Templar Battleforce is an IOS Game similar to Space Hulk and other games in that genre. |
Overall, this is an excellent game that I highly recommend. It has the feel of a more involved Space Hulk with your initial enemies being Alien Creatures (eventually you will find yourself also fighting what would be considered the equivalent of Traitor Guards).Where this game excels is in Game Play and Character Customization.
Like X-Com, your characters gain levels, learn talents and improve their statistics. Unlike other games, you get to choose exactly how to improve each character. You can also re-jig your soldiers’ stats and abilities or create multiple characters to choose from. As you may know from my Rogue Stars Review, I really like games where you can customize your characters. This game brings a lot to the table for customizing characters.
It is very meaty in the customization it allows, but below is a sample of what is available…
There are multiple classes that you can use to design your characters. Above are my four highest leveled characters in the game I am currently playing. |
You can then upgrade your skills and attributes as you wish. You can see here that I am guilty of min-maxing. I have designed my Captain Krendor to be a melee monster. 🙂 |
On top of customizing Talents, Skills and Attributes, you get to outfit your soldier. This soldier has a Light Powerfist, some Power Armour and a Plasma Gun. |
After every battle, characters get experience and gain levels.
You as a commander also get Requisition Points that you can spend on the game’s Tech Tree. The Tech Tree determines what classes are available to you, what weapons are available and what talents your troops may have.
If you like meaty and chunky, check out this tech tree.
The Game’s Tech Tree. |
There is a lot going on here and I like it a lot.
Now, I have played many virtual “miniatures like” games and this is one of the better ones that I tried. While I feel that the game is great, there are a few areas where other games do it better. Those areas are in Graphics and Sound.
One of the first things that I noticed is that the weapons that you arm your soldiers with don’t change the in game “models” that much. Likewise, changing armour is not represented in either the combat graphics or in the model equipment image.
The graphics in the battles and menu systems are also not the best out there on the market. They are good enough, but they are not great. Finally, I found that the music got tiresome over time so I eventually played the game without sound.
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