WarGames: WOPR iOS
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87 out of 100

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5.4 out of 10

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  • Summary: Shall We Play A Game?This is THE officially licensed WarGames mobile game!Step into the role of the iconic WOPR computer as you wage intense battles of Global Thermonuclear War against characters from the movie. Take on David Lightman (played by Matthew Broderick), Jennifer Mack (played by Alley Sheedy), McKittrick (played by Dabney Coleman), and others.Features:-Compelling storyline-40+ levels-24 Tactics and Mods to make your character more powerful, each with 6 upgradable levels-GameCenter achievements and leaderboards-iCloud enabled-Supports the New iPad's retina resolutionGameplay:There are four tile types on the board at any given time. Drag your finger over as many similar tiles to create as long of a chain as possible. The longer the chain the bigger the bonus you'll get or more damage you'll deal to your opponent.Tile Types:Nuke - Damage your opponentHealth - Heal yourselfMoney - Gain money to deploy tactics against your enemyRadar - Fills up your bonus meter. Once the meter's reaches 100% you get to choose an instant PowerUpEnemy Tiles:Your opponents will deploy tiles onto the board in an attempt to damage you and heal themselves. Match enemy tiles with regular tiles of the same type to damage and eventually destroy them. Enemy tiles are denoted by a pulsing crosshair.Tactics:Tactics are instant-use items deployable during battle. They do anything from dealing direct damage to your opponent, destroying enemy tiles, or nuking the whole board. They cost money to use (gain money by clearing money tiles). There are 12 unique tactics, each of which has 6 upgradable levels.Mods:Mods give passive bonuses and are always active during battle. Their powers range from increasing the amount of money gained each turn, adding to the value of a completed chain, or giving insane bonuses for completing long chains. There are 12 powerful mods and each one has 6 upgradable levels.Upcoming features!-Endless mode (with a new leaderboard so you can brag to your friends)-More achievementsStay in the loop!Want to hear what's next from Be-Rad? Have a cool feature you want added? Keep in touch:Be-Rad's Facebook page: www.facebook.com/BeRadEntertainmentBe-Rad's Twitter: twitter.com/#!/BeRad_EntThe official WarGames movie Facebook page: www.facebook.com/WarGamesMovieWARGAMES TM and © 1983 METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Slide to Play
    Jul 1, 2012
    100
    In a sea of match-3 games WarGames stands outs as a creative and innovative puzzler that nearly everyone should play.
  2. AppAdvice
    Jul 8, 2012
    90
    With its simple gameplay, engaging storyline, and neat visual style, WarGames is a blast to play.
  3. TouchArcade
    Jun 24, 2012
    80
    The kitsch is intact, and so is the light-hearted fun.
  4. Pocket Gamer UK
    Jul 3, 2012
    70
    A movie tie-in that actually does some justice to its fun source material, this match-three puzzler is a retro delight.

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  1. Oxcart
    9
    So, it took a while for someone to license WarGames and convert it into a game. DEFCON already took a riff on WarGames' combat visualizations, so what's left? Well, we can convert it into a match-3, right? As someone who generally can't stand match-3 games, I was hesitant to even download the free trial, but I figured, well, the film was good, so it'll get a shot. I'm quite glad that I did. WG:WOPR isn't the typical match-3 (thankfully); it actually allows you to employ quite a bit of tactical cunning. On the foundation, WG:WOPR is a match-3+, where your objective is to collect three (or more) matching tiles to make an effect. First wrinkle: the tiles you match have an effect on the overall game, which boils down to reducing your opponent's health to zero before he does the same to you. You can deal damage, heal yourself, earn cash, or earn specials through the tiles you collect. Ah, but why cash? That brings us to wrinkle two: You can buy modifiers that change how the game plays, often in mid-round. You can, through the application of a couple of these "specials" turn a game that was on the edge into an absolute rout. In this way, it's much more than a basic matcher game; you can employ some tactics and strategy and radically change the game while it's in progress. (Plus, there are some cool sound bites from the films.) Could it have been any theme other than WarGames? Sure, easily; there's nothing about the game that is inseparably linked to the film. But the important part is that the game itself is well-conceived and well-executed, with the WarGames content painted on to give it a recognizable face. At the very least, if you're a fan of matchers (or even if not), it's worth checking the lite version; you're likely to be pleasantly surprised. A well-deserved 9 to WarGames:WOPR, the first matcher since PuzzleCraft that I could actually stand for more than 20 seconds.… Expand

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