Lords Mobile is offered by IGG.COM and it is an online mobile game with kingdom building and battle strategy features. It has an age limit of  ten-year old and players can acquire this mobile app from both Google Play and App Store for free, with further in-game purchases. The background of the game is set in a chaotic state and players need to seize the power to unite all kingdoms. The game control is designed for mobile devices and it is quite simple to follow. The gameplay covers a number of aspects offering a diverse range of contents for players to enjoy. First, players get involved in various kingdom-building tasks, such as constructing different buildings, conducting research, training troops etc. There are plenty of options to choose from, in terms of building styles and aesthetics. Meanwhile, players also need to leverage the recruited troops and maximize their fighting capacity. There are four types of troops with six formations. Players need to think strategically and select the most suitable troops with best formations for different combat and battle conditions. Besides, players also need to enlist the help from heroes of different backgrounds, and match them with the corresponding troops to enhance the fighting capability. At the same time, players also take care the diplomatic relations with other kingdoms and tactfully establish allies to cope with invasions and battles. Apart from that, when players reach certain levels in the game, they may joint a glide where they can seek or offer support in an interactive way. Plus, a RPG styled campaign can be joined by teams made up of 5 heroes. Furthermore, players can also engage in massive online players competitions and fight for a higher ranking on the global leaderboard. The game progress is made when the kingdom keeps being built up with upgradings. Since upgrades take time, players can either wait with patience or use speed-ups to accelerate the progress. Speed-ups can be purchased by in-game currency (coins) from rewards and bonuses. More importantly, kingdom building requires many different resources. At the start of the game, players are assigned with a few basic resources to build basic facilities. They can also gather resources from the open fields or earn them through quests. 

Game Review

Lords Mobile: Tower Defense is one of the Lords Mobile series games. It adopts a mixture of gaming features. On the one hand, it demonstrates a city-building element where many trivia and constructive tasks are going on; on the other hand, it waves in the military strategy and combat elements into the gameplay. Players need to base their decisions on strategic situations. Apart from that, the game also caters to the interactive elements where players can connect with others throughout the world via online competition or participation in guild. A RPG styled Champaign is also integrated into the gameplay. Those design allows players to perceive the game from different perspectives and makes sure that there are always something to keep gamers occupied. In that sense, this game is more than a strategy game, but also a good time-killer if players tend to shift their focus a bit more on the building and upgrading part. However, since the game contents are rather complicated, this mobile app also faces some programming challenges. It appears that the game stability is still a major technical issue for further updates to fix or optimize.