Monday, August 11, 2014

Game of War – Fire Age - IOs7


“Game of War – Fire Age is the first truly global online game. Befriend, Chat, Help, and Destroy people from all over the world in this real time game of global conquest!”

www.gameofwarapp.com


Hello everyone!
   Happy August! Tonight we are taking a quick look into Game of War – Age of Fire for your mobile devices.
Anyway as always we rate on four main things here:
               Gameplay - How does it play?
               Graphics - 1987 or 2014
               Sound - Vibrant or White Noise?
               Lasting Appeal - Wham Bam Thank Ya Ma'am, or REPLAY!
Each section will be rated between 1 or 5 stars, 5 being the best ever (good luck devs!) and 1 being another download and delete.



               Gameplay – 4/5
                   While this game appears to be another Pay To Win RTS game; never judge a book by its cover. Yes, you can spend all of the money you want and dominate, but the field is more leveled then other games. For example, by joining and alliance and helping your teammates, you can earn the benefits that others can pay for. So with the right group of people it can level a playing field.

                   The UI is very usable; however it is very cramped on my IPhone 5c. There is a lot of things that are easily accessible from your initial menu, and an option for MORE, make sure you check everything out and see what you have at your disposal! Go forth and build your kingdoms!


                   Some fundamental parts of the game for beginners are as follows:
          Alliances: Join an alliance ASAP, you can get help with building, rewards, earn a special currency to buy alliance items, and of course ask for help finding those damn Level 1 Cyclops!

          Cyclops Event: Currently there is a Cyclops event going on in game, go find those Cyclops and demolish them and their homes! But beware, they come with a price!
          Research: In order to fight the Cyclops you will have to research the necessary skills! Make sure to make wise decisions while researching! Some of these take over a day to complete!

          Crafting: During your raids you will find supplies, like gems, bones, hides, etc. Check out your Forge and select recipes; here you can see all of the epic gear you can make for your Hero! As well as the stats you can affect by equipping the gear!

          Quests and the Casino: There are Empire Quests, Daily Quests, Alliance Quests, and VIP Quests. Empire Quests are basic quests to get your empire going! Make sure to complete all of these! Daily, Alliance, and VIP quests are quests that regenerate every few hours and give you loot, exp, resources, and sometimes special bonuses! Alliance quests become accessible after joining an alliance, and VIP quests are for VIP Players only. The casino has a lot of great items to win, make sure to check it out!

          Farming: When first starting out look for resource patches around your city, send your armies to a patch and they will start collecting! But beware, your city may be undefended if you send everyone!

               Graphics – 3.5/5
                   The graphics for the UI is interesting; however it really does not POP for me. It has a small learning curve; unless you are a RTS Veteran you may have some problems at first, but nothing you cannot overcome.

               Sound – 4/5
                   The sounds in the game really made me feel like I was making my kingdom, or I could be RPing with myself again, HA! Overall it is nice when you are alone, however sitting at work using this app may get you a strange look or two!

               Lasting Appeal – 3.8/5
                   My rating for 3.8 comes with the sole factor that I have not engaged in much PVP or large scale wars. All of my attacks have been on smaller 1 on 1 cities. From what I can see if you like RTS games, this may be a winner for you! I will be around, if you ever in game and need something shoot me a msg on DueEast .

So my overall vote for this everyday IPhone and Android app is a ... 3.8 . I would recommend you pick this up, if not for anything but to kill a giant Cyclops!














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Saturday, August 9, 2014

Fall Season Line Up!

Welcome Back!


Our Summer Recess is over here at the Hiram Abiff Game Show! We have exciting App reviews and content for the Fall Season!

EDIT: Due to unforeseen events, we will be reviewing one app on the TOP NEW GROSSING List for the Google Play Market this season.

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Hiram Abiff