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  1. Sep 6, 2023
    0
    Pay to win update. Level 15 was a mistake. Supercell is a POS. Uninstalled this excuse of a game.
  2. Sep 5, 2023
    4
    it makes me question people when a game like brawl stars with characters with personality and developers who care about their players, and Clash Royale where its monetization & balance is even worse than Brawl Stars, the recent updates to both games is night and day to see which development team care about their players.
  3. Sep 3, 2023
    7
    I love the style and aesthetics of the game. The character design of the various characters is iconic. One of the best game on mobile.
  4. Aug 30, 2023
    2
    A money pit that lies to fans. Play any other Supercell game as everything else by them is better
  5. Jul 22, 2023
    5
    The game is delicious, but when you lose, it drives you crazy. I live in Turkey. I'm going crazy.
  6. Jul 2, 2023
    7
    Recent updates really killed the game

    But it's still one of the best mobile games ever created
  7. May 27, 2023
    7
    I really like, personnaly, clash royale, i play it for the past like 2 years but this game is objectivly not rly good, The game is ABSOLUTLY p2w if you are a f2p player like me you gonna need a LOTTTTTT of time to have a chance to be good, But if you just want to play with friend, this game is fine.
    I think this game is good but don't play it if you are a salty player or if you just gonna
    I really like, personnaly, clash royale, i play it for the past like 2 years but this game is objectivly not rly good, The game is ABSOLUTLY p2w if you are a f2p player like me you gonna need a LOTTTTTT of time to have a chance to be good, But if you just want to play with friend, this game is fine.
    I think this game is good but don't play it if you are a salty player or if you just gonna play a little bit.
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  8. May 22, 2023
    5
    Un jeu mobile sympa mais putain les pay to win ca casse les couilles au bout d’un moment
  9. May 12, 2023
    2
    I used to like to play this game but then the pay to win aspect of the game really hit. Not only because I got later in the game but also because the greedy people at supercell decided to increase how powerful you get using real money. I don’t use money in pay to win games and it still works out but now I’m facing people with double the levels I have and I know they are paying to winI used to like to play this game but then the pay to win aspect of the game really hit. Not only because I got later in the game but also because the greedy people at supercell decided to increase how powerful you get using real money. I don’t use money in pay to win games and it still works out but now I’m facing people with double the levels I have and I know they are paying to win because they are a lower king rank then me but all of their troop cards are max level. Also the matchmaking is horrible, I lose 3 games in a row and the game hands me an even harder opponent that is way more powerful then me. That’s shouldn’t happen, it’s common sense that when you lose a game, the next time you should be given an easier opponent. It’s stupid I no longer reccomend this game. Finally god damn overpowered card ruin this game. The elite barbs should be 7 elixir they are just as powerful as the pekka. Freeze spell lasts to long. Valkyrie has to much health I would recommend toning that down a little since the best thing that counters large health troops is goblins/skarmy and of course they can barely touch her. Last thing is the infernos, they charge up faster then inferno dragons and towers do in clash of clans clan capital, they should charge up to the next level after 5 seconds not like the 2 seconds they have now. Expand
  10. May 12, 2023
    10
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  11. May 6, 2023
    9
    Great game but I wished they did balance changes more often. The game gets repetitive when everyone plays the same cards
  12. May 2, 2023
    7
    As someone who started playing the game in 2016, I can't say it's not good. It has its flaws, and the state of the game after the latest update is really bad, but back in the prime this game was gold.
  13. Apr 9, 2023
    6
    Game used to go so hard, all the boys played it, now it’s kinda dead and bad and pay to win.
  14. Apr 1, 2023
    8
    Fuera de los cambios de balance es un buen juego quizá los eventos llegan a ser repetitivos y el emparejamiento es muy injusto al punto de llegar a lo tonto, es entretenido y divertido pero el emparejamiento es basura
  15. Mar 24, 2023
    0
    Great concept destroyed by greed and stupidity! Too many cards, too many bots and as a result it's impossible to progress anywhere as the game
  16. Feb 22, 2023
    7
    one of the best competitive games for the phone the only problem with it is the pay to win aspect,if your are begining on the game its almost imposible to have an account really big with out paying for cards, so very a good idea for a game with some type of moba environment but just the pay to win its not enjoyable for me.
  17. Feb 17, 2023
    0
    A pure piece of garbage whoever made this is the worst person in the world. A player know as skyblock64 is a obsesses maniac he cry's whenever he loses against someone better than him he needs his account to be suspended he's super addicted. He also has more than one account please suspend his account from playing the game.
  18. Jan 4, 2023
    7
    The only mobile game I really play. It is a great free to play game but it can be extremely frustrating at times.
  19. Dec 31, 2022
    9
    one of the best and most remarkable games I've ever played, of course it's not perfect, there is still a lot of inequality between free to play players and players who pay to have advantages, but it's still quite good to pass the time
  20. Dec 25, 2022
    8
    super gra nie da się tej gry dobrze opisać ale trzeba zagrać a potem jeszcze więcej grać
  21. Dec 15, 2022
    0
    Fun game, extremely addicting, extremely toxic players. I’m lazy so I’m not elaborating.
  22. Dec 2, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Super Game lol Super Game lol Super Game lol Super Game lol Super Game lol Super Game lol Super Game lol Super Game lol Expand
  23. Nov 28, 2022
    7
    Che cuantas copas tenes????????????? jijijija aña jijijija aña jijijija aña
  24. Nov 20, 2022
    4
    Clash Royale = 4/10
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  25. Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Отвратительная политика компании! Дети ни в чем не виноваты
  26. Jul 18, 2022
    10
    It has been my childhood because I played it so much with my best friend. Give it a try!
  27. Jun 21, 2022
    10
    This game saved my child, my wife, my husband, my cousins, my mother, **** my father this game did **** to him
  28. Jun 16, 2022
    5
    Imaginen un buen juego, ahora añadele pay to win, lo arruinaron todo. Literal, arruinaron el juego solo para poder aprobecharce de los usuarios
  29. May 5, 2022
    7
    Clash Royale is a very entertaining video game and is very fun to play with friends. People of all ages can play this game, BUT it is one of Supercells biggest pay-to-win games. There are many things to buy to help leveling up your characters. Leveling up your characters makes them more powerful. So if you get this game, you probably will not get above 6000 trophies without paying money,Clash Royale is a very entertaining video game and is very fun to play with friends. People of all ages can play this game, BUT it is one of Supercells biggest pay-to-win games. There are many things to buy to help leveling up your characters. Leveling up your characters makes them more powerful. So if you get this game, you probably will not get above 6000 trophies without paying money, but I do recommend playing it. Expand
  30. Apr 30, 2022
    10
    HogRIder_officil here, I plan to give this game a 10/10, regardless of this not meausuring up to the OG COC, I still find it of Highly Standard comparing it to the MotherLand that was COC, great visuals as well, and won't lie to you I'd like to get me some of that Mother WItch cheeee.... se. And Now I leave, but I HogRider_officil recommend playing this on the MAge Portal Air Flip 579 Pro Max
  31. Mar 22, 2022
    0
    I like this game a lot. The cards are balanced and the free reward everyday is a good idea to even out things. AMAZING GAME YOU MUST PLAY, but I hate women
  32. Mar 15, 2022
    8
    Although Pay-To-Win, it's still a really nice game for casual and competitive players. Supercell knows how to make good and enjoyable games and I would like to see them do more like this.
  33. Mar 8, 2022
    7
    WMG, UMG, Blanco y Negro Music; CMRRA, PEDL, Sony ATV Publishing, LatinAutor - UMPG, SOLAR Music Rights Management, UMPI, UNIAO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORAS DE MUSICA - UBEM, ASCAP, UMPG Publishing, LatinAutorPerf y 6 sociedades de derechos musicales
  34. Feb 19, 2022
    0
    Unfair matchmaking, very unbalanced cards (especially for Mega Knight) and toxic players everywhere forcing me to quit and uninstall it on Google Play and never come back to this game ANYMORE!
  35. Feb 8, 2022
    7
    The game is really fun, probably the most enjoyable gameplay of all the mobile games.

