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2017 · Mad Fellows · Indie · Light gun shooter

Aaero

"Speed through stunning, stylised environments tracing ribbons of light, releasing the energy in the music. Battle strange enemies and fight epic boss battles all driven by an incredible licensed soundtrack.

Released: 2017
Platforms: Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Windows Xbox One
Genres: Indie Light gun shooter Rhythm Shooter
Developers: Mad Fellows
Publishers: Mad Fellows
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Third person Auditory
Themes: Action Science fiction
Country: United Kingdom
Age ratings: CERO A ESRB E PEGI 7
Languages: Chinese (Simplified), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish (Spain)
Time to beat: 1.5hmain story10hcompletionist

About

Aaero is a rhythm action rail shooter video game developed by the two person British independent video game developer Mad Fellows. Aaero was released on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows, via Steam, on April 11, 2017. Aaero: Complete Edition, a version with downloadable content and other add-ons was released for the Nintendo Switch on December 24, 2018. It was released in Japan on December 27, 2018. A sequel, Aaero 2, released in 2024 for Steam and Xbox Series X/S.

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Gameplay

The basic controls are that of a twin-stick shooter, the left stick controlling the ship while the right controls targeting.

Mike Fahey of Kotaku says: "Aaero sees players navigating through alien environments in a futuristic flying craft. As the music plays, ribbons of light bend and twist in the air, visualizing aspects of the song. Sometimes it's vocals. Sometimes it's strange electronic wails. Using the left analog stick (required even in the PC version), players must grind against those ribbons in order to absorb the energy of the music."

Reception

According to the video game review aggregator website Metacritic, Aaero received "generally favourable" reviews and a score of 77 on PlayStation 4, 80 on Xbox One and 83 on the Nintendo Switch.

Kotaku's Mike Fahey said "Aaero came to my attention yesterday evening, after our managing editor, Riley MacLeod, sent me the following message: "Yo I'm playing this new rhythm game Aaero and you should check it out!" So I checked it out, fell in love, and figured I would pass the word along."