You and your crew are soaring through the sky in your trusty and reliable steam-powered airship, when suddenly an enemy ship pulls out of a nearby group of clouds and rams right into you, jostling you and your mates as you run to man your stations!
Harpoons skewer your balloon and flak cannons pound your port-side armor! You and your mates desperately try to hold the ship together, but the smoke and fire fills your eyes and the panic rises in your chest as your realize it's too late and your ship explodes into a ball of flame and scrap metal!
Guns of Icarus is a game like few others. It is a team focused multi-player steam-punk airship battle royal that is so detailed and immersive I guarantee you will be talking like a sky-pirate by the time you're out of the novice bracket. This game offers such a unique setting and game-play that its worth picking up simply for the experience.
There are three classes to choose from: Gunner, Pilot and Engineer. Each is vital to your ship's survival and making sure you have a crew and gear load-out to suit the style of your ship is vital for survival. A large ship needs more engineers to repair damage, a ship with weaker guns could use more gunners to compensate and you probably won't ever need a second pilot. Ever.
The guns are varied and interesting making each combination unique and viable in it's own way. If your ship has heavy armor you could trade broadsides with your enemies, firing mortars at one another to see who breaks first. A fast ship could load up with flamethrowers to set the enemy ship ablaze and escape before taking any damage. There are tons of ways to customize your ship and loadout to suit you and your friends play style.
Speaking of friends, when you step into this game get ready, because your bound to make a few. This game gave me friendliest multi-player experience I have ever had on an online game.
The game's community is very accepting of new players. It encourages players to learn from their mistakes instead of calling them out and has a "thumbs up" system that lets you give a commendation to your fellow crew members for a job well done.
The game made it's debut in October of 2012, but don't let that deter you. This game is still only just getting started. After recovering from some major financial problems, a crooked publisher and capturing the attention of a now thriving niche community, "Musegames" has been working on a major content expansion. This new expansion will prominently feature a new "Adventure Mode" with co-op, factions, an in game economy and boss battles.
"Musegames" is a rare breed of game developer. They have more concern for their patrons than any other any other company I have ever seen.
For example, while I was playing there were some unfortunate server issues that made the game a little laggy. I play a lot of online games and a little lag is to be expected. There some triple A tittles I have played that had more lag then this. Much to my surprise I received an email from the developer that not only apologized for this minor inconvenience, but gave me and everyone else a free in-game item!
These guys have literally braved floods to keep their fans happy!
With plans for such a large addition to the game on the horizon, now is an excellent time to purchase Guns of Icarus Online. The game goes for regular $15 price tag, but the game often goes on sale for prices as low as $3.75. Come on guys, that is less than a sub-sandwich. If anyone deserves your money it's these guys.
Guns Of Icarus Online
Developer: Musegames
Operating Systems:
Price: $15 standard, $3.75 Sale
About: A team based competitive objective game featuring airships in a steam-punk setting.
Release Date: October 31st, 2012
More Information
Guns of Icarus Website
Totalbiscuit's first-impression review
IGN Review
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