Army Academy, a mini boot camp for Windows Phone 8 that will keep you busy for hours

Army Academy

Army University is a new Windows Telephone 8 adventure from Moxy Games and the developer's outset foray with the Windows Telephone platform. Army Academy is a multi-level, running-styled game that has you jumping, swimming and swinging through various kick camp styled courses.

Those courses have a broad range of obstacles and dangers to avoid that include lava pits and electric eels. Along the manner y'all tin can collect coins that can be used to buy power-ups and as you progress through the levels, y'all tin advance in rank.

Moxy Games has a dainty portfolio of titles over on the Android and iOS platforms. First impressions are impressive with Army Academy and hopefully more than games will be coming our way from Moxy Games.

The main menu for Army University has options to leap into game play, along with options to access the game's settings, view the game'due south Facebook and Twitter pages, and purchase coins via in-app purchase (IAP). You likewise have a "More than Games" button just with Army Academy being Moxy Games only Windows Phone title, there'southward not much to it.

There are two links on the main menu that are a bit of a mystery though. One is a souvenir icon that I'grand guessing is used to donate to the programmer, simply in pressing it you are taken to an unavailable link on Facebook. The other is a padlock that appears to have no office.

Army Academy

Jumping into the game you'll find sixty-three levels that progressively become more difficult. The obstacle courses are held in one of three different environments: a running course over land, swimming challenges from the deep blueish sea, and swinging tests through the jungle.

Your soldier is constantly running and it's your task to bound, slide, swim, swing and punch your way through the course. Motion controls are achieved through a series of gestures and taps with tutorial windows popping up when you commencement endeavor each environment. Along the top of the gaming screen you volition find a health meter, a map charting your form progress and your gold count and game timer.

Each environment presents its fair share of challenges and threats. Some dangers will simply hurt you (snake bites, eel stings, etc.) while others will finish the game rather abruptly (lave pits, falling into the jungle swamp, etc.). Only remember to collect air bubble when your attempting the underwater swimming levels. In that location is an air tank placed on the left side of the screen that will show your available air. Collecting air bubbles restores your air tank and prevents your soldier from drowning.

Army Academy

As you race through each level avoiding dangers such every bit snakes, cactus, electric eels, and lava pits y'all can collect coins. Coins that tin be used to buy ability-ups prior to starting each level. Whatsoever power-ups you purchase will be displayed forth the right border of the screen. Only tap the ability-upward icon when you feel the need. Should y'all have the demand to buy more power-ups while in the middle of a gaming level, tap the green "Power Ups" push button in the upper left corner of the gaming screen. This will transport yous to the store where you can buy the extra ability-ups to help you survive the level.

Army Academy Power Ups

Your final score for each level is noted by i to three stars and is based on your wellness, coins collected and time. Each level is re-playable if you experience the need to better your score or accept the desire to build upwardly your coin bank.

While Army University comes across as a fun game for our Windows Phone, at that place is one badgerer. The game is a complimentary ad-supported title merely the ad imprint placement isn't the all-time. It sits at the height center of the screen and obstructs a expert portion of the gaming screen.

Army Academy

Luckily, there appears to exist a set in identify. If you go to the in-app purchase carte du jour from Ground forces Academy's principal menu (the dark-green star push). The first purchase choice is to remove the ads. Oddly, this tile is already marked purchased and all yous need to exercise is tap the tile and the banners go away.

Army Academy

All totaled, Army Academy is an enjoyable, casual game for Windows Telephone viii. Graphics are worthy and at that place are plenty of gaming levels to keep things from growing stale too quickly. The three gaming environments are also a nice bear upon giving Army University a multifariousness of challenges to keep things interesting. I wouldn't mind seeing a help section, but it isn't a deal breaker considering the pop-up tutorials practise a good job of roofing game play.

Army Academy is a costless game available for Windows Phone 8. You tin can observe Army Academy here in the Windows Phone Shop. Non for devices with 512 MB of RAM.

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