Dragon Hills 2 ($2.99) by Cezary Rajkowski is the sequel to the unique Dragon Hills that got here out in 2015. In case you take pleasure in quick paced arcade video games like Grapple Gum and Pigeon Wings, then you definately'll love what Dragon Hills 2 affords.
With all that's happening on the earth currently, I discover solace in video video games. Although my common go-tos are enjoyable puzzles or Stardew Valley on my Nintendo Change, typically I'm simply craving chaos and destruction on my display. For these moments, I discover arcade video games like Kick Ass Commandos to be good. I bear in mind taking part in Dragon Hills a number of years in the past, and I'm glad to see it return on the App Retailer in a brand new package deal.
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Cezary Rajkowski
When it comes to visuals, Dragon Hills 2 supersedes the unique recreation. Whereas the primary Dragon Hills didn’t look dangerous, the sequel brings in much more polished graphics which are beautiful to behold. Dragon Hills 2 retains the cartoonish artwork fashion and humor, which is nice for followers.
All the things's rendered in 2D, however with town skylines and different environmental backgrounds, there's some good depth to the layering. The world is pretty detailed and filled with reasonable textures, and character sprites are vigorous. The colours are vivid and vibrant, with hazard zones simple to identify from a distance so you’ve got time to prepare. Animations are clean and fluid so there's no lag on my iPhone 8 Plus. There's a unusual soundtrack that's enjoyable to hearken to throughout the motion, and the sound results are positive to convey a smile to your face.
Whereas Dragon Hills 2 appears to be like like an infinite runner fashion recreation at first look, it's not. It's level-based with three distinctive worlds, and gamers should get by means of every stage with a difficult boss struggle on the finish to be able to conquer the entire zombie towers. In case you performed the primary recreation, you'll bear in mind the protagonist, as a result of she makes her look as soon as extra. However somewhat than preventing knights, you'll be taking out hungry zombies.
Controls in Dragon Hills 2 is as intuitive as the unique recreation. The previous princess takes management of the mech dragon and it goes ahead mechanically. Whenever you contact wherever on the display, that causes the dragon to dive down, digging by means of buildings, the bottom, and even enemies. As you launch your finger, the dragon goes upwards, finally leaping out of the bottom. The dragon can solely be underground for thus lengthy (progress bar at backside signifies how lengthy till you must floor), so a mix of burrowing and leaping is essential.
As you set out along with your robotic dragon buddy, you'll see zombies hiding out in buildings, autos, and different objects within the setting. You'll need to goal for them, as a result of the extra zombies you get rid of, the higher. All the things within the setting is destructible as nicely, so that you'll see complete buildings crumble and fall when you rip by means of them.
There's gold cash to gather alongside the way in which, if you happen to handle to time and goal your jumps for them. The cash are so that you can spend on upgrades to your dragon, resembling elevated well being, extra velocity, or stronger burrowing capabilities. Moreover, in case your dragon wants extra firepower, there are weapons that you may buy and improve too. And like many video games, there are power-up objects that you may unlock, making issues like gathering cash simpler.
Whilst you might begin out within the recreation considering you're invincible (you're in a mech dragon preventing zombies in any case), it's a lot tougher than you assume. There are harmful obstacles that you just'll should be careful for, resembling laser beams, lethal acid swimming pools, and even projectiles fired by enemy zombies.
Plus, the boss battles are a check of your capability to leap and burrow whereas dodging assaults. You begin with one coronary heart, which equates to at least one hit, however extra upgrades means you’ll be able to face up to extra injury earlier than you go down. Bosses additionally want extra hits to defeat, so it turns into somewhat difficult.
Experience a dragon to trigger as a lot destruction as potential.
The Good
The Good
Dragon Hills 2 is gorgeous auto-runner arcade recreation that may maintain anybody entertained. The graphics are beautiful and crisp on Retina screens, and the sound design is improbable. The one-touch controls imply this recreation is straightforward sufficient for everybody, but in addition difficult and provides you a way of development. There's additionally a splash of humor combined in, which I like.
And if the sport idea itself will not be sufficient to maintain you coming again, then maybe the abundance of upgrades, weapons, and power-ups to your dragon will. In spite of everything, who doesn't need to see what a mechanized dragon can do after getting souped up for battle in opposition to an undead horde?
The Dangerous
The Dangerous
There's a whole lot of good happening for Dragon Hills 2, however I can't assist however really feel that that is simply extra of the identical. I performed the unique recreation for some time, and that is simply the identical factor, however with zombies. It's nice enjoyable for many who haven't performed the primary one, although.
There's additionally a slight studying curve for many who haven't performed earlier than, they usually might discover the primary boss struggle tougher than it ought to be.
The decision
The decision
Regardless that it feels principally like a rehash, I'm nonetheless having fun with Dragon Hills 2. The graphics look improved over the primary recreation, and the sounds are enjoyable. Regardless that the sport is pretty tough, it's a welcome problem and retains you coming again for extra in hopes of creating progress. There's a plethora of upgrades to work your manner in direction of, and I can't wait to explode some zombies with an excellent dragon mech.
I like to recommend giving Dragon Hills 2 a strive if you happen to're searching for a enjoyable arcade auto-runner recreation. You could find Dragon Hills 2 on the App Retailer as a common obtain to your iPhone and iPad for $2.99.
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