Alien Tribe 2 Reviews – Page 3
5/5 rating based on 72 reviews. Read all reviews for Alien Tribe 2 for iPhone.
Alien Tribe 2 is paid iOS app published by Stefan Haslbauer
Promising game involves too much repetition and micromanagement
Relative newbie
Con: Some annoying and unnecessary bugs. If fuel converter gets disconnected from network, you cannot reconnect it. You must build new one from scratch - however, you generally restart at the level of fuel you previously generated. Malocs attack frequently, requiring you to fix damage every few minutes. I assume this is intended to add challenge, but mainly it creates tedium, repetition, and excessive micromanagement. If construction station gets disconnected, you can’t reconnect it. Fairly one-dimensional game that plays the same each time. Boredom sets in quickly. Weird combination of tower defense and 4x that does neither well. Game is played in “real time”, which makes it feel longer than it really is and seems mainly filled with repetition - repeatedly playing defense against Maloc attacks. Inability to “automate “ many aspects results in a higher level of micromanagement than most are probably used to in4x games. One of the few games I regret having devoted hours to in the process of mastering it. Not in the same class as Civ or Starbase Orion. Agree with other reviewers that tutorial is not helpful. With most 4x games I check out online user groups. It is perhaps telling that I could find none, which suggests there is not a dedicated user base. I assume that like me most players soon move on to other games. There is only one way to win, and you generally just have to follow the same pattern to win each time, unless you encounter one of the bugs mentioned earlier that require you to redo prior constructions. Once you have the ark ship built, a massive Maloc attack is triggered, yet again adding to the repetitive nature of fighting those ships - the only thing of note that ever happens in the game, and it is the same over and over. Pro: Graphics are good quality and handled by an older iPad model. Most items have an “I” symbol associated which allows you to quickly go to an explanation of the item and sometimes helpful hints. While the first hour or so involves some frustrating trial and error learning due to the mediocre tutorial, after that the logic of game and interface are easy to handle. With practice one learns to handle recurrent issues, like shortage of food- prioritize colonization of food producing planets, terraform food producing planets, and research faster harvesting of food. I deleted the game but would be interested in a richer version 3 that incorporates some automation, ability to take offensive with Malocs, and perhaps additional complexity such as diplomacy or planet development.
Really good after a while
Brendan Penner
At first it's fairly complicated but after a while it got easier
Finally Something Challenging
The Real L4R5
This game is so wonderfully complex and challenging. On my first few tries in normal I was shut down very hard but after a few tries you start to get the hang of what you need to do and not do in order to survive. I like the many aspects of this game - 4X is lovely. If you don't like complex, challenging games then this isn't for you. I think personally I'll see quite a few play throughs before I get sick of it. Great game!
Needs easy mode
dveibell
I wish there was an easy mode. I can't keep up with the constant attacks and food running out.
Fun game
Nerdtast1c
It's a pretty awesome game. That is until the maloc ships come in. They attack you too early in the game and are very annoying. Other wise a pretty fun game
Nice twist on 4x game
GDplm
There's a lot to learn, but once you do it all flows together well. Excellent replayabilty and worth the money.