Decent but buggy
First off, I enjoy this game quite a bit when I’m just trying to kill some time on break at work or whatever. The game play is decent overall and leveling up is not too bad and watching the ads for boosts is MOSTLY ok.
Now, here is my issue and also why I said mostly ok. If I play a total of three hours in a day, I can be assured the game will crash at least four times. Additionally, one of the ads seems to be broken and won’t let you exit out of the ad when it’s done forcing you to restart the app. The biggest issue with this and the crashes is you lose the weapon card you were using for that round. If it wasn’t for this issue, I’d 100% give this five stars but since I’ve had to watch extra ads so many times to get more weapon cards just because of lost cards from crashing and the buggy save the king ad, three is the most I’ll give.
Now, here is my issue and also why I said mostly ok. If I play a total of three hours in a day, I can be assured the game will crash at least four times. Additionally, one of the ads seems to be broken and won’t let you exit out of the ad when it’s done forcing you to restart the app. The biggest issue with this and the crashes is you lose the weapon card you were using for that round. If it wasn’t for this issue, I’d 100% give this five stars but since I’ve had to watch extra ads so many times to get more weapon cards just because of lost cards from crashing and the buggy save the king ad, three is the most I’ll give.
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Nice game but falls short with some issues
First issue is the idea that it’s multiplayer. The app will tell me I’m matching up with another person in a live match, when my phone is on airplane mode and literally cannot connect with anyone else. Also in the 3-way matches, you only earn 100 gems but can earn over 1,000 gems in a 1 on 1 match?!
The last big update started randomizing which canons would be used and allowed updating canons to make them faster; except the default canon which is apparently stuck at level 1, because I can find no way to upgrade it. Except whenever I get “matched” with another “player”, their default canon is always level 99. But my level 1 almost always beats them… yeah, sure.
Lastly, one of the matches has a bug that causes all the attackers to vanish after destroying the first enemy spawner, which then causes 1 frame per second until the final enemy spawner on the first part of the mission is destroyed, in which the FPS goes back to normal for the second half.
The last big update started randomizing which canons would be used and allowed updating canons to make them faster; except the default canon which is apparently stuck at level 1, because I can find no way to upgrade it. Except whenever I get “matched” with another “player”, their default canon is always level 99. But my level 1 almost always beats them… yeah, sure.
Lastly, one of the matches has a bug that causes all the attackers to vanish after destroying the first enemy spawner, which then causes 1 frame per second until the final enemy spawner on the first part of the mission is destroyed, in which the FPS goes back to normal for the second half.
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Response from developer
Hey and thanks for your feedback! We have improved a lot since 2022 when you submitted this review. Would you consider giving us a second chance and letting us know if we deserve an upgrade to the original rating? :)
False Advertising and Drains Battery
Game has zero sound unlike the countless ada with this game that do, and with an iPhone 12 this game eats battery. My phone has gotten so hot playing this, even for short times that my flashlight turns off to stop from drawing any more. It has a few bugs where some levels are clearly random and impossible to beat but those aren’t too common. It also isn’t online like you may think, it’s just creating random names like any other. If you close the app and reopen it, you’ll probably see someone “raided you” when there wasn’t even enough time. It’s all just a scheme to get money and force you to watch ads. Another issue is I tapped to watch a video for an upgrade and it wouldn’t let me exit the ad, it kept bringing me to the app store regardless of tapping the X..
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Greed
The game used to have balance. Most games have an AD component and in some cases the ability to pay not to watch them. In this case, I paid to avoid the majority of ads while the option to watch them for perks remained, which was acceptable. The most recent update has effectively forced players into watching far more ads because you can no longer select your earned cannon. This is a key component because instead of using a cannon that is preferred or more efficient, it’s randomized based on packs of cards you get when completing a level or watching ads. It’s then amplified because it forces players to watch ads for the level upgrade to even stand a chance to win. This update has made it a blatant money grab. I will be disputing all charges associated to this game with Apple for past purchases based on their greed and for fundamentally changing the game.
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New update is horrible. Just an ad spammer now
The game has changed for the worst. You used to be able to select what cannon you wanted to use after you had unlocked it. Now your stuck with the basic first one unless you watch a 30 second ad every 3 rounds, and even then you don't always get the cannon that works best. All this ontop of the ads you have to watch after every single round. Im too high a level to pass any of these without constantly watching ads and it has ruined the game. Dont waste your time with this game, plenty of better ones out there.
