Star Legends was created by Spacetime Studios. If the name sounds familiar that is because they also released Pocket Legends for iOS and Android mobile devices. The both games are mobile MMO titles. And they are both awesome. Pocket Legends is a fantasy world MMO where you play as a bipedal animal is a fantasy kingdom. Whereas Star Legends is a lot of the same, but set on a space station type ship.
From the start of the game you get to pick your character class. There are three classes: Commando, Operative, and Engineer. They each have their own unique uses. Engineers can repair things, Commando players have access to heavy weapons and armor making a great tank class. And the Operative class can actually dual wield pistols and firearms. Personally, I went with a Commando class. After selecting your class you can customize your character appearance somewhat with a limited selection of hair styles/colors and faces. You can also switch the gender of your character between male and female.
As you play you'll level up, just as with any other MMO style game. The early missions have you running around the ship learning where things are and doing some simple missions. I'm up to level 6 now and am able to pretty well hold my own in a fire fight. Which is a lot of fun.
The controls are simple, there is a "virtual" joystick on the bottom left of the screen and the combat button and skill buttons are on the bottom right side of the screen. You can loot storage chests for gear and use enhancers to temporarily give you the upper hand during a mission. Things like vanity gear and enhancers can be bought with Platinum (which can be bought with real world money). However, the use of these paid items isn't necessary to enjoy the game. They do give every new player a one time use, free enhancer.
The missions are fun, but do get a little repetitive after playing for a while. However, when you take into consideration that this is still a mobile game, and it's intent is to be played on the go. Chances of someone sitting for 3 hours farming a particular instance probably isn't going to happen that much. More like jumping in and running a mission for 10 minutes here and there was more of the intent. With that being said, wiping out a mob with a group of other players is pretty gratifying.
Where this game really shines is in the social department. It is extremely easy to build a friend's list in this game. I have been playing Guild Wars for several years now and have about a dozen people in my friend's list. I have played Star Legends for 2 days and already half 6 people in my buddy list. All of which I have run other missions with since initially meeting with them in game.
The ability for upgrading your character's skills and abilities is extremely easy and well thought out. Inventory management is a cinch too, since you start out with 50 free slots. Items you no longer need or want can be sold directly from your inventory screen, eliminating the need to find a vendor or seller to get rid of low level items you'll pickup during a mission.
I'll have to be honest, I played a little bit of Pocket Legends on my iPod Touch quite some time ago and thought it was a good game. But couldn't get into it (the smaller screen felt small and cramped to me). However, on a 10 inch tablet screen, the game is great. Looks great, sounds great and plays smooth.
I would highly recommend this game to RPG fans, MMO fans, and Space Shooter fans. It has a little something for everybody. And to beat it all, the app is free of charge. If this is the bar that is being set of MMO's on mobile devices, the future is looking sweet!
Star Legends Beta: Download from the Android Market!
I give this Star Legends Beta 5 stars out of 5 stars.
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