当设计师根据一本书、一部电影甚至一个乐队创建游戏时，会承担一些风险——主要是它可能只吸引它所基于的特定事物的粉丝。今天的主题是《野兽的遗产》，这(Legacy of the beast)是一款动作角色扮演游戏，专注于我们这个时代的传奇金属乐队之一及其吉祥物：铁娘子(Iron Maiden)。尽管音乐类型是一种小众类型，但(niche one)Roadhouse Games的开发人员设法创造了一些东西，让任何喜欢这类游戏的人都开心——包括金属头！阅读(Read)我们的评论以了解Android 版野兽的遗产：(Legacy of the beast)
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了解野兽的遗产时(Legacy of the beast)，请记住，虽然游戏是与(game wa s)Iron Maiden乐队合作制作的，并且它的音乐是由他们的传奇热门歌曲组成的，但它并没有真正关注他们。主角是乐队的吉祥物Eddie，在这些年和专辑中，他有很多面孔 - 你会遇到最好的他们！
由于您可能不熟悉Iron Maiden专辑的制作方式，因此您应该知道一些事情。英国乐队只喜欢历史、神秘甚至科幻题材，他们的专辑通常都有这样的主题，而这个丰富的世界在《野兽之(Legacy of the beast)遗》中得到了充分体现。
你的主要任务是带领埃迪(Eddie)穿越许多奇妙或可怕的地方——无论是历史的还是神秘的——恢复它被粉碎成碎片的灵魂，并找出谁应对这场灾难负责。哦，顺便说一句，您还可以在千里眼(Clairvoyant)的帮助下拯救宇宙，他会带领您完成冒险和战斗。
众多的主题意味着您将穿越中年王国，法老的土地，第二次世界大战的战场(World War II battlefield)，甚至是地狱的深处。这不仅意味着不断变化的风景(changing scenery)，还意味着各种各样的敌人，从僵尸般的生物到地狱般的恶魔和超凡脱俗的创造物。由于您将要与一些非常讨厌的东西作斗争，因此这些图形的色调有些暗，但它们仍然具有卡通感。(t dark tone)
游戏当然有一种非常特殊的氛围，无论背景如何变化，这种氛围无处不在。音乐进一步增强了这一点。我想你可以猜到是哪种音乐：是的，所有曲目都是野兽中的佼佼者，更准确地说是铁娘子在(Iron Maiden)Powerslave、Killers、Somewhere in Time或 The Number of the Beast等专辑中最热门歌曲的器乐版本。不是粉丝？没问题！您无需成为忠实的少女狂人即可享受音乐，因为这些曲调非常适合您的战斗。
如果我们谈论的是变化：正如我们已经提到的，埃迪(Eddie)多年来有很多面孔，你会看到其中最好的一面。成功完成每个游戏章节(game chapter)后，您将解锁一种新的Eddie，它们看起来完全不同，具有不同的优势和攻击或法术。你不需要坚持其中任何一个，因为你可以带多个Eddie参加战斗，你甚至可以在他的不同方面之间进行转换，以更好地对抗当前的敌人。
当然，您的冒险不会孤单 - 有许多不同种类的生物可以帮助您：您的团队可能包括傀儡、鹰身女妖、守卫者、邪教徒和许多其他您可以随身携带的生物。您可以在每场战斗中携带至少两名队友和不同形式的埃迪(Eddie)，因此变化的数量几乎是无限的。你的队友和Eddie都可以是以下五个职业之一：战士(Warrior)、魔法师(Magus)、哨兵(Sentinel)、枪手或刺客(Gunner or Assassin)，每个职业都有点不同。每个班级对另一个班级更有效，在组建团队时应牢记这一点。
如果您曾经玩过移动动作角色扮演游戏（Role-Playing Game的缩写），您可能知道事情的进展：您可以在回合制战斗中通过一波又一波的敌人战斗来推进关卡 - 您的每个角色有一套招式，基础招式每回合可以免费激活一次，而必杀招式威力更大，但用途有限。此外，在战斗中会产生愤怒(Fury)——如果你有足够的愤怒，埃迪(Eddie)可以发动特殊的毁灭性攻击。
战斗可以在不同的难度设置下多次完成，增加了挑战。此外，如果您在完成每个章节中的每个战斗的同时完成三个目标，则会解锁另一场战斗，您可以获得特殊物品和资源。当然，如果你没有完成前一章的所有战斗，你就不能继续下一章。目前有四个可用的章节，第五个已经被标记为Coming Soon。
每场战斗由多波敌人组成，每波通常有三个敌人，而最后一波是老板波(boss wave)，其中一个更强大的怪物是包的一部分。在战斗之间，你会得到千里眼、(Clairvoyant,)你的神秘向导和助手的指导——这些过场动画也会发展游戏的故事，因为你越来越接近收集你的灵魂碎片。
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没有统计数据、战利品和升级，任何(loot and upgrades)RPG都不会是真正的RPG。在野兽的遗产中(Legacy of the beast)，每个角色都有攻击，(attack,)防御，(defense)魔法，(magic)魔法抗性(magic resistance)和特殊(special)值，每个类别都有不同的优势和劣势。所有角色都有一个从 1 到 5的星级和一个(star level)力量等级(power level)- 在将角色进化(evolving)到下一个星级(star level)之前，您首先必须通过当前星级的所有力量等级。(star level). 通电和进化需要特殊的碎片、物品和金币，它们会在战斗后随机掉落，但金币也可以用真钱购买。
另一种资源 - Ironite - 可用于购买黄金、时间之沙(sands of time)、灵魂(souls)或在您的团队战败时重振他们。时间之沙(sands of time)是除铁矿石和黄金之外的第三大资源，决定了你能玩多少——每场战斗都需要一定的时间之沙，时间之沙会随着时间的推移自动再生。灵魂(Souls)可用于《灵魂之书》中，(The book of souls)为您的团队获取新角色。
正如我们已经提到的，所有角色都有基本的和特殊的动作，称为技能(skills)。这些是为每个角色预设的，其中一些可以使用特殊碎片解锁。(shards.)你也有护身符(talismans)，这是任何角色都可以佩戴的物品，并为其属性提供额外的奖励。护身符(Talismans)也可以通电和进化，就像角色一样。
随着您在章节中的进展，您还将因击败某些敌人而获得特殊奖励，并且每天登录也可以获得奖励。您还可以在游戏中添加朋友，他们称为Troopers。每个玩家可以指定任何角色作为他或她的冠军，他或她的朋友可以在战斗中每天使用该冠军一次，这会产生额外的奖励。