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No investment value
Pro: game didn’t lock up, though it did lag severely if too many fighters are drawn onscreen at once.
Cons: No value in replay… lose a level - it doesn’t matter, you still get resources and don’t lose a thing. And you will lose sometimes, because some battles will be patently impossible to win no matter what you do. But, you don’t fight that same battle again if you restart… so there’s no challenge, nothing being figured out.
Worse, you quickly unlock the best cannon available to F2P, and with enough upgrades - which also come quickly - the game becomes crush fight after fight, lose horribly once, repeat.
And that’s without watching money boosting ads! Not to say I didn’t see ads… tons of ads. Most of the 5-8sec click-through variety.
Graphics are exceptionally basic.
In fairness, the game does teach force placement and cumulative weight of numbers… quickly realizing how to spread your troops to get the most men on the field via hitting multiplication gates (and possibly avoiding red barriers) while causing as much mayhem to the oncoming foes. Balancing offense and defense. So, for these reasons (and the grace barraging us with *short* ads), I gave it a 3/5.
Cons: No value in replay… lose a level - it doesn’t matter, you still get resources and don’t lose a thing. And you will lose sometimes, because some battles will be patently impossible to win no matter what you do. But, you don’t fight that same battle again if you restart… so there’s no challenge, nothing being figured out.
Worse, you quickly unlock the best cannon available to F2P, and with enough upgrades - which also come quickly - the game becomes crush fight after fight, lose horribly once, repeat.
And that’s without watching money boosting ads! Not to say I didn’t see ads… tons of ads. Most of the 5-8sec click-through variety.
Graphics are exceptionally basic.
In fairness, the game does teach force placement and cumulative weight of numbers… quickly realizing how to spread your troops to get the most men on the field via hitting multiplication gates (and possibly avoiding red barriers) while causing as much mayhem to the oncoming foes. Balancing offense and defense. So, for these reasons (and the grace barraging us with *short* ads), I gave it a 3/5.
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Great game but where’s the update?
This game is fun and a great way jus to relax and kill time. I do wish the only way to upgrade wasn’t just by watching ads. I don’t mind watching adds to upgrade but that shouldn’t be the only way. Yes you can buy them with coins but it takes an obscene amount just for one upgrade. The game keeps talking about new features being added in the update like the card system and armory but I don’t see where those were added.
Edit: I am editing this review based on the response from the team. It was a quick response and satisfied one of the few issues I have. I enjoy using this game as way to relax and kill time.
Edit: I am editing this review based on the response from the team. It was a quick response and satisfied one of the few issues I have. I enjoy using this game as way to relax and kill time.
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Used to be fun
They took a great game and made it infuriating. I loved playing this, sure there were a lot of ads, but you could skip them after a few seconds or not see them at all if playing on airplane mode. Now they made the game impossible to play unless you watch an ad for a bonus. I watched enough ads. I have everything upgraded to the max because I watched more ads than I can count. Now I lose every board in less than 5 seconds because they send an absurd amount of “large” characters and the smaller ones come non stop at a speed much faster than the max. The only way to pass a board is to watch an ad for faster charge, double cannons, increased fire rate, or a random x10 gate (that usually is one that doesn’t help). Please go back to making the game enjoyable. You got enough of my “money” through ads by having me max out everything.
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Fun game
Crashes each time it opens. Cannot play. Fix please!
Update: all fixed and sorted so back into it. Found the adverts only appear if you use the multiplier at the end of each battle. Don’t use it, no adverts (if paid for non advert playing)
Update: all fixed and sorted so back into it. Found the adverts only appear if you use the multiplier at the end of each battle. Don’t use it, no adverts (if paid for non advert playing)
Response from developer
Hey, sorry for the inconvenience! Please try again with the newest version (2.20.2), it should fix your problem.
Meh, could be great but not customizable enough
All the enemies are bots even though they make it seem like they’re real people’s profiles. Let me add an avatar and name and play against other peoples accounts instead of just bots. Like “live match” awesome idea but it’s obviously a bot since they never release giants and always lose. Also game gets laggy once too many guys are on the field and then enemy giants are able to move through my blue guys without being killed. Love that I paid $3 for no ads (which has actually worked I don’t know what’s happening to other reviewers but I haven’t had an ad since I paid) at level 15 only to get hit with “coming soon” bases after lvl 18. Make stuff more customizable. Like screw the level system, let me make my base and unlock new items with the point system you already have, then you don’t have to worry about making whole new bases, just need to pump out items for people to unlock.
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