FTG Writes: And we went down in flames. Guns of Icarus Online has moments of that level of intensity in the team-based airship combat game. The airships themselves look like a cross between the first vessels that were sailing around the world and a dirigible. Players pick one of three roles to play on the airship – either captain, engineer, or gunner, and enter the fray against enemy airships. The match options are the standard fare of deathmatch, capture the flag, or resource run. The matchmaking is well defined and easy to navigate, which is good because this is an online versus-only game. Guns of Icarus Online has a community of what you’d expect, ranging from the really cool players to the people you’d Falcon Punch in the throat if they ever spoke to you like that face to face. Oh, internet, you and your anonymity.
Jonathan Trussler writes: "Guns of Icarus Online: Alliance is one of the most amazing experiences I’ve ever had, but it’s not for everyone. It’s not for lone wolf gamers who like it to go it alone - it’s fundamentally a game as much about building relationships as it is about fixing machinery."
Neocrisis - We had the pleasure of getting a few questions answered by Jess Haskins, one of the game designers, about Guns of Icarus. She is also Muse Games's community rep & story writer.
On October 31st, the online co-operative/competitive zeppelin fighting FPS game, Guns of Icarus Online turned 4 years old. The developer Muse Games have sustained their company over the last few years through a myriad of hardships from office fires, to “vicious publishers” but have managed to garner one of the most unique and fun games the TZR staff has had the opportunity to play.
