As a devout fan of the franchise and a beginner into the mobile scene, I’ve been playing almost daily for a few months now and have enjoyed my time! The graphics are visually appealing, the developers practically give away a deluge of rewards, and there is so much content to chomp into that making your officers feel stronger and beating challenges allows yourself that proverbial self-high-five as you continue to optimize your team.

But as a critic, the mirage of multifolded gameplay mechanics and one-dimensional combat sugar-coated on top of an absolutely repulsive premium Shop can and will deter fans of the franchise and newcomers who aren’t making 6-digit incomes. I understand that this being on a mobile platform is going to hinder opportunities and lower expectations given the commitment needed to reach a quality manageable on smartphones, but to repeat myself once again for this franchise’s countless years among numerous titles: this will be for a select few, and hopefully that’ll be enough.