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Lively pirate shooter Scallywags will set sail for iOS on March 20th

Beware the Kraken!

Lively pirate shooter Scallywags will set sail for iOS on March 20th
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Those damn scallywags.

They've only gone and stolen walrus sea captain Slappy Jack's precious swag. They won't get away with it, though. Not on your watch.

Scallywags is a cheerful pirate-themed rail shooter that puts you behind a ship's cannon, and has you swiping and tapping on the titular thieves.

But severely bruising those scallywags isn't enough. Each of them leaves behind a bit of Jack's swag, you see. You have to tap the swag quickly, otherwise it will be lost to the sea.

It's a game of precision and speed, then. You tap incoming cannonballs to avoid taking damage. You swipe rows of enemies before they run off. You avoid tapping TNT, because it destroys enemies and swag.

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The most exciting elements, though, are the boss fights against huge sea monsters. These require careful technique on your part to take down.

However, you can only unlock the boss levels if you've collected enough golden stars. You earn stars by completing optional objectives: kill half the enemies, avoid TNT, collect exactly 200 swag.

You can use the swag you collect to upgrade and buy new ships, as well as one-use power-ups. It's here in the shop that you'll find the IAPs. None of them is needed to complete the game, mind.

Scallywags will be sailing onto iOS on March 20th as a free download.

Chris Priestman
Chris Priestman
Anything eccentric, macabre, or just plain weird, is what Chris is all about. He turns the spotlight on the games that fly under the radar.