Line Defense vs Space Force Hero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Line Defense
Defend Earth from an alien invasion with fast-paced, retro-inspired arcade action. Utilize simple one-finger controls to deploy defenses, collect upgrades, and battle bosses across diverse maps. Enjoy challenging gameplay with a variety of modes and achievements.
- One-finger swipe control
- Unique power-ups and bosses
- Collect crystals for upgrades
- 20 colorful maps and Survival mode
- Mini games with rewards
- Game Center Leaderboards
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Inspired from old school retro games, Line Defense offers a fast paced challenging experience with simple controls and frenzy action. Mayday! Alien Invasion: New York, Paris, Moscow, London, Kairo, Beijing, Athens, Dubai. The alien menace strikes without remorse. Starting from major cities of the world, they will reach yours as well. Missiles, bombs, asteroids, alien ships, motherships and more! You are in a position, just with your finger, to protect the earth in this very simple, yet fun and addictive game! Line Defense offers a simple but extremely challenging arcade game experience, mixing mechanics from classic games like Breakout and Missile Command along with mobile game design innovations. The game is designed both for casual and hardcore players. Features: • Simple one finger swipe control. • Unique power-ups, bosses & Motherships. • Collect crystals and get special upgrades for your line (cannons, radar, shield etc.). • 20 colorful maps & Survival mode. • Mini Games for fun and rewards with surprising twists to the basic game-play. • Amazing original soundtrack with dynamic in-game music. • Easy to play - no tutorial needed. • Includes 30+ achievements. • Game Center Leaderboards Support. The game was featured by Apple under "New Games We Love" and "Games We Play Today".
Space Force Hero
Embark on a retro-modern adventure to rescue a princess from aliens. Utilize futuristic gear like rocket boots and a plasma weapon across 20 challenging levels. Experience a unique blend of classic and contemporary game design.
- Rocket-powered flight boots
- Energy defense shield
- Plasma weapon
- 20 levels of play
- Dual game modes (1977 & 2024)
- Controller support
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Space Force Hero The princess has been abducted by aliens. Be a HERO and save her. Your spacesuit comes equipped with rocket powered flight boots, an energy defense shield, and a plasma weapon. Play Tip: Do nothing to travel down past pipes and press down to land on a pipe. Includes two games that represent 40+ years of game technology change . Present & Past … a video game history experience. Maybe you will experience nostalgia or perhaps discover a new kind of fun. 20 levels of play. Present - 2024 Hardware A new modern game by an early 1980’s Activision game developer. Over 100MB of 3D C# code running at 60 FPS. 64 bit processor, Gigabytes of RAM, floating point vector math, 4K display, millions of colors, GPU 3D rendering, real-time shadows, particle effects, OS, physics engine, stereo sound, music, and a modern analog controller. Warning: Retro home and arcade games were hard. Players would restart the game and attempt to get farther in the levels for a higher score. Can be played with keyboard, d-pad, analog or retro digital joystick. Past - 1977 Hardware A new game for 1970’s game hardware by the same developer. 16KB of 2D assembly language code that chases the CRT beam at 60 FPS. 8 bit processor, can only divide / multiply by 2, 128 Bytes of RAM, 160x192 display, 128 colors, 5 sprites, low resolution background, no OS, no physics engine, mono sound, no music, no saved game progress, intentional repetition, and simple five digital button controls. Warning: Huge 1977 pixels may be disturbing to some players.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Space Force Hero at 5.0 against Line Defense's 4.6. Line Defense's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Line Defense sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Space Force Hero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Space Force Hero holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Line Defense has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Line Defense | Space Force Hero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 204 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Legal Radiation Team | RESETgame |
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In-app purchases
Line Defense
- 50 Crystals$0.99
- Remove Ads$0.99
- 125 Crystals$1.99
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- 250 Crystals$2.99
Space Force Hero
- All level play for both games2 variants$1.99
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