Enter the virtual world of strategic battles. Assume control over a land with limited resources and manage resources to optimize your attack and defense potential. Engage in combat with other players in the PvP mode and plan your moves using turn-based mechanics.
Battle Nations is a freemium city simulator and strategic combat game. It distinguishes itself from the city sim herd with a mission-dependent narrative, complete with animated cutscenes.
Although it has been described by users as "FarmVille for guys", Battle Nations is really two interlocking games in one. One part is the FarmVille clone, in which resources are gathered, buildings are erected, and products are manufactured, all under the auspices of real-life time and/or potentially infinite in-app purchases. Tongue-in-cheek humor ("sun-dried crumpets" are a bakery staple) adds character to the building-up process, but this part of the experience is still unquestionably derivative and purchase-oriented.
The second part is more innovative, and arguably what keeps players coming back. A variety of warfaring troops and vehicles can be manufactured, none of which normally contribute directly to mission completion or the resource count. Nonetheless, they are essential for every battle a player conducts against computer or player opponents. In these turn-based battles of attrition, troops are arranged into a formation and then pitted against each other until either one side is annhiliated or the player retreats (not an option in PvP!) Some higher-powered units cost premium currency, bringing the freemium aspect to this part of the game as well.
v2.3 [Nov 8, 2012]
It was a dark and stormy night when the Battle Nations team submitted 2.3 to Apple. The late night lights of our office flickered, crazed creatures of 3rd Avenue howled in the darkness, and the slow reckoning of sinister forces on the horizon consumed us all. This latest update is infected with a terrible, wicked, twisted sort of fun!
Missions (Level 15+) : It all began 28 days earlier… Outposts level 15 and above experience the impossible and unbelievable! Mutated soldiers attack and trigger 8 new missions full of battles, exploration, experimentation, and new discoveries!
New Units : This update delivers new infected units! When you build an Infection Test Facility, you’ll be able to transform your troopers and let them loose to scratch, bite, and bludgeon your enemies to death.
Black Nanopods : There’s a new Nanopod in town… The arrival of mutated units has uncovered these dull, black versions of our beloved Nanopods. Initial evidence suggests that these are the result of Imperial experimentation gone awry. The good news is that Floyd has figured out how to refine these, and transform them into real Nanopods via the Black Nanopod Facility!
