DATA WING Reviews

by Jordanleahg

I really wanted to like this game at first but after getting a few levels in I just can’t. I got probably 6 levels in and gave up because of the touchy controls that seem to change every time I use them. I started to get the hang of the controls after the second level and i was enjoying the story( I still like the story of the game), but once I got to the 5th level I just couldn’t do anything right. It felt like I would do the same thing 5 times in a row and get a different outcome. On top of that the controls are extremely sensitive and doing anything more that a tap makes your triangle freak out.
The game suggest that you ride the walls to gain momentum to get through levels in the requested time, but if you go to fast(which is very hard to control with the sensitive controls) you run into a wall and have no chance of winning at that point. I tried using the breaks to help solve this problem but that made it worse. It would either slow down my ship to much, not slow it down at all, or it would make my ship spasm out.
Overall this game has cool graphics and a good story line, but it is also extremely frustrating and infuriating to play more that 2 levels. If the controls were less finicky and the levels were designed in a way that you could actually get through properly I would love to re download and play this game agin but in its current state I just can’t recommend it.

by Alecg8or211

When I saw this game, my expectations weren’t high. I was really only on DATAWING Store because I was bored. I’m generally very picky with my mobile games. I was just expecting another cookie-cutter drifting game with no real substance, but this game really surprised me. For one, the controls and mechanics are really well done, and the level design is interesting. I didn’t expect a story at all, but not only is there a story, but it’s very well written with interesting characters. Also, there were no ads, despite this being a free game. One gripe I have with this game is that it’s really short. I was able to finish it in a couple of hours. Another issue I had with this game is that for some reason, once you’ve finished the campaign, you can’t replay certain levels. Overall, this is a really great game that I find much more interesting than the vast majority on DATAWING Store. I would give it 4.5 stars if I could. I highly recommend it.

by EXP. SHARE

The game idea, design, and aspect of this game is AMAZING. Not only was it extremely fun to play it was also very calming and relived a lot of my STRESS!!! But arguably the best part about this game was the STORY behind it. The story is amazing! It created so many emotions and feelings! The best story of any game I’ve ever played in my life! Rogue was an amazing person that helped the story progress and help The this app find its true meaning and calling! Mother was deceived by the manufacturers and went on a rampage that threatened the system and everyone inside! But thanks to the help of The this app and Rogue The this app found its true meaning and delivered the message! This story was again SOOOO AMAZING AMD CREATED SO MANY EMOTIONS AND FEELINGS! It has my heart racing at the end of the story! The feeling that I felt was so amazing and meaningful and made me forget about all the stress in my life! This game is truly the best one I’ve ever!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CREATING THIS GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (^-^)

by Nodbslebeksndkfjf

Data Wing, I am proud to say, is one of the best (in my opinion) mobile games on the market. It is amazing, the controls, perfect, the physics and pure ascetics, beautiful and well designed. The story line is intriguing and makes you want to finish every last level, pattern, *SPOILERS* user data, and everyone of the corrupted data/malwares side missions. Every inch of the sadly rather short game ( 1-2 hours of gameplay) is perfectly designed to make you want to listen to every single one of "mothers" annoying, yet intriguing RealTalk(TM)'s. The colors and the music match perfectly with every level and I think the story was greatly executed. Overall I rate this game 5/5 stars, and would in a heartbeat recommend it to friends, and anyone who is not sure of getting it. (A bonus is that this incredible game is free!) Now stop reading this and go collect some shiny gems!

by Yeetslayer

This game is really cool, really fun, but the one thing it’s missing is a multiplayer. Like racing other data wings. I’m a huge fan of finding sorta small games like this that have huge potential, like flats. Unfortunately that game got deleted off the AppStore so that’s how I found this game, and let me tell you, it’s so much better than Flats. It’s also really easy to learn and the mechanics are something I’ve never seen in games like these. And the fact that, (or at least I assume) this game is made by one person astonishes me. This game brings a wholenother experience, a whole new mobile game that is just missing multiplayer. If it had a multiplayer, it would be the best game on the AppStore in my opinion. Also dev, if you want to talk more about it and hear more of my thoughts, cause I love your game, my discord tag is ElectroMoonYT#6969.

