Waves

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About

Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

Game Details

Developer:Squid In A Box Ltd
Release:November 16, 2011
Metacritic:82
Platforms:
PC
Action2DRetroArcade

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