    But at some point, it's really hard to progress and upgrade cards, although it's not as hard as it was 4-5 years ago.

    Ladder is pure pay to win, but tournaments and the stuff thats locked on tournament level is fun to play.

    It's a shame that the p2w ruins a big part of the experience
  36. Jan 11, 2022
    0
    El juego está lleno de pay to win es imposible ganar sin meterte dinero y el modo guerra de clanes es horrible por ejemplo es un clan de gente que acaba de empezar conta gente con todo al máximo
  37. Jan 11, 2022
    10
    Please please please Supercell, buff the miner, he's underaged smh, also buff Thanos or whatever he's called
  38. Jan 7, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’m sorry to say I didn’t want you too late for me to turn the back up to my head to the back of the screen I will be able and all your back to you on time to talk about the things I need for help for the next week and I can get it to work out for a little Expand
  39. Jan 2, 2022
    10
    I love the gameplay. But sometimes I lose with the high level player because they top up. Then I hate this game because pay to win.
  40. Dec 22, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gioco MOBILE migliore di sempreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Expand
  41. Dec 4, 2021
    9
    aunque en sus inicios era muy pay to win la diferencia con ahora es mucha aunque claramente alguien que gaste dinero en el juego tendra una ventaja considerable contra uno que no con las actulizaciones los jugadores que no gastamos en el juego podemos disfrutarlo al mismo nivel ademas de que supercell no ha abandonado al juego ni a su comunidad
  42. Nov 22, 2021
    10
    Sem palavras esse jogo não foi pay to win, dava pra grindar até o late game e é divertido até hoje.
  43. Nov 21, 2021
    4
    El juego es bueno pero el problema radica en que es pay tu win y es muy injusto por que te toca rivales que son superiores a ti en nivel de torre y de cartas y no es a veces es siempre y eso te quita las ganas de jugar ya que en el juego ahora para ganar no hay que tener habilidad hay que pagar
  44. Nov 16, 2021
    7
    before the game was much more difficult and it had more donation, and it also had a pronounced full-fledged gacha. now this is no longer there, but in two months I got tired of this game, there is a lot of content in it, but it opens at such a speed that it seems that its damn little
  45. Nov 5, 2021
    9
    Clash Royale still manages to be one of the best mobile games on the market. The game used to be incredible pay-to-win, but now offers a lot more help for free-to-play players to catch up to those who re spending cash.
  46. Oct 28, 2021
    6
    Ok, i have mixed feelings about this one... but really mixed.

