battalion vs Shoot beyond a hill!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
battalion
Control giant monsters to cause destruction and battle the military. Choose from four unique creatures and unleash chaos. Originally a VR game, this title brings classic monster mayhem to your mobile device.
- Control giant monsters
- Four unique monster characters
- Cause destruction and havoc
- Battle against the military
- Classic VR game adaptation
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monsters, explosions, senseless destruction. you've seen the movies, you know what to do. Choose one of four giant monsters (Googelon, flutter, Techs, and the Vapour) and start causing havoc. Your sudden arrival has caught the military off guard, but they're on their way. battalion was originally written in 1994 as a virtual reality game for the CAVE. To celebrate its 15th anniversary all the original monsters are back to blow stuff up on the iPhone.
Shoot beyond a hill!
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This is 2.5D scroll shooting game. While avoiding enemy bullets and using the terrain, please play by using beams to the sky and bombs to the ground. There are also POWER-UP-ITEMs, so please utilize well. A viewpoint also moves automatically, so you can play without a blind spot. The operation is easy: Tap = beams and bombs are launched Dragging = My plane is moved In the map which scrolls(16 AREAs, 4 AREAs are free.), since there are hidden stars and hidden passage also, please look for them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: battalion at none against Shoot beyond a hill!'s 2. battalion also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Shoot beyond a hill! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. battalion asks for nothing beyond the download.
battalion ships an update every 11 months, Shoot beyond a hill! every 13 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | battalion | Shoot beyond a hill! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Johnson | Hiroyuki Sasayama |
In-app purchases
battalion
No in-app purchases
Shoot beyond a hill!
- NO MORE ADSENSE$1.99
- All AREAs$1.99
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