Hardcore Droid
  • Home
  • Spotlight
  • Reviews
    • Action
    • Strategy
    • RPGs
  • Most Hardcore
    • Devices
    • Gifts
    • Gadgets
  • About Us
  • Pinball Legends game cover
    Pinball Legends Review
  • Cat Snack Bar Banner
    Cat Snack Bar Review
  • best-betting-apps
    How Have The Best Betting Apps Evolved in 2023?
  • Best-Offline-Android-RPGs-00
    Best Offline Android RPGs
  • Android-Transformed
    Android Has Transformed the Mobile Landscape
  • Scary Hospital 2 zombie nurse
    Scary Hospital 2 Horror Escape Launches on Google Play
  • DevilutionX
    DevilutionX: Play Diablo I on Android
  • Sands of Salzaar 00 title
    Sands of Salzaar for Android Review
  • best-offline-android-strategy
    Best Offline Strategy Games for Android
  • NBA All-World featured banner
    NBA All-World Review
  • Mighty DOOM Official Poster Screenshot
    Mighty Doom Opens for Pre-Registration
  • Magic vs. Metal Title image
    Magic vs. Metal Review
  • SAO VS feature image
    Sword Art Online Variant Showdown Review
  • Tiny Auto Shop 2: Car Mechanic Title
    Tiny Auto Shop 2: Car Mechanic Out Now
  • Idle Pocket Planet Official Title Artwork
    Idle Pocket Planet Review
Hardcore Droid
Hardcore Droid
  • Home
  • News
    • News
    • Spotlight
    • Interviews
    • Consoles
  • Reviews
    • Action
    • Adventure
    • Strategy
    • RPG
    • MMOs
    • Racing
    • Indie
    • Hardware
  • Best Of
    • Top 10 Games
    • Best RPGs
    • Best Action
    • Best Puzzlers
    • Best Strategy
    • Best Indie Strat
    • Best Indie RPGs
    • Most Hardcore
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Game Jobs
    • Archives
    • Attributions
    • Opportunities
  • Reviews
  • Strategy

Merge War: Army Draft Battler Review

  • February 14, 2023
  • Michael Licon
Merge War: Army Draft Battler-Title
Spread the love

I Want You for the Army

At the start, Merge War: Army Draft Battler has a straightforward concept in terms of gameplay. However, developer Funovus creates an enjoyable and complex strategy game that takes more thought than initially presented. This makes sense since strategy games seem to be Funovus’ specialty with their developed games. Wild Card TD – Grow Empire and Wild Sky TD have nearly perfect reviews in the google play store. Merge War: Army Draft Battler is no exception. 

 

This Army Looks Familiar

Merge War: Army Draft Battler-Home

Right away, players will feel a sense of familiarity since the game’s art style is reminiscent of Clash of Clans or Clash Royale. It’s a style that players are all too familiar with and sometimes feels stale. Even the game user interface feels like I just downloaded Clash Royal with bright colors, bubbly-shaped characters and items like chests. This art style has been done before and is a safe bet since it continues to be used today by multiple games. Games in this genre feel like carbon copies when they employ this overlapping art style. It would be nice to see future developers break the mold and offer a fresh unique art style and user interface in this genre.

 

Attack my Army!

Gameplay is where Merge War shines. Initially, the game seems simple, but the gameplay has a surprising layer of strategy. At the start of the game players have eight tokens. Three tokens draft a unit, and the players use the limited space to fill on the battlefield with units. Players commence the battle whenever they want with their drafted archers and footmen battling goblins and dragons. 

 

The complexity lies in merging units to free up space to add more units and upgrading units by carefully selecting suitable locations to merge. For example, when you merge a footman, they buff the two units below and merge to create a stronger footman. When you merge an archer, they buff the unit diagonally above and merge into a stronger archer. Without these buffs to other units, specific units will not reach their full potential at the end of the stage. This can prevent you from completing the stage, leading to a complete restart.

