Archery Bastions: Castle War

Justy Frykman

2 years ago

The game started out good, then stopped abruptly. It was entertaining; I kept going back and playing. Until I got to level 77, with maxed out archers and castle walls. But somehow my power is magically down to 2700 and the enemy is still in the 12,000's. So I'm done with this game. Also, the amount of ads is awful! If you refuse to watch one for more coins, you end up watching a shorter add anyway. When you get to close the ad it brings you to an ad screen, close that, then another ad screen.

Kellington “Kel”

1 year ago

Fun game, great premise. But even after paying for no ads, they still force you to watch ads in order for "free upgrades" to your castle and equipment. I'd rate 5 stars IF we could switch between ad based "free upgrades" and coin upgrades instead of being forced to watch ads to upgrade the castle. Other than that, it's an incredibly enjoyable game. It's just that the onslaught of ads are completely fun ruining.

Evan Johnson

2 years ago

It's actually a pretty fun, good game. It lacks a little bit more to the game and you can get rid of adds for 3 dollars, but I would like to see it a little more intuitive on the aiming system (as well as less auto aiming and the opponent doing less fail shots) with being able to see more of the board, the angle and the power all separate, and not an arch line showing where the arrows will be going. Deffinitely a solid start to a game!

Jordan Dawley

1 year ago

Pretty fun game for a while. It's a free game, so expect some ads. The reason I can't give higher than 2* is that the game abruptly stops. It seems to be at a different level for different people based on reviews. For me, it's level 88. It's impossible to beat because the archer is simply too high and far away. If it was possible to destroy the tower under him, I would easily clear the level. No, bombs do not help.

Terrence M McGee Jr

1 year ago

I like it but it'd be a lot better with some difficulty tweaks. You can handle a lot of the game with a few upgrades. You always get the first shot and the other side fails returning fire on their 1st attempt, which gives the player 2 free shots. On top of that, the enemy never fires back with 100٪ power and they never scale in health or damage. The explosive power ups and heros are overkill.

Kolton A

1 year ago

The game is nice and simple, upgrade your castle and troops, fight enemies, repeat. Simple and its not done badly. However, the quantity of ads are terrible. To play 1 match, you will watch 1 ad, and you will watch 2 more to upgrade 2 of your 3 upgrade options. And there is always a banner ad at the bottom of the screen, the entire time. After each match, you can watch an ad to double your prize. If you don't, and hit "continue" instead of the x2 ad, you will still watch an ad.

Jimmy D'Amore

1 year ago

A lot of fun to play, with the best part being the screams of the poor soldiers, which is hilarious. However, there are just WAY too many ads. Never played a game with as many as this that I can remember. I considered purchasing to remove ads, but something tells me I'll be stuck watching some anyway, likely for optional upgrades. There needs to be an alternative way to earn coins or currency without watching ads. Many other games have a similar system. I just hate watching a million ads.

Tyler Williams

11 months ago

I do not recommend this game unless the developers completely overhaul the mechanics of the game. Really fun concept and well done. However, there is a lot of work to be done to improve. The levels are repetitive, the enemy is always the same, and the ads are heiness. You always start first, the enemy always misses their first shot, and the "pay-to-win" hero upgrades are overpriced and overpowered.

Stephen Lambeth

1 year ago

Was really enjoying the game. A few levels that weren't fare. Arrows fly through enemies, don't die with multiple hits, enemy's shots are crazy good, and almost kill for every arrow shot, but all in all, I was really having fun. Until level 66 and the unkillable, unhitable boss. I'm not sure I'll play again. Definitely wouldn't pay after this. Was considering before hand I saw it as a long-term fun game, but now I do not recommend it. It's an ai favored game...

Kevin England

8 months ago

Good idea of a game and very fun. However! I purchased the No ad $3 package and nothing has changed. There are still ads for everything even if you want to restart a level. I'm always very disappointed when companies lie about their products. Very poor customer service. I followed their instructions and it still did not work. I uninstalled the app and reinstalled and learned that there is no account information to reboot you to where you were. Back to the level zero. Yay!

James White

7 months ago

After every level you have the option to double your coins by watching an ad. I hit no and still have to watch an ad. I then paid for no ads because every other game with no ads means you get all the bonuses without having to watch anything. It took away the ad at the end of the level but every other one is still there. That's not no ads. I will be requesting a refund.

Dragex

7 months ago

Decent enough game. Not really a challenge, though. The enemy power only really grows when yours grows. I went an entire world not buying a single upgrade and was able to win the entire world with only a couple retries needed (to have a better understanding of my needed angle). The next world, I used all the saved money and shot my power level up from the base power to about 1k, and the next level, the enemy's power level rocketed up, too. Then there's the ads that others mention.

Jesse May

4 months ago

This is your run of the mill archery game with the gimmick of upgrading to a larger platoon. The ISSUE is after the second island, the game is impossible without ads and mtx. Sure, the game SAYS you are stronger than the cpu, but they beat you in 3 hits and you have to just lose until you can afford an upgrade. The "unique" hero is also a "here's a feature we will take away behind a paywall" thing that they try to make you used to before taking it away. MTX slop.

Ryan

5 months ago

Fun at first...but the level of forced ads is ridiculous. It gives you the option to pay to remove ADS but then you are still forced to watch them at the end of every level to get the extra coins otherwise you will not have enough to upgrade your troops to win the next level. On top of it all, there is no increase in difficulty in terms of skills or strategy. It is just the same old stuff level after level just trying to get you to watch more and more ads so they can get more and more revenue

Carl W Gansen

4 months ago

No two throws are ever the same, even when you use the same angle and power. I reached a level where a balloon is beyond the reach of all weapons. Castle and troops are maxed. Level is impossible to pass. Eight months later and still no update to make the level beatable. Good thing I never wasted money on this game. Can I give a zero start rating?

Andrew Frodelius

4 months ago

Ad base game. The concept is ok and really not much to it except being driven by ads. Not the quick 15 second ones either. These all last 45 to over a minute. When did ads start to go past 30 seconds? You will spend more time watching a Ad than you will playing a level. If you skip the x2 bonus at the end you still get a long Ad. You can pay 3$ to remove. But honestly the game isn't worth it. Top reviews feel like fake reviews after playing.

Jason Sheridan

4 months ago

Virtually unplayable due to all the ads. An ad plays after every level. So you're playing for 30 seconds and have to deal with an ad popping up. I'm not paying to get rid of ads. I'm just getting rid of the app and going back to other games that don't force ads every 30 seconds. It's too bad, because it was pretty fun for the first few rounds, which is the inky thing that kept this from being a 1* review.