Coastal Super Combat
There are some great games available on the iPhone, Angry Birds, Cut the Rope and Doodle Jump to name a few.
Breaking into the market must be a daunting prospect for any developer – find the right mix of fun and replayability, spiced up with a unique twist seems to be the recipe most look to create.
Coastal Super Combat is a game in this mould. Genre wise, it is sort of a cross between a Castle Defence and FPS game. A good mix of ingredients if you ask me, but how does it stack up?
Like many other iPhone games, CSC has chosen the cartoon style feel. It works really well, with clean lines and simple characters, visually it’s a pleasure. The menu system is also pleasing to the eye, with mechanical doors and smooth touch screen “flick” menus this makes navigating through the game a breeze.
The idea is a simple one – prevent the enemy invaders from reaching your base. The player view is side on “platform” affair, with all the game play buttons well placed and identified – and that’s a good thing, as later missions require lightening fast reactions. Main weapon selection is achieved by clicking the arrows on the right, while pressing the “Fire” button between them unleashes the ammo. Aiming is easy by simply dragging the virtual Weapon to wherever you need to shoot.
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The play area can also be scrolled left and right by tilting your device – this does become slightly awkward when trying to move, shoot and tilt while also reaching for the Air-strike or the Nuke….. That said, it all adds to the frantic game play further into the career.
Completing levels earns you gold, which in turn can be used to purchase a variety of weapons and repair or upgrade your base. Spend wisely, power ups are not cheap and you also need to keep those chosen weapons stocked with Ammo! Of course, like most multi-weapon games, you do get a base-level rifle with infinite ammo – this will NOT be sufficient later on however…..
Enemy wise, there are infantry, vehicles, snipers, RPG agents and more to contend with – 11 varients in all – a good tactic in the heat of a battle is to shoot the vehicles, when they blow, the surrounding troops in the blast zone are killed – again, handy later on in the game.
With the multitude of weapons and power-ups, tied in with sweet cartoon visuals, this is a good effort from Triniti Interactive. There are of course going to be comparisons with other titles such as Coast Defence and Stick Wars, but in my opinion, the well executed cartoon style of this game adds the extra rating points.
With over 100 levels to play, there is plenty of missions to keep you going, although the action can become a little repetitive. Lack of difficulty is also a minor issue as most players will be able to complete the game without too much trouble. For the Achievement collectors around, Openfeint is supported.
In terms of “Best in Class”, I suspect most will favour Zombie Smash – it is truly a great game and nails it, both on Genre and iPhone gaming overall – keep an eye on www.doaelite.co.uk for a review of Zombie Smash coming soon!
Coastal Super Combat
£0.59
iTunes Store
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