Software:Bad North
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| Developer(s) | Plausible Concept |
| Publisher(s) | Raw Fury |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Android |
| Release | August 20, 2018
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| Genre(s) | Real-time strategy |
Bad North is a real-time strategy video game developed by Plausible Concept (a game studio in Malmö, Sweden, founded by Oskar Stålberg and Richard Meredith) and published by Raw Fury. The game was released on August 20, 2018, for the Nintendo Switch, then for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on August 28. A Microsoft Windows version was released on October 16, 2018. Versions for Android and iOS followed on October 16, 2019.[1]
Bad North focuses on real-time tactics gameplay. The main goals are to defend the player's kingdom from the attacking Viking invaders who killed the king and to guide the island's people to evacuate.[2][3][4][5] The procedurally generated islands are divided into multiple tiles and have houses with Vikings attacking from any corner, so the player's strategy must be well planned to get the opportunity to save the people from the enemy by protecting the houses. The Viking invaders will chuck torches into the houses, and if they burn completely the player will not earn coins for those houses. Coins are needed to get upgrades for units and level up commanders' defenses. The player can also pick up items (represented as question marks in the map) and add new commanders to the army.[6][7]
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The game offers easy, normal, and hard difficulty options. A "Very Hard" option can be unlocked by completing the game on Hard.[15] A free expansion for Bad North called "Jotunn Edition" was released in July 2019.[16] Bad North received "mixed or average reviews" according to Metacritic.[17] The game was nominated for "Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year" at the 22nd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards.[18]
References
- ↑ "Bad North - A Minimalistic, Real-Time Tactics Roguelite with Vikings" (in en-US). https://www.badnorth.com/.
- ↑ "Bad North: Jotunn Edition - Apps on Google Play" (in en-US). https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.PlausibleConcept.BadNorthFull&hl=en_US.
- ↑ "Bad North: Jotunn Edition" (in en-US). 2020-12-17. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bad-north-jotunn-edition/id1367121168.
- ↑ "Bad North - A Minimalistic, Real-Time Tactics Roguelite with Vikings" (in en-US). https://www.badnorth.com/.
- ↑ "Save 75% on Bad North: Jotunn Edition on Steam" (in en). https://store.steampowered.com/app/688420/Bad_North_Jotunn_Edition/.
- ↑ "Bad North Review (Switch eShop)". August 22, 2018. http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/bad_north.
- ↑ Gideon, Gaming (2019-10-23). "Bad North: Jotunn Edition Review" (in en-US). https://gideonsgaming.com/bad-north-jotunn-edition-review/.
- ↑ "Bad North for Switch Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/bad-north/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ↑ "Bad North for PC Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/bad-north/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ↑ "Bad North for Xbox One Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/bad-north/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ↑ Reseigh-Lincoln, Dom (22 August 2018). "Bad North Review (Switch eShop)". https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/bad_north.
- ↑ Ronaghan, Neal (23 August 2018). "Bad North (Switch) Review". https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/48095/bad-north-switch-review.
- ↑ Mersereau, Kevin (2 September 2018). "Review: Bad North". https://www.destructoid.com/review-bad-north-520516.phtml.
- ↑ Greer, Sam (23 August 2018). "BAD NORTH REVIEW". https://www.pcgamer.com/bad-north-review/.
- ↑ published, Lauren Morton (2019-07-24). "Bad North's free expansion comes with a 'very hard' difficulty level and hero traits" (in en). PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/bad-norths-free-expansion-comes-with-a-very-hard-difficulty-level-and-hero-traits/.
- ↑ Chalk, Andy (2019-11-21). "Bad North: Jotunn Edition is this week's Epic Games Store freebie" (in en-US). https://www.pcgamer.com/bad-north-jotunn-edition-is-this-weeks-epic-games-store-freebie/.
- ↑ "Bad North" (in en). https://www.metacritic.com/game/bad-north/.
- ↑ "God of War, Spider-Man Lead DICE Awards; Here's All the Nominees". https://www.gamespot.com/articles/god-of-war-spider-man-lead-dice-awards-heres-all-t/1100-6464345/.
Further reading
- Castelli, Stefano (2018-09-11). "Bad North - La recensione". IGN Italia. https://it.ign.com/bad-north-xbox-one/144769/review/bad-north-la-recensione. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- Donlan, Christian (2018-08-23). "Bad North review - doom-laden strategy delivered in tiny, terrifying chunks" (in en). Eurogamer. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-08-23-bad-north-review-doom-laden-strategy-delivered-in-tiny-terrifying-chunks. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- Reseigh-Lincoln, Dom (2018-08-22). "Review: Bad North (Switch eShop)". Nintendo Life. http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/bad_north. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- Smith, Adam (2018-03-22). "Bad North and the golden age of micro-tactics". https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/03/22/bad-north-and-the-golden-age-of-micro-tactics/. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- Webster, Andrew (2018-09-16). "Bad North is a scaled-down RTS that's perfect for the Switch". The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/16/17861614/bad-north-rts-nintendo-switch. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- Wood, Austin (2018-03-26). "Bad North is easy to pick up, but it's a fiendish strategy game". PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/bad-north-is-easy-to-pick-up-but-its-a-fiendish-strategy-game/. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
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