War Robots

Phoebe Ruberto

5 years ago

War Robots Review!

“Great to see you, Commander!

War Robots is the biggest shooter game about giant robots that fit into your pocket. Join epic PvP battles against rivals from all over the world and show them who’s the smartest, fastest, toughest pilot around! Prepare for surprise attacks, intricate tactical maneuvers and other tricks up enemies’ sleeves. Destroy! Capture! Upgrade! Become stronger — and prove yourself as the best mech commander in the War Robots online universe!

MAIN FEATURES

Choose your fighter. Over 50 robots with unique designs and powers let you find a style to call your own.
Play how you want. Want to crush and destroy? To save and protect? Or just annoy the hell out of your enemies? You can do it all with the massive selection of weapons, including ballistic missiles, plasma cannons, and giant shotguns!
Customize. Each robot can be fitted with weapons and modules of your choice. Find your favorite combo and show everyone what you’ve got!
Battle together in multiplayer. Team up with other people! Join a powerful clan to find trusty partners (and friends!), or even start your own!
Battle on your own. Prefer playing solo? Lone wolves can express themselves in special modes like Arena or Free-for-All!
Explore the lore. The War Robots world grows and expands with every update, and the ever-growing community is always ready to help you.”

iOS Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/war-robots-multiplayer-battles/id806077016

Android Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pixonic.wwr&hl=en_GB

Company: Pixonic Games LTD

Genre: PvP

Rated: 12+

Offers in-app Purchases

Gameplay

You are a robot, and it’s your job to destroy the robots on the other team. There are 5 robots on each team and the game lasts for 5 minutes, but if a whole team is destroyed before that time, the game will end early. When I first saw the 10-minute limit I was a bit worried because I thought that was quite a long time for an app game, so I’m glad the game usually ends early.

The aim of the game is to knock down all of your opponents while making sure you’re not shot in the process, this is really hard to do as the robots don’t move very quickly so it’s not easy to get out of the way. However, if you’re trying to kill someone on the opposing team, this can work in your favor as it’s likely they won’t be able to move away in time.

Graphics

I was pleasantly surprised with the graphics for War Robots and definitely found them comparable to World of Tanks Blitz MMO in its dark, dreary, brown atmosphere that makes the game like a warzone. The graphics are smooth, they don’t lag and are pretty detailed in places.

Music & Sounds

In the actual gameplay, there is no music and all you can hear is the footsteps of your robot and shooting coming from you and around you. I’m not sure how I feel about there being no background music as it does feel incomplete but I’d rather this than there be annoying music that makes me delete War Robots.

Controls

The controls are where it all goes wrong. They seem pretty simple at first: to move your robot, you move the joystick on the left-hand side of the screen and to shoot, and move your tower around. The problem was how hard it was to get precision when it came to shooting your opponents. At first, you need to move into position, then you need to aim and shoot all at the same time and it’s ridiculously hard to due to how the controls are placed. I think a better way this game could have its controls is if it was in auto-shoot meaning all you have to do is aim and the game shoots for you.

The Power of in-app Purchases

Gold

500 gold for £4.99
1200 gold for £9.99
2500 gold £19.99
6500 gold for £48.99
14000 gold for £19.99

Silver

500000 for 250 gold
1500000 for 650 gold
5000000 for 2000 gold
15000000 for 5600 gold
50000000 for 18500 gold

Premium

You will get 2x upgrade speed, +50% silver for each battle, and +50% player XP for each battle.

10 days premium for £9.99
30 days premium for £14.99

The purchases are definitely worth it as you can upgrade your robots and guns with gold and silver, however, it’s definitely possible to get far without making a purchase.

The Verdict

The concept of War Robots is definitely great and has a lot of potentials but I do think with the controls being on the difficult side, it might drive people away from playing. I did enjoy the graphics and the actual gameplay, though. On top of this, I had no ads pop up during my gameplay which is definitely a first for an app game so if you’re sick of ads – try War Robots.

If you decide to download War Robots, let us know what you think and if you agree or disagree with any of the things we said. Happy gaming and stay casual!

War Robots Overall Rating: 3/5