Review of Arcane Battles for iOS

The App Store enormous amount of good, interesting, spanning games. But sometimes the midst of this diversity there are quite outstanding representatives. You know that feeling when you sat down just to see the toy, but got out of it only after 8 hours? Recently I came across a game called Arcane Battles. It may seem that this is a common is fantasy strategy game with RPG elements and multiplayer, but only up to the first fight. Within a few minutes there is a strong desire to postpone everything and spire-spire-steeple.

to reconcile the irreconcilable

So, Arcane Battles - a mixture of seemingly incompatible genres. Free-rolevki strategy, fighting system which is based on the usual and familiar to each of us the game, "Make a chain." As casual puzzle-game fits into the combat mechanics of RPG-strategy? See screenshots.

Fight takes place on the basis of the player's choice of a particular type of items that it will integrate into a chain during the next turn.

Swords - the attack, and the more swords will be combined into a chain, the harder will be the enemy. Shields reduce the damage taken by their units. Red bottle - refill troops health.

Blue replenish mana, a sufficient level which is possible to use spells uber-dependent character of specialization.

Type of icons appear on the grid, as well as the selection of the targeted objectives, does not depend on the player, which adds to the gameplay necessary share of randomness and does not allow to relax during the battle.

It is difficult to explain this excitement when you notice that's a very long chain of swords on the field and carefully encircles it, looking forward to the unconditional removal of the enemy troops.

Maybe I just like puzzles, but the effect of such a hybrid introduced me to some unnatural delight.

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Now about the plot, development, and general game mechanics. In the initial stages of the game the player is presented with three army units, the list of which is replenished as you progress through quests and victories in the new opponents. The most outstanding of them are available for inclusion in the squad. Each unit has a unique ability to provide an advantage in battle with competent layout unit.

In the future, the army can be supplemented by various specialists with unique spells, and even more powerful beings, access to which is open in the later stages of the game.

Especially impatient can zadonatit through IAP and get the resources to buy clever creatures faster.

In the game there is no choice of difficulty levels, but from personal experience in the gameplay there is a gradual alignment of the enemy forces and troops under the control of the player.

The developer periodically releases additions straighten balance, as well as adding new elements to the game and locations.

For example, the recently released update, which adds to the world of the so-called faults - randomly generated dungeons, where well-developed characters can get even more heaped awards.

PvP

After two or three defeats in a row, and the realization that my army is kind of weak, caught the eye of PvP item menu. In the course of the passage of the player opens the arena where it can compete against other players armies. This is another interesting aspect of the game, in which you can get stuck for hours and even days.

Unlike standard fighting through drawing chains PvP battle taking place in the automatic mode, and selection is carried out by matching opponents level forces.

For victory over the players provide useful rewards and, more importantly, experience. After 20-30 minutes of merry mixes with live opponents my army gets the necessary levels and can move on the storyline.

Multiplayer

About an hour later a leisurely game player has enough experience to join the guild. As in other role-playing games, players in the community under the unified banner of access to top content increased complexity and corresponding awards.

Unfortunately, your humble servant, just because of the time was not able to fully discover the charms guild hikes, but is constantly seen in the general chat messages about recruiting.

In general, social interaction and cooperation here are indispensable for those who wish to get their hands on the best troops and awards.

in total

Arcane Battles at present only one disadvantage, which is also its key feature - a mixture of two very different genres, forming a unique gameplay. Either you wince from such wonders or love her with all my heart. The rest of the gameplay seems very balanced and very addictive. To schedule, despite some simplified models of movement, some have no complaints - yet, it is not a shooter.

Arcane Battles definitely worth to recommend to all jaded monotonous and dull kazual strategy twin, sharpened by constant Donat. In this case, the user successively reveals itself to the story, in any case not will face an insurmountable obstacle type of "pay or leave." Your humble servant, after 8 hours of continuous play, and did not need to refer to Donato. It's a great game.