Gatecrasher 2 vs Shields Defend
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gatecrasher 2
Navigate through gates with two ships in this action-packed game. Control your ships with one hand, allowing for multitasking during gameplay. Experience a unique challenge where crashing into gates is the objective.
- Crash into gates objective
- Two ship gameplay
- One-handed control
- Unique game mechanics
- Action-packed gameplay
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In 2017 I made a game. I called it Gatecrasher. You might have heard of it, it was quite popular for a bit. As I noted while writing the description of Gatecrasher the name was somewhat misleading, as the goal was to avoid the gates rather than crash into them. This troubled me. How had I made such an obvious error? How could I enjoy my success knowing I had misled so many people? Ashamed, I retreated from the public eye and began to ponder my purpose in life. Three years passed. Then it hit me. I can make up for my mistake. I can create a new game, one in which your objective is actually to crash into gates. And instead of one ship you will have two ships, thereby making it twice as good as the last game, because that's how maths works. Also you can control it with one hand instead of two, freeing you up to perform important activities such as picking your nose, or flushing the toilet. So without further ado, here's Gatecrasher 2. It's like Gatecrasher, but different. Arguably not as good. But at least the title makes sense.
Shields Defend
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Get the highest score on this arcade game. Rotate the shields to block bullets (red spheres), but avoid and collect shield restoration (& other) bonuses. Rotation is by tilting the play device. The control scheme can be changed to using touch on left/right side of the device in the settings menu. Collect consecutive shield restoration bonuses to increase score multiplier. Block consecutive bullets with small portions of shield to increase score multiplier.Collect consecutive shield restoration bonuses to increase score multiplier. High scores are saved to Game Center if signed into it. Contains adverts, displayed at the beginning of a game, maximum of one advert for every 10 minutes of gameplay.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Gatecrasher 2 at none against Shields Defend's shown. Gatecrasher 2 also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Gatecrasher 2 | Shields Defend |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ben Grant | BleatBleat |
In-app purchases
Gatecrasher 2
No in-app purchases
Shields Defend
No in-app purchases
Questions
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