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King's Path Solitaire review

May 25, 2022 by RSS Feed

King's Path Solitaire uses traditional playing cards and you play it by yourself, but calling it a Solitaire variant is a bit of a misnomer. This game is faster and challenges players to bend their brains to weave through grids of face-up cards in ways that may initially seem unintuitive. Once things click into place, though, blazing through challenges is a blast that feels perfect for anyone looking for a quick burst of puzzle-based gameplay.

Make way for the king!

Every game of King's Path Solitaire is a sort of maze that always starts with the King card. Your goal is to draw or tap a path from the King through adjacent cards to eventually use every card on the grid exactly once. There are rules that prevent you from simply tapping any old card in any order you want, though.

The rules that govern which cards you can tap are somewhat akin to Solitaire's card stacking rules. You can draw a path to any card of lesser value, but you can also tap paths through cards regardless of value if they match in suit or value of the card you are currently using. For example, you can highlight a 2 of hearts and still have the ability to progress in the puzzle if there are 2's of a different suit or any heart cards immediately surrounding it.

Choose your path

King's Path Solitaire takes this ruleset and places it within a small handful of modes. The adventure mode boasts nearly 200 premade levels using a subset of cards to make your way through, and the daily challenge is a similar variant where you can compare your completion time against other players on randomly generated puzzles each day.

Similarly, the game's free play mode also has a daily variant, but challenges players to draw paths using the four kings of a full deck of cards to carve paths that cover as many of the 44 remaining cards (there are no aces in this game). No matter which mode you're playing, every puzzle is completely solvable, though free play does allow players to submit their best effort at completion even if they don't cover every card on the board.

Simple freedom

The first few puzzles of King's Path Solitaire might trip you up as you still try to internalize its rules, but once you get the hang of it you can blast through levels in seconds. There's something really satisfying about these mini-challenges, most likely because the game is so plainly legible that you can appreciate the way a board layout operates even if you spend only 20 seconds with it.

King's Path Solitaire is a free game, but you can opt to pay $2.99 to remove ads, unlock all of the adventure mode, and gain access to the free play mode. I kind of wish this purchase also came with some additional options for adjusting the game's color scheme or card designs to add some visual variety to the experience, but even without those options the purchase is worth it just to be able to cruise through puzzles uninterrupted.

The bottom line

King's Path Solitaire excels in its ability to make even its most complicated puzzles digestable and satisfying. It's absolutely worth adding to your puzzle game library.

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MU Origin 2's latest update welcomes an enhanced Guild Territory, new character progression features and more

May 24, 2022 by RSS Feed

In the massive content update for MU Origin 2, Webzen is giving players more reasons to stay hooked to the mobile RPG with QOL features, new Guild content, fresh items in the in-game shops and so much more.

MU Origin 2 features a revamped Guild Territory with more rewards, a new NPC, enhancements to the Territory Treasure Storage and more. The Guild Territory Boss is also available for players to take on - when the Guild Territory hits Lvl 2, players can challenge the Boss Monster near the Boss Caretaker NPC for awesome rewards.

Meanwhile, players can also obtain the Archangel Transfer Stone from the [Receive Transfer Stone – Illusion of Archangel] NPC at Lorencia once per character. They can also boost their battle prowess with the Accessory Resurrection system, the Core Awakening feature, the Mythic Jewel enhancements and so on.

As for the quality-of-life updates, players can now access "Hide" functions in the settings, as well as enjoy an "Auto Evolve" system during the enhancement of the Tarot Card. Other updates include an expanded level for Ancient Seal to 150 and Divine Source to 200. If you're keen on giving the updates a go yourself, you can download MU Origin 2 on the iOS App Store and on the Google Play Store for Android devices. It's a free-to-play game with in-app purchases.

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Apex Legends Mobile to release on May 17th for Android and iOS

May 24, 2022 by RSS Feed

The much-awaited mobile version of the popular battle royale Apex Legends has finally got a release date. EA and Respawn have been working on Apex Legends Mobile for years and now, the game is all set to go live on May 17th.

The beta tests for the game began more than a year ago. Since then, Apex Legends Mobile has been released in several regions in its testing phase. On May 17th, the final version will be launched globally on both Android and iOS.

Apex Legends Mobile: What to expect?

Apex Legends recently kicked off season 13. However, the mobile counterpart will begin with its own season 1. Additionally, the mobile version will have some exclusive features, modes, and social tie-ins. And of course, ALM will have different controls that are tailored for mobile.

As EA mentioned earlier, Apex Legends Mobile will have exclusive passes and events. Along with this, the mobile game will feature mobile-only maps and modes in the future. The devs also made it clear that cross-play won’t be available.

So far, EA has not commented much about the in-game content. But since this is a mobile version, we can expect fewer legends and maps to begin with.

EA and Respawn are yet to announce details like characters, maps, modes, and more. With the launch only a few days away, the devs might reveal these in the coming days.

Apex Legends Mobile will be free to download and play. Pre-registration for the game has been available for a long time. Both Android and iOS users can head over to stores and hit the “pre-register” button. You will be notified when the game releases and get some rewards.

You can watch the launch trailer here.

You might be interested in: Apex Legends Mobile soft-launches for Android in select regions

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Ensemble Stars!! Music: Why you should look forward to the upcoming rhythm game on mobile

May 24, 2022 by RSS Feed

Ensemble Stars!!Music, the immersive mobile rhythm game, is finally coming to the English audience, letting fans experience the thrills, glamour, and drama of the music world with their favourite idols. Here’s just a few of the things you can expect when the game finally launches.

