Pay to win – Tactical Monsters Rumble Arena Review

If I rated this game strictly on gameplay I’d give it 3 stars. The gameplay is decent, not great. And turn-based game fans will welcome another entry in a neglected field. However, this game fails in most every other respect. It’s a virtual kick in the gamer's dak-dak. First, virtually every single element of this game has been ripped off from other games. Granted, that issue plagues 95% of the titles in the crApp Store. And I’m not opposed to a little intellectual plagiarism in my games when the result is a great game. But this game is mediocre and demonstrates not one single shred of creativity. Worse still the game has changed dramatically to squeeze every last penny from the gamer. Card prices in the shop have skyrocketed. And you will quickly need a LOT of cards to continue leveling your monsters. The free gifts given at 4-6 hour intervals have almost completely evaporated. And the “expeditions” interface that generates cards for the player is utterly broken. The expedition reward depends on the total levels of all monsters sent. However, as I’ve gotten deeper into the game the level targets have ramped up. So my monsters have leveled up but the expedition rewards either remain the same or decrease. Ridiculous. I won’t tell you not to try this game. But if you feed cash into money-grubbing, uninspired titles like this then you’re part of the problem that plagues mobile gaming today.
Review by Blimpety on Tactical Monsters Rumble Arena.