    I played this game since beta and let me tell you, it has a simple gameplay; 8 cards in one deck and you have to destroy the enemy towers, simple but effective. Each card is unique and mos of times prevents you of doing crazy things with them... but everything good it may have on gameplay loses by another fact. This game
    Ok, i have mixed feelings about this one... but really mixed.

    I played this game since beta and let me tell you, it has a simple gameplay; 8 cards in one deck and you have to destroy the enemy towers, simple but effective. Each card is unique and mos of times prevents you of doing crazy things with them... but everything good it may have on gameplay loses by another fact.

    This game has a lot of Pay 2 Win, practically is like that all the time since there's no limits on purchase; you can spend as many money as you want; so practically nothing prevents you of getting max level cards on the first arena. This carries all the way up to higher arenas, making the levels of some cards too strong to be countered to someone who doesn't pay.

    I'm not going to say "Don't play it" anyone is free to play what they want. But you've been warned of what you're going to find as soon as you start to level up.
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  47. May 21, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The clash royale community sucked starting at 2019, and it gets even worse today, the Developers ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT THE MATCHMAKING, Two of my main cards in my Ladder Deck are Ruined by Balance Team, the content of clash royale in Youtube is nothing short but mediocre content over and over, everybody is harassing one of our clan including me, and now even though i'am maaxed in tower, nothing matters except Spamming like retard is only the option to win the game. This game is nothing more but a lass, even buying pass royale isn't worth it. Don't even try to waste your money there. And overall, this game, i can say this game is now dead on arrival. Expand
  48. Apr 26, 2021
    0
    This is unironically the worst game I´ve played in my entire life. Been playing games for the last 18 years, seeing disappointments like Cyberpunk, No Man Sky, and Watch Dogs. This is worse than all of those. The community is so toxic on a point that almost every match (which are so grindy) is just straight-up bullying, and Supercell not only knows that really well, they endorse it addingThis is unironically the worst game I´ve played in my entire life. Been playing games for the last 18 years, seeing disappointments like Cyberpunk, No Man Sky, and Watch Dogs. This is worse than all of those. The community is so toxic on a point that almost every match (which are so grindy) is just straight-up bullying, and Supercell not only knows that really well, they endorse it adding emotes that promote even more toxicity to the game. And of course, the game is a pay-to-win mess with unbalanced cards. Expand
  49. Mar 30, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Донат влияет на игровой процес, побеждает тот, кто сильней, ужасное комъюнити, ужасная оптимизация, много багов. Это не игра, а какая-то дрочильня, где ты должен бесконечно прокачиваться, побеждать, получать кубки, переходить на новые Арены. Но какой смысл во всём этом? Правильно! Не какой. Expand
  50. Feb 17, 2021
    0
    Sinceramente creo que este es un muy mal juego , muy sobrevalorado , aburrido , monótono y sin nada que destacar un rotundo no , un 0 de nota y sin mada que decir al respecto, sin duda lamentable
  51. Feb 9, 2021
    6
    The game is fun and has a good concept, but it is very unbalanced, and instead of fixing what they already have, they keep cranking out more content making it even more unbalanced.
  52. Dec 15, 2020
    2
    I have played this game for years now and my experience is that Supercell doesn’t care about fixing their game as long as new content keeps pouring in to attract new players. They only focus on getting new players and don’t keep their old ones. Once you reach 4000 trophies, you will begin to notice how some troops cost less elixir than they should, how stupid it is that a card is OP justI have played this game for years now and my experience is that Supercell doesn’t care about fixing their game as long as new content keeps pouring in to attract new players. They only focus on getting new players and don’t keep their old ones. Once you reach 4000 trophies, you will begin to notice how some troops cost less elixir than they should, how stupid it is that a card is OP just because it’s “legendary” and it’s just generally a bad experience. The new witch being added is a prime example; she is obviously way too unbalanced, but nothing will happen to her because Supercell will just create something new, which is really frustrating, especially once you reach ~4000 trophies. Expand
  53. Dec 9, 2020
    10
    Semplicemente stupendo, il miglior gioco strategico mai giocato, e, in risposta a tutti quelli che dicono che è pay ti win, sappiate che siete semplicemente scarsi, lo dice uno che non ha mai dato un centesimo a Supercell
  54. Dec 9, 2020
    6
    When the game started it was very good, today it is too, but it is no longer the only one with this formula, and those who have the same formula surpass it (the same thing happened with the Simpsons), and today their updates are Very simple and that happens because they make a new season every month, when they would have to wait two or three months and make a very good update, also theWhen the game started it was very good, today it is too, but it is no longer the only one with this formula, and those who have the same formula surpass it (the same thing happened with the Simpsons), and today their updates are Very simple and that happens because they make a new season every month, when they would have to wait two or three months and make a very good update, also the game became something pay to win since if you buy the pass you have many benefits that normally you They make people who don't have it win, and all the new cards it brings are the evolution of another card, the same card but with different elements or mergers, in general it is a good game, but it does not do anything new, when there are many games top. Expand
  55. Nov 22, 2020
    4
    this game used to be pretty decent, and now it's absolutely garbage.

