{"id":24253,"date":"2024-02-23T00:01:28","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T00:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=24253"},"modified":"2024-02-01T14:21:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T14:21:50","slug":"the-legend-of-steel-empire-switch-ps4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/23\/the-legend-of-steel-empire-switch-ps4\/","title":{"rendered":"The Legend of Steel Empire (Switch, PS4)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/steel_box-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-24251\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/STEEL_BOX-94x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"94\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/STEEL_BOX-94x150.jpg 94w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/STEEL_BOX-188x300.jpg 188w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/STEEL_BOX.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 94px) 100vw, 94px\" \/><\/a>Steel Empire was a 2-D shooter on the SEGA Genesis.\u00a0 The unique thing about it was the premise, as all the flying vehicles were blimps and steam powered machines.\u00a0 Kind of a Jules Verne steampunk vibe.\u00a0 It got remade on the Game Boy Advance and then again on the 3DS.\u00a0 And now it gets another remake on the Switch (reviewed here) and coming soon to the PS4.<\/p>\n<p>Play control is pretty standard stuff.\u00a0 Move with the analog stick and fire with the left and right face buttons.\u00a0 You can fire forward and backward, so it reminds me a bit of Side Arms.\u00a0 You also have a limited number of screen clearing bombs.\u00a0 You can choose from a faster airplane or a slower yet stronger blimp to play as.\u00a0 You can choose from three difficulty settings, and the easiest one even I could do.\u00a0 You get a health meter and when it\u2019s depleted you\u2019ll lose a life, and lose them all and it\u2019s Game Over.\u00a0 Grab power ups to increase your firepower, speed, and health meter.\u00a0 There are over half a dozen stages to complete.\u00a0 Aside from the setting, there isn\u2019t really anything that special about this shooter, but it\u2019s a pretty decent remake for what it is.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/steel_screen-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24252\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/STEEL_SCREEN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/STEEL_SCREEN.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/STEEL_SCREEN-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/STEEL_SCREEN-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Legend of Steel Empire is rated E-10 with an ESRB descriptor of Fantasy Violence.\u00a0 You shoot down blimps and other fantasy vehicles that explode when defeated and that\u2019s it.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for some of the text, but not necessary just to play.\u00a0 The selectable difficulty levels mean that players of all skills should be able to enjoy this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steel Empire was a 2-D shooter on the SEGA Genesis.\u00a0 The unique thing about it was the premise, as all the flying vehicles were blimps and steam powered machines.\u00a0 Kind of a Jules Verne steampunk vibe.\u00a0 It got remade on the Game Boy Advance and then again on the 3DS.\u00a0 And now it gets another 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