Like Heroes, but where is the manual/tutorial ?

Pros: -------- it is basically like Heroes of Might & Magic: you have castles, heroes, they lead armies, units have some stats. Also, there are goodees scattered around the map, and even some quests.

-------- the music is good, it doesn't get annoying, creates some atmosphere. Maybe the only good thing about this game.

Cons: ---------- There is no manual or tutorial, at least I couldn't find it with the game, and there is nothing on the developer's site.

----------------------------------------------- Although battles seem to be much like in Heroes at the first glance, there is very little stuff in it: there are no archers and mages, only melee units. All units I saw so far move 7 tile per turn. Even after the 4th battle I couldn't guess why some units didn't inflict any damage to the enemy, while others killed a large group with one blow. So, I didn't guess what determines the success of the blow.

--------------------------------------------------- When a unit is attacked, it doesn't retaliate. Well, this may be a design choice, but without a manual I can't get the idea.

------------------------------------------------------- The graphics are bad. Although it's freeware, images still look very unattractive, especially the faces of heroes - they are like plastic dolls and have nothing to do with the fantasy setting (is it fantasy btw?)

*****It is hard to tell where your units are and where the enemy's: lives are shown in the same color, and the units' sprites are so basic (simplistic), that you can easily mix them.

------------------------------------------------- Mouse logic is bad. You have to first left-click somewhere to mark the path for the selected unit, then right click there to order movement. Why not just make left-click responsible for both actions. Also, units, get deselected after moving, which means you have to select them again to attack the enemy right after moving.

Posted: 19-Aug-2006 03:19:21 PM

Nice graphics and concept, but interface isn't perfect

Pros: It a game inspired by Battle city, though your tanks can move in any direction and their projectiles bounce from walls. Graphics are very clean and detailed, especially for a freeware game. The music is also fine. Enemy tanks are smart and use bounces to their advantage. I didn't even manage to win once.

Cons: First, the main menu of the game is overloaded with buttons and switches. Although it looks great, you can't see at first what you should click to start the game. Controlling the tank is hard. You have to press arrow keys to turn right/left and up/down to accelerate/move back. Since the sprites are small, you can't precisely see where you tank is currently looking at, and so your shots are not very accurate.

This game would be much friendlier if one could control the direction of the tank's turret and issue shoot order with the mouse, while the tank itself moved simply north when you press Up, south when you press Down, and the same for Right/Left.

Posted: 09-Jun-2006 04:46:41 AM

A game based on Risk

Pros: This game is based on risk, you buy soldiers in countries you control, attack and defend. The graphics are average.

Cons: I didn't like the interface. There is generally too much clicking. Also, there wasn't enough in-game help, so I didn't understand the rules enough. I hope it will be more user-friendly in later versions

Posted: 09-Jun-2006 01:51:56 AM