Throne: Kingdoms at War vs Total War Battles: Kingdom
Throne: Kingdoms at War
Throne: Kingdoms at War is a mobile MMO strategy game developed and published by Plarium, the company behind popular titles like Sparta: War of Empires and Stormfall: Age of War. In this game, you've just come into your inheritance as heir of a fledgling empire and it now falls to you to develop your kingdom and bring it to greater heights. Amass an army and set off to conquer and expand your influences across the land. Work together with other players in your Order to dominate the map and defend each other from invasions from rival Orders and players. Your noble family's honor is at stake - you'll need to prove to the world your right to rule as you lay claim to it in Throne: Kingdoms at War!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.