Leave a Review Smashing Four
So close, but not there yet
This game has a lot of potential. The gameplay is fun but it’s got some problems. There is no indication about how to advance. I’ve put a few hours into the game and I still have no idea about the mechanics of the game. I’m still at level one and have no idea how to move forward. At level one I’m being placed in matches with other players who characters are far above my own. Often more than doubling my characters points. These matches just aren’t fun and more common than a closely ranked match. The biggest problem that I have is when the game doesn’t recognize when I have my finger on the screen. I would say this could be my iPad, but not to the degree that this is happening. It is constant and happens well beyond anything I have experienced with any other app.
Given the problems I’v mentioned Im inclined to give this game one star, however it is so much fun to play when it works that I’m not just writing the game off as garbage. Two stars until they fix it. 5 stars when they do.Show lessd.e.l.iv
Really loved this game but now....
This is a great game, working out the abilities of your Heroes, using physics to work out the best attack, there are a variety of quests to complete, all interesting.
There is no need to spend money unless you really want, there is still the opportunity to succeed.
BUT now the interface has changed and you have to complete one challenge at a time, dictated by the program where before you were able to build your team to attempt to complete multiple quests.
After this current round I will be moving on to something else.Show lessracang
New update is greedy
I’ve played this game off and on for years. YEARS. Probably the last 5-7 years or so I go through phases where I play for quite a long time. It’s fun, it’s kind of mindless and a good time waster. I LOVED the update that brought in personal quests, and the rewards encouraged players to play the game. The newest update, however, is just plain greedy. It combined personal quests and the battle pass, so now you have to pay to claim the rewards that used to come from playing the game and completing your daily/weekly quests. I can’t even claim my rewards from personal quests that I completed before the update, so they will just sit in my inbox forever, unable to be claimed.
It’s greedy, and takes away the incentive that was there for players to play the game the same way. I’m not spending 4.99 for my daily quests to give me decent rewards. I used to actually buy the battle pass every so often. I won’t be spending a dime on this game anymore. I’ll pop in to do my clan quests every other weekend, but that’s about it. I would’ve been happy to give this game 5 stars before this update, but not now. Developers should be ashamed of themselves for this update, gearing the game more and more towards pay to win than it ever has been before. Thumbs down.Show less23keeper32
Great game if you pay them. Patch 2.1.50 death of f2p
Geewa recently released 2.1.50 which effectively killed free to play progress. You used to have personal quests which would refresh every so often neting you some gold and points towards your bonus orbs. There were 3 bonus orbs you would get which would give you much needed cards to increase your levels. This change has removed the two bonus orbs. Instead you are now left with a personal quest that resets every 24 hours, gives gives you a little bit of gold and unlocks a tier for your season rewards(you already had this). At the end of the tiers is a bonus orbs which you must purchase the $4.99 season pass which resets every 14 days I think. So you know have to pay 4.99 every 14 days for a small chance at getting some extra cards you needed. Additionally, there is very little incentive to play. I used to work on my personal quests every day. Now you get 1 personal quest every 24 hours.
This is just further pushing this great game to pay to win.Show lessVince99999999999999
Developer Response
Thanks for the review! Could you tell more of your thoughts in our in-game support? We would love to hear from you further!Latest update nerfed the game
I’m so annoyed I’m taking time to write a review. Please bring back the multiple PQ. The quest orbs was a nice bonus but for me was more about gameplay. Now all I do is smash away, focus on one deck, wait forever to unlock an orb or for a new quest. Pretty boring. Having the season pass intertwined yet separate from the PQ’s added depth and incentive to purchase the SP and attempt to upgrade multiple decks. Guessing the old way didn’t drive in the revenues executive management was hoping, which is a bummer so I understand the switch. But when you sacrifice an element of exciting gameplay for maximizing profit under the guise of “simplifying” the user experience, Geewa insults it’s player’s intelligence and ultimately leading to less money spent. I just started buying the season pass but will no longer do so, therefore leveling up slowly which will invariably lead to getting more bored and finally deleting the game.Show lessAdrock45
Buggy with Bad Algorithms
This game should be simple, but it seems like every month some new bug pops up to make it even more frustrating. Today I didn’t get the point after a skill shot. Why? Who knows? It’s just part of the game. When someone gives up, does it freeze the entire app so you have to shut it down and re-start? Yes, yes it does. Is that fun? No, no it’s not.
The worst part of the game is that they they apparently match people based on their arena, which in turn based on cups. That is just stupid, bad game design. Arenas should be based on cups, but the matching algorithm should be based on total team power. There is no reason I should play against a team with a power level that is +4 or more than mine. If I have 4 x 13, then why I am playing against a team with 16, 15, 14, 14. That’s just dumb. It’s no fun for either player. The matching should be based on team strength within each arena and not purely the arena. If this means producing more bots with fake names and guild associations, then so be it. I feel like I’m playing against bots half the time anyway.Show lessThe*Brow
Solid game
This is a solid game and like to play it. My only issue with this game, it seems that if it can go wrong it will every time. Seems like every move you make puts you in a position for an opponent move that decimates your team. Like every single time. I can be killing someone I’m playing and then out of the blue, after each move they make I have no moves I can make to do much damage. There is an ice board where ice boulders just appear before your move. Seems random at first but kill two opponents and then the ice boulders appear to block your move. I have opponents down to one character with minimal energy and I have 2 or 2 characters left. Before each of my turns the ice boulders seem to block and possible way of hitting my opponent. Something just isn’t adding up to me! Not claiming to be a great player by any means, but it’s just strange.Show lessJayDoto
Fun Game but...
Overall, I think the game is very fun and exciting. As you get to find and unlock new heroes as well as level them up and find their superpowers. There is an odd simplicity to it that makes me almost addicted to it. However, there is one minor fix that I think the developers should make. The Phantom hero is WAY too overpowered. His ability is being able to go through heroes instead of running into them so he can just make a bee line through three of your heroes, hit a wall, go through them again and three quarters of your team is already dead. But, other than that one small change to nerf the Phantom hero, I enjoy the game very much and hope that those of you reading this review will too.Show lessRynotyno
Good game
Your game is so fun to playyou game fun
Fun Game
Smashing four is a really fun game. More like smashing funRick Rollio
