Desert Ashes

 PlayStation Vita
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  1. MangaX
    Mar 8, 2016
    2
    Desert Ashes is a poorly executed knock-off of Advance Wars. Except, instead of commanding identifiable tanks, ships, and planes, each unit type is an obscure creature. Trying to learn what each obscurity actually does is the only challenge this game has to offer. The fact that it actually required the combined efforts of four artists (according to the in-game credits) to design theseDesert Ashes is a poorly executed knock-off of Advance Wars. Except, instead of commanding identifiable tanks, ships, and planes, each unit type is an obscure creature. Trying to learn what each obscurity actually does is the only challenge this game has to offer. The fact that it actually required the combined efforts of four artists (according to the in-game credits) to design these graphics is, in all honesty, extremely sad. The only aspect that was surprising, in terms of quality, was the music -- which was so well done, it seemed completely out-of-place in this game. Unfortunately, since each track played continuously throughout a level as a relatively short loop, even that quickly became annoying.… Expand

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  1. The Vita Lounge
    Dec 31, 2015
    68
    Desert Ashes is a game for strategy game virgins and beginners. Even with some of it's simplistic scenarios, you will be acclimated to the genre easily, and it will leave you with a hunger that, sadly, it cannot fill due to its short length.
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  2. Gaming Nexus
    Apr 20, 2015
    80
    Fans of Nintendo's long-running Advance War series will feel right at home with this new PS Vita game. It's a solid strategy game that is hurt by a lack of polish and a repetitive design. But even with the problems, the online multiplayer mode makes Desert Ashes worth buying.
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  3. Gaming Age
    Mar 12, 2015
    67
    The game is basically one long war between the Winged Crusade and the Landians, and it doesn't get much deeper than "these two sides are at war with each other."
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