With the popularity of several pop culture phenomenon like Arrow, Avengers, Lord of the Rings and Hunger Games, archery has suddenly become cool again (Robin Hood says, “Told ya!”) in the past few years. Attendance in archery schools shot up, students in gym class no longer avoid the bows and arrows, and during Halloween, they’ve become a popular costume as well. A new game called Archer Diaries is set to take advantage of this continued popularity, this time, aiming (pun intended) it at mobile users.
No, this isn’t the secret thoughts and inner feelings of Hawkeye or Legolas, but Archer Diaries is a game that lets you train to become an expert archer (at least digitally) while traveling around the world and going on adventures. Unless you’re Katniss Everdeen or the Greeen Arrow, you start from the very beginning, as an entry-level archer. You work your way up, improving your skills, training hard, and taking up challenges as you visit several countries in your quest to become a legendary arrow expert.
The physics based adventure game has amazing 3D graphics and recreations of famous places in countries like France, Italy, Pakistan (where the game developers are actually from), and many more. Players will not just face having to hit their targets, but also overcome wind, gravity, and other elements while chasing both static and moving targets. There is also a time element involved, so you can’t just leisurely go through your training.
Archer Diaries is free to download from the Google Play Store. However, there are in-app purchases available so be careful not to turn on the automatic purchase option when other archers in training will borrow your smartphone.
