War Dragons
| War Dragons | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Pocket Gems |
| Publisher(s) | Pocket Gems |
| Engine | Mantis Engine |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | April 16, 2015 |
| Genre(s) | Real-time strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
War Dragons is a real-time strategy mobile game, developed and published by Pocket Gems.
Gameplay
[edit]War Dragons is a real-time strategy game. The player can collect hundreds of dragons and build a dragon army to destroy enemy fortress while protecting his/her fortress with towers such as ballista, cannons, flak turrets, and archers.
Development
[edit]War Dragons was developed and published by San Francisco-based company Pocket Gems.[1] It was in developed for two years, based on their proprietary game engine the Mantis Engine.[2] It began life under the name "Dragon Attack Strategy" in 2012 by a different developer before being acquired and renamed in 2015. [citation needed]
Reception
[edit]Nadia Oxford for Gamezebo gave the game a positive review.[3]
Novelization
[edit]In December 2015, Pocket Gems announced a novelization to their game, saying it was the "first-ever literary adaptation of a mobile game." The novel, "War Dragons: Every War Ends In Fire", was written by Brian Oliu.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Jordan, Jon (April 16, 2015). "Pocket Gems takes flight with synchronous PvP-focused breed-and-battler War Dragons". Pocket Gamer.biz. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ Takahashi, Dean (April 16, 2015). "War Dragons joins crowd targeting hardcore gamers, not Candy Crush casuals". VentureBeat. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ Oxford, Nadia (April 20, 2015). "War Dragons Review: Fun With Killer Reptiles". Gamezebo. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ Makuch, Eddie (December 10, 2015). "This Game Is Immortalizing Players By Writing Them Into a Lore Book". GameSpot. Retrieved February 4, 2020.