    the time i came back to this game, it's pretty unbalanced with the game also being pay-to-win, which i don't enjoy some pay-to-win games. it at least had some sort of charm with the clash of clans, but nothing really else is special about the game. it's horrible. oh yeah! it's a waiting simulator for chests and
    this game used to be pretty decent, and now it's absolutely garbage.

    the time i came back to this game, it's pretty unbalanced with the game also being pay-to-win, which i don't enjoy some pay-to-win games. it at least had some sort of charm with the clash of clans, but nothing really else is special about the game. it's horrible.

    oh yeah! it's a waiting simulator for chests and stuff like that..
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  56. Oct 8, 2020
    0
    Дисбалансное говно с кучей дисбалансного доната на андроид и ios.
  57. Sep 8, 2020
    0
    They ban accounts for no reason and they take months to update. Some cards don’t have a fluid counter so they just dominate the game. This game is a huge disappointment from supEArcell. Please don’t play this game unless you have some extra phones laying around...
  58. Jul 26, 2020
    8
    Clash Royale is a fun game and has the potential to be perfect but the game is run by a bunch of idiots who don`t take community feedback. Many cards in this game are broken and need to be fixed immediately. The matchmaking system is also horrible and you`ll get matched up with people who have higher card levels than you do.
  59. Jul 24, 2020
    0
    So before it was a pay to win but at least I think that in the beginning it was a small edge that the ppl with much money had but nowdays its no meaning to play and there are better alternatives.

    I have spent some money on this game becasue I belive that if I have fun I should support a developer but now I sit with gems I bought for real money and I cant use them for tourneys becasue of
    So before it was a pay to win but at least I think that in the beginning it was a small edge that the ppl with much money had but nowdays its no meaning to play and there are better alternatives.

    I have spent some money on this game becasue I belive that if I have fun I should support a developer but now I sit with gems I bought for real money and I cant use them for tourneys becasue of the incredible OP cards they design nowdays.

    Supercells greed look like this:

    Design a very strong card ppl must have to have a chance. Act like they are surprised over how good the card is even though the forum is full of threads of it and I only **** the threads that is not only complaining but try to solve it.

    When enough ppl spent their money rinse and repeat. As I said before you could still play without those cards because there was counters and not all played them because you needed skill too but now the card is just so powerful so you dont need any tactics.

    I want to warn ppl that dont spend any money before they fix it.

    Also they are into bad manner players and bullying. you cant turn the emotes off and it is 90 bullys and bad manners that use the system and many players had said this but thay dont care.

    Read som reviews that clearly are written by themselves.

    Ppl claim they are topplayers they played for free.

    I am not at the very top but have 6-7k trophies. PLayed since the start and have in total 7 maxlevel cards where none of course is a legendary and if you check the top no one have anything else then maxlevel cards and its jus impossible like pppl claim and I just don't think they even know where the top is =)
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  60. Jul 21, 2020
    8
    Un juego que mejoro y cambio muchísimo a día de hoy. Ya que por los menos no hay que conseguir personajes con los cofres(al menos la mayoría).
  61. Jul 6, 2020
    6
    The game is very simple and fun at the beginning however you need to know that you will hit a paywall after the first 2 or 3 months of playing, you will soon discover that leveling up cards to play in arenas after 4000 trophies gets insanely hard and prices also get ridiculous as you can't purchase individual cards but chests only with a very low card value also you will face "maxed" p2wThe game is very simple and fun at the beginning however you need to know that you will hit a paywall after the first 2 or 3 months of playing, you will soon discover that leveling up cards to play in arenas after 4000 trophies gets insanely hard and prices also get ridiculous as you can't purchase individual cards but chests only with a very low card value also you will face "maxed" p2w players that will crush you and completely ruin your experience.
    You can always focus on leveling up only one deck but still it takes months to level up all your cards and you won't be able to play anything else.

