Toy Soldiers: War Chest

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
62

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 19
  3. Negative: 3 out of 19
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  1. Atomix
    Aug 19, 2015
    73
    Once again, Signal Studios have succeeded in making a game that combines in a perfect way three genres in one enjoyable experience. It has its flaws in some aspects like in its online mode or presentation, but overall, it offers a really entertaining title that fans of strategic action and tower defense games should try it at least once.
  2. PlayStation Universe
    Aug 21, 2015
    70
    An entertainingly substantial, if simplistic take on tower defence warfare, Toy Soldiers War Chest’s thrills are prominent, yet a little dulled by some technical issues and a needlessly greedy pricing model.
  3. Gaming Nexus
    Oct 29, 2015
    65
    Toy Soldiers: War Chest is a great idea marred by unforgivable, technical flaws. Even with all of the problems that the game has, I still get enjoyment out of playing it, but it should be so much better.
  5. Brash Games
    Aug 31, 2015
    60
    The merging of tower defense and shooter games is poorly implemented.
  6. Digitally Downloaded
    Aug 21, 2015
    60
    There's a healthy number of items to unlock, characters to level and modes to play will keep you coming back for more. It's a pity then that it's burdened by some painful attempts to demand players throw in some extra cash for the DLC.
  7. Game Revolution
    Aug 20, 2015
    60
    The variety in game modes doesn't quite make up for the lack of heroes, but Toy Soldiers: War Chest provides some quality entertainment for tower defense aficionados.
  8. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Oct 10, 2015
    50
    Gimmicks aside, however, this is fairly rote and restrictive by modern tower defence standards. [Nov 2015, p.108]
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  9. GameSpot
    Sep 1, 2015
    50
    Not bad. But a laundry list of unfortunate drawbacks keeps it from becoming the exciting box of good times and nostalgia that it could have been.
  10. Impulsegamer
    Aug 31, 2015
    50
    Toy Soldiers: War Chest isn't a bad game by any stretch of the imagination, it's just probably not worth adding to your collection.
  11. Game Rant
    Aug 17, 2015
    50
    As someone that has greatly enjoyed the previous games in the series, Toy Soldiers: War Chest is a disappointing experience. The forced use of Uplay for much of the online content, DLC purchases being locked to the account that purchased it, and a myriad of technical issues hamper the quality of the game.

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7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 66 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 66
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 66
  3. Negative: 17 out of 66
  1. wesailors4
    Aug 12, 2015
    2
    I am writing this review as a warning to others in my situation. I bought the retail version of this game for my kids and I to enjoyI am writing this review as a warning to others in my situation. I bought the retail version of this game for my kids and I to enjoy splitscreen. The only person who can use all the characters is the one using my profile, the rest can only use half the characters, and in my mind, half the game. The licensed characters can only be used by one person at a time. We have enjoyed the game and find it a family friendly bit of third person shooter and light strategy. I enjoy games with my family members, in the same room, and will do so until gaming becomes a strictly online affair. I went to Ubisoft's website and read that the last four armies on the disk are tied to one profile and cannot be shared. WHO DO THEY THINK THE TARGET AUDIENCE IS FOR THIS? So if you are purchasing for the same purpose as I was, be warned hat neither sub accounts, or logging in as guest will make the characters playable.… Full Review »
  2. Glitshy
    Sep 8, 2015
    1
    This game would probably be an 7 or 8, but....
    For LOCAL coop, the first player has to have a Uplay account and a PS+ account! It's not    This game would probably be an 7 or 8, but....
    For LOCAL coop, the first player has to have a Uplay account and a PS+ account! It's not online. The other big problem is that the DLC character can only be played by the account which owns them, not the second player. This is simply unaccaptable.    … Full Review »
  3. ThiagoNP
    Aug 17, 2015
    3
    A good game spoiled by bad business practices. This is a fun game, it brings back the fun from cold war, but if you buy the "hall of fameA good game spoiled by bad business practices. This is a fun game, it brings back the fun from cold war, but if you buy the "hall of fame edition" (aka complete game) don't expect to play it entirely with your family or friends in the same room, because only the account that redeemed the dlc code or bought it from psn will be able to access all the armies, even if you play offline, in splitscreen.… Full Review »
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