Azur Lane
Azur Lane is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game created by Chinese developers Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi, released in 2017 for the iOS and Android operating systems. Set in an alternate timeline…
Azur Lane is an adventure developed by Shanghai Manjuu, released 25 May 2017 on Android and iOS.
What Azur Lane is
Azur Lane is an adventure game developed by Shanghai Manjuu and released in 2017. It was published by Yostar Games. It is available on Android and iOS. It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Azur Lane is set in an alternate World War II timeline where Earth's oceans are invaded by a mysterious alien force known as the Sirens. These beings possess advanced technology far beyond humanity's capabilities, causing nations to lose over 90% of their maritime control. In response, four major naval powers—the Eagle Union (U.S.), Royal Navy (UK), Iron Blood (Germany), and Sakura Empire (Japan)—form the Azur Lane alliance. They use Wisdom Cubes to create shipgirls (Kansen), humanoid embodiments of warships, to fight back. Initially successful, the alliance fractures when the Iron Blood and Sakura Empire defect to form the Crimson Axis (Red Axis). They adopt Siren technology to enhance…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Azur Lane launched on 25 May 2017, within three weeks of Prey, Injustice 2, Tekken 7 and RiME.
Released around the same time: Prey, Injustice 2, Tekken 7, RiME.
Official trailer
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