Fantastic idols to follow

The follow up title to the popular Ensemble Stars! gives players a close-up look into the lives of idols from the prestigious Yumenosaki Academy - a talent school where agencies recruit graduates to be their latest superstars. There are 49 talented stars to experience, all with spectacular character designs that are displayed in 3D live scenes. These idols will both mesmerize you with their dazzling video performances and serenade you with their vocal talent, thanks to the game’s all-star voice over cast.

Feel the rhythm

There are four difficulty levels to choose from in Ensemble Stars!! Music, so whether you’re a beginner or an expert, you can play along to the stellar stage performances with the 3D LIVE mode at your preferred pace. Simply pick your preferred idol as a Center - you can even switch up their attire to personalise their Special Performances (SPP) to your taste.

Once the music’s over you can let your idols relax in the Office—an idol zone tailor made by you specifically for your stars. From fluffy sleep masks and shaved ice stands, you can provide numerous creature comforts and furnishing for your idols to interact with.

An heart-warming narrative

As everyone knows, the idol life is filled with a great many trials and tribulations which Ensemble Stars!! Music demonstrates its superb narrative. You’ll get to witness all of the emotional highs and lows that happen when the crowds have gone, and the idols are out of the limelight. Written by popular Japanese light novelist Akira, the game's narrative takes players on an emotional rollercoaster throughout the entertainment industry.

Pre-registration rewards and special event

As a reward for eager fans, players from the US, CA, UK, and Australia who pre-register for Ensemble Stars!! Music on the iOS App Store and on the Google Play Store will receive Diamond×200 at launch. Pre-registering on the official website will also net some additional benefits, including an Exclusive Title, Diamonds×200, DIA Scout Ticket×2, Gem(L)×1 for 3 colors, and Gem(M)×1 for 3 colors. Finally, the official website will be hosting a special Invitation Event where players can invite five of their buddies to receive up to 6 DIA Scout Tickets.

To follow the latest news around the game be sure to check out the official Twitter page for more Ensemble Stars!! Music announcements.

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First Impressions of Apex Legends Mobile

May 24, 2022 by RSS Feed

The next big battle royale game on mobile is finally here. Yesterday, Apex Legends Mobile dropped onto iOS and serves up a modified version of Respawn Entertainment's smash multiplayer hit that is custom tuned for touch and mobile play. I have not played a lot of the console and PC version of this game, but in my limited time with Apex Legends Mobile so far it does, in fact, seem to capture a lot of the original game's spirit, tension, and flow.

To check out the game in action from the initial boot, through the tutorial, and on to real matches, check out the video above. For some more detailed impressions, read on below.

For starters, Apex Legends Mobile is exactly the same kind of game as the original Apex Legends. Squads of three heroes with unique abilities parachute onto a combat map where they have to scavenge for weapons and cooperate to take down other teams of players in a competition to be the last ones standing. To drive combatants together, there is an energy ring that closes in on a specific point on the map that damages players that wander outside of it and eventually creates a combat space so small that firefights are inevitable.

All of that said, Apex Legends Mobile isn't just a 1:1 port of Apex Legends to mobile. This game is uniquely tuned for play on touch screens and there is no cross-play functionality with the original game. Unlockables like the battle pass and other progression mechanics are also kept separate between the games (though you can get some goodies if you link your EA account to your mobile profile). Otherwise, though, Apex Legends Mobile feels like the fully featured game, with match lengths taking around the same amount of time (20 minutes or so).

A big part of the appeal of Apex Legends is the game's feel. As opposed to a lot of clunkier battle royale games, Respawn Entertainment seems to hang its hat on its ability to take traversal mechanics from previous releases like Titanfall 2 and make them work in a multiplayer context, with players zipping around the battlefield as they gun each other down. Mechanics like these (i.e. sliding, scaling walls, zip-lining, etc.) are certainly present in Apex Legends Mobile, but they feel much less fluid and harder to control than they do in the original game.

This is obviously understandable, seeing as how this is a touch-based game. Dealing with the amount of buttons on screen just takes a little bit more time to develop any sort of fluidity of control, though it also seems like Apex Legends Mobile only really wants to enable certain kinds of movement after giving you specific prompts. My guess is that this is an effort to equalize player movement for times when you may be playing against (or as) someone using a controller (which works fabulously, by the way, though connecting one does not hide the on-screen buttons).

As a result of this slight clunkiness, Apex Legends Mobile's combat definitely feels slow and awkward, but at the same time more manageable. I'm sure this will change as a dedicated playerbase spends more time with the game, but hopping in to the experience cold and without much original Apex Legends experience I found myself winning my first two matches while barely understanding or managing how to pick up items or climb walls.

In finishing those two matches, I'll also say I'm surprised at just how many goodies were handed out to me. At the time when I was playing the original Apex, it felt like a long road to unlocking new legends to play as, but after completing those two matches I got two new legends as a reward. I'm sure this deluge of initial gifts will dry up, especially the more I resist putting any money into the game, but it was nice to see some immediate options open up from just a short time with the game.

Speaking of monetization, my only real beef with Apex Legends Mobile right now is just how obnoxious it is about serving up banners and giving you notifications trying to point you at things to buy. I'm glad that seemingly none of those things affect the core game balance, but I also just wish that I could boot up the game and play a match without having to close out multiple banners advertising game events and shop items first.

Overall, Apex Legends Mobile seems like a really solid mobile battle royale game. I'm looking forward to spending more time with it to see how the game and my perception of it change in the coming week or so. At that point, I'll probably put out a review with more fully formed thoughts, so stay tuned.

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