I LOVE phone games. I am playing 2 daily right now - Puzzle and Dragons and Monster Strike. Both games are hugely successful in Japan and are also pretty successful in North America. They function similarly and are based on similar concepts but the playstyle is different. For this post, I will be focusing on Monster Strike. Both of these games fall under the RPG (Role Playing Games) category.
Monster Strike, which just came out in mid-October in North America, focuses around collecting strong creatures, levelling them up, and evolving them (kind of like Pokemon). The thing that struck me about this game is it's unique 4-player co-op system. Not a lot of games have real-time co-op gameplay. To invite your friends, you have to invite them via a messaging app such as Facebook, LINE, or WhatsApp. Then, you wait for all your friends to connect and then adventure through dungeons to get prizes/materials that will make your creatures stronger! It's like monster-pinball style where you aim your creature and hit things to destroy them.
Can you tell I really love this game? Plus it's free! There are micro-transactions... but they aren't really necessary to have fun and enjoy the game. The one thing that is awesome about games like Puzzle and Dragons and Monster Strike is the community. Since the games can be very deep and a lot of things you learn while playing, communities on Reddit and Facebook can help a lot and the information you learn from other players is super helpful!
One downside to the game is it's constant need to connect to their servers to update the information you have after every dungeon/accessing your monster box/etc. So if someone doesn't have data it can be difficult to play while away from home. Also it hogs a lot of battery so I think it takes quite a bit to run - I usually play while plugged in and charging.
Try it out... if you dare... addiction may happen - you have been forewarned :)
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.mixi.monsterstrikeUS
App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/monster-strike/id906287108?mt=8
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