• Publisher: Zynga
  • Release Date: Sep 18, 2013
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  • Summary: Accept the challenge and restore the Legendary Lands! Long ago, this realm fell under a dark wizard's curse. Covered by gloom, the heroes of the land were trapped in crystal prisons. Only you have the power to free them and build a thriving new Kingdom!• FREE TO PLAY! •Accept the challenge and restore the Legendary Lands! Long ago, this realm fell under a dark wizard's curse. Covered by gloom, the heroes of the land were trapped in crystal prisons. Only you have the power to free them and build a thriving new Kingdom!• FREE TO PLAY! • Grow Your Kingdom. From Mossback Swamp and Dragons Roost to the Pinnacles of Ice, expand your kingdom into magical new lands.• Explore With Heroes. A Wizard, a Woodsman, a Daring Damsel and Dragons! Explore with your Heroes and expand your Kingdom.• Legendary Places. Try your luck at finding rare treasure by visiting ancient ruins, magical springs and other Places of Legend.• Trade With Friends. Create valuable goods and trade with players around the world.• All New. All new characters and gameplay along with your favorites from the original CastleVille in a totally new game experience.NOTES:- Play on iPhone 4 and up, iPad 2 and up, iPod touch 5. Will not run on earlier devices.- CastleVille Legends supports offline play. Play anywhere, anytime! Use of this application is governed by the Zynga Terms of Service. Collection and use of personal data are subject to Zynga’s Privacy Policy. Zynga’s Privacy Policy is available in the Privacy Policy field located in the Developer section below. Both policies are available at www.zynga.com. Social Networking Service terms may also apply. Terms of Service: http://m.zynga.com/legal/terms-of-service Expand
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  1. Sep 23, 2013
    70
    Proving quite the slow burner, CastleVille Legends is a well-made but flawed freemium based realm building game.
  2. Oct 4, 2013
    60
    Another decent-enough Ville game from Zynga, though one that feels much slower than previous entries in the franchise.
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  1. Sep 29, 2013
    5
    The freemium model, now the darling of mobile platform developers, has churned out another builder-semi-RPG: CastleVille legends. It's notThe freemium model, now the darling of mobile platform developers, has churned out another builder-semi-RPG: CastleVille legends. It's not special, it's not much to look at, and it practically demands real cash to play. You can leave it right there, but here are the details for those who are interested. On the positive side, it has (slightly) better than average graphics, decent sound, and a solid implementation of the realtime-process building game model, where tasks are carried out in realtime, forcing the gamer to either keep playing or check in from time to time. There are varied buildings, "heroes," and "quests" (both in quotes because mainly the differences are cosmetic and the amount of in-game money you need to kick in). All in all, while these features are nothing special, they're certainly no worse than most App Store fare. The failure lies with the game's reliance on its premium cash (called "crowns"). The first time you build any structure, it's paid for with in-game cash. After that, it's crowns only, and with the game giving those out in ones and twos (and buildings costing 20 and up), your only real option is to buy crowns with real money, and those prices are STEEP. Additionally, a beginning of game "premium hero" costs 750 crowns to recruit...which will cost you more than $30 in real money. In summation, it could have been at least a decent game, but outright greed made it a cash-hog freemium where very little is free. Expand