It’s a bit of an open secret that there’s absolutely no shortage of bots, hacks, mods, tweaks, and many other things that fall inside of those categories for Clash of Clans (Free) and Clash Royale (Free) and Supercell’s other games. The most popular ones that I have heard of do things like make you always active on Clash of Clans (so you only get attacked when your mandatory attack cool down occurs) which admittedly were a bigger deal before recent updates as well as the ability to “ghost attack" which amounts to continually re-trying an attack without that attack actually registering. I’ve read that quite a few top-tier clans do these kind of things to keep their win streaks rolling, as they can effectively brute force different attack strategies until they find one that works, then execute that strategy on the live servers. Oh, there’s also all kinds of shady ways to get gems. I’m sure there’s all sorts of other similar stuff out there like this, but, well, you get the gist.
Today Supercell announced some new policies on safe and fair play. They’re really pretty obvious and shouldn’t surprise anyone, but basically if you’re using any kind of third party software, abusing the in-game economy in any way, getting gems in any way other than buying them directly inside the game, or buying/selling game accounts, you run the risk of having your account suspended or even permanently closed. They’ve offered a bit of a warning for players who are doing these kind of things to knock it off, and it wouldn’t surprise me if we see some massive ban wave in the not too distant future.
So, if you’re cheating in any Supercell games, knock it off if you value your account!
I don't know Advance Wars, but I loved Mecho Wars - which I gather is something of an Advance Wars clone.
How does this compare with that?
Better in most every way. Macho was decent though.
I had a feeling it would be. Mecho Wars is great fun, but very basic - and I think I completed it without losing a single battle.
it´s better
Ah sod it. Bought.
I really am getting wild and crazy with my money lately!
Look at you, crazy man, dropping $2.99 like it was nothing.
Which... it is.
It's more than I usually pay. (I also just bought a PS4)
Whoa, man, if you wanna ride and die with us mobile gamers you better smash up that console as a test of loyalty, bro!
Ha. I bought it for my kids really. I thought the main use I'd get out of it would be watching Powers, but it turns out that's not available in the UK
Haha, all the more reason to smash it up then! Wait 'til they get to a good part in Skylanders and are like "parental unit A, you're the best, and our favorite, parental unit A, nothing you could do within the next few minutes could ever change our current estimation of how great you are!" And then take the bat to it! Muwahahaha! And by bat I mean one of those silly inflatable ones you get at the fair that makes silly squeaking noises.
True: it's faithful to AW in almost every respect, but there really hasn't been a polished true-to-form AW clone, so definitely fills the void and is certainly poised for expansions and dlc to take it beyond AW.
my sentiment exactly...i hope they read what you said and take note. I want to buy some expansions and dlc from risky labs
Nice nod to fallout 4 in the review title. ;)
"War never changes" is a gimmick that appeared first in Fallout 1, and was then used in every single Fallout game.
Nothing gets past this guy!
I think it's a bit sad you take it that way : you should cherish serious gamers as much as more casual ones, especially if you want mobile gaming to be taken seriously and more than just "toilet gaming".
Yeah, Eli! You better smash up a toilet! Or pull all the sinks off the wall like Dewey C.!
What is wrong with "toilet gaming". Nothing! Hemorrhoids crying out of loud.
"especially if you want mobile gaming to be taken seriously"
This is really weird one. Do You realize how massive mobile gaming is? Definitely this part of industry can easily ignore "serious old school gamers and developers who knows best, what's good for all players, yet can't influence and sell more".
Btw. I am taking mobile gaming seriously, no matter what Eli writes or says.
And of course, you are right with your previous post about Fallout. Just enjoy "toilet gaming" as much as the others! That's an order gamer! :)
Good review Carter, thx.
My bad, fallout 4 was my first fallout, so I didn't know. ;)
No worries mate, but you should definitely check the other games, as they are really good. I'd recommend Fallout 2 if you can get past the technology gap, or New Vegas if you can't.
