Rogue Aces Deluxe — Delightful Nostalgia With Surprising Depth

Rockets and bombs and guns, oh my!

All the way back to the Atari 5200, flying games always drew me in. I still count River Raid among my favorites of all time, can still picture the box art in my mind. In the NES era, the 2D side-scrolling space games like Life Force and Gradius took up the mantle, the various weapons and power-ups…