Dragon Hills 2

Updating after a few months of play. I still enjoy the game, but I am dropping my rating by 1 star. This is because the game does have some pretty major issues. These include unreliable game physics (random speed increases and decreases, random effects from enemies when you are trying to hit them, and random issues with terrain.). It also includes a basic unfairness where enemies and acid can touch your dragon’s tail and do damage, but you can’t catch a power up with your tail. Last one is a dual issue. In the first game, if you died and regenerated, then the terrain and enemies around you went neutral for a few moments so you didn’t regenerate into a pit of lava. This game not only doesn’t do that, but sometimes drops you off screen so you cannot see the dangers, kills you, then regenerates you head first onto a pit of acid. There is challenging and then there is unfair. This game is bordering on unfair. Original review: But it’s not hard because of complicated stories or controls. It is just a challenging game. I’ve loved the first game for years. I still have it on my phone and play it often. I’m nearly to level 700 on it. This game is an improvement and I wasn’t sure that was possible! The scenarios are more challenging. The finesse needed is more challenging, but the game is addictive and fun. Absolutely worth the price. And I am ECSTATIC to find a game designer and a game that are a one price buys the game rather than a gouge you for every cent you have like so many games out there. Keep it up and I will gladly continue to throw my money to you!

The latest update — mostly the addition of two new permanent dragons — helps this game out a bit. This game still feels like it spends most of its time punishing the user for playing it. Massive frame rate issues playing it on a 2017 iPad. Lots of camera tracking issues — when using homing missiles or when bosses explode, the camera shifts focus away from your character making it almost impossible to see what you’re doing. In other instances, especially when you pick up speed, the camera pushes way to far ahead of the player, so you can barely see where you’re at on screen. It’s still absolutely ridiculous that power ups are only activated if they touch the head of your dragon, but enemies can do damage by hitting any part of your dragon. And the pacing of each level is still clunky, not nearly as smooth and fast as the original. Plus... there’s still no endless mode. It just feels like this developer completely misunderstood what made the first Dragon Hills so much fun.

I was big fan of first game. Played it to something like level 200. This is such an improvement. While the first was basically the same level (and boss) over and over again, this game has outstanding variety. In environments, mobs, bosses, and upgrades. I'm not sure what people complaining about the difficulty are talking about. It's harder than the first one, but far from a difficult game. You will have to fight some bosses multiple times while you save for upgrades, but it's fun while you do, and you will eventually take them down. I've faced maybe 15 bosses so far. Most I beat in 1-5 tries, while a few of the harder ones took 10-15 tries. And it's incredibly rewarding when you do beat the harder ones. Support premium gems like this. Everything a sequel should be.