Today, the video games of greatest quality and success are 3D ones instead, as demonstrated in other articles on Saturday, you can find some extremely fun 2D games, such as those of the arcades of the past. Especially if you add the multiplayer factor and the ability to play online against other players, a game, even with simple two-dimensional graphics and side scrolling, can become a top game.
In this case we are talking about an airplane shooter game, not a realistic simulator but an arcade game where each player drives a small aircraft on the screen that can pirouette in the air and can shoot against other aircraft.
Altitude is a Windows PC game that can be downloaded for free from the official website without requiring special requirements except an internet connection.
In the Wiki section you can read, in English, the description of the game that says more or less like this:
" Welcome to Altitude, a 2D side-scrolling game, airplane shooter.
Altitude is the best 2D multiplayer air combat game you can find on the internet where you fight for the supremacy of the skies in a fast paced and fun battle much more than a flight simulator. "
Altitude is completely free, and although you can optionally pay for additional perks and unlock bonuses, the game still remains very competitive for everyone.
The best factor is that, in online mode, it is a team airplane combat game, so the fact that you are not equipped and armed more than the others is not a problem if you think of the cooperative game where everyone plays his or her own and where everyone wins together.
In the beginning we start with a tutorial to learn how to drive the plane.
It is played with darts, left and right to make pirouettes, up and down to accelerate and brake.
With the D and F keys you shoot while with the S key you release the bonus bombs that are on the screen.
By gaining experience and completing different frameworks you can unlock more powerful weapons and improvements.
Also you can change planes with 5 aircraft to choose from.
We start with the Loopy plane, very agile and then you can play with the Bomber equipped with powerful weapons and the Miranda, less strong but more controllable and agile, ideal for dodging enemy shots.
Altitude is also fun because it is very varied in the online game modes .
As mentioned above, in most of the games you can enter a team war.
The most popular mode is called TBD where players collaborate to strategically bomb the enemy's base until it is destroyed.
The most fun is the football game where you have to score in the opponent's goal.
Driving the airplane towards the ball brings the ball which must be passed to the teammates without being knocked down.
Other game modes are the FFA where everyone plays for himself and the goal is to kill everyone and the DeathMatch (TDM), similar to FFA but in teams.
The game works well, is fluid and fun, without lag and slow connection problems.
There are not many players, at least for now, but at least a server with 14 players for 7 against 7 games is always found and the important thing is to play.
The download of Altitude is 40 MB, registration is not required and you can play immediately without too many pleasantries so, after seeing the video trailer, I would say that you can immediately start flying and shooting.
