Phoenix Force (game)

Phoenix Force is a game developer by the Brazilian company Awoker Games, funded by Microsoft and available for Windows Phone 8.

The game is of the Shoot 'em Up genre with only bosses, big and strong enemies, and tells the history of how the Phoenixes saved Earth after a catastrophic event vanished life from the planet and brought monsters to all continents.

Gameplay

In Phoenix Force, the player controls a phoenix that fires fireballs against the bosses, that flood the screen with bullets. The difficulty level is above the mobile games' average, but matches the standards of Bullet Hell games.

Development

Phoenix Force is the 26th game from Awoker Games and its 9th Shooter game. It was developed using the opensource software framework MonoGame. The development started in August 2013, it received a funding of 20,000 Euros on November of the same year and released on March 10 of 2014.

Reception

The average star rating from players on the store is 4.80/5.00 with more than 20 000 reviews, with 2400 from USA. The game was downloaded more than 220 000 times.