That's exactly why I bought it; that and the trailer. And so far, it seems to be totally worth the R53.26 I paid for it.
Gameplay involves tracing a line from your characters to their opponents to initiate attacks and reminds me a lot of the the old JRPGs, but with a control scheme better suited to touch screens. It's a very efficient and intuitive system that makes the game easy, yet satisfying to play. Every character is unique and comes furnished with their own abilities, which can sometimes mix with other characters' abilities leading to flashy combos. The turned-based combat is a great turn on (hehe - see what I did there) by itself, but to complete its JRPG nostalgia trip there's also experience points to be earned and loot to be collected and crafted.
I'm only a few hours in so the story hasn't really revealed itself, but the game opens with a prison break to rescue Rocket Racoon and with that done, the Guardians embark on a quest to - wait for it! - save the universe. It's not that original, but its still early and the game is carried by a charming cast and polished, if not deep story telling. There's still time for that change, however.
If the story doesn't have any appeal for you, you can immerse yourself in the combat, by taking the Arena Mode for a go. In some ways this is more compelling than the story mode, because you get to use some of the characters you've defeated in the story mode. The fun comes from mixing and matching the characters to create your ultimate team.
It's a bit early to call Guardians of the Galaxy: The Ultimate Weapon the mobile game of the year, but with the little I've played so far, I'd say it's definitely a contender. It's got charming visuals, a great soundtrack, a potentially sold story-line and killer gameplay, but best of all it doesn't nag you for money and there's no timers limiting your play time. I really hope this game catches on so that more games will follow this model. With all that going for it, what could possibly go wrong?
Catch the full review later to find out, but for now, Guardians of the Galaxy: The Ultimate Weapon, seems like a game worth more than R53.
Guardians of the Galaxy: The Ultimate Weapon is available on Google Play, iTunes and the Windows Store.
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