Fun Game but Designed to be a Money Grab/Ad Farm
The game is fun, and it’s engaging, until about level 180. Up until this point, the isn’t too difficult, though I had to use plenty of freezes and shields along the way. However, once I hit level 180, I’m hard blocked from progressing. To get through this level, you would have to have an extremely powerful fleet, or you would a ton of special skills, both of which would require either a ton of [real] money, or a ton of [real] money and watching a ton of ads.
Additionally, the challenges get to the point where you can beat the early levels just fine, but then quickly become the same exact scenario of being impossible without power-ups and/or a strong fleet.
Then you have PVP. In the beginning, PVP isn’t too bad; I was able to win almost every match, but then it got to the point where I hardly ever win a match, wasting what few attempts you get (without watching ads, of course).
And, to top it off, paying to remove ads only removes the forced ads; if you want extra power-ups or extra PVP attempts, you still have to watch “optional” ads. I say “optional,” because even though they are considered optional, they are entirely necessary to get through levels, which I’m certain these devs understand. It seems they want the best of both worlds; people pay to remove the forced ads, but the game is intentionally designed to be impossible to progress without watching “optional” ads. This to me is very scummy.
Preemptive response to developer’s responses of “we value your feedback,” or whatever other canned response they like to give: I don’t believe you. You CHOSE how to develop your game, and it was a conscious decision to design your game to be impossible without ads, even AFTER paying to turn them off, or without spending money, thereby making your game Pay-to-win. Do better!
Additionally, the challenges get to the point where you can beat the early levels just fine, but then quickly become the same exact scenario of being impossible without power-ups and/or a strong fleet.
Then you have PVP. In the beginning, PVP isn’t too bad; I was able to win almost every match, but then it got to the point where I hardly ever win a match, wasting what few attempts you get (without watching ads, of course).
And, to top it off, paying to remove ads only removes the forced ads; if you want extra power-ups or extra PVP attempts, you still have to watch “optional” ads. I say “optional,” because even though they are considered optional, they are entirely necessary to get through levels, which I’m certain these devs understand. It seems they want the best of both worlds; people pay to remove the forced ads, but the game is intentionally designed to be impossible to progress without watching “optional” ads. This to me is very scummy.
Preemptive response to developer’s responses of “we value your feedback,” or whatever other canned response they like to give: I don’t believe you. You CHOSE how to develop your game, and it was a conscious decision to design your game to be impossible without ads, even AFTER paying to turn them off, or without spending money, thereby making your game Pay-to-win. Do better!
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Response from developer
We understand your concerns about progression walls, required ads, power-ups, and PVP balance—especially after paying to remove forced ads. This is valuable feedback, and we’ve shared it with the team for review. We hope to provide a fairer, more enjoyable experience.
Bugs
I very much enjoyed this game until I came across what could only be bugs or hacking that have frustrated me to no end. During the PvP there have been opponents that have spaceship lvls of 999 and the screen freezes wasting one of the very few chances you get for PvP. There have also been instances where the opponents spaceships were of lesser quality and lvl than mine and still seem to be able to overpower my ships. I don’t recommend playing this game with so many inconsistencies and bugs. Especially since I’ve reported the first problem and there seems to be nothing the developers are doing to stop it.
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Response from developer
We understand your frustration with the bugs and inconsistencies you've encountered, especially in PvP mode. These issues are critical, and we're committed to resolving them promptly to enhance your experience. Thank you for bringing them to our attention.
Fun but ads ruin it.
Imagine a great game. Almost perfect in the design but you are forced to watch ads. Forced the I actually complete a level you have to watch an ad. I thought I clicked something so I closed the app because I hate ads and the level didn’t finish because the ad was apart of completing the level.
Update. At level 60 it goes from every so often getting an ad to at the end of every level. If you make the mistake of thinking you accidentally watched a bonus and close the game, you will have to redo the level.
I’m deleting this game as I hate watching videos after every level.
Update. At level 60 it goes from every so often getting an ad to at the end of every level. If you make the mistake of thinking you accidentally watched a bonus and close the game, you will have to redo the level.
I’m deleting this game as I hate watching videos after every level.
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Response from developer
Thank you for sharing your experience. We understand the frustration with frequent ads affecting gameplay. Your feedback is valuable and we’ll consider it for future updates.
Terrific - but…
Ads in the game. Not the way you’d expect, but ads playing in the top corner *while you play*, some you can mute, some you can’t. And dear god they’re annoying, looping, and they don’t stop. I get that developers need to make money but screw this attitude.
Response from developer
Thank you for your feedback. We understand your frustration with the ads during gameplay. Your insights are valuable, and we will review this issue to improve your experience.
Mandatory ads
If I could give less than one star, I would. From the very beginning, you have ads playing audio throughout every single level. Kill the ad, start a new level, more ads. Inescapable.
If I wanted to listen to ads, I'd open YouTube.
If I wanted to listen to ads, I'd open YouTube.
