Merge Tactics - Android Game Review

 Merge Tactics is an Android strategy game. It is freemium, with a strong pay-to-win component.

Graphics are pretty nice (music is very, very repetitive), and I like the start gameplay.

You face enemies coming down on a grid, and you fight them with a large possible range of blocks, which can be merged (when identical) to form stronger blocks. Some are just melee, some have ranged attacks, and some are support - they can heal, provide money or boost stats for the other blocks. 

Each block type has a range (sometimes quite irregular), and you only get to choose 4 blocks per game. 

You also have a commander, and you lose when he is defeated.

There are many possible upgrades, including the blocks, commanders, buying commanders, as well as buildings, such as a mine, tax office, castle, etc.

As usual with heavy freemium games, the first upgrades are very cheap, but soon it will be hard to get these by just playing. Merge Tactics goes the extra mile and there is a lot of stuff you just have to pay for, and it is pretty to go beyond AAA game prices with a few adds-ons.

I'm not saying they are wrong to do things this way - they should do whatever they are comfortable with, that people are willing to pay for, of course. 

However, I much prefer just paying for a game and using it.


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