TL;DR needs multiplayer

by Lordikeda3rd

Data Wing is one of those gems you stumble upon when you’re just looking for something to play on a commute or when you’re waiting for the barista to call out your name. What I found when playing this was a game I couldn’t stop thinking about. The story captivated me. Sadly I couldn’t finish it all in one sitting but I’m sure if you have two hours to kill this is the game for it. The only things that bugs me (get it “bugs” like a programming bug...I’ll see myself out) is that there isn’t more. But overall I’m utterly content. If only it was longer, but other than that a perfect game that deserves to be the featured as an editors choice in my opinion. I’ll definitely be keeping a look out for any new games made by them.

If you can’t decide, download it and give it a whirl, takes no more than five minutes to get enthralled.

by Lucidink

Brilliant design, direction, style, and as it turns out, heart. As a game it stumbles in the problem-solving department, and doesn't really excel as an outright racer. The learning curve is a little too shallow to make it a real challenge, but the smooth controls and tiered achievement system are well executed. The technical critiques are overshadowed though by the care and passion put into this game.

I can only hope the developer and their collaborative crack team of artists and capable contributors are given a chance to produce a more substantial work. Forget for a moment about the smooth gameplay and overwhelmingly coherent design; the philosophical and moral messages woven into this game set it well above the fray of other meaningless distractions and apps designed for thoughtless titillation.

Kudos and thank you to all who put their love and time into this beautiful little experience.

by This Game Is Rlly Good

This is by far the best phone game I have ever played. It runs incredibly smoothly on my iPhone 6 and it’s a blast to play. Even one level uncovers a good chunk of story, and there are little story bits semi-hidden as well that are thrilling to uncover. The thrust mechanic against walls is intuitive and can give pretty much endless hour of gameplay. The game is also great because if you like story driven games, just dig up some lore by reading into things a little more, and exploring the menus. If your more of a gameplay person, the menus themselves are very clear and the minimum amount of story is low enough for the hardcore gamers who don’t really need any story to enrich the gameplay. All in all this game is for pretty much anyone who has a phone and definitely deserves much more attention. And it’s really a masterpiece for someone’s first phone game.

by ThunderMustache

I only wright reviews for games I like, and this game really deserves it, so here it is.

The controls are really simple, but hard to master, leaving strategy and technique to guide you. Sometimes it takes a while to get through a course, and sometimes you go through it like a breeze; it all just depends on how quickly you adapt and react.
The story line is sweet in simple, with some humor mixed in between. I love it! It makes this game 100% better, and shows some of your emotions as well.
Some games that I play I don't come back to after the first day because it just gets boring. This game however, after the first day I played it, I made it my goal to finish it. It made me keep coming back for more, searching for the satisfaction to finish it... and that's the one thing I love in a game.
It takes around 2+ hours to finish this game, making it pretty short. But I'm not to complain, it's free, and rocking every aspect of it.

I don't care how short or long a game is, the only thing I do care about though is in the time I play it, it needs to be very rewarding and worth my time. This game is definitely something you want to get. Overall, please get the game, one of the funnest 2 hours of this week for me!
-Thanks

by Mplace21

I was browsing DATAWING Store in the racing section and I saw a picture that had a triangle racing other triangles. I thought, cool, non traditional but I’ll give it a try. When I opened the game, I didn’t expect to have a character later referred to as “mother” talking to you. That’s when it all started. A game that I had no idea I was getting into. A suspenseful and emotional plot about a girl, and her family, all portrayed by computer software, malware, and you, the “emotionless” data wing. I won’t ruin the plot but collecting letters in each mission truly enhances the experience. You the player are set in a computer and is sent by “mother” to deliver messages and files across the network. You fly around as a triangle completing various missions. Being a phone in game, allows you to access messages, journals and other information about “the user” and her family. The ending consists of you making a series of choices that either benefit you the player, or the user. The story also allows you to interpret things for yourself instead of being simply handed to you, making the game all the more interesting. I would highly recommend this game to anyone. It is easily a 5/5 and I haven’t played a game with such passion and effort put into it. Dan, tremendous job.

by GethardFan

Wow, one of the first free games I've ever downloaded, played until the end and enjoyed all the way through. There are no in game purchases, no paywalls, no ads. BUT there IS addictive gameplay, an incredible story and tons of fun to be had.

