Warblade

Warblade

released on Dec 12, 2003

Warblade

released on Dec 12, 2003

Warblade is a shareware computer game for Microsoft Windows and OS X, written by Norwegian developer Edgar M. Vigdal. The Windows version runs well on Linux under Wine. It is also available for retail in the App Store for iOS devices (in iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad versions). The game is a 2D space shooter in the vein of the perennial classic Galaga. It is a rewrite and modernization of a popular Amiga shareware game, Deluxe Galaga, which was written by the same author back in the mid-1990s. Where technically possible, the graphics and sounds are respectful to their Amiga origins.


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In my opinion, it’s the best among games like Galaga; the main theme music from the opening menu instantly draws you in. There’s an incredible perfection in the game’s design, with simple playability and a variety of features, especially when you try to uncover the game secrets, you get lost in it. The tremendous quality and effort put into the game can be seen in the emotional credit screen that flows after completing 100 levels. Despite being released in 2003, the fact that it even has controller support is another remarkable detail. Even if I’m not playing it, it’s always installed on every machine I use.

If your keyboard isn't broken from the shooting, were you really good at this game?

I have mad nostalgia for this game. Dad brought it up out of nowhere and it was my first shot'em up (later on I'd discover Radiant Silvergun, Galaga, Space Invaders etc.). For the most, it was unknown and will be kept as so. However for me, it is an underdog classic.

classic shmup based on the galaga deluxe