When comparing 4 Player Reactor vs Star Realms, the Slant community recommends Star Realms for most people. In the question“What are the best local multiplayer games on Android?” Star Realms is ranked 6th while 4 Player Reactor is ranked 22nd. The most important reason people chose Star Realms is:
Asynchronous online play allows for the player to get matched up against a friend or random opponent.
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Pros
Pro The list of minigames is evergrowing
With over 28 mini-games available developer cool cherry tress offers a large assortment of mini-games that is continuously growing.
Pro Local same device 4 player multiplayer
4 player Reactor can have up to 4 players on the same device test their reflexes in a multitude of mini games.
Pro Reaction based gameplay
All of the minigames in 4 Player Reactor follow the same principle in that each player tries to have the fastest reaction, beating out all other players. mainly each player will be looking for something on screen, the first one to notice it needs to tap their corresponding corner of the device. While simple in design, the gameplay is enjoyable.
Pro Free version of the title available
There is a free version of 4 Player Reactor available on the Play Store called 2 Player reactor that has limited game modes and is advertisement supported.
Pro Asynchronous online play
Asynchronous online play allows for the player to get matched up against a friend or random opponent.
Pro Bases
Bases are permanent cards on the playing field that each player needs to try and destroy but giving that there is a choice each turn to hit a base or the players ships, it becomes a juggling act of what takes priority to destroy.
Pro Unpredictable
There is no way for the player to know what will be in their hand or what they will eventually be able to purchase, making for every game being unpredictable.
Pro Pass and play multiplayer on a single device
Players can play a multiplayer game locally using a single device by passing the device between the two players for each ones turn. This makes for an easy way to duel when only one device is around.
Pro Single player mode
There is an included single player mode where the player faces off against the CPU.
Cons
Con More than 2 players works best on larger screens
It would be best to play any games with more than two players on a tablet device as a smaller screen will easily become too crowded.
Con Graphics are simple
4 Player Reactor could use better design for the graphics. All the art in the game is very simplistic which does detract from the overall polish of the title, though not from the gameplay itself.
Con Design is lacking
More thought, design and production value could have been added to the game to give it a better polished feel, sadly it is not the case as most aspects pass as just serviceable.