Review: CastleStorm VR for Samsung Gear VR

One of the new releases for the Samsung Gear VR (reviewed here) is the VR version of the popular action strategy game, CastleStorm . It's available both for the Samsung Gear VR and the Oculus Rift. I tried the version for the Gear VR. CastleStorm is a realtime strategy game with action elements. Your objective is to destroy the opponent's castle using your weapons, your army, and even your magic. At the same time, you're doing your best to survive the opponent's onslaught as well. It is somewhat like a mix of Angry Birds with realtime strategy elements. As you increase levels, you add different weapons, troops and magical abilities, powering them up using the gold that you win from battles. The VR version has almost identical gameplay with the versions for iOS (there are also versions for other platforms). The difference is that in the VR version, you have a "god view" of the battlefield. (Another difference is that it's NOT free to play; on th...