Happy Wars is a third-person-esque, action based, tower defense
type game where you and an army of up to 15 other players each choose one of
three character classes, start at one tower and battle your way through colorfully
cartoony stages to the enemies tower in hopes that you destroy their base
before they destroy yours. *
gasps for air*
THE GOODS
The game is
FREE!!! By far the most ambitious and most in-depth free
Xbox live arcade game to hit the marketplace, but for some reason Xbox has not
been cramming it down our throats via dashboard advertisements.
Happy Wars
works like your common Facebook game in that its
free to play, but for
a fast track to the premium content you will need to drop some real world fake
dollars via Microsoft points. All that said, the game so far is balanced enough
where penny pinchers like me can still be competitive with those who are
spending money in the game, but they look a helluvah lot cooler than me. Along
with the game being
free, I also must divulge that the game is surprisingly
fun and
addictive. Each game lasts up to 10 minutes making it the
perfect game to play when your time is limited, and when your just looking for
a hack and slasher that requires very little personal investment to storylines
or active brain cells. Gameplay is awesomely chaotic; the controls are
intuitive as well as responsive. I'd love to give this game a near perfect
review but alas I cannot...
THE BADS
The online matchmaking is
STUPID. By far one of the most flawed
online multiplayer experiences I have ever had. Since its release my ratio of
lobby to in game time is at least 3:1. The most frustrating part is that when I
do finally get into a match the connection gets dropped.
YES my
NAT
is open, and
NO Wal-Mart is not my service provider. I have gone
online with many games with many people without issues and never had this level
of terrible connection issues. While once again stuck in a lobby my friends and
I started investigating forum pages for the game only to find that this is a widely
known issue and that the good people at Toylogic Inc. and Microsoft Studios are
working towards a solution. But as I write this review the matchmaking is an abomination,
and unfortunately forces my hand to give this game a far lower rating than it
deserves...
CONCLUSION
3/10 Happy Stars
I would
LOVE to give
this game a 6 or maybe even a 7+ but because the game was primarily developed
to be an online multiplayer game and yet did such an awful job with the online
matchmaking components the game is a 3 but can gain major points with good
updates. Although the gameplay and controls and fun factor and concept are
fantastic, the game just loses its luster in the single player modes. The game
was meant to be played with real life people in a multiplayer capacity.
Honestly the game is
free so stop reading and download it already
before Xbox changes its mind!
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