Black Bird
Released
Release Date: October 18, 2018
A shoot'em up, in which we play as a girl transformed into a black bird. As we play Black Bird, we explore a gloomy land and eliminate hordes of enemies using bombs or bubble-like projectiles.
Release Date: October 18, 2018
A shoot'em up, in which we play as a girl transformed into a black bird. As we play Black Bird, we explore a gloomy land and eliminate hordes of enemies using bombs or bubble-like projectiles.
Black Bird is a shoot'em up developed by Onion Games - a team whose portfolio includes such titles as Million Onion Hotel and Dandy Dungeon. The game, supervised by Yoshiro Kimura (producer and director of Little King's Story), is coming to the PC and Switch.
In Black Bird we observe the action from the side. During the game we play as a girl transformed into a black bird. Running to the right, the protagonist crosses a gloomy land and eliminates hordes of enemies by firing bubble-like missiles or dropping bombs. You'll need skill and reflexes - enemies often attack from all sides, and have varying resistance to damage.
Black Bird's two-dimensional graphics feature a pixelart style and a bit depressing colors, contrasting with a dynamic soundtrack that encourages you to play.
Platforms:
PC Windows October 31, 2018
PlayStation 4 December 16, 2021
Nintendo Switch October 18, 2018
PlayStation 5 December 16, 2021
Developer: Onion Games
Publisher: Onion Games
Age restrictions: 12+
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System Requirements for Black Bird Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Dual Core, 4 GB RAM, graphic card Intel HD or better, 500 MB HDD, Windows 7/8.1/10.
Game Ratings for Black Bird Video Game.
NintendoWorldReport: 7 / 10 by Neal Ronaghan
I wish there was more to it, or at the very least that it was a little more forgiving. The style of Black Bird is masterful as the mixture of the peculiar soundtrack, dour pixel art, and elegantly simple gameplay makes for a fun yet fleeting experience. It's just over too soon for everyone except shoot-'em-up savants.
Video Chums: 3 / 5 by A.J. Maciejewski
Aside from its distinct graphics and hilarious music, Black Bird is basically a copy of Sega's classic shooter Fantasy Zone.
Nintendo Life: 7 / 10 by Chris Scullion
Black Bird is a unique little shooter that only gets better as you play it more and uncover its secrets. Its vintage-style art direction is charmingly melancholy, and its strange soundtrack only adds an extra layer of quirkiness to proceedings. It's very much a score challenge game, though, meaning players expecting a wealth of things to see and do may be left feeling underwhelmed by its meagre four stages - especially when you consider the rather high price tag. This is very much a case of quality over quantity, and as long as you're up for repeat playthroughs, you're in for a wonderfully bizarre treat.
![[1:08] launch trailer](https://cdn.gracza.pl/galeria/filmy/640x360/600615640.jpg)
