This game was fun for me, but as I progressed I started to realize that greed has set in, I pay monthly to have unlimited veriduim, the extra daily gems, and extra overdrive, but no that’s not enough, so I purchase extra gems here and there to help me along, that’s not good enough, I try to get unique planes but you have to win contests, and the only other way is by getting lucky and getting from looting that is behind a ad wall which never happens, I spend gems to have more chances at loot for more chances at a unique plane, and it never comes, I have been playing for about 6 months, I have spent hundreds and I still don’t have not one unique plane, those that I see with them most spend in the upwards of thousands, that’s just crazy.......Edit: I have been able to continue, I just enjoy game to much, I still think they could ask for less, with patience you can play through, I saved up gems from daily gems, and collecting them, which has been more rewarding on missions, if you want to upgrade quick it will cost you, but develop some patience and you can make it work as the game is addicting and fun! In the end......I deleted the app

So apparently there are little cutscenes when you do a level. The downside is you cant see them again. I got to level 32-ish when you added cut scenes and now I can’t see any of the previous ones which makes me kinda lost in the little story that’s going on. Can you please enable us to see them again? Thanks.Another issue arose. Revive times are very confusing and frankly annoying. Revives (the ones where you call in backup and you get another ship) never come when you desperately need it. I feel like they should be allowed all the time not just random chances cause when you desperately depend on it, it’s not there. Also when you revive the immunity is not long enough. What I mean is when you are fighting a boss or you’re in one of those missile onslaughts, it just throws you in the middle of the screen and said boss or missiles easily destroy you again. Please fix this issue, it is very annoying. Thanks

It pains me to give this game such a low rating. I honestly want to love this game. The paywall limitation becomes painfully obvious very quickly. If you are a mid-range or decent bullet hell gamer then you will get about a week out of the free mode until the game begins to show its many obnoxious limitations. Let's get the most obvious out of the way first. Verdium. You will run out. Fast. It's not so obvious in the beginning when it costs less verdium to play a level. As you reach levels where it costs 10+ verdium, the 50 verdium you can only receive during specific time windows during the day will deplete quickly. And it regenerates at a snails pace. Only then do you realize that this addicting game is going to cost you money if you want to play it at an enjoyable pace. Is it worth it? I'm not inclined to find out. There are various subscriptions and VIP levels to help you advance. It seems that is the only way to advance after a certain point. Everything will roll in slow as molasses if you do not pay to play. Here is the real recommedation, instead if sinking money into subscriptions in this game, go play a better bullet hell game like Sky Force 2014, Sky Force Reloaded, Phoenix HD, or Phoenix 2. Seriously. All of those games are visually beautiful. Incredibly beautiful. HAWK has nothing on the playability or visuals of Sky Force. And the pay elements in Sky Force or Phoenix, well, you won't mind paying because you don't have to pay to advance. Sure, there is a lot of grinding but it won't cost you an arm and a leg. And unless you are really, really bad, you can play for HOURS without hitting a wall.

Sadly the players boycotted spending. Developers abandoned game. No updates for years, besides patch fixes so ads can run. Great game to pass time and it’ll take a very very long time to max out planes. Just don’t expect any new levels or changes in game’s architecture. Better than any other fly and shoot game that’s out there or ever made. Why this company paid 100s of millions for the rights. Idk if they are having software issues but cheating is rampant. Everyone knows about it, top players don’t play because of this. Developers haven’t fixed it. Only fixes are the ones that allowed easier play for everyone. Or skipping ads. This I can understand as it’s probably the only revenue they generate. I was a paying player but haven’t or will not spend until updates and the many other issues are fixed. I did warn the players about a boycott. The company is for profit. If it cannot cover its costs, it’ll stop operations. Which is exactly what they did. I know one day we just won’t be able to log on. That’s happened to me with other games that the players boycotted spending.