VainGlory Review
Price: FREE
Version Reviewed: 1.1.4
App Reviewed on: iPad Air
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I'm a huge fan of action RPGs like Diablo and its iOS clone, the Dungeon Hunter series. I've been playing them for years. Sadly, as my hand has stopped working, the games have integrated more and more complex controls and left me behind. VainGlory is a MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) that also feels like very modern take on the action RPG genre, and it returns to the perfect basic controls of yesteryear. Simply tap where you want to move, and tap to attack your target until it's dead.
While you're trained against the computer, you'll be competing online against two other players' teams at a time. You collect gold from downed monsters and enemies, which is used to by consumable items and weapon/armor buffs to equip. The game is monetized by allowing you to spend real world cash to pay for these and get a jump on the competition.
VainGlory would be a really enjoyable game, but the sexist exterior is a major disincentive for me. Personally, I think small art change in a future update could really do wonders for it and make it a must own.