Star Wars : Tiny Death Star

I could not help myself when I saw this game being announced and the Darth Vader song immediately filled my head. It's the most recognizable tune for Star Wars series whenever Darth Vader appears. Anyway back to the game, I have always like tiny tower as it was a game that reminded me how much fun I had with Sim Towers when I was younger. When I saw this game I thought it was just Tiny Tower that looked different which was with Star Wars theme.

The concept is the same where you build your tower and make money from it but in this case you are building the death star. The subjects are working in your death star to help you earn money to win wars in the empire battles. Some things that are a clear different from tiny tower is that when you send a visitor to the designated floor not only do they pay you, they also deduct one minute in your restocking time or building time. There are also missions given out by the emperor and if you manage to fulfilled it you will be rewarded.

Like tiny tower there are colours to represent the type of floor you are building and the only difference is that red color is no longer creative floor but an imperial floor which is built under the first floor onward. The imperial floors are where the activity of the bad guys happen. I see this game as a promotion for Star Wars since there aren't many in the generation Y would know about Star Wars.

Pocket Harvest

After many many months Kairosoft have finally released an English version of Pocket Harvest. I was truly waiting for earnestly for this game and when it was out I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. When I first run the game I was already kinda disappointed with the song. A little about my kairosoft games obsession, I can tell every games's theme song, I don't need to look and you just start the game I can tell you what game it is. That's how much I love their games and this song was a bit disappointing.  

Never mind about the song then where I was hoping the game play is good. So the game starts where you plant crops and make money from harvesting it. Then you start saving up to purchase land that are nearby you. When you enough to use, the land you purchase will have a shop there. Those shop specializes in certain crops and you can plant those crops in the vicinity of the shop which is highlighted when you select the shop. Something fun about those shops is that they give out missions and when you manage to harvest the amount wanted by the shop you will be rewarded. Other things you can do in the game is to upgrade your crops to make them have better rankings. There is also the option of investment where you unlock more buildings and also visitors to the farm.

The reason to upgrade the crops is to take part in contests and ensure that you have better chance to win. Winning gives you items which helps your crops, farm and your employees which can up their stats. You can also create special items to sell in your shops but before that you will have to unlock the Lab that extract things from the crops as ingredients. You can also use those ingredients to create items instead of getting them as rewards. 

Overall there can be many things to do in the game but it's very repetitive because you have to keep upgrading crops, leveling up employee stats and such.  I don't particularly love this game because it's nothing new at all hence I think this game is not really worth the money at all. I was really looking forward to a new idea in Kairosoft but I was disappointed. Below are some pictures of the game, hope it gives you some insight.

More screenshots here

Pocket League Story 2: Overview

Pocket League Story 2 is the latest English game from Kairosoft that is available in Google Play and the best part.....it's FREE!!!!!! I have to admit that it's been a long time that I'm stuck playing Pocket Stables and Ninja Village which made this new game such an excitement for me. Even though you're not a football fan, fear not I'm not but I manage to understand this game easily. Like the first game you train your team, get them to play in matches against other teams and also take part in leagues.  

What's so exciting about this games is there are many new things introduced into the game and those elements made the game more realistic. There are more strategizing to do in the game, more thinking and planning to build the best team to win the game. Because of the new features I think the game just gotten more interesting. I'm still at the beginning of the game hence I can only list the new features that I come across so far. One thing that I can say that stays the same are some of the player names are reused but their role might vary. This game is a mash up of some concepts from Dream House Days and Beastie Bay. Firstly you can add friends whereby you'll be able to hire them as one of your players. The next thing is for every 10 minutes you play without counting in menus, you'll get a coin. This coin is a crucial item just like the one in Beastie Bay because it can purchase better items. 

The things that are introduced to make the game more realistic is that all players have stamina bars in matches and it affects their fatigueness. The important thing about it is when the player runs out of stamina in a match, he/she will be injured and it takes months to recover which affects their performance. Another new thing is the players playing in a match might commit a foul which results to yellow/red cards and we all know red card means the player is out. Time out is also introduced in matches where you can use it to change formations. 

Your players now have skill slots where they learn specified skills and you equipped it for them to perform better. Items can also be used to boost the player's stats. In this game you have scout level which influences the player you can hire, the higher the level the better the candidate. Selecting matches are different now that the outlook has a map like sort of look. There are also bonus requirements to obtain besides beating a certain match against a team. When these requirements are met, you will get extra rewards besides the winning prize. This allows you the reason the beat those teams over and over again to complete those requirements. What I love the most is the interface of the game is much improved and everything looks so much better compared to the previous game. Lastly, when you start the game you get to customize your character which will be the captain of the team. There will be 30 points to spend on the stats and also the role of the player. 

Overall there is much learning to do in the game which makes the game more worth to be replayed many times over. We the gamers will have to take note of managing resources in terms of the money, coin, tech points and also heart points so that we can get the best team. If one method does not work, play until the end and start a new game so that some of the stats will be carried over. I've been really addicted with this game and I think I will need to play it 2-3 times more the get a rough idea and then I'll be able to post some tips. Get the game here from Google Play store. One final note, I'm in no way affiliated with Kairosoft company, I just love their games and want to share the joy. Below will be pictures on how the game looks like.

