If you were one of the ten people who watched 300: Rise of An Empire or you still can’t get over the first (and better?) film, then you will get to be one of the brave citizens of this ancient,historic Greek city, even if it’s just on your smartphone or tablet. However, this is not just a “movie” to watch, but you need to be totally into strategic city-building games to fully appreciate the Age of Sparta, now available for Android devices.
The basic premise of the game is that you need to build and grow your own city, building various structures like monuments, research facilities, and whatever your city needs to prosper. You also need to build an army (this is Sparta after all), and depending on what your city is all about, there are different kinds of troops available, and there are even monsters and creatures since we’re dealing with Greek mythology here. Your city “should rival Olympus”, which of course will challenge the gods, but just honour them in their temples and they might even help you as you protect your citadel.
Aside from the city building aspect, you’ll also get to engage in a battle featuring animated combat scenes. But with Zeus’ thunder bolt and Hades’ dark wrath, how can you lose? Well, first you need to get the gods on your side to ensure victory, although how you can do that exactly is not that clear from the description. But you can also ally with other players from around the world, and gang up on the enemy, whether it’s Xerxes himself or other players bent on capturing your city and your troops.
Age of Sparta is available on the Google Play Store for free. But of course it will tempt you to make in-app purchases so your will better be strong against the forces of the credit card.
