Software:Bomber Crew

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Short description: 2017 video game
Bomber Crew
Bomber Crew Logo.png
Developer(s)Runner Duck
Publisher(s)Curve Digital
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, OS X, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows, OS X, Linux
  • WW: October 19, 2017
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
  • WW: July 10, 2018
Genre(s)Strategy, Real-time strategy
Mode(s)Single-player

Bomber Crew is a real-time strategy video game developed by Runner Duck and published by Curve Digital.[1] It was released on Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux on 19 October 2017.[2] It was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on July 10, 2018.[3] A sequel, Space Crew, was released in 2020.

Gameplay

The player gives commands to their crew and takes them through a campaign of reconnaissance, supply drops and/or bombing missions, set in World War II on a four-engine bomber aircraft resembling the Avro Lancaster. New upgrades and equipment become unlocked, and crew members can gain new skills as the game progresses.[4] The gameplay has been compared to FTL.[5][6] The game features permadeath on the player's crew.

Release

There are two packs released as downloadable content: Bomber Crew Secret Weapons, released as on December 15, 2017,[7] and Bomber Crew: USAAF, released on October 23, 2018.[7] The Nintendo Switch version released on June 6, 2019, in Japan.[8]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
MetacriticXONE: 74/100[9]
NS: 75/100[10]
PC: 75/100[11]
Review scores
PublicationScore
4Players76%[12]
IGN8.5/10[6]
Nintendo Life8/10[4]

The game received generally favorable or mixed reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[9][10][11]

Trivia

If a player has both Bomber Crew and Space Crew under their account, the active crew from Bomber Crew may be recruited via the recruitment bay in Space Crew.

References

  1. "Bomber Crew" (in en-us). PlayStation. https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/bomber-crew-ps4/. Retrieved 10 October 2020. 
  2. "Bomber Crew on Steam" (in en). https://store.steampowered.com/app/537800/Bomber_Crew/. Retrieved 10 October 2020. 
  3. "Bomber Crew". https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/Bomber-Crew-1400551.html. Retrieved 10 October 2020. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Cousins, Jon (July 10, 2018). "Bomber Crew Review (Switch eShop)". http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/bomber_crew. Retrieved January 16, 2020. 
  5. Castello, Jay (July 9, 2018). "Bomber Crew review - a chaotic strategy game that can be both compelling and confusing". https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-07-09-bomber-crew-review-a-chaotic-strategy-game-that-can-be-both-compelling-and-confusing. Retrieved January 16, 2020. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Burford, GB (October 26, 2017). "Bomber Crew Review". https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/10/26/bomber-crew-review. Retrieved January 16, 2020. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Bomber Crew Secret Weapons DLC on Steam" (in en). https://store.steampowered.com/app/754680/Bomber_Crew_Secret_Weapons_DLC/. Retrieved 10 October 2020. 
  8. "ボンバークルー:Complete Edition". https://ec.nintendo.com/JP/ja/titles/70010000017779. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
  9. 9.0 9.1 "Bomber Crew for Xbox One Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/bomber-crew/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one. Retrieved 2020-01-16. 
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Bomber Crew for Switch Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/bomber-crew/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch. Retrieved 2020-01-16. 
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Bomber Crew for PC Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/bomber-crew/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. Retrieved 2020-01-16. 
  12. Schmädig, Benjamin (July 24, 2018). "Test: Bomber Crew (Taktik & Strategie)". https://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/Allgemein/Test/39055/83288/0/Bomber_Crew.html. Retrieved January 16, 2020.