Game in Review: Clash of Clans

For this latest blog, I wanted to switch it up a little bit and get away from the same stuff that I've been blogging about all year. I wanted to get away from the soccer, and instead do a game review on an iPhone and Android game that has really been quite an addiction for me in the recent few months. The game is called Clash of Clans, and I'll tell you a little bit about it.

The game Clash of Clans is an extremely popular iPhone game that has been out since August 2nd of 2012. Since that time it has become a top five downloaded game since December of 2012. Millions of people around the world participate in the frenzy that comes with building your village and raiding other people, and I would like to share what I like so much about the game.

To start with, Clash of Clans is all about building a village, and then raising armies to go and fight other peoples bases/villages to gain trophies and loot. This loot is then used to upgrade your village and buy new things to constantly improve things. You have to upgrade your troops so you can have better attacks, but at the same time you have to make sure you upgrade your defenses so people can't come in and destroy your base with ease. The two big things that I like most about this game are the strategy side to it, and the way you can play it with your friends and make the game last a long time. For the strategy, it is a very strategic game in the way you play it. From your base layout, to clan wars, to how you attack other bases there are tons of strategy based events in this game, and it makes it really fun to think through and play it. The second part of the fun is playing with your friends. In the game you can join clans with other members in them, and if you play with your friends all of you can be in a clan together. It makes the game much more enjoyable, and then you can even go to war with them in the newest addition called clan wars. Another good part of the game is that you never run out of things to do. There are always upgrades, and the farther along you get, the longer it takes for things to upgrade, which will leave you playing for ages!

All in all, I would definitely recommend trying out this game. It's a free game and it may seem a little slow at start, but if you can get past the beginning stage, then you'll have a lot of fun from there!