Sky Gamblers: Cold War - 4th installment of the Sky Gamblers series

About a month or so ago, Sky Gamblers released its 4th dogfighting game:  Sky Gamblers: Cold War.  See review links below.  From what I can see, this is pretty similar to the other Sky Gambler games but lets here from you - anyone tried this?  How do you like it?

MacLife review

Touch Arcade review

Gamezebo review

How do you like Metalstorm Aces vs Metalstorm Online?

First of all - apologies for the lack of blog entries - its been a busy summer.  I've been intending to do a review of the updated Metalstorm Aces but have not had a chance.  Thought that I would at least open up a post on the topic. 

From what I can see - Metalstorm Aces has been significantly improved from its initial international release back in December 2012.  So do you like it better than Metalstorm Online?   Lets hear your thoughts on the topic. 

Not to taint the discussions, but I still prefer Metalstorm Online and think it is still hands-down the better game.

MV-23 Warlord

Energy:  Upper end of the agility class
Damage:  Tied as best in class for damage
Agility:  2nd in fleet for agility
Lock Speed:  Best in class by far for missile lock speed

This is a very intriguing new agility plane - good boosts - should be a strong contender in the class.

To get this plane you need to complete campaign 4 of Metalstorm Aces.  From what I have seen, this will be a fair investment of time playing Aces to earn this.

Overall I don't really see the strategy from Z2 - pull players away from one of their games to play the other.  Both MSO & Aces are so similar, they may be cannibalizing users from MSO to populate Aces.

This plane has been added to the Comparison Guide  and also to the Fleet at a Glance - check it out!

MO-10 Condor

Missile Reload:  Best in class - but still quite a bit below weapons class
Damage:  Best in class - but again still quite a bit below weapons class damage
Missile Tracking:  Best in class
Armor Regeneration:  Whoa - at a total of 6+4=10% this is now 2nd in class - 2nd only to the green turtle.  Also looks like it will be a good missile shooter with good tracking/damage & reload speed.  This will probably be a new favorite for you defense class aficionados!

This plane has been added to the Comparison Guide  and also to the Fleet at a Glance - check it out!

UT-37 Vindicator

Critical Strike:  Best in class - although not the most important of boosts in my opinion
Damage:  Middle of the pack
Agility:  Near the top of the pack - very good agility although no speed boost hurts.
Damage Resistance:  Excellent numbers, especially for agility class.  Best in fleet for cannon and best in class for missile resistance. 

A very nice addition to the agility class but 1000 medals is pricey.

This plane has been added to the Comparison Guide  and also to the Fleet at a Glance - check it out!

EY-22 Isis

Critical Strike:  A minor boost
Energy:  A decent boost
Agility:  Lower end of the pack
Speed:  Upper end of the pack
Low agility boosts make this less attractive in my opinion.  (being that it is agility class).  The speed is not too bad though.  Besides that, just another plane but it is a bargain at 20,000 credits.

This plane has been added to the Comparison Guide  and also to the Fleet at a Glance - check it out! 

AT-77 Tundra

Damage:  Middle of the pack
Speed:  Middle of the pack
Agility:  Middle of the pack
Evasion:  Middle of the pack
What can be said - the Tundra has a good set of boosts however they are all in the middle of the pack - perhaps a good balance.  Also note - this plane costs medals, not coins.

This plane has been added to the Comparison Guide  and also to the Fleet at a Glance - check it out!

EY-19 Anubis

Damage:  Lower end of class
Missile tracking:  nudged up slightly at 2% boost
Damage resistance:  Boosted up 5% (a rare boost for weapons class)
Evasion:  Another rare boost for weapons class
Overall a discount plane for the bargain price of 20k credits.  Not a major "player" in the fleet but not too bad either.

This plane has been added to the Comparison Guide  and also to the Fleet at a Glance - check it out!

NK-99 Quicksilver

Overheat threshold:  Now best in fleet
Damage:  Middle of the pack in class
Agility:  Best in class
Armor:  Top end of class

Having good agility is important for weapons class in my opinion and the Quicksilver is most agile in its class.  The armor is a nice bonus too.   Best in fleet for overheat threshold is good if you use cannons alot but not a huge discriminator.  Overall another decent plane.

This plane has been added to the Comparison Guide  and also to the Fleet at a Glance - check it out! 

TK-42 Karma

Damage:  Middle of the pack in class
Critical Strike:  2nd in class
Armor Regen:  Best in class
Agility:  2nd in class
Good agility & damage are important.  Armor regen is nice but 3% doesn't make much of a difference in a typical battle.  I'm not a big fan of the critical strike boost since it occurs randomly, but it is nice when you inflict that extra damage during a battle.  Overall a decent plane and stunning lines - does anyone know if this is a real plane?

This plane has been added to the Comparison Guide  and also to the Fleet at a Glance - check it out!

Real life plane:  the Vulcan Bomber