Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Burn The City is an interesting game with distinct similarities to Angry Birds but isn't a 'clone' either. Unlike Angry Birds, There's no story here and no motivation to destroy the cities. And instead of launching birds with different capabilities, you are launching fireballs and occasionally super fireballs at various targets such as buildings, cranes, TNT, nuclear power plants, and so forth. There's also a "battle" section that has you launching fireballs at moving targets. Interestingly, there doesn't seem to be a limit on the number of fireballs you can launch; the only thing is that you have to wait a very short delay to launch the next one. There are slight tutorials, but that's it as far as instruction goes. There are options here, to turn off elements such as the sounds and music, and even a speed setting with 1x, 1.5x, and 2x. The music gets slightly annoying after a while, but its not bad. You earn "Burn Bucks" (without much explanation on how) to spend on buying other monsters, including a somewhat cute girl monster. I know the Burn Bucks have something to do with the medals, but it isn't terribly clear how you earn medals, either, except it has something to do with the odd scoring, which isn't explained in the least bit. :c/ I got through several levels of the first world, so I am unable to report whether the music or sounds change with the different worlds. Unfortunately, I did get bored after a while, so unlike Angry Birds this isn't something to sit down and play for hours on end. PROS: + Fun with cheap thrills + Okay graphics + 100 Levels spanning 3 worlds + 4 "Battle" games (think Missile Command) + Speed settings. + *Will Keep Kids Entertained* CONS: - Reticle (targeting bullseye) is off-center. The fireball should pass through the center of the reticle regardless of angle or distance. - Not sure worth $2 - Bizarre scoring; there is no rhyme or reason to the scoring for the most part. - Difficult to control, even on a 10" tablet. - Some elements will be impossible to handle or even see on small screens. - Unexplained Network Permission The game is solidly in 4-star range if it were offered for $1, and if the developer made the levels more interesting and varied, plus gave more information on how the scoring works, fixed the reticle issue, and made it easier to use on smaller devices this would be a 5-star game. On the other hand, there's actually so much work to make it a 5-star game I'm not sure I'd bother if I were the developer. Is it worth the buy? Maybe. Maybe not. I've seen many worse games, and many better games. I'd say it's on the better side of the equation, and better than a typical 3-star game, but not by much.