The biggest problem I faced in the game were the controls. Had MADFINGER Games launched with 10 heroes, it would have eased the burden of so few maps and modes.
They took the cookies out too soon and it really shows. Whoever was in charge of the oven needs to step back. The smaller arenas really lend themselves to a reduction in “camping.” But there isn’t enough maps. The maps themselves are highly stylized with futuristic skylines, colorful textures, and plenty of walls to duck back and forth to. You only have two to choose from: Capture the Flag and Team Deathmatch, played across two maps.
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Or five Jets, a hero who manipulates time, can zip around the map and be untouchable. Five Revenants, a tank hero who can deal out massive damage, can slow nearby opponents to a crawl.
It doesn’t happen too often but, when it does, players can capitalize on a hero’s innate ability and unbalance the match. The side effect of so few heroes ends up being one team oftentimes stacking a single hero. The problem starts with the number of heroes. The bread tastes great and all, but I really want my steak. But where’s the meat? It feels like I’m munching on bread while I wait for the main course.
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Microtransactions are tasteful and none are pay-to-win, which is surprising considering the mobile FPS scene is full of it. I dig Slade’s futuristic mercenary alternate skins and big, burly Revenant’s punk-rock phase. Shadowgun War Games is severely lacking in content, so much so that I’m not yet comfortable handing money over for cosmetics, which is a shame because the hero skins, badges, and charms you place on your guns can match AAA quality. Or Slade, who’s similar to Soldier 76 but is a mercenary, a soldier of fortune, rather than a military soldier. However, his time manipulation is tied to alternate timelines rather than the one he’s in (think Rick and Morty rather than Back to the Future ). His abilities include teleporting to his targeted location and time. Take Jet, for example, who’s similar to Overwatch’s Tracer. You can certainly draw parallels between Shadowgun War Games’ current roster of heroes and those of Overwatch, but more as a source of inspiration rather than a one-for-one reproduction. It even feels like MADFINGER went out of its way to create wholly unique models instead of being copycats, which would have been easy to do considering the clear influence of Overwatch. It creates an interesting dynamic where you can pick off some health from a distance with your secondary weapon, and then finish opponents off with your main weapon or vice versa.Ĭharacter design is also an excellent mark that Shadowgun War Games capitalizes on, including the heroes’ backstories. The secondary weapon has unlimited ammo but at the cost of reduced damage. A hero’s main weapon uses limited ammo, but deals more damage. Every hero has two distinct abilities, both on very short cooldowns, and also two weapons. They rely on speed, which makes them excellent for Capture the Flag.Īnother unique touch is loadouts. Four of the classes are self-explanatory, but runners are unique to Shadowgun War Games. A hero’s class is more indicative of their playstyle instead of a broad title. Shadowgun War Games increases that number to five: assault, support, tank, runner, and sniper. In Overwatch, there are three classes: tank, support, and damage. Take the number of classes, for example, which have been expanded. The game injects innovation to differentiate itself from its inspiration. That’s not at all a bad thing and, as far as graphics are concerned, it’s polished like a AAA title.
Aesthetically speaking, Shadowgun War Games is clearly riding the coattails of Blizzard’s Overwatch. Even fresh out of beta it has the potential to be a dominating force in the realm of mobile FPS titles if MADFINGER Games plays its cards right. First-person shooters come and go on the mobile scene, but few have the staying power Shadowgun War Games alludes to.
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