Companions Hits The iPad
by Mike Lata
May 29, 2011
A new tactical RPG with dungeon-crawling gameplay has hit the App Store for the iPad. Companions lets you control four characters as you face hordes of monsters and enemies of various sizes and shapes. The game has a top-down perspective, and the combat is somewhat similar to WRPGs like the Baldur's Gate series. The four warriors that you will be controlling on this journey include:
1. The mighty Minotaur Warrior
2. The agile Elf Archeress
3. The ingenious Dwarf Builder
4. The powerful Human Mage
The game takes place in the fictitious world of Atland and you will be battling through dungeons in order to face a dark god named Detexx. This evil god wants to plunge Atland into eternal darkness and with your help the four heroes have to stop him. The heroes begin this quest in the catacombs of Mentzel.
The game has a lot going for retro-WRPG fans and those gamers looking for a deeper role-playing experience than most App Store offerings that have tactical battles and dungeon crawling involved. The developers promise over 10 hours of gameplay and you have the option to pick from three classes for each hero. Here is a list of some of the other features that Companions offers (from the app description):
Companions is currently available for the iPad on the App Store and costs $4.99.
- 40+ skills bombard, crossbow and scythe towers
- bombard, crossbow and scythe towers traps (spike pit, stone trap and others)
- 100+ Items (weapons, potions, books etc. etc.)
- 30+ Unique Items
- boss mobs
- gigantic battles
- tactical pause (20 or 60 seconds)
- philosophical pest zombies
- AUTO and MANUAL save (accessible through the pause menu)
- a really big dragon
- great artwork
- 3 difficulty settings (easy,normal and challenging)
- GameCenter and OpenFeint integration
- 41 achievements
- 3 single maps with leaderboards (more coming with the first update)
- endless replay value (random drops, random enemies) for both the campaign and the single maps