Outlook of a match

Stats of a candidate to be hired

Mapping of the matches that will slowly be reveal when certain conditions are  fulfilled

Experience obtain after a match

Income earned after a match

Process of hiring player

Using items on players

The whole album can be found here because I took many screenshots: Pocket League Story 2 album

Ninja Village : Overview

Every time Kairosoft comes out with a new game I'll definitely buy it and play it. While playing I often compare it with their other games and this game impressed me a lot. Ninja Village is Kairobotica meshing with Dungeon Village but the difference is the battle system and of course the story line. There are many things to manage in this game and lots of leveling and equipping your characters are involved. This is one game that you can play  many times trying out different tactics. You start with a small village then you slowly expand and earn money from selling your food or productions. Following on you will go to war with the Shogunate and help unite Japan. 

I have to say that this game requires much money management because everything revolves around it from leveling your heroes to equipping to researching new weapon, armors and products. The only thing you  need to manage is your money and there are no other type of points used to level or purchase things. There will be many different attempts that you might need to beat the enemy and to have more shogun forces money is spent again. There will be some battles that only requires your own heroes to fight at and that you will need to have a good tactic because of the different stats your heroes have. Below are the screen shots of my game and I'll stop talking about it here because I wouldn't want to spoil too much. Overall this is the best Kairosoft game I've played and it's worth every penny.

Size of the village when you just start

Raiding other district to expand

Arranging your troops to seize land

As usual Pumpkin products is here to sell you equipment

Yout villagers/heroes statistics

Equipment menu

Cost of training your villagers

Menu of the game

Whole district conquered

Shogunate comes to ask for help

Can't say no huh?

Researching new products to sell

"Funding" the shogunate and also researching new weapons

Clans that you have to battle to unite Japan

The war zone

You can recruit more people into your clan

Dream House Days: Tips

There are a lot of furniture in dream house days and most of them will only be available once your game meets a certain criteria. I have tried to compile those instances that reveal the items and it is listed below. From time to time I might update the list once I discover something new. So far what I've learn that changing jobs will bring new research which are usually furniture and also winning the yearly rating competition also does the same but not all competition.

Furniture unlocked from Jobs

• Analog TV - Part-Timer
• Barbell - Soccer Player, Baseball Player
• Black Desk - Botanist
• Chic Bed - Retiree
• Closet - Comic Artist
• Colorful Rugs - Comedian
• Combo Washer - Doctor
• Dining Chair - Lawyer
• Dining Table - Engineer, Apparel Clerk
• Frame - Photographer
• Glass Partition - Potter
• Guitar - Stage Actor
• Island Kitchen - Scholar
• Karaoke Room - Composer
• Large Safe - Programmer
• Leather Chair - Designer
• Leather Sofa - Journalist
• Microwave - Tour Guide
• Pink Bed - Conductor
• Pond - Adventurer
• Sofa Chair - Mechanic
• Trophy - Sport Star
• Urinal - Referee
• Wardrobe - Food Server
• Washing Machine - Amateur Model
• White Curtains - Astronaut

Furniture unlock from using other furniture

• 60" TV - using Anime Figurine > 1 time
• Aquarium - using Garbage Room > 5 times
• Bathtub - using Shower > 5 times
• Cupboard - using Telephone > 8 times
• Custom Kitchen - using Refrigerator > 8 times
• Drying Rack - using Vacuum > 5 times
• Floor Lamp - using Bookshelf > 8 times
• Game Console - using Analog TV > 8 times
• HDTV - using Game Console > 8 times
• Plant - using Flower Vase > 8 times
• Safe - using Samurai Swords > 8 times
• Shower - using Mirror > 1 time
• Vacuum - using Washing Machine > 8 times
• Vanity - using Lamp > 8 times
• White Rug - using Vanity > 8 times

Furniture unlock from Scratch cards

Arcade Game, Samurai Swords, Exercise Bike, Armor. Anime Figure, Heart Rug, Space Robot, Vending Machine  Kotatsu, Antique Vase, Massage Chair, Security Booth

How to unlock floor types

Flooring - Obtaining No 1 ranking in Regional Highest Rent

Orange Floor - Obtaining No 1 ranking in Regional Best Comfort

Carpeting - Obtaining No 1 ranking in National Highest Rent 

Green Floor - Obtaining No 1 ranking in National Best Comfort
Wood Floor - Obtaining No 1 ranking in Global Highest Rent
Pink Floor - Obtaining No 1 ranking in Global Best Comfort

I believe there still  many furniture that I have yet to know what are the conditions to unlock so I will update this list as soon as I have more info. Hope all this helps =D.

Dream House Days

Do you love playing the Sims but sometimes hate that you have to control their every move? If you let them be then your characters will do stupid things like not going to work. Fortunately for Android users, Kairosoft have released another free to play game on Google Play and it's a simulation game. I love that this game allows you to design homes without controlling your residents. Somethings you do have power over which is what clothes they wear and also what jobs they are doing.

I didn't know much about this game until my friends told me about it and once I got it installed then played it, it was love. I spent quite some hours getting to know the game and it's not as easy as you think it is. The tough part is giving the residents comfort yet not losing in terms of profit. It's hard to manage because I always did not manage to get everyone to pay the full rent all the time. The element of surprise in this game is the furnishing, the jobs and also the clothing available.  Not to forget that the trophies you win in the game also contributes to the end game points which is on year 20 of the game.

My first game was just lousy because I was just learning the game and many resources were needed to unlock furnishing. After you're done with it, there will be items sold in the Pumpkin store to help ease your following new game. The two things that I feel is needed is to unlock the fast speed which requires 50 tickets and the next would be transferring your data over to the new game. What the transfer of data will do is it will retain the level of the furnishing and also the level of a job when you make that purchase which cause 20 tickets. It is important because the job level determines the salary of your residents and the furnishing level determines the rent and comfort of that object.

Update: Dream House Days: Special Rooms; Dream House Days: Tips