GameSpy writes: "There's a decent number of strategy titles on the DS, but there are few that manage to capture the frantic feeling of a proper real-time strategy game. In Lock's Quest, 5th Cell's follow-up to last year's Drawn To Life, we find a game that takes an incredibly simple approach and results in something that's largely entertaining throughout the entire experience. Utilizing a presentation similar to games like Desktop Tower Defense, it quickly becomes much more as you're asked to take a more active role in the various battles. It's easy, straightforward, and most of all, fun."
Pros:
+Fast, kinetic battles
+Simple to grasp
+Refined gameplay
Cons:
-Cliched storyline
-Simple art
-Can get fairly repetitive
The Playasia New Year’s Sale is running until January 4, 2021 with deals on games like The Last of Us Part II Collector’s Edition and Persona 5 Royal Phantom Thieves Edition. Plus, several games are on sale as part of the site’s Weekly Special including Lock’s Quest and Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Complete Edition.
It’s not often that a port of a game is regarded with comparable praise to its original version. Usually, ports are clunky games, where sacrifices the developers made to squeeze the title into a compact package are plainly visible. Of course, there are strong examples like Old School RuneScape and some of the Final Fantasy games (such as FFIX), titles that are true to their original versions and outright playable. At $7.99 on Android and $6.99 on iOS, Lock’s Quest sits among these stronger ports, largely due to its inherent mechanics.
HandyGames and THQ Nordic are today very happy to announce that their Tower Defense/RTS/RPG s "Lock's Quest" is now available for iOS and Android devices.