Don't rush this because it's not long, but pay attention to all the details and enjoy the ride. I wish there were more games like this not only on mobile, but console and computer too. One of the best games I've played in a while. I was truly sad when I realized I had reached the end, it's not a game of endless levels and constantly collecting currency or chasing a high score. There is a beginning, middle and end. It's actually beautiful this day and age. Download this as a thank you to the developer and a gift to yourself.

by G7constr.

Honestly, this is my #1 All-Time-Favorite game, you earned it Dan Vogt. The graphics are unbelievably amazing, I appreciate your hard work for this game. The story has suspenseful, and emotional moments. It is very easy to control, and very compatible. I cannot think of any possible way to thank you, for making this game. I do have suggestions, I will only tell a few. My first suggestion, is adding more game modes. Such as Creativity, to create your own levels and share it for people to play. You can also add, Play Online. Where you can play different levels with different players, and maybe even in the future to add custom triangle avatars? My other suggestion is adding, more to the story. The story is a little short like maybe add a few boss battles, but if you need any other ideas you can ask me. Another suggestion, is to add a daily challenge button on the menu screen. My last suggestion, is to add more objects to the game. I hope you read this Dan Vogt.

-Your #1 Fan

by Mark Malcom

The description is very accurate in terms of the time it takes to complete the story. It took me just over the 2 hours predicted because I went out of my way to collect the little notes along the way because they added a very interesting sub plot to the whole story. I'd highly recommend this game because it's a great little time waster with a very competent little story. Beyond that, it also offers endless play potential as you try to set the fastest time on any of the many levels. Speaking of the levels, the combination of varied level designs and clean and smooth game mechanics make playing this game very satisfying. The music is very enjoyable as well especially if you've hopped on the V A P O R W A V E aesthetic train. The final stand out feature to this FREE game is that there are 0 ads that you'll encounter in your experience which is about as rare as big foot at this point in DATAWING Store. In conclusion, this is one of the greatest little free games on DATAWING Store right now and definitely deserves a play through or two.

by Red The Admin

Love this game. The gameplay is super smooth and well done, with the only quirk being sometimes the angle you have to stay at relative to the wall to boost is a bit odd, but this does add to the skill ceiling. Story is cute but grapples with some actually pretty heavy stuff. After beating that game I’ve gotten (basically) 100% completion, and from that time I’ve only come up with one complaint. Some of the levels (especially the endurance ones) feel a bit up to luck with weather you will meet the time goals. One level in particular (chemtrails) has a really tight turn you need to make in order to hit a boost w/o crashing. And there’s 3 laps. Now, this should only matter for the people going for leaderboard spots, as the base game objectives are for the most part reasonable. If you’re stuck, take a break, and when you come back, try and take a completely different route. You never know what might just shave off that last thousandth of a second.

by Tanman956;6$5;,!,?ggchfcxjcbge

Love it. Great gameplay, boosting off of walls is ssssooooooooo fun. I agree with the others definitely needs more content, maybe like you could get different looking wings, could change the look of the wings and color trail. Maybe add an endless mode, where the track is randomly generated, though I don't know how well that would work out xD.

Of course multiplayer would be cool I guess, though I'm not really someone who would be playing that to often xD.