野兽的遗产(Legacy of the beast)正在积极开发中，并定期添加新内容，最新添加的是时间裂缝(Time rifts)，特殊的战斗区域，只能在有限的时间内访问，但提供大量奖励。另外，还有一个叫Arena的地方，可能会是和其他人类对手战斗的地方，但目前这个功能是锁定的，将在未来的更新中发布。
下载：(Download:) 野兽的遗产(Legacy of the beast)
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动作角色扮演游戏的粉丝们现在玩得很开心：随着最近推出的星球大战(Star Wars)：英雄(Heroes)银河(Galaxy)和少女(Maiden)的野兽遗产的(Legacy of the beast)发布，这里有一些真正高质量的免费游戏可用于Android类型。铁娘子(Iron Maiden)的游戏将一个奇妙而多样的世界与一些非常糟糕的角色和音乐结合在一起。游戏的战斗机制很容易让你熟悉，但你的战斗策略有无数种变化。虽然属性、物品、升级、灵魂和资源的数量一开始可能有点让人麻木，但是一旦你习惯了它们，你就无法阻止你创造一支能够与亲戚一起对付任何邪恶的强大军队舒适。大量不同的生物及其不同的战斗方式，以及多种难度级别和即将推出的社交功能，使《野兽之遗》成为(Legacy of the beast)Android上免费游戏世界的有力竞争者. 当然，如果你愿意做微交易，时不时买一些资源，生活会轻松很多，但我们不能说不花钱就没有乐趣。所以来吧，让你的灵魂团结起来，拯救银河系！请(Just please)不要害怕黑暗(afraid of the dark)...
Free Android game of the month - Reviewing Legacy of the beast
When designers create a gаme that is based on a book, a movie or even a band, there аre some riѕks assumed - mostly thаt it might appeal only to the fans of that particular thing it will be based on. Today's subject іs Legacy of the beast , an action-RPG that focuses on one of the legendary metal bands of our time and their mascot: Iron Maiden. Even though the musical genre is a niche one, the developers at Roadhouse Games managed to create something that will make anyone who likes these kinds of games happy - metalheads included! Read our review to get to know Legacy of the beast for Android:
Won't you come into my room
When getting to know Legacy of the beast , it's good to remember, that although the game wa s made in cooperation with the band Iron Maiden and its music is made up of their legendary hits, it doesn't really focus on them. The main character is Eddie , the band's mascot, who had many faces along the years and the albums - and you get to meet the best of them!
As you might not be familiar with the way Iron Maiden's albums are made up, there are some things you should know. The B ritish band just loves historical, mystical and even science-fiction themes and their albums usually have such a theme, and this rich world is fully present in Legacy of the beast.
Your main quest is to lead Eddie through many wonderful or terrible places - both historical and mystical - recover its soul that has been shattered to shards, and find out who is responsible for this calamity. Oh, and by the way, you also save the universe with some help from the Clairvoyant, who leads you through your adventures and battles.
The multitude of themes means that you will be adventuring through a middle-age kingdom, the land of the pharaohs, a World War II battlefield, and even the depths of hell. This doesn't only mean a changing scenery, but also a great variation of foes ranging from zombie-like creatures to hellish fiends and unearthly creations. The graphics have a somewha t dark tone since you're about to battle some really nasty things, but they still have a cartoonish feel to them.
