Clash Royale

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  1. LordExarus
    Mar 9, 2016
    4
    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    … Expand
  2. GameCritic121
    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    … Expand
  3. Alex126307
    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
  4. OneBitterBit
    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.    … Expand
  5. Denvers
    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.
  6. The_UwU_Patrol
    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
  7. Gabmiral
    Dec 19, 2016
    3
    The game contains some good ideas, but the Pay-To-Win is too abusive. But it's only my opinion, and anyone can have his opinion. I've loved this game first, but when you are Area 2/3 you see you must pay to win.
  8. natanfk
    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.
  9. Xylowg
    Mar 21, 2016
    1
    I don't normally expect much from mobile games. However, this game is one of the most overrated game I have ever encountered. First, it is extremely repetitive, with little variation to keep it interesting. Certain cards are too strong and too easily obtainable, which created a balance issue. Another issue is the positively absurd chest opening timers. 8 hours for one measly gold chest.I don't normally expect much from mobile games. However, this game is one of the most overrated game I have ever encountered. First, it is extremely repetitive, with little variation to keep it interesting. Certain cards are too strong and too easily obtainable, which created a balance issue. Another issue is the positively absurd chest opening timers. 8 hours for one measly gold chest. This pay to win formula will not work this time.… Expand
  10. mmysterej
    May 13, 2016
    0
    I have never seen such a money trap game before, including other Supercell games. Boss needs more bugs perhaps?? In this game you have to increase your cards' level and you need epic cards to win the match. But without buying chests you will be very low profile player. Ridiculously unbalanced money trap game...
  11. Ham_Critic
    Apr 15, 2016
    7
    Wow. This is surprisingly an average game.

    I thought this game was going to be a failure, which in some cases it is.

    This game is fun for new comers, but it get's boring after a while. You should play this if you are bored and have nothing else to do.
  12. muzmuz
    Apr 5, 2016
    4
    Clash Royale is generally fun in terms of its proud and original real-time multiplayer game play. But the rest of the game is annoyingly imbalanced -- and will probably become way worse as the game gets older, just like Clash of Clans. Must be a Supercell thing.
  13. Paulo-Maciel
    Apr 24, 2016
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fun to play in the first 4 or 5 arenas, after that you need to pay to advance. Everything in the game is set to slow down the progress and force the player to buy cards with real money. You spend more time waiting for the chests and cards than actually playing.… Expand
  14. wishanem
    Apr 19, 2016
    5
    The art, strategy, and pacing aspects of the game are great, but its business model sucks. To see any real benefit, players need to spend $20, $50, or $100 and there's no upper limit to the spending.

    It is a shame that an actually fun game is accompanied by such a predatory structure.
  15. alaskaneagle
    Jun 24, 2016
    0
    This game would be ok if there weren't so many hacks being used in it. This game is full of exploits so most of your losses will be due to somebody either; drop hacking you to make you lose connection, buffing his troops (either making them take more dmg, deal more dmg, one shot your troops, double the norm dmg to turrets, or a few other ways), getting extra elix, having their troops costThis game would be ok if there weren't so many hacks being used in it. This game is full of exploits so most of your losses will be due to somebody either; drop hacking you to make you lose connection, buffing his troops (either making them take more dmg, deal more dmg, one shot your troops, double the norm dmg to turrets, or a few other ways), getting extra elix, having their troops cost less, having way higher troop levels from using free chest exploits, or even making it so you can't drop troops.

