App-lesauce iPhone App Reviews

By: BLUE
Site: http://bluewhistle7.blogspot.com/
Release Date: August 6, 2009
Price: 99 cents
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There is a new genre of games in town, residing primarily on the iPhone and iPod touch. That new genre is the stick figure game, and Cartoon Wars is a great example. Cartoon Wars is a stick figure RTS game. The point of the game is to destroy your enemies castle while protecting your castle from enemy marauders. Use the gold earned from battles to upgrade pretty much everything, from individual units to your rapid fire bow on the top of your castle.

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Cartoon Wars suffers from one small balance problem. Fight and win a battle too quickly, and you will find yourself fighting a 45 minute battle the next turn. Winning that battle will win you so much gold that you can upgrade to your heart's content. This leads to one or two more short battles that won't produce much gold at all. Also, after winning one of these massive battles and upgrading your units, you can send out one unit that outranks the enemy units and watch as it single-handedly battles its way through the enemy hordes all the way to the enemy castle. After maxing out all upgrades, though, the game becomes much more balanced. Battles then range from 15-30 minutes, and victories are hard-fought.
Cartoon Wars is a fabulous example of what gamers were trying to tell the console manufacturers before the generation of the PS3 and XBOX360: Gameplay is what's important and graphics are not the be-all end-all for a video game. My wishlist for future updates would include multiplayer, both over the internet and bluetooth connections. An overhaul of the sounds would be good, too, as that becomes annoying quickly. Cartoon Wars is a stellar game and has provided me with the most fun I have had on my device in months. I will give Cartoon Wars a 9 out of 10.