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Return To Sci-Fi’s Golden Era As New Shmup Squadron 51 Launches On Switch This Year

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Science Fiction’s golden era really is calling to us lately. After the news that Grey Skies: A War of the Worlds Story is coming to Switch next month, it’s now been confirmed that developers Assemble Entertainment will bring us a 1950s-style Shoot ‘Em Up game called Squadron 51 later this year, working with WhisperGames.

Truthfully, we first learned about it back in 2018, but news has been rather quiet ever since and it joins a fine lineup of shmups including Ikaruga, Aleste Collection, and Jamestown+. Described as a love letter to classic films like War of the Worlds, Godzilla, and Dr. Strangelove, you play as Lieutenant Kaya, fighting for humanity’s freedom across 11 side-scrolling levels.

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