. The variety in weapons isn’t massive, but it’s enough to keep things interesting, as is the variety in enemies and bosses. The game is really fun, and the varying waves of attack, and the difficulty of the bosses keeps it challenging.

B29 Assault may have a plot thinner than an OJ Simpson alibi, but that shouldn’t deter anyone from checking it out.

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