Back to that endless idea, maybe there was a digital world that you could explore and you could like go through the files of apps or something that would be cool too. But most of all BE CARFUL xD. I've seen so many games/apps with so much potential ruined by the developers because of numerous reasons. For example, This one app that I love was ruined by 1 person who's phone was old and slow so whenever they tried to run it it crashed, so they went and put up a review saying the game kept crashing and what did the devs do? They removed a key feature that set DATAWING apart in an attempt to make the game run better. ITS YOUR PHONES PEOPLE. NOT DATAWING . Anyway xD. Think long and hard about what you put into the game (or take out 🙄) before you do.

PS. Fellow reviewers, please help me spread awareness that phones can get worn out just like everything else xD. Just because an app is running slow doesn't mean it's that apps fault, it's probably just because your phone is turning into a potato xD.

by Pekka Killer

In the beginning, I was confused where this was going. However, when the malware showed up, I really started to appreciate this game very much. Collecting the little notes in every level enhances the story and was an amazing thing to put in on the developers part. The art style is truly beautiful and abstract, and the story is extremely entertaining and now I am left wanting more. However, I think this size for the game was actually good, it can be played through on a plane or car ride and I will definitely give this one a replay as well. Also, the difficulty is very well done, because some levels are very easy, but the game gradually gets harder. There are also some extremely difficult second and third crystal challenges that are truly entertaining. I just found it today and I know I will remember this as one of my favorite mobile games.

by Levi Rosenlieb

Now I know I’m late to the whole review for this game but if anyone sees this I’m glad. This game is so good, from the deep and interesting story to the nostalgia in the aesthetics and vaporwave music. And I really have to praise the music. Sometimes it has a lonely deep tone and sometimes it has a pep that gets you going. Really top notch with how you added the music to this game. Not only that but this game is a great example of how a little can go a long way. I’m not saying this game doesn’t offer much but the game itself(compared to other games) doesn’t have crazy 3D graphics or epic gameplay. It does it’s own thing and does a good job at doing its own thing. App game developers need to realize that as long as the game controls are nice, the scene is visually pleasing, and the music and story are well made(you might not even need a story) you can make a great memorable game. Also no adds? Awesome

by FbookFail

I thought this game was going to be a ok fast paced game that can occupy me on car rides, however it had a unexpected yet amazing story
And top tear gameplay. The biggest (really only complaint ) abut this game is difficulty, however I feel that the difficulty level is perfect. The most tries It took me was about twenty, and when you finish a level after twenty tries it feels amazing. There was only one time I was actually frustrated because the gameplay is so addictive and the music is top. This game does everything perfect, no ads no micro tansactions. The closest thing to that is at the end credits thing they mention merch they sell and the names of the music creators. And even the merch is reasonable (actually bought one shirt). There is no real complaint about this game it’s a must play. A solid 2-5 hours of gameplay depending on your ability.
And unmeasurable fun.

by Mr. Loploplop

I don't review apps very often, but I was so pleased with my experience playing "Data Wing" that I felt I needed to express my appreciation to the developer. There are few games on DATAWING Store that manage to perfectly combine story, gameplay, and aesthetic design, and this is one of them.

It starts off like a generic "level after level" game with an interesting control system, but things quickly change. Three distinct stories begin to form, and although they are all quite lightweight due to the limitations of the medium, they combine to a truly unique effect. The stories add depth to the experience that many other games lack. As the levels progress, they begin to take on new meaning, and the "rules" start to be broken. By the end, you're left sitting there begging for more.

I'm not going to write much more except a final reminder that YOU MUST DOWNLOAD THIS. Really a work of art.

by Ostrich_62

There was no reward for writing a review. This game is simply amazing. The nostalgic vaporwave soundtrack takes on so many different themes
While keeping thing fun. The gameplay is smooth and simple. It keeps you stuck for a just a little while then you can move on. By that i mean the difficulty is perfect where you are at no point frustrated and hopeless. The story is deep and cryptic. A bit too real for a mobile game but I loved it. My one issue is that the game is too short. They could have added more filler levels and they would still be fun. It makes up for it with the insane levels of polish. This is a game that i will always remember. Honestly nobody reads the reviews because they are interested in the game. But for the dev(s) if you see this, i just want to say that this is a big step in game design and other devs can learn a thing or two from you.