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National pride is at an all time high with the Olympics on, and Nawia Games is using
their Flick franchise to cash in on this four year occurrence with Flick Champions World
Edition. Instead of popular televised sports, now you're competing in Olympic events, and
all the medals you earn work towards helping your nation to dominate the Flick leaderboards.
The events this time around are running & hurdles, beach volleyball, swimming, kyacks, handball,
hammer throw, javelin, and synchronized swimming. To play any event is always a simplistic affair
either tapping on the screen, dragging your finger around or swiping. Those that played
the previous Flick Champions will notice that some of the mechanics of that game have been
shared, as soccer in that game works exactly the same as handball does in this one. The
most enjoyable event in our time with the game was the hammer throw, where you get to
spin your athlete round and round before letting go with your finger and watching the ball
power through the air before landing. Each event is played against a computer controlled
opponent, which is somewhat a shame as the ability to play against your friends either
locally or online would have been a great asset to the title.
One good aspect to see is that unlike the last game, none of the events are locked from
you at the outset of playing. There are a number of items that can be purchased with
tokens to change the way the games work, but this is layered on top this time around instead
of being forced into the design, and it's definitely a step in the right direction.
While the medal tally towards your country idea is pretty neat idea, Flick Champions
World Edition is just too simplistic and uninteresting to entertain a player for very long. Some
may be enticed by the items for sale, and on leveling up, but we have a feeling most
will give all the games a few plays, maybe score a medal for their country and then perhaps
go back to watching the Olympics themselves.