Epic of Kings review
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Epic of Kings review

Our Review by Jennifer Allen on February 23rd, 2016
Rating: starstarhalfstarblankstarblankstar :: SAMEY SLASHING
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Fun for five minutes isn't enough for Epic of Kings

Developer: Dead Mage Inc.

Price: $4.99
Version: 1.0
App Reviewed on: iPhone 6s

Graphics / Sound Rating: starstarstarhalfstarblankstar
User Interface Rating: starstarstarblankstarblankstar
Gameplay Rating: starhalfstarblankstarblankstarblankstar
Replay Value Rating: starhalfstarblankstarblankstarblankstar

Overall Rating: starstarhalfstarblankstarblankstar

Epic of Kings is a title that desperately wants to be the next Infinity Blade and that’s unfortunate, as it’s a pretty pale imitation. It takes very little time to complete and feels quite monotonous as you play through it.

Prepare to forget

You control a hero as he battles his way through the mythological world of Khunirath. That’s about all you need to know. Epic of Kings isn't particularly gripping and you’ll soon forget anything that it does bother to educate you about.

The focus here is on hacking and slashing. Epic of Kings is a linear experience, so you can’t deviate from each level’s structure. Instead, you tap on a glowing circle to move forward and occasionally stop to open treasure chests, performing a few quick time events to unlock them and gaining a little experience to boot.

Fighting your attention

Where Epic of Kings is most interesting is in its fighting, which consists of swiping to land a blow and dodging and blocking to stay alive. That’s it. There are only a few different enemy types as well, soeven this gets a bit dull.

A brief distraction

There are only 20 levels and each are quick to complete, with no reason to go back. That means you should be done in no time. That’d be fine if the game kept things interesting, but even in that brief time, it feels too one-note. In fact, you'll have seen most of what Epic of Kings has to offer within 30 seconds.

The bottom line

Epic of Kings might look reasonably pretty at times, but it’s not enough to sustain your interest. Though it promises a gripping storyline and a deep combat system, it fails to engage on anything more than a surface level.

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