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Dune Ornithopter Assault is one of those GBA games that feels like it should be simple but keeps surprising you. At first, it's just you and your ornithopter weaving through canyons, trying not to crash into the dunes below. Then suddenly, enemy fire comes out of nowhere, and you realize how tight the controls actually are.

The missions start basic—escort this, destroy that—but the real challenge is managing speed and altitude while dodging. The desert backdrop is surprisingly detailed for a GBA game, with sandstorms that actually mess with visibility. I remember one mission where I barely scraped through a narrow pass, engines overheating, just to get ambushed by a hidden turret. That kind of tension makes it stick with you.

It's not perfect—some missions drag, and the music loops too quickly—but Dune Ornithopter Assault nails that feeling of being a lone pilot in a vast, dangerous desert.