Strike Team Hydra

If you want to watch two opposing teams not shoot each other in slightly different levels then this is the game for you! A flame thrower or rocket launcher that can’t hit a target right in front, with no cover!! Really? Come on!

I'm a big fan of the Demon's Rise games and this is clearly based on the same engine. The let downs so far have been: AI needs a polish. In Demon's Rise there was a lot of open space play and running around. This is the polar opposite with close quarters and a lot of hiding behind pillars/obstacles. Trouble is, AI is too weak so a fool proof winning tactic is to simply bunker up and stand still and wait for the enemy to wander up to you a few at a time whilst you're in standing still in strategic spots. Also, a few obvious minor but distracting bugs in both Demon's Rise and Strike Team are: 1) Click on enemy, do any action with your unit, click on enemy portrait and you end up seeing stats for YOUR unit instead of enemy. 2) in shop, pick up item, swap for another item and first item stats still show until you swap item again. A few tell-tale signs that game is not quite finished: - only one generic enemy icons in hub representing any enemy unit. - walk up close to any enemy unit (with Spectre at least) and enemy just wastes his turn running away from your unit. I'm hopeful that A LOT of work will go into a better AI. The rest of the niggles are forgivable, but for an enjoyable and challenging gameplay, it can't just be about winning by not moving. Never the less - it's an ambitious iOS strategy game and much more sophisticated than 99% of the rest of the stuff out there. Go for Demon's Rise 1 and 2 for now and wait for an update that quotes an improved AI would be my advice. Keep up the good work devs!

I like turn based strategies and this looked interesting, however this doesn't feel finished and frustrating at times. Equipping your team makes no sense and I kept playing the same map over and over again just with different enemies in different places. I wouldn't of minded this if the price was lower but this cannot justify the £7.99 I paid for it! As a summary this didn't feel finished and needs work! Sorry!

Graphics are great, gameplay interesting but I do have a couple of gripes. On the missions screen it doesn't show which missions you have completed and I'm at a loss as to how and where to equip the war gear you find. I'm sure that over time my rating will change to 5 stars as updates come out. Wave Light are brilliant when it comes to supporting their games. As expected the updates are coming thick and fast so it now rates 5 stars.

Great game - however latest version has removed then UI completely....and now it is unplayable. 5/5 when it was working...now not so many I am afraid.

Look elsewhere. This is just pathetic. I’m embarrassed that I paid money for this junk. All Wavelight games are the same derivative trash. Just... shameful

Written on: December 9, 2018 I bought this game yesterday( December 8, 2018) after being a year of its release. Since i waited so long, it has increased in updates so i can review the game initially. Firstly, It seems the game is more animated this time around than the previous 2 games, ( Demons rise 1 and 2) and the graphics have been the most noticeable. Secondly, This game feels like a direct inspiration of Xcom in regards to the combat and competitiveness of the A.I down to the storyline and setting. Finally, While this game focuses on tightly controlled combat, the characters are also tightly controlled to only 12 playable characters. All in all, This game picks its paunches wises as it still gives you the sense of player freedom via the characters, but also it feels like it is a game all on its own with its firefights.. even though it feels like Xcom! I will give another review once i complete the game

12.1 IPad - font blurry. Not playable in this form.

Does not suspend disbelief. The developer is using unrealistic hit ratios. I can be in the adjacent hex to the bad guy and miss 3 times in a row. Yet the bad guy, from 4-5 hexes away, shoots my character who is behind cover and hits them. Until that is "fixed” there’s no point in playing the game. The screen orientation is limiting as it rotates around an axis. I hate that. It’s second rate. I do like the graphics.

This game is a home run as I love strategy and sci-fi. Developers keep adding better control over gameplay. Most recent was the undo move option [Big Thank you]! I have not completed all of the campaign as of yet but enjoy the synopsis of what story is driven. Keep up the great work developers!