Zynga has launched a new, top-rated action strategy game on Facebook – Dojo Mojo.
The game story revolves around you helping the princess get revenge against the evil shogun and retrieve the treasure chests that have been taken during the attack. As with all defense strategy games out there, the goal of the game is simple: Build your village and defend it from attacking troops – in this case, from the evil Shogun troops. Or if you fancy attacking, train your troops and invade other villages.
Dojo Mojo Video Gameplay:
Now what’s so different about Dojo Mojo from other similar cousins like “Backyard Monsters” or “Clash of Clans”? Besides the obvious difference of the game theme which is set around Japan’s Shogun Samurai era, Dojo Mojo has unique units with special abilities like the Stealth Ninja where it can attack undetected, there’s also the “Oni” which can be summoned and controlled manually to help in your defense or invasions. So, expect a bit of micromanagement in this game.
As with free social games from Facebook, you can cough up some real cash to earn more “jades”. Jades are used to speed up build time, add more gold or sushi, or buy shields to protect your town from other player attacks for a day or two. However, the game is not a money grubbing scheme – players can actually play the game without necessarily buying more jades.
If players have the patience to wait, earning in game gold and sushi is fairly done in the game. Other ways to earn Jades is to invite your friends to play the game, you get to earn 5 jades for every friend that plays the game via your invite. The social aspect of Dojo Mojo is not a fail either, you and your friends can build a Ninja Alliance and help each other out by sending troops to your allies.
Graphics: Very Good
The graphics is very similar to the game, “Clash of Clans”, where they make use of tiny miniature chibi-looking townspeople harboring interesting animations in a colorful 2.5D environment. Overall, the game boasts of gorgeous visuals and a surprisingly fun battle experience.
Sound: Good
The music is based on Asian beats and drums which is very nice to the ears; however, it’s not played in a loop during gameplay, so expect a long time of silence (except for the steady chirping of birds) before hearing another tune. The game does have some sound effects that abruptly surprises you here and there, for example, that beat of the Taiko drum that suddenly pops out of nowhere.
Playability: Very Good
It’s a very good game with simple controls and game mechanics. The interface is also well arranged and non-distracting. Unlike most social games where there is the annoying friends list panel at the bottom of the screen, you get instead an auto hide information bar that shows up when you click on a building.
Cons: Slow paced game. Not for players who don’t have the patience to wait.
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