    And when you try to say anything an answer bot program tells you to send them a video which they won't watch anyway, it's just to waste enough of your time you lose interest.    … Expand
  16. Hogbog
    Aug 1, 2016
    0
    Been playing the game since release. As an arena 9 F2P player I can't believe Supercell killed this game in much less time than they did with CoC. The first signals came with the Royal Giant buff, being overpowered as hell. Then they nerfed his damage of 4% (like, seriously?!). But when the new cards came out I started questioning why were I still playing this cash-grab. They added threeBeen playing the game since release. As an arena 9 F2P player I can't believe Supercell killed this game in much less time than they did with CoC. The first signals came with the Royal Giant buff, being overpowered as hell. Then they nerfed his damage of 4% (like, seriously?!). But when the new cards came out I started questioning why were I still playing this cash-grab. They added three new legendaries. Sparky: a moving tesla that deals more than 1000 damage per hit? Ok, she has many weaknesses. Lava Hound: a tanky air unit that spawn 6 pups on death? No problem, it costs 7! But the Miner. MY GOD THE MINER. For just 3 elixir you can summon this unit anywhere in the arena and there is no sign of where he is digging. Yes, you're right, the opponent needs to GUESS the evoking positions of the miner. And if you place the defensive troop wrong it can do the difference from a win or a loss. Not to mention wintrading, low legendary drop rate, horrible matchmaking, badly designed tournaments and other unbalanced cards. F*ck supercell.… Expand
  17. NahtanojOrigin
    Dec 1, 2016
    0
    Game unbalanced, pissed me off so much i broke a keyboard in half. maybe if sup erc ell wasn't so fACKInngG rETarDEED OMG poijea aeproi realy fjucking apwoeihahary hate otehish s game
  18. KypBA
    Mar 23, 2016
    0
    This game is crap. Pay, pay, pay to win! No money no result! You need 5000-10000$ to play this "FREE to play" game! Supercell is greedy, avid company!
  19. ChosenKukky03
    Mar 28, 2016
    0
    Awful. Where do I begin with this one? Pay to win, repetitive and unbalanced are just some of the negative traits this game has.
    Good:
    -Original. -Good fun at the start. Bad: -So unbalanced. Princes are overpowered. -No real way to get gems. -Luck based card system. So I can't even get the skeleton army I need to defeat princes. -Chests. Are f*** slow at opening. 3-12 hours for 3-5    Awful. Where do I begin with this one? Pay to win, repetitive and unbalanced are just some of the negative traits this game has.
    Good:
    -Original.
    -Good fun at the start.
    Bad:
    -So unbalanced. Princes are overpowered.
    -No real way to get gems.
    -Luck based card system. So I can't even get the skeleton army I need to defeat princes.
    -Chests. Are f*** slow at opening. 3-12 hours for 3-5 cards(which may sound good but these are mostly ones you have already, just XP to level them up. Which brings me to my next point...
    -Fegging trophies. Max or near max players can stay in arenas 1 and 2 to troll noobs.
    -Prestige. Jesus. You can gem tons of chests and get your troops to a higher level, with them still costing the same amount of mana. And do what I said above.
    -Lack of cards. With other card-based games like hearthstone, there are hundreds of cards. In Clash Royale there are like 50.    … Expand
  20. poeer123
    Apr 10, 2016
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very well made game. People complain about having to pay-to-win. However, that is just because they don't think that they are able to reach the top without winning. I am one of the top people and I haven't spent a penny. You just need to learn how to play the game. The balancing was very well done in my opinion and they are constantly updating the game to balance it even more. The gameplay is fun and almost never gets old. You can donate cards to friends and battle them which is always a blast. The only thing that can make this game better is if Supercell figures out a way to have clan wars.… Expand
  21. Baluberda
    Jun 18, 2016
    0
    Based on pay to win, you pay you get best cards. You will get the usual cards then someone appears having a lot of things like the guy that destroy towers in 4 hits on a horse etc...Really not a game to be addicted or fan
  22. Nican
    Mar 29, 2016
    0
    One of the most noxious pay to win games out there.
    The gameplay itself isn't that bad.
    Unfortunately, the very slow rate at which you gain free chest, combined with the rarity of epic cards and the fact that the matchin system dosen't care how much stronger your opponent is provides people who purchase cards with an overwhelming advantage. Not everyone will mind, but those who do    One of the most noxious pay to win games out there.
    The gameplay itself isn't that bad.
    Unfortunately, the very slow rate at which you gain free chest, combined with the rarity of epic cards and the fact that the matchin system dosen't care how much stronger your opponent is provides people who purchase cards with an overwhelming advantage.
    Not everyone will mind, but those who do should stay well clear of this game.    … Expand
  23. Max777
    Jul 27, 2016
    2
    Pay to win puzzle game, where you match candy.
    That's it.
    Hard levels make you buy IAP, and even to get past a certain point, you need to barge your Facebook friends, or buy $5 in in app purchases.
  24. whave
    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
  25. MadMaxFuryRoad
    Jul 23, 2016
    0
    Definitely one of the worst games I have ever played. It's so fun and addicting, but it gets super annoying when ever the cards take forever to put down. For instance, whenever I arrow a minion horde, it takes 5 seconds for the arrows to actually hit the minion horde. It's defnitely not the wifi issue because it happens ALL the time. Also, the game is a cash grab and it really gives youDefinitely one of the worst games I have ever played. It's so fun and addicting, but it gets super annoying when ever the cards take forever to put down. For instance, whenever I arrow a minion horde, it takes 5 seconds for the arrows to actually hit the minion horde. It's defnitely not the wifi issue because it happens ALL the time. Also, the game is a cash grab and it really gives you bad cards it you don't pay. I guarantee you, you might like this game at first, but it won't take long for you to hate this game and supercell for whatever they have just created. Boom beach was much better than this and is still one of my favorite games.… Expand
  26. RodricMaster
    Nov 19, 2016
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Este juego es del monton, ¿ pero porque?
    Primero, al principio te puede parecer un juego agradable y adictivo y con las ganas de nunca dejarlo de jugar, pero después te das cuenta que es todo el rato lo mismo, mismas arenas, mismo modo de juego, algunos me dirán que hay otros modos como el desafió clásico y torneo, es lo mismo, a excepción de la copa del rey y la del doble elixir, pero todo el tiempo es lo mismo, tirar tus cartas para destruir la torre de tu rival, si, eso es en todos los modos de juegos, eso es Clash royale.......    … Expand
  27. markymark44716
    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
  28. caonima
    Mar 2, 2019
    0
    totally trash **** bunch of craps ,dog ****trassssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssh
  29. Seanolly
    Apr 18, 2016
    8
    Clash Royale is fun and enjoyable. As a card playing tower defense game, a fun and different game type. I recommend that you play it. However I do have some negatives.

