Advanced Wars vs Total War Battles: Kingdom
Advanced Wars
Advanced Wars is a rather unique turn-based strategy game where you play as the tactical advisor for the Orange Star Army when war broke out between Orange Star and its neighbors. With invading armies positioned at the borders of your homeland, you'll need to take command of a wide variety of ground, air and naval forces to defend your home and survive the war. The terrain and weather play important roles during your tactical and strategic planning, and you'll be wise to take note of those factors before deploying your units.Advanced Wars is one of the classic strategy games that are nintendo-only. With over 100 maps and stages to play, you'll definitely have hours to sink into this game.
Total War Battles: Kingdom
Total War Battles: Kingdom is the free-to-play version of a Total War game that is available on the mobile platform. Set in the medieval times, the game perfectly captures how things were back then - an era filled with almost constant skirmishes and conflicts between lords and fledgling kingdoms. The gameplay mechanics are pretty well-done despite being somewhat restricted - you can only bring a maximum of 9 battalions into battle, for example, and it does retain most of the Total War archetypes like city-building, army training, and battles.Unfortunately, Total War Battles: Kingdom definitely pales in comparison to any of the games in the main series mainly because it fell victim to one of the worst pitfalls in the free-to-play gaming industry: microtransactions. Don’t expect to get far into the game without spending real money first, but if you still choose to persevere, it would probably take you weeks of constant playing to get your kingdom somewhere solid enough for you to hold your own.
That said, the game is still a pretty decent albeit casual installment of the Total War series. Fans of the franchise or of casual MMO strategy games on the mobile platform may want to give the game a try.