The game certainly has a very specific atmosphere, which is strongly present everywhere, no matter the variation of backdrops. This is further enhanced by the music. I think you can guess what kind of music: yes, all tracks are the best of the beast, more precisely instrumental versions of Iron Maiden's greatest hits from albums like Powerslave, Killers, Somewhere in Time or The Number of the Beast. Not a fan? No problem! You don't need to be a devoted Maiden-maniac to enjoy the music, as the tunes are a perfect match for your battles.
And if we're talking about variations: as we've already mentioned, Eddie had many faces throughout the years and you will get to see the best of these. Upon the successful completion of each game chapter you will unlock a new kind of Eddie, all looking completely different and having different strengths and attacks or spells. You won't need to stick to any one of them, as you can take more than one Eddie to a battle and you can even change between his different aspects to better counter the current foes.
Of course you won't be alone on your adventures - there are many different kinds of creatures that can help you: your team may include golems, harpies, guardians, cultists and many others that you can take along. You can bring at least two teammates and different forms of Eddie to each battle, so the number of variations is practically unlimited. Both your teammates and Eddies can be of one of five classes: Warrior, Magus, Sentinel, Gunner or Assassin, each being a bit different than the other. Each class is more effective against another, which should be kept in mind when assembling your team.
If you have ever played a mobile action-RPG (which stands for Role-Playing Game) you might be aware of how things go: you can progress through levels by battling through waves of enemies in a turn-based battle - each of your characters has a set of moves, the basic one can be activated once without cost in every turn, while the special moves are more powerful, but have limited use. Additionally, during the battle Fury is generated - if you have enough of it, Eddie can unleash a special, devastating attack.
Battles can be completed more than once, on different difficulty settings, adding to the challenge. Also, if you complete each battle in a chapter while fulfilling three objectives on each of them, another battle will unlock, where you can get special items and resources. And of course you cannot go on to a next chapter if you don't complete all battles of the previous one. Currently there are four available chapters, a fifth one already being marked as Coming soon.
Each battle consists of multiple waves of enemies, each wave having usually three foes, while the last wave is a boss wave , where a much more powerful monster is part of the pack. Between battles you receive guidance from the Clairvoyant, your mysterious guide and helper - these cutscenes also develop the story of the game, as you get closer to collecting your soul's shards.
I wanna show you all my wares
No RPG would be a real RPG without stats, loot and upgrades. In Legacy of the beast , each character has an attack, a defense , a magic , a magic resistance , and a special value, each class having different strengths and weaknesses. All characters have a star level ranging from 1 to 5 and a power level - before evolving a character to the next star level, you will first have to go through all its power levels on the current star level. Powering up and evolving requires special shards, items and gold, which are randomly dropped after battles, but gold can also be bought for real money.
Another resource - Ironite - can be used to purchase gold, sands of time , souls or to revive your team if they fall in battle. The sands of time are the third resource besides ironite and gold, and it determines how much you can play - each battle costs a certain amount of sand of time, which is regenerated automatically over time. Souls can be used in The book of souls to get new characters for your team.
As we have already mentioned, all characters have basic and special moves, called skills. These are preset for each character, and some of them can be unlocked with special shards. You also have talismans , which are objects that can be worn by any character and provide additional bonuses to its stats. Talismans can also be powered up and evolved, just like characters.
As you progress through the chapters you will also receive special rewards for defeating some enemies and there is also a bonus for logging in daily. You can also add friends ingame, they are called Troopers. Each player can designate any character as his or her champion and his or her friends can use that champion once a day in a battle, which yields additional rewards.
The Legacy of the beast is in active development and new content is added regularly, the latest addition being Time rifts , special areas of battle that can be accessed for only a limited time but offer substantial bonuses. Also, there is a place called Arena , which will possibly be the place to fight other human opponents, but currently this feature is locked, set to be released in a future update.
Download: Legacy of the beast
Verdict
Fans of action-RPG games are having a really good time nowadays: with the recent launch of Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes and the release of Maiden's Legacy of the beast there are some really high-quality free games available for Android in this genre. Iron Maiden's game brings together a fantastic and diverse world with some really badass characters and music. The game's battle mechanics are really simple to familiarize yourself with, but there are innumerable variations to your battle tactics. Although the number of stats, items, upgrades, souls and resources can be a bit mind-numbing at first, but once you get used to them, there is no stopping you from creating a powerful army that is capable of handling any evil with relative ease. The large number of different creatures and their different battle methods, along with the multiple difficulty levels and the upcoming social features make Legacy of the beast a solid contender in the world of free-to-play games on Android. Of course, life is much easier if you are willing to do microtransactions and buy some resources every now and then, but we can't say that the game's no fun if you don't spend money. So go ahead, get your soul together and save the galaxy! Just please, don't be afraid of the dark...