    -The game is mainly based on luck, luck of cards, luck on your matches (who you are facing) My friend started a week after me and has the same level cards if not better. -Some games I found my self against someone with    Clash Royale is fun and enjoyable. As a card playing tower defense game, a fun and different game type. I recommend that you play it. However I do have some negatives.

    -The game is mainly based on luck, luck of cards, luck on your matches (who you are facing) My friend started a week after me and has the same level cards if not better.

    -Some games I found my self against someone with 2 level higher cards.

    -Also, some cards need to be nerfed very badly. These cards can easily destroy your towers and ca make you want to rip your hair out when you have to face them. (Witch,Balloon,Princes)

    -Also I do find that opening chests take annoyingly long to open.

    Positives:

    -Being able to face your clan mates is fun and you truly test who is the best in your clan.

    -The level up or tower gets stronger is a point a like about the game. (if you reach level 3 then your tower becomes a level 3 tower that can take more damage and deal out more)

    -It has great strategy on that you have to out do your challenger while you both have the same elixer points.

    i feel that Clash Royale is an amazing game that you should play!    … Expand
  30. Discodoc
    Jul 1, 2016
    1
    Monotonous cash grab with little content past the first few weeks.

    The only updates are monthly small balance tweaks. I'm just not seeing anything that would lead someone to playing this game long

    Save your time and money.
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#40 Best iOS Game of 2016
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#2 Most Discussed iOS Game of 2016
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#13 Most Shared iOS Game of 2016

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Metro GameCentral
    Nov 7, 2024
    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.
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  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. Vandal
    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.
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