 

The strategy lies in vigilance on which units you want to upgrade and buff. If done correctly, it will help your army later on in the stage. Players have three or four units to reach their maximum potential and clear the stage quickly. However, there is one other way players can win battles. Players are given an ultimate ability that they can use to clear the battlefield for their units. It is not a guaranteed win, but it can help turn the tides of battle.

 

Wait for Back-Up

Merge War: Army Draft Battler-Battle

As fun as the gameplay is, Merge War does have a limit to how much the player plays. Players start with 20 energy, and five energy is used to start a stage. Once your energy is depleted, you will have to wait till your energy recharges to play more. This is alright since energy is recharged by one point every six minutes. It takes about 10 to 12 minutes to finish a stage, so you can knock out five to six stages in one sitting. On top of that, there is some monetization in the form of purchases or watching some ads. It is beneficial if you want to play more or fast-track your army’s upgrades if desired. 

 

Overall, Merge War: Army Draft Battler was a surprisingly enjoyable experience. Graphically, the game will not win any awards, but the gameplay is where a game like this shines. Merging units is more complicated than it would appear. Once figured it out, you will not want to put this game down. Getting three or four units to their full potential is satisfying, and seeing them decimate a stage is just icing on the cake. 

Is it Hardcore?
4

Yes!

Merge War: Army Draft Battler is as generic as they come graphically, but the fun complex gameplay and strategy will have players returning for more. 

Related Topics
  • Android Strategy Games
  • Review
Michael Licon

Michael is a writer and content creator from Texas with a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications and Media Studies from ASU. He is a massive RPG gamer, but that does not keep him from playing other genres like FPS, survival horror or fighting games. If he isn't busy playing another Persona or Dark Souls, he plays Siege or Apex with his friends.

Previous Article
  • News

Isekai Rondo Now Available for Pre-register

  • February 8, 2023
  • Trevor Wells
View Post
Next Article
Ragnarok Begins Game art.
  • MMOs
  • RPG

Ragnarok Begins Review

  • February 15, 2023
  • Trevor Wells
View Post
You May Also Like
Pinball Legends game cover
View Post
  • Indie
  • Miscellaneous
  • Reviews
  • RPG

Pinball Legends Review

  • Trevor Wells
  • March 20, 2023
Cat Snack Bar Banner
View Post
  • Reviews
  • Simulation

Cat Snack Bar Review

  • Mayra Reynoso
  • March 20, 2023
Sands of Salzaar 00 title
View Post
  • RPG
  • Strategy

Sands of Salzaar for Android Review

  • Daniel DeAngelo
  • March 6, 2023
NBA All-World featured banner
View Post
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Miscellaneous
  • Reviews

NBA All-World Review

  • Dave Weber
  • March 2, 2023
Mighty DOOM Official Poster Screenshot
View Post
  • Action
  • FPS
  • Hardcore
  • Hardware
  • News

Mighty Doom Opens for Pre-Registration

  • James Bell
  • March 1, 2023
Magic vs. Metal Title image
View Post
  • Action
  • Reviews
  • RPG

Magic vs. Metal Review

  • Dave Weber
  • March 1, 2023
SAO VS feature image
View Post
  • Action
  • Reviews

Sword Art Online Variant Showdown Review

  • Trevor Wells
  • February 25, 2023
Idle Pocket Planet Official Title Artwork
View Post
  • Free Games
  • Miscellaneous
  • Reviews
  • Simulation

Idle Pocket Planet Review

  • Michael Licon
  • February 23, 2023
The Latest
  • Pinball Legends Review
  • Cat Snack Bar Review
  • How Have The Best Betting Apps Evolved in 2023?
  • Best Offline Android RPGs
  • Android Has Transformed the Mobile Landscape
  • Scary Hospital 2 Horror Escape Launches on Google Play
  • DevilutionX: Play Diablo I on Android
  • Sands of Salzaar for Android Review
  • Best Offline Strategy Games for Android
  • NBA All-World Review
Meta
  • Register
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
Hardcore Droid
  • Reviews
  • Spotlight
  • Hardcore
Core Gaming on the Android OS

Input your search keywords and press Enter.