When comparing Battlevoid: Harbinger vs GTA: Chinatown Wars, the Slant community recommends GTA: Chinatown Wars for most people. In the question“What are the best Android games without in-app purchases/paywalls?” GTA: Chinatown Wars is ranked 58th while Battlevoid: Harbinger is ranked 64th. The most important reason people chose GTA: Chinatown Wars is:
The power struggle between gangs has resulted in the death of your father. You have flown from Hong Kong to avenge your father's death. The missions vary, and all could be plausible making it easy to get lost in the story.
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Pros
Pro Roguelite gameplay elements gives the game longevity thanks to the randomization
Randomized star map, enemies, and loot that allows the game to stay fresh and appealing, as you never know what will happen the next time you play.
Pro No IAPs, you get what you pay for upfront
It's a straight up purchase for the entire game meaning you receive all of the content, all for a singular price.
Pro Plays very much like the popular game FTL, whch should appeal to those familiar or who are fans
For those waiting for FTL to hit android devices, this is very similar: you take your ship, progress through star systems, defeat enemies, gather resources from their remains, upgrade your weapons, take on and complete quests that require you to travel to specific star systems.
There is no subsystem targeting or crew management.
Pro Compelling events make the story interesting
The power struggle between gangs has resulted in the death of your father. You have flown from Hong Kong to avenge your father's death. The missions vary, and all could be plausible making it easy to get lost in the story.
Pro Local multiplayer is more fun than you'd think
The local multiplayer takes advantage of this open-world game in the best ways possible. You can challenge another player to different activities - including Death Races (last alive or first to the finish wins), Stash Dash (get to a delivery van first and make deliveries while the other player tries to stop you), Liberty City Survivor (1v1 battle against your opponent with many police around), and Defend the Base (co-operatively protect targets from incoming bad guys).
Pro Decent graphics
The graphics and lighting effects have been improved over the original version (on the Nintendo DS) to a point where they're good enough for modern mobile gaming.
Pro Controller support for improved controls
GTA: Chinatown Wars has built in controller support which means it is compatible with the Google Nexus Player as well as the Amazon Fire TV. This means you can play it on your phone/tablet with a Bluetooth controller, or on an Android console on the big-screen TV with a Bluetooth controller for an even more console-like feeling.
Note: not all Bluetooth controllers are supported
Cons
Con Game can get fairly easy to breeze through if you figure out the optimal ship configuration
It starts out very challenging, but as you level up your captain and better ships become available, the difficulty doesn't ramp up enough to keep the challenge going.
Con Controls on touchscreen are not that good
Driving can be pretty difficult with the touch screen controls, though there are two different settings, so one may work better than the other.
Con Not an original game
While not a con for everybody, this game has virtually nothing new about it. It was originally launched for the PSP (PlayStation Personal) and Nintendo DS (dual screen - new generation of GameBoy). The tutorial is borrowed from the PSP version, while it retains the mini games from the DS version.