It’s a game that winds up feeling like a chore at times. The game feels plodding at times, and missions contain ever-increasing numbers of waves. Well, I forgot that Kingdom Rush has always eschewed fast-forwarding, and the missions in Origins feel particularly lengthy, particularly when there’s no ability to move the action along. Back when I reviewed Crystal Siege HD (Free), I noted that game lacked fast-forwarding and felt a bit slow. Unfortunately, Kingdom Rush Origins‘ pacing is a real killer. The visuals are a bit small on the iPad mini 2’s Retina display, and I understand the lack of zoom functionality, but it can be hard to tell where hero units are in the heat of battle when there’s hundreds of units are on screen at once. Some of them just do things like play music or trigger animations, but others can affect battle, though those are more obvious. The levels are teeming with animated elements all over the place, including little random things that can be tapped in the levels. This game has spectacular detail, color, and animation. The production values are maxed out, to be sure. There are a number of path designs across the game’s two-dozen-plus levels – pay attention to where the banners are to see where the enemies are marching toward! There are a number of new enemies, different upgrades to play with, new special hero attacks to play with, and all sorts of the little tweaks and changes that series veterans will likely point out. The game’s elements will feel largely familiar to Kingdom Rush veterans, as many of the unit types follow a similar structure as they did before, with archers, stone-throwers replacing bombers, magicians, and the infantry units serving as the towers to fend off enemies. It’s still a solid game, but it’s pretty clear at this point that it’s a series just for fans of it, and I failed to find any reason for newcomers to particularly jump in to this entry in particular. Now Ironhide Games continues the franchise with Kingdom Rush Origins ($2.99), a game that iterates on the formula that previous entries established. It gives this genre a fresh feel, and not just about sitting back and watching towers annihilate enemy creeps. The Kingdom Rush (Free) series has been one of the most popular tower defense franchises out there, and it’s thanks in part to its introduction of action and RTS elements with the summonable reinforcements, and the hero units that can be sent across the battlefield to help take care of any threats.
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