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Aegis Wing is part of a long line of side-scrolling spaceship shooters, resembling Gradius with a heavy emphasis on co-op. Up to four players fly around in colored spaceships, “docking” ships together to give special attacks an additional boost. This also may be the freest co-op game around, potentially perfect for the economy crunch! 

Games that are molded from familiar classics, tend to require a bit of originality lest they get stale. Docking ships in co-op mode sets Aegis Wing apart, allowing the second, third and even fourth player to attach to a single ship. This is nice, since one player controls the bundle of ships while shooting in a straight line, allowing additional players can shoot baddies behind, above, below – basically any direction, which has not been attempted before.

Aegis Wing is an original twist on a very familiar sci-fi side scrolling genre, requiring co-op for maximum enjoyment. 

Aegis Wing even offers drop-in and drop-out support by "pausing" between levels and allowing players to join or un-join as needed.  With a few difficulty levels and leaderboards there's plenty of re-playability here.  Seriously, do yourself a favor and pick this one up.  

The Co-Op Experience:  Players control ships in this traditional side scrolling shooter.  Join up locally or online and combine the ships together to increase fire power and options.

Score: 5 out of 5  

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