Based on the biblical story of the tower of Babel, Babel Rising 3D puts you in the role of an angry god punishing those who dare to defy you. Using the power of the elements you must stop the Babylonians from constructing the tower at any cost.
My first impressions of this title were a little mixed, the control seemed a little fiddly and unresponsive but it didn't take me long to figure it out. What I thought was unresponsive was actually due to all your actions needing a cool-down period and once I realized that things went much smoother. The tutorial levels are a big help, not only explaining how to use the controls but giving details on the skills as well. After my initial fumbling, the commands were very easy to use but it can still be easy to fire off a skill accidentally.
The graphics here are very good, crisp and clear, although you may find it difficult to see when there are fireballs and meteors flying everywhere, this however adds to the frantic feel the developers were trying to capture.
The gameplay starts very easy to help you get a feel for the controls but very quickly becomes a frantic tap and swipe fest, I think I must have looked crazy, swiping and jabbing the screen and shaking my iPad like I was trying to kill it but it was fun and immersive. The first chapter was hard enough, but in chapter 2 a second construction path is added and frantic takes on a whole new meaning. Every worker that makes it to the end of the ramp adds a little more to the tower, if the tower is finished, you've failed and it can be devastatingly quick when a handful of workers slip through.
At the beginning of each game you choose 2 out of the 4 elements to work with and you can switch between them seamlessly and without limit. Each element has its pros and cons but I recommend always having fire, fireballs are the only way to take out scaffolding towers, a liability if left unchallenged. You'll need to be a little strategic using your powers as well, after using a skill it becomes unavailable for a short cool down period. When you start encountering priests this becomes a real problem, priests and any workers near them are immune to one of your elements.
Babel Rising 3D is not a game to play on the go, even some of the training levels last in excess of 10 minutes. You'll need to buy new chapters and upgrade your powers as well, and coins are hard to come by, you'll find you need to play arcade mode to earn enough coins to progress, arcade mode just keeps going until the tower is built and I'm yet to have a game that takes less than 15 minutes. Levelling up your skills makes them stronger and makes them recharge quicker and you can also purchase passive skills that last for the duration of a single game, iv never used them though as coins are just too hard to get and there's so much you need to purchase. You'll need to grind a bit to get the things you need so you can't just sit down and play the story through, this will disappoint some gamers but others will relish the longevity it creates.
Babel Rising 3D is a solid game, easily a match for console titles. The app is stable, iv had no problems with the app crashing and iv put some significant time into it. Grinding will be a deterrent for some gamers but most I think will not be bothered by the slow story pace. I really enjoy this game, it made the time fly by and has a decent amount of content. I'm rating it an easy 4 stars, well worth the effort.
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