Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Review: Swords & Soldiers - A Blast From The Past That's Worth Plundering Again On Switch

Meat, might and marauders.

If fiction has taught us anything, it’s that Vikings have all the fun. Pillaging gold. Killing enemy soldiers by the dozen. Getting drunk before, during or after said events. They’re living the reaver’s dream. So, of course, they make a fine fit for video games with their love of violence, alcohol and cooked meat – and Swords & Soldiers has all three in cartoonish abundance. Whether you’re stockpiling money or simply chasing barbarians into the sea, this former WiiWare gem still has a mischievous look in its eye as it makes a surprise appearance on the Nintendo Switch eShop.

There’s a good chance you’ve played it before as well. First launched in 2009, it’s appeared on a ton of platforms, including the Wii U and 3DS, as well as the aforementioned Wii. It’s one of those games that’s following the Minecraft or Doom ethos of appearing on every possible device with a screen attached. Ubiquitous in presence as it may be, Swords & Soldiers is still a charming strategy game that takes a mobile gaming approach to the genre by adding in the need to juggle resource management and activate magical powers.

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