    The game is good, fun and fast paced but even dedicated players think the Pay to Win concept is just so abusive in this game...
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  62. Jul 6, 2020
    6
    Well made game that's WAY too grindy for my tastes. It has a subtle pay to win mechanic That I'm not too fond of. I gave it a full month and deleted the app.
  63. Jun 16, 2020
    9
    Je trouve que Clash royale est un très bon jeu avec beaucoup de dynamisme et ne manque pas d’événement. Le seul petit problème est que on ne tombe pas toujours sur des gens de notre niveau.
  64. May 17, 2020
    10
    The Best Game For Mobile, Play Cards 1v1, 2v2 battles, and Pass Royale is Available too. And many other features.
  65. May 15, 2020
    0
    Pay2win
    Unbalanced game
    Refuse to refund when kids use parents credit card.
    No kids spending money security
  66. May 11, 2020
    10
    I've been playing Clash Royale for three years now. Some may critic the lack of progression, but this is non sense. The game is the same don't matter how much you progress. Hard duels, intelligent gameplay and strategic thinking about your cards. Play it right now if you haven't.
  67. Apr 8, 2020
    8
    Good game, amazing. Amazing game play lots of fun to play with Friends and by your self
  68. Mar 26, 2020
    0
    This game is pay 2 win, rigged matchmaking, toxic players, and much more! This game was so good back in the day put now it's just a sh!t show. COMPLETELY WORTHLESS
  69. Mar 6, 2020
    1
    It's a good game, good desing and grafics, buuuut after firsts 20 hours... only pay to win.
  70. Jul 30, 2019
    9
    Не могу поверить что пользователи занижают оценки и пишут что игра отстой чисто из-за того что поднялись на оочень высокую арену, где им по прокачки ещё идти и идти. Ставлю 9 потому что игра погружает и увлекает по своему
  71. Jul 24, 2019
    0
    Fun at first until you every game is determined before it starts unless you are playing against an idiot or someone playing with a new deck making huge mistakes. Clash Royale only made it big off clash name and supercell is going to fail if this is the best they can do in live play.....
  72. Jun 8, 2019
    8
    Addictive and strategic game, makes up for the fact that the game is pay to win
  73. Jun 7, 2019
    7
    This game is play to win/Freemium, however you can win without spending any money, as I know someone who is pretty high in the game who is a free to player. It just takes a long time to progress late-game, so patience is needed. The matchmaking can be mediocre, especially in 2v2s since you could face opponents who are one to two levels above you, and to make it even worse, there areThis game is play to win/Freemium, however you can win without spending any money, as I know someone who is pretty high in the game who is a free to player. It just takes a long time to progress late-game, so patience is needed. The matchmaking can be mediocre, especially in 2v2s since you could face opponents who are one to two levels above you, and to make it even worse, there are teammates who use troll decks to screw you over, although that doesn't happen often in my POV. There are some good aspects to this game, however. It's gameplay is decent, meaning it is easy to learn. You could also request cards from your Clan-mates, getting those needed cards for leveling up.

    SUMMARY: Decent game with good gameplay, but needs some work with executing that gameplay.
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  74. May 27, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I absolutely admits that the chest system is very annoy even though I am a fan who plays this game very often, and the feelings of failing this game is horrible. But the game overall provides its players a relatively good environment for them to work hard on improving their skills during combats without the must of spending any money into it Expand
  75. Mar 2, 2019
    0
    totally trash **** bunch of craps ,dog ****trassssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssh
  76. Jul 28, 2018
    1
    used to be a good game, but it is now a totally rubbish. 0 mark. void this one, try something for real fun.
  77. Feb 23, 2018
    9
    It costs a lot of money, but it is worth it. It's a lot of fun.
    i love this game.
  78. Jan 15, 2018
    0
    Supercell strikes again. COMPLETELY pay to win. Must avoid this. Never play it.
  79. Jan 7, 2018
    6
    The game itself is good , but those 4 points are gone because of pay to win ****
  80. Nov 20, 2017
    9
    este e um dos melhores jogos para celula nele voce pode evoluir suas cartas o jogo tem um sistema interessante de jogabilidade com aspectos do clash of clas
  81. Oct 30, 2017
    4
    Si bien es un juego que me encanto, cuando llegas a Arena 10 se acaba la diversión. Por qué? PAY TO WIN. Hay gente que considera este un e-sport, y no, aquí no importa la habilidad del jugador, importa el dinero que uso para subir las cartas de nivel.
  82. Oct 17, 2017
    2
    In the first months an interesting game. The players soon gets to the paywall...hovering about 4000 trophies. The game is in the later stages simple pay to win. Terribly unbalanced and still introducing new cards - which are mostly in the beginning quite OP and need to be later nerfed.
  83. Sep 8, 2017
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well made game. Clash Royale is a card based game with the sole objective on either have more towers destroyed than your opponent(s) when the time runs out, or destroy your opponent(s) King Tower. Clash Royale has two different battle types: 1v1 and 2v2. Alongside these, different game modes occur in event fashion (come into the game, then leave shortly after) such as “2v2 Draft Challenge” where you, your teammate, and two opponents concurrently build decks for that individual game by four rounds of picking 1 of 2 cards you’re randomly presented with. The cards you don’t select will go to an opponent. Game modes like this is what keeps the game lively and new alongside Supercell’s (developers) constant updates including new cards, new arenas, etc.

