Let's take a look at a new free game from Wargaming, in which 'grown-up' wars on ships have been adapted for mobile devices.
Wargaming successfully launched mobile 'tanks' – just six months after the start, World of Tanks Blitz had 8 million players. And it was already obvious that the company would transfer from computers its other game about warships – World of Warships.
For me, Wargaming games on a computer are not interesting. But I liked the mobile 'tanks' because of the short rounds and small maps – one game can be completed in five minutes. But the game did not lure me for a long time: after a few dozen matches I deleted it, the game was too monotonous. So World of Warships Blitz installed with a great deal of skepticism.
I must say right away that so far World of Warships Blitz has been launched only in Romania, the Philippines and some Asian countries. But the game can be installed via the apk file. In Russia, only Asian servers are available, so there are certain problems with ping. Well, there is no Russian language in the game yet.
The playable battles are very similar to World of Tanks Blitz. There is a port where you can store and upgrade your ships or buy new ones. So far, only three branches of WWII ships are available in the game: American, Japanese and British. But the British have only one ship available, and that is the so-called 'premium' ship, which can only be purchased with gold coins.
Gold coins are the main monetization scheme for the game. They are very difficult to earn, but you can buy a temporary premium account with them and earn more money and experience or cooler ships and equipment. This is the standard monetization scheme for Wargaming games.
Fights
So far, only two modes are available in the game – “live” players fight team by team and a mode to destroy computer opponents. In the future, there will be a campaign with historical battles and ranked battles.
Ships can be divided into three categories:
- slow and durable, which can take a blow;
- fast ones that help find opponents;
- medium ones that do the main damage.
The same division exists in mobile World of Tanks, but it is very conditional. It all depends on the play style of each user.
Now about the battles themselves. Battles take place 7 by 7, the task is to destroy all opponents or capture the base. One round lasts no longer than six minutes. Immediately after several rounds of the game, I noticed a problem that the locations are very monotonous, or there are too few of them. Yes, and it is difficult to make at least some variety of surroundings when there is water all around. So with that the 'tanks' are much better.
In the first stages, ships have two types of weapons – missiles and torpedoes. Perhaps in the future, the arsenal will be replenished. I liked most of all launching torpedoes: you need to predict the behavior of the enemy and shoot ahead. A good salvo of torpedoes can destroy half the enemy's 'health' or finish off an already damaged ship.
I liked the way the developers transferred the controllability of different ships. If it is a large cruiser, then it is very slow and poor maneuvering, but it has good armor. If you take a destroyer, then you will race in the forefront of the attack.
Games like this are designed for team play. But within the framework of mobile gaming, which is designed for short sessions, it is difficult to cooperate with someone. Therefore, almost everyone is fighting at odds, and because of this it is not possible to get involved in the game as it could in theory. Immediately I begin to notice all the shortcomings of the game – monotonous gameplay and similar locations.
But outwardly, the game looks nice. The ship models are perfectly detailed, but it's hard to see something on the small smartphone screen. Also, the game is well optimized, at maximum graphics settings it works without sagging the frame rate at Honor 8.
I recommend World of Warships to those who like mobile 'tanks' and who love the warship theme. But I advise you to find like-minded people first, otherwise one of the game can quickly get bored. If you are like that and already can't wait to play, then download the apk file with the game. But be prepared for the lack of Russian and delays due to ping. For the rest, I recommend waiting for the release of the game in Russia, when local servers and Russification appear.