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July 8th, 2015 
Carl Williams 
The classic overhead shooter, Battle Squadron, is now available on Steam. For those that do not know what Battle Squadron is, it is, well, an overhead shooter that could best be described as an early “bullet hell” shooter- a good decade or so before the term was used to describe a genre. Originally available on the Commodore Amiga in 1989, then the Sega Genesis in 1990, Battle Squadron has been a high quality title that fans have revered over the years. More recently version of Battle Squadron have been released for AmigaOS 4, Windows, Mac and the iOS platform, now it has hit Steam (for the gamers that won’t buy anything outside of that service apparently). What is here is the classic, intact and, ready to go for a whole new generation of shooter fans. A word of caution for newer players- Battle Squadron is not going to hold your hand in any way and you won’t get a tutorial explaining what is an enemy and what is not (you will have no problem figuring that out).
Overhead shooter fans, historically, have been left out of the fun. Most new, homebrew and indie, releases for various platforms opt for the 2D side scrolling, Gradius/Thunder Force III, style of scrolling shooter. Sure, there are the few titles that will make me a liar in their overhead scrolling fun but what can you do- no one person knows EVERYTHING that has been released, or that is in development.
There is the option to adjust the speed of bullets and the like, there that is your one concession here folks. Other than that, gamers will be thrown into the thick of the battle with only their wits, weaponry and a prayer to survive. Good luck there. You are going to need it.
Head over to Steam to purchase Battle Squadron, just don’t expect a remake/update of any kind. This is essentially the Commodore Amiga version.
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