Out of the blue comes Nimbly Games and their stunning 2D aerial combat game Altitude. Billed as stemming from a variety of multiplayer heavyweights of recent years, Altitude is competitive without being aggravating. Fast and fun without losing a sense of skill-based accomplishment, Altitude is balanced and nuanced. Altitude shouldn’t be this fun, but it is.
Nimbly Games, comprising of two ambitious gamer-developers, have created a genuinely exciting multiplayer title, falling under the oft-used cliche of bearing old-school sensibilities. Inspired by games such as Call of Duty 4, Erik Measure and Karl Sabo crafted Altitude out of strong currents within the multiplayer arena. While there might not be a visual compatibility between the latest
competitive first-person shooter and Altitude, there are comparable traits in terms of balance and user-defined nuance. Altitude captured the recent fixation of in-game achievements by boasting its own slew of awards. But the comparisons do not help to describe what Altitude really is, so a closer look at this clever little game is pleasantly warranted.
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