Heroes of Dragon Age Review
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Version Reviewed: 1.6
Device Reviewed On: iPad Mini (Retina)
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Long time fans of the popular role-playing series Dragon Age will likely be pleased to see Electronic Arts and Bioware bring the franchise to iOS. Building the perfect squad for battle against light and dark, Heroes of Dragon Age will see one's strength and strategic skills tested to their limits as the fight for medieval victory begins.
As players gradually move across the various points on the map their squad will become increasingly more powerful, until such a point as they are ready to take on the “boss.” Using all of one's skills, the aim in the game's early chapters is to drive back those of the “Darkspawn” -- a group of subterranean creatures who have started to overrun the continent -- returning the land to its once former self.
Perhaps one of the main points to make is that this game is pretty big. 480MB of required free space, big. This is also reflected in the amount of time it takes for Heroes of Dragon Age to go from the start screen to the actual main menu. That said, this is also indicative of Heroes of Dragon Age's commitment to providing a supreme level of detail to players - which is really apparent throughout. Suffice it to say, one is going to want to connect to Wi-Fi in order to cut these load times down considerably.
Heroes of Dragon Age's approach to visuals is extremely detailed. In fact, they're so detailed that one can even make out some skin textures. This works in the game's favor for the most part, but also can give the visuals a level of glitchiness. In terms of the strategic element, this game is certainly challenging. Although while not challenging in the traditional sense, the differentiation of power levels, health, and speed makes for some tough decisions on how to achieve the best outcome.