    Why does this game deserve such a high score? From reading the negative reviews as well as hearing the opinions of my colleagues, I get the gist of the negativity is from the “pay-to-win” aspect “unbalanced” cards, and “broken” matchmaking. There are some issues amongst these that warrant a bit of negativity, albeit not as much. Instead of “pay-to-win” I’d like to call it ‘pay-to-gain’ as “pay-to-win” suggests that those not paying are losing, which is untrue. The game is designed for growth to be slower as you progress, it is meant to be a challenge. The microtransactions allow you to buy gems, aka the reigning currency in Clash Royale. With gems you can buy coin, chests, enter in challenges or open battle chests immediately. Buying gems allows you to rapidly grow by opening chests such as the “Super Magical Chest” which guarantees a plethora of cards and a rather large chance of a legendary in comparison to say a golden chest. This then allows you to upgrade your cards and/or use new ones you got from the chest to battle people that most likely do not have the same cards and card levels as you, giving you the ultimate advantage. This may seem like blatant P2W but this person will not always be here. The person will climb in trophies until they’re at a stalemate where they cannot progress because they’re at the point in which they need to play to get cards, or spend more money. Very few times have I been in a game where my opponent(s) had cards that were way above my levels. My point is is that you don’t have to pay to be good at the game, albeit it does take patience to grow. For the pay-to-gain aspect, I have docked 1 point from 10.

    The unbalanced cards argument I completely disagree with. Sure there have been instances where a card was clearly OP (overpowered), but they were nerfed (changed in a way to make them not as good, but still a viable card to use). Every card has its own use, and it heavily depends on the components of your opponent's deck to fill those uses. Sometimes you will just be bested, your deck might be the deck your opponent counters well and sometimes you’ll have a deck that destroys your opponent. Luck does play a part. The speed in which Supercell updates the game tackles any instance of unbalanced cards.

    The matchmaking in Clash Royale is based on your trophies. Your trophies determine who you battle and what arena you’re in. People have complained that sometimes (though rarely in my experience) you will face someone who is higher level with higher level cards. This happens because the higher level player has dropped trophies on purpose and I do think that there should be prevention to this because on one hand there’s losing, on the other is purposefully dropping trophies to face people you can easily destroy. Matchmaking speeds are almost instant as people (me included) are unable to cancel the search for battle because of how quick it is. For this reason I docked 1 point from 10.

    Positives:
    Beautiful card art and graphics (for a mobile game)
    Great balancing
    Smooth play
    The ability to play with clan mates/friends
    Consistent updates
    Wonderful audio ques
    Constant gameplay (no waiting for troops to train/energy)

