Aces of the Galaxy™ Reviews

This game is too old and lacks basic player-friendly features (like checkpoints and rapid fire) to be worthwhile.

I cannot recommend this game - it just doesn't work, and the support for it is horrible. I have seen some people who seem to be able to get it to work, and I wish them all the best. For me, it gets to the menu, I cna select a ship, but when I click "Play", it hangs. Music still plays, but no game. Worst of all, I can only kill it remotely, because it completely takes over the desktop - try to CTRL/ALT/DEL and you can't see task manager because the game is in the way. Can't minimize it. Can't ALT/TAB, because the instant you change windows, the game takes back over again. And the support. What support? Steam has nothing in the way of support for this game, so far as I can tell. They say contact Activision. Activision has no reference to this game on their site anywhere, and you can't submit a ticket for anything that's not on the site. There is no generic way to contacxt support except Twitter, and so I am now engaged in a days-long Twitter conversation which has barely gotten past the "have you verified your game cache" stage. It looked fun, but don't risk it. NOT WORTH THE RISK TO BUY.

A rather ho-hum on-rails shooter. The game might have been more fun had they skipped the on-rails part. It just felt bland as it was, maybe having actual control of your ship path would've made things more interesting. Levels are visually decent, but it's just so much to see that you can't interact with...I dunno about others...but seeing massive ships in battle in the background just made me wish I could fly up, in, around, attacking them...instead of them literally just being there for eye-candy. Of note is that it does feature controller support (played through with the XBox One controller) though you'll have to guess at controls since the controller button prompts aren't there. All in all...I didn't hate it...I just didn't much care for it either. If you're a huge fan of on-rails shooters, you may like it. Everyone else should probably pass on it. [b][u]PROS[/u][/b] [list] [*]Controller Support [*]Works fine on Windows 10 [*]Colorful for a space game [/list] [b][u]CONS[/u][/b] [list] [*]Poor Controller Support (No controller prompts) [*]Bland [*]Short [*]No apparent way to force HD resolutions (runs pillarboxed) [*]No saving (local leaderboards DO save though) [/list]

Aces of the Galaxy- Simple, fun, difficult at higher levels but achievable. Using a Controller to play Aces takes some practice as the mouse aims much faster. My only issue with Aces, is that the keys used by default are Ctrl and Alt for dodging. It is too easy to hit the Windows button throwing you out of the game and breaking the flow. Shift for Rockets and Space Bar to slow down the action temporarily may be second nature to a seasoned keyboard user, but it takes some effort if you are more accustomed to a controller.

I suppose it is an okay game but.. Fun? Yes it actually is and not too difficult either and kind of refreshing. No saves? I do not have a lot of time to play and there´s where the lack of a save option stops me from playing further. Gaming gear used: There was also a problem with my logitech rumblepad, I had to disconnect it to get the game working properly. I had it plugged in for another game but obviously this game does not like that. I used my mouse and keyboard for this game. Recommend: No. If it only had an autosave/save function then I´d would have voted positive surely.

This game is a good old fashioned rail shooter that was decently executed. Its bright and colorful, and fast paced. However this is ZERO support for this game, and if you use dual monitors the game will crash. You will have to disable a monitor to play. I suggest a 360 gamepad to play.

Pros: good rail shooter. This is actually better than 90% of the crap rail shooters out there on steam. Good flow of enemies, engaging scenarios, rewarding arcade-like experience overall. Also great soundtrack. Cons: For god's sake, LETS US AUTO-FIRE. The creators of this have no regard for the well being of your poor thumb. Not only that, almost no workaround works. Tried DS4windows - macros don't work in-game. Steam global controller - game crash on start. Eventually found a solution. But jesus...

It could be a good game, but absolutely no other support than "some" keyboard and mouse, AND no remapping possible... Simply put : NO.

Aces of the Galaxy is a classical rail shooter and has pretty much everything you could ask for. It's fun to play, has nice graphics and catchy music. However, if you want to finish this game, you better allocate enough time. It's not a lengthy game, but it still lacks a save feature. Which is a bit poor. Also, don't be surprised if power-ups float by outside the "rail", quite often they're beyond reach and you can't get them.

I've had this game in my library for almost 11 years, and it is gem of a game if you like on-rails space sim where the object is to just blast away at enemies in droves.. Serious Sam in space as I like to think about it.. frantic, fun, keeps you coming back for more. Graphics: Great, even despite it's age. Lot's of details here and there make the visuals stand out. They are colorful with wonderful bloom type of effects. Very pleasing to the eyes. Sound: Music is servicable to good. Sound effects are very pleasing to the ears and fit the visuals meticulously and methodically. Gameplay: Frantic, fun - has that I want to try another level or one more time feeling. So it's all gooood! :-) Con: No way to save your progress.. you have to start over each time.. grrr! Overall: Highly recommended. Too bad there is no co-op or pvp, it would have been awesome fighting from one end of the universe to meet each other in the middle.. ahh well.. See this stream for gameplay footage: https://rumble.com/vkxovn-aces-of-the-galaxy-playthrough-levels-1-9-pt.-1.html