# Strike Wing: Raptor Rising — user reviews > 84 indexed App Store user reviews of Strike Wing by Crescent Moon Games, rated 4.40/5 from 15 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/strike-wing-raptor-rising/id715657864/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/strike-wing-raptor-rising/id715657864.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 11 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 1 ## What do users think of Strike Wing? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🚀 Great visuals and graphics - 👍 Good space combat gameplay - 👍 Engaging story and missions - 👍 Improved controls over time - 👍 Reminiscent of classic space sims - 👍 Responsive controls - 👍 Good replay value - 👍 Worth the price - 👍 Well-refined experience - 👍 Awesome story - 👍 Believable space shooting action - 👍 Intuitive UI - 👍 Fantastic ships - 👍 Smooth flying **Cons** - 🐛 Tiny fonts are hard to read - 🐛 Rolling subtitles are difficult to follow - 🐛 Controls can be awkward/unplayable - 🐛 Targeting system issues - 🐛 Enemies fly through asteroids - 🐛 Crude backgrounds - 🐛 Repetitive gameplay - 🐛 Frequent crashes - 🐛 MFi implementation issues - 🐛 Y-axis not inverted with controllers - 🐛 Game doesn't work with older iOS versions - 🐛 Loss of progress/data - 🐛 In-app purchases are expensive/necessary - 🐛 Slow progression - 🐛 Glitchy controls - 🐛 Bad storyline and writing - 🐛 Boring gameplay - 🐛 Confusing interface - 🐛 Poor MFi support - 🐛 Game feels unfinished - 🐛 Cloud save doesn't work **Commonly reported bugs** - Text needs updating - Rolling subtitles - Joystick placement issue - Everything disappears (save data) - Targeting system doesn't work - Enemies fly through asteroids - MFi support issues - R2 fires and accelerates simultaneously - iOS 11 compatibility issues - Crashes with iOS 8.0.2 - Y-axis not inverted with iOS7 controller - Crashing after tutorial - Update broke it on iPad 2 - Crashes on opening after update - App unstable on iPad mini after update - Freezes mid-game - Achievements not working correctly - Game freezes mid-mission when banking - Cloud save doesn't work - UI buggy between levels - Game won't flip with headphones/case - Bug in the second level makes it OHK to complete - X-axis controls backward (accelerometer) - Controls backward (no invert up/down) **Most requested features** - Make text easier to read - Stationary subtitles - Strafing ability - Customization options - Open world mode with exploration - Multiplayer race mode or dogfights - Clans - More levels - Spaceship icon - Option to turn off simultaneous MFi and accelerometer controls - Ability to rotate instead of slide with second analog - Campaign mode and story - Tweaks to gameplay - Add multiplayer battles - Increase credit rewards - More sophisticated weapon options - See weapon/damage details - Buy new upgrades/ships ## Newest reviews (11 of 84) ### 4/5 — Fun but the text needs updating *2023-07-11* 4 Stars….5 if the devs make the text easier to read. Good space combat game. Almost an original Wing Commander. ### 4/5 — MUCH IMPROVED! *2022-09-30* I bought Strike Wing: Raptor Rising 7 years ago and gave it three stars at the time. There were many issues with that early version of the game. I’m happy to see that nearly all of those issues have been resolved. The controls are greatly improved although I wish that joystick was just a bit closer to the bottom left of the screen for smaller hands. That being said, this game has never looked or played better. I do have one issue with the rolling subtitles. Why are they rolling? Please just let the subtitles remain stationary so players won’t have to wait for them to roll around three or four times to read the very small text. Graphics are very nice, learning curve is modest, music is . . . adequate, replay value is very good. Thanks for the updates. Overall a four star rating from me. ### 2/5 — Bad graphics, poor storyline and writing *2015-05-23, version 1.4* Expected much more from the game ### 3/5 — Cool game, poor MFi implementation *2015-01-02* I'll just list the issues with MFi support, hopefully they'll be noticed by the developer. 1.) There is no need to have simultaneous MFi and accelerometer controls. It makes it very difficult to play when you have to hold the controller perfectly still. It doesn't make sense. Give us an option to turn it off. 2.) When pressing R2 to fire, the ship also accelerates at the same time. This doesn't happen when using X to fire. The problem is not my controller (moga rebel) as it only happens in this game. 3.) Instead of using the second analog to slide (wth is that for anyway??), how about giving us the ability to rotate, so we have full control of our ship in 3D space? Fix these things, and the game will improve dramatically. ### 5/5 — Good game *2015-01-02* I really like this game it's a great time killer and i have a few suggestions like what if they added a open world mode and you could explore space and find planets and I would like it if they added multiplayer race mode or dog fights and clans thanks ### 4/5 — iOS8 Crashes *2014-11-18, version 1.3.2* Strike Wing is a great game, thank you for recent fixes! Plays great! ### 2/5 — Love\Hate *2014-09-29* I love this game. It's great with lots of fast action and beautiful art rendering. I hate this game. I guite recently upgraded to IOS 8.0.2. Now it crashes every time I try to open it on my iPad gen 4. This is a rip. What great hopes I had for it have now crashed & burned. So the guestion is, are you gonna fix this. If you do fix It, my rating for you will go higher. ### 5/5 — Bon *2014-05-08, version 1.3.1* Aussi bien que galaxy on fire. Bonne maniabilité. En anglais, mais facile à comprendre. ### 5/5 — Excellent ! *2014-04-21, version 1.3* Maniabilité et efficacité .... Jamais vu mieux depuis galaxie on fire 2 ! Chapeau aux devs, j'attendrais avec impatience la suite ! Bravo !!!! ### 5/5 — Great game!!! *2014-04-21* For the price, it's a very good app.Been playing for about 2 hours and haven't put it down. I've had no crashing on either my iPad 2 or iPhone 5 yet, so controls are fine, remember your playing this on a tablet or phone, not a games console. If you like simple space flight simulators, I'd recommend it. ### 2/5 — Update broke it on ipad2 *2014-04-21, version 1.3* This has been a great fun space sim. The recent update added even more to the game play. But I am no longer able to play it on my ipad2. It keeps on crashing :( please fix. