Ministry of War vs Total War Battles: Kingdom
Ministry of War
Ministry of War is a fast-paced MMO strategy game that allows you develop and advance your civilization through 6 different ages... starting of course with the Stone Ages. With up to 4 amazing ancient civilizations for you to choose from, you are also spoiled for choice! Recruit various talented individuals to lead your army fearlessly into battle, rake in huge amounts of wealth through a healthy trade system and expand your city’s influence to the outer reaches of the empire through religion or conquest. Amass a huge army and have fun participating in the many PvP and even PvE events that the game has to offer besides the usual "attack other players' cities" stuff.To put it simply, Ministry of War is an MMO strategy game that will bring to mind other games that features age progression like Forge of Empires. So, if you love these types of games, this is definitely one game you'd don't want to miss!
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.