"I didn't know winky face?!?" No, man, you gonna have to smash up a console or an arcade machine or one of those claw-grabber things and bring us all the stuffed animals, bro, or we'll never forgive you! (I'll take that smiley sharp-tooth and his long-neck friend, thank you)
Also either of the Fallout wikis are great if you wanna get lost in the lore (lotta references between F2 and NV), there are also
tons of mods on the nexus if you play via PC and want to change the ghastly made-for-console UI that Bethesda always ships with.
My first thought was metal gear solid 4 where snake says that in the beginning of the game. Or I think he did?
I don't recall ever seeing an Advanced Wars clone on ios and that particular criticism seems odd. Great game and since we will never see Advanced Wars on ios this fits perfect. I hope they add more single player campaign, I'd gladly pay extra IAP for it.
I think the devs are hoping to add Challenge maps in a future update.
The way I see it, their studio's strength must be in the UI and art department. It makes sense that they'd use a concept that's tried and true as a vessel for their very well-done visuals. I appreciate the fact that it isn't some "innovative" attempt that turned out crappy, which seems to be the case a lot.
On the subject of Game Center, iOS9.3.2 definitely solved all my issues. You guys should definitely do a big feature on "Game Center games you may have missed" once 9.3.2 goes public, though!
And here's the beta link if you want to download it now and get your multiplayer Warbits on!
You can sign up here and have the new software downloading within a few minutes: https://beta.apple.com/sp/b....
I really like the game, I am a massive advance wars fan, my only issue is that a lot of the units look very similar, which leads to confusion and you have to go into a menu to see the enemy's range which slows the game down.
I didn't see this mentioned in the review; even if you're experiencing the Game Center bug, you can still play the multiplayer maps with AI opponents. And the AI is no pushover, so it's definitely an option worth exploring.
what an excellent review. i was playing warbits, and then i read this and completely agreed. Innovation would have been nice. but excellent AW clone, and catchy dialogue, and its considerate to parents making this a digital simulator that's actually non-violent, and the competitors are having disputes over issues like strawberries being true berries or not. Its funny
Is the champagne story any good and does it have heroes? I really like the Days of Ruin characters and story. I noticed from the trailer the battles aren't separate dynamic scenes but but take place on the map screen (which is the same as if you chose to turn off battle animations to make the Advance Wars match go quicker). I have very high standards for my war simulators you see. If it doesn't meet my standards I'll just have to go back to starting wars in other sections of the globe as a means of sating my thirst for bloodshed.
Oh my, separate battle window. Most beautiful and unnecessary thing in the turn-based strategies. Brings back most pleasant memories. Battle Isle, Panzer General, Advance Wars and especially Fire Emblem (most beautiful animated pixels in my opinion).
ya, one of those icing on the cake things, really...
I'll second the complaint on unit over-similarity. How hard outs it be to
*darn premature post* ... Like the game. Units easy to confuse. Still haven't tried out multiplayer.
Yes, the range thing is very confusing. The load/unload mechanism is a bit clunky since ground units cannot be uploaded onto a carrier that this unit cannot have access to (ocean or mt. for mechs). I also have a hard time predicting how much dmg my units would do and how effective the defense bonuses are......
I like, I bought. I worry there may be a takedown / IP issue due to the gameplay and content being so similar to AW plus lots of us buying it and raising its profile when it might have just bubbled under the radar..
I played an Advance Wars game on the NintendoDS but I never finished it. I might give this game a try later.
Thanks for reviewing.
Preference shoot
"Advance Wars on your phone with online play". Nintendo, pretty please, take notice.
It should occur to the author that, when apeing another design, adding things for adding's sake can throw off the game balance.
This Game is really good and fun to play, If I was part of the game designers I would add more because of all the potential it has. I think that the game should have naval units such as boats submarines and transport ships. But if the game has this there needs to be a lot of water to make them useful. A new game mode should be an all out war with 8-4 teams/colors in a huge map with a lot of cities and open space to explore. Also an additional add to the game could be defenses such as walls, bunkers, landmines, etc. Maybe if it could be worked out some units could have abilities to make them more useful. if the game developers actually took the time to make this a big game, I really believe it could be popular and well known to people.