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Nuns with Guns. This statement depending on who you are can sound foolish, hilarious,
or awesome. It's our opinion that Frima studio was counting on that last option as Nun Attack
is a strategy action title that pits a cadre of devout gun-toting Catholics against the
forces of the undead in order to stop the terrible reign of their fallen sister... and
really it's more action than strategy.
Each level consists of two portions. The first is dragging the sisters along a predetermined
path, avoiding the fire of evil portals, all the while working towards destroying them.
Once you hit a checkpoint or main portal, the game switches to the meat of the experience.
Tapping and swiping on a sister will move them to where ever your finger rests. If an
enemy is near them, they will open fire, and the trick is coordinating your team to cover
the most ground against the horde of undead, all the while using your special sister powers
to their full advantage. At the start of the game you can only bring one sister along with
your main character, but as the world opens up, you'll soon be in control of all of them
at the same time.
Once the level is over, experience is awarded for fulfilling mission requirements, as well
as bonus currency used to purchase new weapons. Leveling up characters will increase their
health and damage, while new weapons have different status effects that can greatly
aid you in battle. This is where the strategy mainly reveals itself; in the loadout of your
nuns. It would be great if the actual action had more of a strategical element to it, but
with the imprecise pathing, and often having to drag a nun onto an enemy to get them to
fire, you'll have your hands full just shooting everything in sight.
The presentation is fantastic though. The nuns are all uniquely designed, and the music
will certainly have you bopping your head along. With plenty of missions, and an entire
cathedral full of weaponry to unlock, fans will certainly get their value out of this
title. Now some of you may still be asking “Why nuns? There's no real link to Catholicism
in this game aside from the main characters”. Well remember the options given at the start
of the review? This should give you the answer. Nuns with Guns, because it's cool.