Risky Strats Review

Posted by Sxerks3 on January 14, 2015

Risky Strats is an enjoyable defense game that is a must play for any tower defense devotees.

The Good

• Interesting and unique gameplay  
• Addicting and lots of replayability  
• Different users' strategies require tactical thinking

The Bad

• Aesthetics look bland and eye-straining at first

An army awaits at your need just beyond the "play" button, but you are ready! You must do everything you can to conquer your area and protect it from oncoming armies supplied by other users of your server. A map full of a color is your vision, and you must make that happen! And if all else fails, you've always got that command "/forfeit" which can be used when your army is weak. Risky Strats puts a twist on the modern defense genre. This multi-player strategy game has some unnoticeable omissions, but what it does offer is easily accessible and immediately enjoyable.

As one must defend, they must also attack the army of both, the stronger and weaker armies, to attain victory, to conquer at least 70% of the map. If you let too many pass the barrier, you'll have a hard time catching up to the rest of the users online. Of course, you have special towers that allow you to turn from defeat to victory. Artilleries, forts, capitols, and more are your main brothers against the attacks of other armies. If you use them well and strategically, they'll do the bulk of the army destruction for you.

Of course, sometimes, your best plans will come crashing down. That's when you go to the defensive side and protect as much of your area as possible before finding your opponents' weakness, thus, using it to your advantage. Sometimes it's just better to go defensive at some point before finding your way back to the top of the charts. Your defensive plans is just as effective as your offensive plans, and by planning your steps out first is a big step towards victory when it comes to Risky Strats. After all, it's about the planning and execution of said plan.

Colored areas simplifies and eases visualization, however, it is often eye-straining to watch at times in Risky Strats.

Your army can also be upgraded by using your "brothers" of the game, the artillery and the fort. The more frequently you use your brothers, the more likely you'll become stronger and be able to fend as well as destroy armies, which in turn, can lead to area capture. The artillery, for example, will intensify your offensive rate which, ultimately, makes your army stronger when attacking others. The fort, on the other hand, will further elaborate your defensive rate which makes your army a lot more defensive and a lot stronger when defending certain points around the territory. These are the winning factors of the game, as the more you upgrade them, the stronger and harder they become.

Even at its most chaotic, Risky Strats makes it easy to keep track of what's happening onscreen. There may be one or more different types of upgrades that people are using at a time, but the simplicity of its visualization lacks any unnecessary flair and keeps visual noise to a minimum. This, however, can be eye-straining after constant plays. The way the game is set out appears too "colorful" and can be caused by unmatching colors onscreen at a time. Because of the simplicity of its design, Risky Strats' color-coded area domination can lead to unnecessary watery eyes after a certain period of time. Purple, yellow and blue onscreen at a time isn't a good combination for game designing.

Risky Strats introduces itself with sheer simplicity. Every element in Risky Strats has a distinct purpose–from the different upgrades to the critical analysis–and you're never bogged down with unnecessary chores. It's a focused game, whose main fault is what any tower defense-type games lack. If critical thinking and strategic games is your style, give this a try.