02.02.12        App Score: 8/10    is a real-time strategy (RTS) game that is the sequel to Crystal War, which became quite popular among mobile gamers. The one thing missing was the ability to game against other fans. Now, by popular demand, multi-player in real-time is available. Even better, the iOS game still delivers on all facets, making it a sure hit among new and veteran fans. As with the original, gameplay is smooth, engaging and built around a fairly elaborate storyline, which starts with the Goblins unifying after 100 years. The new leader, a four-armed monstrosity abandoned at birth, “Black Chuck Houser” has used his unsurmountable will to survive, overwhelming power, and unrivaled cunning to fuel his unprecedented rise to the top of the Goblin ranks. You are the only person that stands in his way.  As with the RTS genre, Crystal War Blood Field tasks you with mining Read More

Crystal War: Blood Field by Digitalfrog is a side-scrolling, real-time strategy game for iPhone and iPad with a strong resource-harvesting element. Digitalfrog markets it as a ‘battle sim,’ but that narrow label seriously undersells the diversity of complexity of this experience. Blood Field is available as an iPad, iPod touch and iPhone app, and for the purposes of this review, we played it on an iPhone 4S. For those familiar with Crystal War, Blood Field picks up where the original left off. Blood Field also includes the entire original campaign, which is a nice touch for those who’ve never played it, or for those like us who’ve played it, but would like to try it again with the new enhancements. What really sets Blood Field apart, however, are its two new modes that let you play against human opponents via Wi-Fi or Internet. Because of our experience with Crystal War, we Read More