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work with iOS 11 doesn’t look like it ever will :-( *2018-01-17* Doesn’t work with iOS 11 doesn’t look like it ever will :-( ### 1/5 — Terrible *2016-11-25, version 1.4* Horrible game ### 1/5 — Not recommended game, POOR *2015-05-24, version 1.4* The targeting system doesn't work at some time during the game. It took a lot of time to destroy one ship. Doesn't recognize the ship you purchased. ### 1/5 — Very buggy. *2015-05-23, version 1.4* Enemies fly through asteroids, you cannot. Backgrounds art is crude and not very attractive. Controls are boring. Bad story line. Etc, etc, etc. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2015-05-22, version 1.4* Don't get this game ever it is just crap because u can't mine u can't get cool ships there's only 4 ships and u have to be like level 14 so that takes for ever it would be a fun game but it's not free roam or anything ### 1/5 — Great, game, but fix e controls!! *2014-08-24, version 1.3.1* When using an ios7 controller, the y axis isn't inverted. It makes it near impossible to fly, please fix this, it's unplayable with a controller. ### 1/5 — Nice but repetitive *2014-04-23* Is nice graphics and fun but a little bit repetitive U shut and always the same ### 1/5 — DO NOT DOWNLOAD *2014-04-23* I am using iphone 4s and ios 7 I have already updated everything i can update but the game is still crashing. And after it crashes it always tells me to update again every time i open it. I can play tutorial smoothly but it just doesn't work out for the very first mission. Please please do fix it asap I like your game and the story sounds really good. Frustrated Sent from my iPhone ### 1/5 — Good graphics but don't work *2014-04-21* Looks good but like other reviews crashes after tutorial why release a dodgy app? ### 1/5 — Rubbish. Do not buy *2014-04-20* Wish I could give no stars. Awful. Impossible to play. Have no idea why you would bring out such a rubbish game. I want my money back ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — CPT Madary *2023-11-09* Love this game! Great visuals and starfighter space flight combat! Love the FTL jump drive on the story line too. ### 5/5 — Excellent *2022-03-24* Excellent game. Awesome story, great gameplay and controls. Download it now. Don’t hesitate. ### 5/5 — Absolutely a must have *2020-10-01* Everything is well refined. Believable Space shooting action! ### 5/5 — This game is tight! *2020-04-26* Hey, man, if you like old school space combat dogfighting games like Freelancer, Freespace 2, TIE Fighter, and even newer incarnations like Rebel Galaxy Outlaw, etc., this game is legit. Yep, totally worth it. It’s basically the space combat part of Stellar Wanderer, without the wandering and trading. Cockpit space combat sim. The ships even get up close so you can see em. The only thing I’d recommend changing is PLEASE give us a STRAFING ability, to strafe left or right. Otherwise, yep, get this game. **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback, we are happy that you like the game! To do strafes you can use a MFi controller (or any compatible one: XB1, PS4, etc). ### 5/5 — Fun game, until everything disappears *2019-10-14* Just what I said, it was a great game until I lost everything but the trophies or achievements. The support website has a problem and could not be emailed. It was a lot of fun, a throwback to the excellent Wing Commander games. It was fun while it lasted. WestarPrime ### 5/5 — Thanks for latest update developers *2019-09-20* Decided to purchase this because it is still updated and supported by the developers. The game is lots of fun, I really enjoy the gameplay, highly recommended !! ### 5/5 — Cool *2018-09-20, version 1.4* Very cool ### 5/5 — Space *2017-07-11, version 1.4* Fun space game must get ### 5/5 — Spacetastic *2016-02-06* This is the pocket Wing Commander / X-Wing / Freespace / TIE Fighter game I wanted. Controls and enemy physics feel right, with enough inertia to seem like a space game but arcadey enough that you still have control over your ship. Touch and tilt controls are equally effective, depending on your dexterity and situation. The new mission modes provide the story structure that isn't strictly needed but make this feel more complete than the earlier versions of the game. It has in app purchases, but they're all optional, there are no nags, and extra purchases are not needed to progress and have fun. The developer has a bunch of tutorial videos and seems to understand what made the old space sims from the 1990s work well. The only thing that really bugs me? The tiny fonts are hard to read on the iPhone and should be changed (though they look great on the iPad). ### 5/5 — Space Age Starburst *2015-08-08, version 1.4* Amazing space shooter. Great Graphics. Realistic Gameplay. Intuitive UI. Very Responsive. No boring bulky storyline with stupid skimpy costumes taking up valuable space. Only 70MB! Fantastic ships. Have played the entire game then deleted and now playing all over again from the beginning. Would be terrific on Apple TV! Only improvements would be more levels and a spaceship icon. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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