    Negatives:
    Possible exploit to cause unfair matchmaking (-1 point)
    Pay-to-gain (-1 points)
    Untapped potential
    I’ve put untapped potential because there are small things that could be added to make the play experience better. This includes things like a mute players before battling option, private messaging clan mates, and cosmetic customizations.
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  84. Aug 29, 2017
    10
    clash royale is a great game. there are a lot of great cards to use. you guys hate it and rate it horrible just because you suck and that's your best excuse
  85. Jul 23, 2017
    0
    It's a neat game with a fun concept. Lots of collectibles and arenas to play through and a large player base which keeps the game alive. However this concept is immediately tarnished from the beginning as there's always micro-transactions which can buy you an advantage. Sure the beginning is easy (even against pay to win kids) because you can easily outsmart and destroy younger kids whoIt's a neat game with a fun concept. Lots of collectibles and arenas to play through and a large player base which keeps the game alive. However this concept is immediately tarnished from the beginning as there's always micro-transactions which can buy you an advantage. Sure the beginning is easy (even against pay to win kids) because you can easily outsmart and destroy younger kids who are stuck at the bottom. But as you go up, the arenas are much more unforgiving. There's a larger variety of broken cards which kids buy and use to win matches. It's no longer a game of wits and is now a game of who can spend more money. In higher arenas it seems more like a chore than it is a game and that's what's so awful. Supercell (ONCE AGAIN) has let pay to win kids ruin a fun and interesting concept (actually clash of clans wasn't that fun to begin with) Expand
  86. Jun 16, 2017
    0
    If you like playing a game and staying at the same level forever, this is the game for you. There is no progression. you hit a wall and you keep running into it again and again and again and again. They make sure you don't progress and everyone that plays is maintained around 50% wins and losses. Dish out the big bucks to move forward but youll get stuck eventually. Rigged game, terribleIf you like playing a game and staying at the same level forever, this is the game for you. There is no progression. you hit a wall and you keep running into it again and again and again and again. They make sure you don't progress and everyone that plays is maintained around 50% wins and losses. Dish out the big bucks to move forward but youll get stuck eventually. Rigged game, terrible matchmaking, ABSOLUTLEY THE MOST AGGRAVATING GAME EVER MADE!!! Yes it will make you want to break your phone. You will be one win away from the next level and you will lose, lose, lose, lose, lose, lose after hours of playing and have to dig your way back just to get a win away and lose lose lose lose. This will happen over and over and over and you want to break your phone again. DO NOT PLAY. burn your phone instead. save the frustration. Terrible job SUPERCELL! Expand
  87. Jun 14, 2017
    0
    Nice mix of tower defense and card game.
    But pay2win is stunning in this game. After Arena 4 or so difference between paying and non-paying users is extremly high. Good deck is 90% of success. It's not a Hearthstone - stronger deck wins, no matter what. No skill required.
    I've spent little less than 10$ and it already pushed my deck another level, playing against f2p users is boring for
    Nice mix of tower defense and card game.
    But pay2win is stunning in this game. After Arena 4 or so difference between paying and non-paying users is extremly high. Good deck is 90% of success. It's not a Hearthstone - stronger deck wins, no matter what. No skill required.
    I've spent little less than 10$ and it already pushed my deck another level, playing against f2p users is boring for me and frustrating for them - just throw random cards in random area and you've won. No bigger skill required.

    If you want to stay on this game longer you MUST spend some cash to upgrade your deck, because is almost impossible to get best cards by grinding ingame and collect money to upgrade them.
    According to my personal experience you need to spend at least 30$ to build and upgrade really strong deck.
    A feature to categorize players would be a really gamechanger - play with a players that inveseted comparable amount of money in game.

    Despite this it could be very goods game if not being made by greedy supercell.
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  88. May 28, 2017
    8
    Un genial juego de estrategia basado en el mundo de Clash of Clans. Es muy divertido pero hay jugadores que se bajan de copas y hace imposible la subida. Y además el nivel de cartas determina casí más que la estrategia el destino de la partida. Le pongo un 78/100
  89. May 7, 2017
    9
    This is the best mobile game of 2016, period. The card system is great, and balancing is never an issue. It is a free to play card-tower defense game. I really like this game, the card system is really good.
  90. Mar 22, 2017
    0
    This game I loved at first,till I hit the massive slap in the face that woke me up.

    First lets get this out of the way,this game is pay-to-win,if you buy gems,like clash of clans,you can zoom to get maxed out. Here are the positive things -It creates a RTS style game with cards,which I honestly haven't seen at all,although i'm sure some other game has done it -The beginning is
    This game I loved at first,till I hit the massive slap in the face that woke me up.

    First lets get this out of the way,this game is pay-to-win,if you buy gems,like clash of clans,you can zoom to get maxed out.

    Here are the positive things
    -It creates a RTS style game with cards,which I honestly haven't seen at all,although i'm sure some other game has done it
    -The beginning is amazing!Its just nice and well presented
    You can have friendly battles with your clan-mates,you essentially just play them without any risk,clash of clans NEEDS a system like this.
    -The progression is done well.Leveling up definitely feels rewarding.
    -Graphics are relatively nice for a mobile game
    Negatives
    -Matchmaking is outright broken,for all intents and purposes,it is the clash of clans search finder,however in clash you can choose who you can battle,you can't here.Which means you get played against people that have FAR better cards then you do.
    -Game is completely unbalanced with a lot of cards,if you don't have these specific cards you will simply lose when you face against someone who does,such as the skeleton army,which can wipe out 3-4 cards with little effort
    -Game is pay to win,I already mentioned this so I won't go into detail
    -You essentially can only play a worthwhile battle every 3 hours,maybe more,since chests take a long time to open
    -There is no way to discard unwanted chests,lets say you only want to open gold chests,not silver ones.To bad,you can't get rid of the silver chests.
    -Map are small,you get 8 maps,all are the same just re-textured,a river in the middle,with two bridges and the two players on both sides.That's all you get when you battle,make a variety with maps,to allow for different strategies!
    -The card count is limited,it may seem extensive at first,but card game hearthstone has over 400 cards,Royale has 49,49!.

