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War Dragons

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War Dragons
Developer(s)Pocket Gems
Publisher(s)Pocket Gems
EngineMantis Engine
Platform(s)
ReleaseApril 16, 2015
Genre(s)Real-time strategy
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

War Dragons is a real-time strategy mobile game, developed and published by Pocket Gems.

Gameplay

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War Dragons is a real-time strategy game. The player can collect hundreds of dragons and build a dragon army to destroy enemy fortress while protecting his/her fortress with towers such as ballista, cannons, flak turrets, and archers.

Development

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War Dragons was developed and published by San Francisco-based company Pocket Gems.[1] It was in developed for two years, based on their proprietary game engine the Mantis Engine.[2] It began life under the name "Dragon Attack Strategy" in 2012 by a different developer before being acquired and renamed in 2015. [citation needed]

Reception

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Nadia Oxford for Gamezebo gave the game a positive review.[3]

Novelization

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In December 2015, Pocket Gems announced a novelization to their game, saying it was the "first-ever literary adaptation of a mobile game." The novel, "War Dragons: Every War Ends In Fire", was written by Brian Oliu.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Jordan, Jon (April 16, 2015). "Pocket Gems takes flight with synchronous PvP-focused breed-and-battler War Dragons". Pocket Gamer.biz. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Takahashi, Dean (April 16, 2015). "War Dragons joins crowd targeting hardcore gamers, not Candy Crush casuals". VentureBeat. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Oxford, Nadia (April 20, 2015). "War Dragons Review: Fun With Killer Reptiles". Gamezebo. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  4. ^ Makuch, Eddie (December 10, 2015). "This Game Is Immortalizing Players By Writing Them Into a Lore Book". GameSpot. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
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