My Little Army

A lot of good free games have been released this month. Another such recent game is My Little Army by Rudy Sudarto and his team. It is basically a strategy game where the player recruits little characters to attack the opposition. I like the cutesy art style. It is quite pleasant to watch little large-headed characters go beat up other little large-headed characters.

The pumpkin is a projectile, not a unit!

Battle is a matter of summoning up units using mana to go beat up the opposing side. In addition to that, the player can cast spells to support troops and directly damage the enemy.

No the elephant-dude is not the target (there's an even bigger one later).

But summoning and casting spells is only half the game. Watching the fun is lumped into that first half, by the way.

Battles, however, tend to run slow. Update v1.02 introduced a fast-forward button to speed things along. I discovered that if I scroll the screen down such that the Flash window is not in view, the game moves very fast. Granted that I cannot see the fun - I have to guess what is going on based on the sound effects. It also speeds up if I scroll to a part of the battlefield with little action, though this is not possible on small battlefields.

Upgrading spells.

The other half of the game is in between battles, where the player upgrades his/her hero with basic abilities and spells. But the really fun part is selecting the types of troops available during battle.

Mix-and-match troops.

Mixing together units is where the real fun is. There are four unit slots are available. For each slot, first, the class is chosen, which determines the unit's base stats and type of weapon. Then a character is assigned to the unit, further modifying the stats. Finally, a weapon suited for the class is added.

This allows the player to create a large variety of units to bring into combat. The only drawback of choosing the best characters and weapons is the increase in mana cost to summon.

Overall, My Little Army is a fun little game to play over a few hours. And after the game is completed, the player can start again with a different hero.

 

Oh, I neglected to mention that there are three different heroes to choose from. The difference between the heroes is their repertoire of spells available to them. And their main mission stories are different.

After completing the game (or even before that), the player can start a new game with a current save game, bringing over all loot and achievements. Simply select 'new game' from the main menu and select the save game with the loot and stuff. Then click 'start!' (Don't click 'erase!'!). A confirmation window will be there to hold the player's hand through the process.

Oh, I guess I neglected to mention the achievements too. Who knows what else I neglected to mention.