    This game is really a four out of ten,but the fact that you can pay money and immediately become max level,along with they shove buying gems in your face with the chest timers just make me have to take off a point.Free-To-Play model problems
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  91. Mar 18, 2017
    10
    Best game ever! Highly addictive and fun, battle with your friends too. Gets frustrating at times, but all good games do! New cards are constantly being added in, so it never gets old. Also good social glue. 10/10 everyone must play.
  92. Mar 12, 2017
    0
    Pay to win no balance and **** game overall supercell is a **** company and they should die in a fire this is such a **** game i don't even get why people play it
  93. Feb 12, 2017
    7
    another supercell game o no ! but this time its not that bad

    positive + ( updates included ) a lot of cards to collect + and some truely fun ones + strategy very hard needed to win + colorful graphics + clans, playing with friends negative - some cards that seem logic to exist in the game but they aren't like catapult - extremely repetive fun to keep you up for weeks but
    another supercell game o no ! but this time its not that bad

    positive

    + ( updates included ) a lot of cards to collect
    + and some truely fun ones
    + strategy very hard needed to win
    + colorful graphics
    + clans, playing with friends

    negative
    - some cards that seem logic to exist in the game but they aren't like catapult
    - extremely repetive
    fun to keep you up for weeks but then you get pretty enaugh of it
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  94. Jan 27, 2017
    0
    This game sucks for a number of reasons:
    A- with all the money they made would agree to use the best servers.
    B- As they do go for free ... it's a **** eating money ... C- ok the cards you have to know how to use, those who spend in any case has the best cards ... (I also spent a lot, but I find it just a rip-off) D- sucks the theory, everyone hate the pay to win ... (and you believe
    This game sucks for a number of reasons:
    A- with all the money they made would agree to use the best servers.
    B- As they do go for free ... it's a **** eating money ...
    C- ok the cards you have to know how to use, those who spend in any case has the best cards ... (I also spent a lot, but I find it just a rip-off)
    D- sucks the theory, everyone hate the pay to win ... (and you believe in a subtle but it is not) let me pay for the game once, and not to sell "drug addiction."

    In my opinion as some games are brilliant, in any case these are legalized scam, the "scratch" the video game.
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  95. Jan 22, 2017
    0
    This game is horrible. Pay To Win. The units are completely unbalanced (some very good units and others that completely suck), and there are a lot of cheaters. Don't play this mess, not worth it.
  96. Jan 21, 2017
    0
    Absolutely utterly Pay2Win system. Legendary cards are ridiculously overpowered, and whoever is dumb enough to spend hundreds of $ on such a simple little mobile game is almost guaranteed to win. Get a princess, ice wizard, sparky, miner, that rotten rolling log, and you're good to go. If you manage to build a deck with adequate cards, you will be matched with opponents 2+ levels higherAbsolutely utterly Pay2Win system. Legendary cards are ridiculously overpowered, and whoever is dumb enough to spend hundreds of $ on such a simple little mobile game is almost guaranteed to win. Get a princess, ice wizard, sparky, miner, that rotten rolling log, and you're good to go. If you manage to build a deck with adequate cards, you will be matched with opponents 2+ levels higher than you, which means hundreds of very important HP. With the huge amount of people playing, I find it hard to believe it's impossible to match up with someone on the same level, ESPECIALLY in Challenge mode where fractions of seconds might matter. This is one of the usual mobile game "scams" where they deliberately make you feel a loser if you don't buy ingame items, so you'd spend more on this crap than you would on an AAA+ game. Avoid, avoid, avoid. Expand
  97. Jan 17, 2017
    7
    Un tres bon jeu mais une politique économique beaucoup trop pay2win ou juste pay2swag avec des carte légendaire très dure a obtenir sans payé et des carte trop cher a améliore !
  98. Jan 8, 2017
    7
    Ultra funny, intelligent game, but ultra cash depending.. from 10/10 to 7/10 now i can say only that clash royale its an inovating strategy game with good ideas and features.. but now.. the money make this free to play an incrediblw average game
Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. 80
    Royale’s latest update has now had a month to bed-in, and it’s a welcome change. The two-tier battle pass has been slimmed down to one – the free version now considerably more generous – and the shards needed to buy evolutions are easier to come by. A fix for the game’s creaking clan wars system is presumably in the works, but this already feels like a big step in the right direction.
  2. CD-Action
    May 31, 2016
    75
    Despite simple rules Clash Royale has enough ingredients to stay enjoyable for a long time. [05/2016, p.74]
  3. Apr 5, 2016
    86
    Clash Royale tweaks the formula of its predecessor and delivers an incredibly addictive and well-balance experience. Yes, there are in-app purchases, but even if you choose not to pay, you can still enjoy the latest game by Supercell.