Comparison

Core Crasher vs Space Force Hero

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Core Crasher

Defend your Crystal Core from waves of alien attackers using a powerful arm cannon. Enhance your weapon with energy and survive as long as possible in this action-arcade combat game.

Highlights
  • Arcade-style defense gameplay
  • Defend Crystal Core
  • Fight hoards of aliens
  • Use powerful arm cannon
  • Enhance weapon with energy
Features
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Defend your Crystal Core from hoards of vicious aliens in Core Crasher, an exciting, arcade-style defense game. Use your powerful arm cannon to blow away foes coming from all sides in a game perfect for those who love action-arcade combat. - Use a powerful arm cannon to defeat foes - Fend off a hoard of hostile aliens - Enhance your weapon with crackling energy - Defend your Crystal Core as long as possible Core Crasher is waiting for you to join the defense and blast away your enemies.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Rocket-powered flight boots
  • Energy defense shield
  • Plasma weapon
  • 20 levels of play
  • Dual game modes (1977 & 2024)
  • Controller support
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Core Crasher4 screens
Space Force Hero3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Space Force Hero at 5.0 against Core Crasher's 3.6. Space Force Hero also leads on ads (none vs shown). Core Crasher's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (21 vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Space Force Hero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Core Crasher asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Space Force Hero holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Core Crasher has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Core Crasher versus Space Force Hero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCore CrasherSpace Force Hero
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (21 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB204 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperAdknownRESETgame

Customer experience

Core Crasher

All ratings21 ratings
Positive61.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Space Force Hero

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Core Crasher

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Space Force Hero

One-time1
  • All level play for both games2 variants$1.99

Questions

Is Core Crasher free?
Core Crasher is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Space Force Hero free?
Space Force Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Core Crasher or Space Force Hero?
Space Force Hero is rated higher. Core Crasher averages 3.6 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Space Force Hero averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Core Crasher or Space Force Hero have ads?
Core Crasher shows ads; Space Force Hero does not.

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