My character is named Sir Loin of Beef
Tonight we have a couple of pretty big war game titles hitting as well as the latest in a popular tower defense series. Of course, we have a puzzle game to share as well, but the first title I want to talk about is a new gamebook that’s NOT out for iOS, but arrived today for Android devices. It’s called Narborion Saga and what struck me about the release trailer was the terrible font and overbearing music. I swear that the trailer is telling me to “find affics” and “visit Park place” while screaming at me in Elvish. What the hell? Then I found the gameplay trailer and everything was alright with the world again.
Narborion Saga looks to be a fairly standard gamebook, but leaning a little heavier on the RPG elements than what we’re used to from Tin Man or inkle. You’re able to pick your stats and jostle around your inventory just like a real RPG. It’s currently available for both Android and Kindle devices and should hit iOS in a week or two, after it escapes the Apple review process. If we’re looking for a downside, it’s that the gamebook is free to download with IAP. I was hoping that the IAP would just unlock the game, but considering that you get 350 in-game gold if you register on their site during the next week, I’m worried that we might have the first freemium gamebook. I won’t get a copy until it hits for iOS, so I can let you know then.
Both trailers after the break, along with a slew of other App Store newcomers. (Sorry for the lack of links, everyone. I’m having a problem getting to the NZ App Store and can’t grab them until they hit the US)
We mentioned War and Battles last week, and the trailer really blew me away. Wars and Battles acts like a console for war games and the battles that get released are like new cartridges. It will come with Normandy installed, but over the next year you’ll be able to buy new wars like October War of 1973 or Austerlitz in 1805 and play a whole new game. The game will have solo campaigns as well as online, asynchronous multiplayer and more units than you can shake an M1 Garand at. It’s currently $9 in NZD which should translate to $6 or $7 USD, I think.
Hunted Cow is busy. Earlier this week they released Hell for PC with Slitherine, and it was just 2 weeks ago that Rebels & Redcoats hit the App Store. Tonight they launch the fourth in their Ancient Battle series, Ancient Battle: Successors. This one delves into the mess that Alexander left behind when he had the gall to die at age 32. Like all Hunted Cow games, this one has a bunch of campaigns to play and a gaggle of units to fill them with. No video, but we have a screenshot.
Quiz: How many unique ancient units are there?
Election Manager 2016 actually came out earlier this week, but it deserved a little love so I’m going to make sure all the PT readers know about it. Election Manager 2016 puts you in charge of the campaign for POTUS, and lets you recreate the 2012 election or simulate any other election, even one with only independent candidates. You decide where the money goes and how to raise more, as well as taking care of all the polling you’ll need to make those decisions. 2-4 candidates can vie for the Presidency, and you can even play mulitplayer via pass-and-play. Election Manager 2016 is for iOS Universal and will run you $4.
The Kingdom Rush series has had a long history on the App Store, the first one coming out back in 2011. Since then it spawned a sequel called Kingdom Rush Frontiers and the third title in the series, Kingdom Rush Origins, is coming tonight. Not much to say about the series, as they’re basic tower defense games. As Clancy said in his review of KR: Frontiers, “It’s a thing.” So, if you’re not a tower defense fan, this probably won’t change your mind. If you do like the genre, however, it’s one of the better examples of it on the App Store. For you Android users, it’s also hitting Google Play later tonight as well. The first two Kingdom Rush games have theannoying habit of putting out separate versions for iPad and iPhone. Not sure if Origins will follow that same pattern, but if you’re going to buy tonight make sure you’re buying the right version for your device.
Lastly, we have another one of those minimalist puzzle games that are all the rage on the App Store lately. Earlier this week we spotted the very cool Zengrams, and tonight it’s the hard to spell, Quetzalcoatl. Named after the feathered serpent of Aztec myth, this puzzle game has you pulling snake-like pieces that have colors spaced within them. You need to pull the snakes into positions so the colors in the snakes match the colors underneath. It looks like a perfect candidate for one of those, “play for 5 minutes” puzzles which, let’s face it, never gets old. Quetzalcoatl contains 180 puzzles and should be released tonight for $2.
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