Leave a Review Total War Battles
Scam - keep your money
I paid full price for this app, but after the first two or three tutorial missions, the game becomes nearly impossible to beat ! You have to spend "experience" which you can only earn a ridiculously small amount of, before facing missions that are impossible to beat. But the developer, Sega, makes sure you're aware that you can BUY more "experience", to get the upgrades needed to have a fair chance of beating the game...
Sega wants you to shell out another 20 to 30$ to have a playable game !!! (The first ten dollars wouldn't be enough to make it a fair fight)
This is outrageous and should not be encouraged. Sega isn't the respectable game company it used to be in its glory days...
Furthermore, the game mechanics are much closer to a slow version of Plants vs Zombies than a decent and somewhat rich and deeply layered strategy game.
In short : look elsewhere or be ready to pay 25$ to 35$ for the actual game. (Also the campaign is probably quite short as well from what I can tell). personally I'd rather buy a platinum console game for that price, or at least a game that has a high replay value. This one is unfortunately much closer to a scam than anything else.
Be warned.
I wasn't.Show lessle_saltimbanque
Amazing Game!!!
I'm not too big on strategy games, but I downloaded the lite version of it anyways... Needless to say, I was hooked! I bought the full game and now wish they would come out with more. Could we maybe see some other Total War titles on iPad? The gameplay is challenging and intuitive...I've lost tons of time playing this! Great job to the devs, I would gladly buy another Total War on the iPad if you would make it. Also, would a console version that would be similar to the computer version be possible? Keep up the good work!!!Show lessaaronk214
Could be better, much better
Graphics
Fantastic, the motion of the players looks real, like they used motion capture. It is easy to get caught up watching and rooting for your troops.
Story
Pretty simplistic, a little weird how much this brother and sister love each other, but maybe it's just me.
Sound
Standard fare, nothing shocking. Whatever is good is offset by the horrible over reading of the story text. My wife is Japanese, and she said this dramatic style is typical in story reading, but as an American it is over the top, and the Japanese accent seems forced. I disliked the execution on this.
Gameplay
This is where it could use improvement. Can't see all that much of the field at one time, and to recruit troops you have to touch the building you placed. This means that you have to swipe a few times back to the home camp, wait for the troops to be recruited, and then place them. It really is cumbersome, and timing is important for moving.
Moving is also a pain, where the troops automatically stop to attack a building but don't continue. Can't go backwards, so you better be in the right row because you and only move left and right after the movement bar refills, painfully slow.
It's cool to upgrade troops and the super general powers.
Troops deployment is painful too. Can't move through your own buildings, placing is limited to your 40% of your field.
Nice game, but poor execution at key points.Show lessMke9634
I like the game, but...
Having only played skirmishes this is my experience so far. I find that the game isn't so much a strategy game as a reaction game. I feel that the Total War folks need to adjust the AI here to give one a least a fighting chance! There's a few things that are a bit annoying about the game, one being trying to figure out the proper placement of the structures. You can use up quite a bit of time doing this and by the time you've got your village laid out you're being over run by waves of opposing samurai from the other village. They completely out produce you and you just can't keep up. Perhaps others have had better luck coping with this but I have not, it just gets ridiculous after a while. I'm not looking for the game to be a roll over, I want a challenge but at the same time I'd like a fighting chance! They also should include some kind of guide so you know what structures do what and what the troop types are etc. Perhaps a training module or something, but it needs something. If they could fix this, the AI gameplay and make it so the village could fit together a bit more easily I would definitely add additional stars. Another thing is the inability to move backwards but thats a minor point. I do give 5 stars for design and overall visual quality, it's a nice looking game and other than the above issues I like it quite a bit.Show lessSRegs064
Good for 2$
If your looking for the PC game on an iPad this isn't it and you should really consider the platform you play on, but if your looking for a fun strategy game this is something you should pick up.
Pros: solid game play and good Rock Paper Scissors game play. The game has a good amount of units and can be challenging at times.
Cons: no unit info or building info when you first start playing its hard to figure out building placement and what buildings/units do. I would say the hardest thing in the game is building placement it's like Tetris but you can't see what spaces are available to build on.
Overall good game needs some tweaks and pop up info to make play fluid. Graphics are good but not realistic when you play remember retreat is not an option.Show lessLord Dundar
Great game, but may not be the best for everyone
Total War Shogun 2 looks really good, but I will never be able to play it thanks to the graphics cards being $100. However, this game showed hope. The game was fascinating. I really enjoyed how fun it really was even though sometimes the difficulty got hard. Skirmish battles were horrible and the campaign got really hard at times but you could pass it if you were really smart. That wasn't a big deal. The game gets addicting at times especially when you start the game. The game is definitely worth the five dollars that you pay on it. I also like the gameplay. It was lots of fun fun and got very addicting at times especially when you were in trouble and he somehow won out of nowhere. This game gets a 8/10. Great game Sega!Show lessShayne0423reviews!
Great update for a great game, still some minor issues however..
I love the optimization. I almost thought you guys forgot about the game. Now I love it even more. I'm even impressed at the fixing of the icon. It always bothered me that the old icon was a bit blurry.
Also I actually think my game loads, starts up, and resets battles slower now :\ And did you change the scoring system? I noticed all my campaign scores are turned into 1 star instead of 3 star.
I'm hoping there will be may be survival maps, a few new missions or campaign in the future. Even if it was an IAP to add a new area, I think that would be fun. Thanks for the update!Show lessSaber Altria
enjoying it, but stuck
my version is stable, and honestly, it's a fun and smart game, and as I figure out nuances, I keep moving forward, but I got stuck on the ninja challenge of the campaign, and have been unable to move on. there is no instuctions as to how anything really works, which was a challenge, but now is annoying as I can't make my little guys visible or invisible as I like, and I am stuck half way through until get some clarity.. so it's like being addicted to something that leaves you stuck... is it just me!?_Show lessnewinTKA
No saves??
Fun game, but it didn't save my progress on an EXP level - the ninja master one, which took me ages to get even halfway through. Put the iPad down for an hour, came back, had to start over and do the whole first part over again (lengthy part, too, over 30 mins...)
Anyway, I wish the save feature was way better (let us save our own games, during a level, b/c obviously the system's auto-save whole in the middle of a game doesn't work properly).
Fun, though.Show lessjcc_123
I enjoyed it
At first I was skeptical but after some work I got the hang of it. For a slow game you have to think quickly, place buildings strategically, and always have an ace in the hole for the rough patches. I would suggest doing the side "exp" missions so you get a better handle on all the nuances of the game that really come in handy later on. And also if at all possible make sure you drop a temple and the building that comes from erecting a temple. The samurai and horses you get from that building are a must! Also the temple gives you a banner later on to increase production of a certain resource. I would place it next to the temple for increased spirit output so you can field more samurai and horses.
CheersShow lessSus_CA
