Very
good
Summary
Once again the evil aliens are back on a mission to destroy our planet Earth. Is there anyone left to defend and protect from this terrible threat? You and only you are up to the task.
This type of game has been around since video games were invented. The question is whether the developers of Heavy Gunner managed to make this game actually fun. Today’s test should shed some light on the matter.
Test video
Features & Use
Section rating:
Heavy Gunner 3D is a classic shoot’em up game. From the get-go, your fingers must be glued to the shoot buttons. The onslaught of aliens from all sides leaves you no room to catch your breath. Using two guns on the left and right edges of your screen, you need to destroy the oncoming enemies by firing either both at the same time or alternating between them. This depends on what type of gun you’re using and whether your device supports multi-touch. The multi-touch controls worked perfectly on the Nexus One.
Heavy Gunner 3D includes 35 levels divided into three levels of difficulty. In addition, there’s a Survival Mode that can be played in different modes. With the points collected from killing enemies you can buy additional weapons or upgrade your inventory. You can use two weapons simultaneously in a level and switch between them while playing by pressing a button at the top of your screen. That’s what made this game so entertaining for me.
The idea behind the game is about as simple as it gets: shoot everything in your sight! Don’t let the simplicity of this game deter you from giving it a try. I had a lot of fun testing Heavy Gunner 3D. Not only does the game have amazing graphics and sound, but also makes a great impression on the whole. The fact that you can collect, vamp up or add news weapons to your arsenal makes this game more than just a classic shooter.
By using the right combination of weapons you can develop a successful tactic to fight through each individual level.
Fans of shooter games should definitely take a good look at Heavy Gunner.
Screen & Controls
Section rating:
After you start-up Heavy Gunner for the first time, you’ll need to download 25 MB of game files to your SD card. Once you’ve accomplished that you can actually start playing.
In the Heavy Gunner main menu you have the following options:
Campaign
Challenge
Extra
Settings
More Games
With the top two buttons you can start either Story or Survival mode.
In Extra you’ll find these options:
Ranking
Achievement
Instructions
Write a review
In Settings you can make adjustment to the controls:
Control: Touch/Tilt
Touch Style: Multi/Single
Vibration: On/Off
Sound: On/Off
Priority: Quality/Speed
Y-Axis: Normal/Reversed
Sensitivity : (Ranging from 1 to 10)
You can adjust your viewpoint during the game with either your finger or the built-in motion sensors. Shooting is done by pressing the two right and left buttons at the bottom of the screen. Different weapons have different shooting characteristics. With some weapons, you can just permanently keep your finger on the shoot button and control each weapon individually. Other weapons, however, run out of ammunition quickly and take a while to reload. Just above the shoot buttons you can tell how much ammunition is left. A radar at the bottom edge of the screen shows you from which direction enemies are attacking you. The number of enemies needed to be killed to complete the level is also displayed in the bottom left corner.
You can also keep track of your defense shield and armor at the bottom of the screen. Using a button on the top right you can switch between different weapons.
Bottom Line:
Heavy Gunner 3D is an all-around great game. Being a fan of shoot’em up games is a prerequisite for enjoying Heavy Gunner.
Speed & Stability
Section rating:
Heavy Gunner 3D performed flawlessly on the Nexus One.
Price/Performance Ratio
Section rating:
Heavy Gunner 3D can be downloaded for $2.99 from the Android Market.
Comparable Apps
No comparable apps are currently known to us. If you happen to know one, it would be great if you could get in touch with us.
Report comparable or similar apps
Developer
No developer added yet.
Are you this appʼs developer?Then check out our developer program right away.
Features
Screen
Speed
Price
Market Rating:
AndroidPIT User Rating:
Own Rating:
Log yourself in!
Ad
Bookmark / E-Mail
Click on an icon to bookmark this test report. » Send this article via e-mailScreenshots
All Test Reports
- Applications (591)
- Games (392)
Market Comments
Phil, Apr 30, 2012
Kill the spam I do not want to put up with ads and spam from something I paid for.
Andrea, Apr 25, 2012
Great game! !! This is what it is best games I've played in a long time I recommend
Eric, Apr 25, 2012
Crashes on SGS2 Please fix this issue. Also has advertisements. It shouldn't since it is a paid application.
JB, Apr 24, 2012
Pretty good! A decent, if repetitive, bit of shooting fun for 10p. Only difficult to control if your IQ is lower than your shoe size. Advertising in a paid application loses this a star. [Nexus S 2.3.6]
Aaron, Apr 23, 2012
Bullshit popups This game is good enough, but the popup ads are inexcusable, especially in a paid app. One popup activated my screen and nearly drained my battery... That'll never happen again - Uninstalled, never to be reinstalled. I will never purchase another app from this developer.
Duell, Apr 22, 2012
Dont buy this game!!!! I got up this morning to find my phone that was fully charged before i went to sleep about to die because their was an spam ad from this game on my screen all night.I shouldnt have to see ads in a game I paid for and I sure as hell shouldnt have spam draining my #%*&@'ing battery.
AJ, Apr 21, 2012
Great game, but freezes Used to play great on my galaxy sii, but after a recent patch is now freezing. Pity cos the game is great.
Ed, Apr 21, 2012
Spyware Semi-fun game, but it doesn't need to know all my info. Uninstalled. Also had notification bar ads!!!
Richard, Apr 21, 2012
Spammers These guys spammed my notification bar about their new games. Not cool. Don't install unless you love spam and the spamming spammers who spam it.
Mark, Apr 21, 2012
Pretty cool, but... ...the ad for another game of yours that popped up on my phone and kept the screen on, killing the battery over night was pretty obnoxious
kstocks, Apr 21, 2012
Ads in Game There are ads in game and in the notification menu. I paid for this game to get an ad free experience.
Joman Chu, Apr 21, 2012
Fun game... ...if it doesn't crash. And puts pop ups on my phone. Very disappointing.
Casey, Apr 21, 2012
Ads and boring Boring game and didn't play it much but now it pushes pop up ads to your phone when you're not even playing. Uninstalled
That Guy, Apr 21, 2012
Ads in a paid app..... It was okay to play, but I didn't play it often and was struggling to justify keeping it on my phone, then I got a pop up ad on my phone this morning, ads in a paid app are bad enough, but they should never be that intrusive
Jason, Apr 21, 2012
Good game; horrible ads The game is pretty good; but it woke me up in the middle of the night with ads for another game that appeared in my notification bar. Also in game ads cover menus. Good game, but not worth the grief.
ED, Apr 21, 2012
Obnoxious, intrusive advertising Dear com2us: notifications are for my phone to tell me about things I care about, like texts out emails. Not for you to plug your new game
Søren Pingel Dalsgaard, Apr 21, 2012
Popup! Spams my android with Popup adverts for some new game. I could not care less!
@Douglas Carter it runs flawlessly on the Galaxy S. You can even control the two guns independently.