Mecho Wars

Mecho Wars – Review

Published By: Creat Studios, Developed By: Oyaji Games, Genre: Strategy, Release Date: Jan 10, 2012, Rating: NA, Systems: PC, Iphone, Playstation Portable, Playstation 3 (Minis), Mac, Wii.

Presentation: For reference pertaining to this particular Gamer Blog article i played Mecho Wars via the Playstation 3 as a Minis download. In essence Mecho Wars is a turn-based strategy game between two warring factions known as the Winged Crusade and Landians. When looking at Mecho Wars entire presentation it holds up surprisingly strong for a Minis. The gameplay is deep and rewarding. The visuals were good along with the sound design. There is content in the form of multiplayer and various unique gamemodes. During my playtime with Mecho Wars i noticed no glitches or technical issues. The game performed practically flawless as a Minis title.

The menus were all navigable and seamless included: Single Player, Multiplayer, Challenge, Options and Extras. When i started Act 1: Rising at first i was alittle confused. Mecho Wars doesn’t tell you literally that there is a tutorial for this strategy game. You just sorta dive in. Since i don’t play many turn based strategy games i was confused at first as to what my goals were. That all changed once the second mission started. The story campaign was good when it was all said and done. Not only do you play practically everytype of gamemode but there is some story elements featuring cutscenes.

Story: The story was a simple one. The story is basically about the Winged Crusade rising up against the Landians. The Winged Crusade are sick of being repressed and decided to take the land for themselves. Gameplay mirrors the story in that you’re creating an army, collecting gold and building bases to fight the Landians (according to the single player story campaign),

Visuals: Creat Studios’s Prime Engine delivered a goodlooking little strategy game. Mecho Wars’s visuals shine most when you’re fighting in turn based battles. The Landians and Winged Crusade troops are nicely rendered with imaginative art designs and good texture texture work. The game doesn’t use many advanced effects but the explosions were always fun to look at. This game uses many light/soft colors which ultimately gives it a relaxed atmosphere which in turn lets you focus clearly when engaged in battle.

Sound Design: The music was good. So was the game’s sound effects. The main menu music was catching enough. Some of the orchestra tunes presented throughout gameplay were conducive in creating a good vibe. The sound design of the explosions while engaging in battle were memorable.

Gameplay: Mecho Wars is a strategy game at its core. You collect gold, buy troops, collect material to build bases and fight turn based battles. Its deeper than that and does take some strategy on the more difficult maps. As i played through the single player i learned strategies and techniques that i then used on the Challenges and Multiplayer sections of Mecho Wars. Gameplay becomes addicting as you build up armies and engage in turn-based battles. Eating cactus is one way of improving your HP gauge after battles. You acquire Gold by capturing structures. Personally i play very little strategy turned based games so this experience was sorta fresh in my mind.

As far as gamemodes go there are plenty when you access the Challenges menu of Mecho Wars. You have Conquer: Capture HQ structures to defeat the enemy.  Golddigger: Accumulate a certain amount of gold in the shortest amount of time. Assassination: target a member of the opposing team and protect your leader. Annililation: Exterminate the enemy and capture structures. Playing through the single player is a great place to learn all of the basics before jumping into a Challenge match. Even still Challenges are diverse, fun and got quite addicting on a few occasions.

Replayability: Online Multiplayer as well Challenge gamemodes lets you play on a few maps including: Mount Isle, Beach Front, Mountain Base, Choke Point, Narrow Pass, Patches, Warfare Isles and Battle Isles. There are many different gamemodes to choose from after you playthrough the story campaign. You can put many hours in this Minis game no problem.

Final Verdict: Mecho Wars is a really good strategy game wrapped in a smaller yet just as enjoyable package as bigger strategy games. Gameplay was fun, addictive and rewarding. The various gamemodes and maps for Multiplayer and Challenge modes adds good replay value.

8/10