Age of war.... ok a LONG war!
Doo de doo.... I'm lookin around Newgrounds for a great game to play. Ooh! What's this shiny game? Age of war? Let me see.....
'Age of War' is an Awsome strategy game (with a capital Awsome). Right off the bat you start off in a war. But not just any war, a bunch of wars mish-mashed together, starting from the most primative: Cavemen. Then it eventually the war class grows and you get guns and armor, then cannons, lasers etc...
Your enemy is smart and quick, so you have to adapt to it's attacks and sometimes copy them. Money is a struggle at times when you're getting pummeled in the dirt because ' You wanted that cannon that had to cost 10,000 bucks'. Other times money is a breeze and you can spawn whatever you want. Big things (Tanks, cannons, turrets) may cost a pretty penny and you will get a light wallet after you purchace them, but believe me they WILL pay off. Except for ONE big thing that made me want to punch my moniter: The SuperSoldier, that expensive thing you get after the last class of war (costs a whopping $150,000). It took me forever to get it and when I did buy it, it died by my enimies turret defenses in a heartbeat. Shiny Toys aren't always fun.
It looks impressive for a 'defend your base' game and the animations are shweet. Smooth effects and the explosions are cool. But after about 15 minutes of playing it, it started lagging bad, with all of the on-screen action. It kept lagging to around 8 fps until I redused it to medium quality. No biggie now, ok graphics and a good fps, right..... uh..... no. A little bit longer it started lagging even worse and I had to put it on low. Well normally I dont complain at this. But when you see a soldier thats suppose to have a giant sword and instead you see a muck of pixles, it's not so shiny. But thats just a matter of computer power. But it's one of the only flash that has lagged on mine.
The final Age was epic and it took an estimated (and probably exagerated) 150 tanks and 300 soldiers. That means it is a 'HOLY FUCK THAT TOOK MAH FOREVAR!!!' game. But just when my enimy was defeted, I got the WORST ending ever: A screen of text that says " Congratulations, you won the war!" and a trumpet horn that goes 'Doo doo DOO!!!' and that's it. Completely not what I wanted. It made me feel a little mad because that's all I got for the hour I played this.
Music is a fresh, english violenist, battle song from the Audio Portal, but that's about it. It keeps looping. And the constant, lackluster sound of my + my enimy's lasers are still stuck in my head.
+Pros: Long, enveloping game. Wide range of things to choose from. Great effects. Extremely challenging.
-Cons: Lags (depending on computer). Bad ending. Extremely hard (same thing as challenging, but sometimes you gotta say 'Gimme a break!'. Some things cost more than they're worth.
Graphics- 9
Gameplay- 9
Sound- 7
Enteractivity- 10
Fun- 8
Unique- 8
Overall- 8