Apple Arcade review #83: Red Reign
This is how training begins. No actual training to be seen anywhere.
I gave this a shot.
I started with “training” because I’m painfully aware of my own limitations. I was dumped into a level where some disembodied axes generated what I assumed were resources. There was absolutely no explanatory text and no help function. I had no idea what to do. Sometimes enemy soldiers would come and fire at what the message told me was my base. I automatically returned fire.
I eventually figured out that I can tap and hold to make things happen, but my giant thumb obscured the user interface, so it was difficult to read the description. Once I’d done that a couple of times, the game told me to tap and hold to make things happen. Great! Maybe lead with this?
Then I was beheaded and it was game over. So I don’t know.
I also tried to play this properly against a human opponent by starting a quick game, but I ended up waiting endlessly, and eventually I had to resort to playing against the AI. Then I lost. Again.
I know, I know, I should probably look up a guide or something, or maybe I’m just supposed to know how to play games like this (I don’t) but man, talk about being dropped in at the deep end. If the game makes sense to you (check the store page for clues) then maybe there’s some fun to be had here, but I admit defeat. Life’s just too precious these days.