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Game is unlike anything I have seen from a strategy game. The simplistic but powerful controls maker this game very repayable. The horrendous AI makes this game a challenge. A challenge is nice but the AI just frustrates me. Carrying 5 resource blocks to a constriction site that only requires one wastes the precious time that you have or don’t between attacks. The rest of the game is a charm. The Textris like strategy style makes each game feel different from the last, and it has you thinking of how you can make the entire system more efficient with different layouts. Yet, there are two things that cripple the game from a full 5 stars and a “perfect” experience: 1. The AI. Like I already said, the AI is just terrible. They sometimes go to the furthest research site when it is near another one. And the construction often take way longer than it had to be. 2. No adjustment options. Adding some options of like how long the time between each attacks could compensate for the bad AI. Or it could be use to be made to be more challenging. Both of which adds to the replayability. And adding the option of how many minions you star with would also be great. Along with the option of resources required to build something. But in the end, games like this (immensly successful) usually don’t get much care from developers. But I hope it gets updated in the future.

Let's start with the good part. This game is, overall well worth the money. It features simplistic yet strategic gameplay, paired up with great visuals and an overall artistic appeal. However, there is one thing that heavily detracts from the game's playability- the minion AI. Minions are your workers, who build units, man them(notably weapons,which are crucial to your survival) and research monoliths-one of the primary goals of the game. However, their movement and pathfinders mechanics ignore the most logical options to perform the required task. This hits hard when you need to man your weapon and defend against waves of attackers. Minions will just randomly choose a room, regardless of its proximity- sometimes, minions will go to the other side of the map, ignoring much closer options that they pass along the way. The AI's infuriatingly incompetent path finding has frequently resulted in defeat; losses that easily could have been avoided if it was a better system. Despite this, the game is still quite fun- as long as the pathfinding program doesn't screw you over...

The good: it's as advertised, a minimalistic real-time strategy game, with geometric puzzle elements. It's challenging but rewarding. It offers a great deal of depth and thus replay value. It won't crash on you or anything. The bad: the AI is the worst I have ever used. It will regularly do things the long way, multiple AI will attempt the same task despite it only needing to be done once (E.G. three ai will attempt to move one item each when only two need to be moved, leading to seconds wasted.). This disrupts priorities and wastes time, which places the player at a severe disadvantage. And if you change the information the minions are working with, they pause for a moment before choosing the worst possible action that still fits within your instructions. Fortunately it at least tries to function, and you can still control it enough to enjoy the game.

I love this game, it’s one of my go to games when I’m looking for a focused past time. However, with this new update I am having serious problems. The font and all the buttons is much smaller, which is nice for game play, however, because the font is so small, when I go to drag down a new room or corridor, every time, I pull the notification screen on my iPhone. Every time. Which pretty much renders the game unplayable for me. I’ve tried to turn off the setting in my iPhone and I’ve tried to adjust the way I drag down corridors to no avail. This is the first update in 2 years, so I’m not sure my review will make much difference since maybe there aren’t many players anymore, but hopefully something can be done about this. Thanks!

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Followed the hype and instabought this today. Just played the first game and LOVED it ... ... UNTIL I got to ~wave 20 from where on you can't practically do anything anymore but have all your minions in the weapons room and hope it goes well. Which it doesnt for very long. Also, minions are STUPID. The AI and wayfinding is really a bad joke. This could be one of my favourite games on iOS and a rock solid 5 Stars IF you work on the AI and give me something like a relaxed mode where attacks dont speed up and I can focus on base-building. UPDATE: Sorry, after playing some more, I have to downgrade to ONE star. The reason is this useless, crappy, worthless, unbearable AI. WHY do they run by empty weapons rooms instead of just going in? If I continue researching after a wave, WHY dont the minions in the weapons room right next to it go there, but some random ones from far far away ??? This feels like an alpha preview, NOT a finished game. Will stop playing until this is resolved. Update: For two years now, no update, not a peep. They just took our money and ran. Big BOOO! And I will NEVER buy any of your apps again. Update: After AGES, finally an update. Minions are as unforgivingly stupid as ever, which was the main flaw with this game. Total FAIL, you guys should just not try to make games if you are not up to it.