I should have joined the army if that’s the wardrobe they’re packing That’s good if you’re a casual gamer who needs something on Facebook to play between IM-ing Tracey from HR, but if you’re hoping for something to tax the little grey cells then look elsewhere. It’s a simple economy that anyone can pick up quickly and is about as complex as the plot of a Peppa Pig episode. There’s no tactical nounce needed here, just point and click and watch until you win or lose.īetween these action sequences comes the base building part where you raise an army with a variety of units to unlock and build supply factories to give you the resources to train more troops. If you have any pretence that this is going to be a newbie-friendly version of Company of Heroes then stop right here because your valiant soldiers will just stand like military lemons and fire on the enemy until they are dead or the enemy falls. Your troops land on the shore in a mini D-Day like landing and cleverly avoid enemy fire and take cover like real- wait, no. Shoving you straight into its tutorial without even a splash screen to change your options, Battle Islands has you assaulting a tiny island fortified with two machine guns and a couple of buildings.
Of course, if you’re not experienced in the Clash of Clan genre, and bless you if you’ve managed to keep yourself virginal, then Battle Islands is going to appear and play like a very lightweight and throwaway experience. It’s really not as exciting at this guy makes out That’s not to say it isn’t worth playing but it means you have to be a certain type of gamer to appreciate or want to delve into its murky free-to-play model.
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Being An online multiplayer game its huge success has bred a series of clones looking to capitalise on the simple formula of building structures, training troops and then battling other players to obtain resources to start the cycle all over again.īattle Islands is the latest in a long line of releases aiming to do exactly that with just a change of clothes to distinguish itself from Supercell’s 2012 game. To those who aren’t aware, Clash of Clans is one of the gaming pillars in the mobile space.
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