When comparing Spin Wars vs Neon Shadow, the Slant community recommends Neon Shadow for most people. In the question“What are the best local multiplayer games on Android?” Neon Shadow is ranked 12th while Spin Wars is ranked 24th. The most important reason people chose Neon Shadow is:
Neon Shadow supports local area network multiplayer as well as online multiplayer support for death-match play.
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Pros
Pro Free methods to acquire in game coins
Spin Wars offers a couple of ways to acquire in game coins such as watching advertisements This makes a nice unobtrusive way to earn some ad money from the game without having the ads placed all over the content.
Pro 4 player same device multiplayer
Spins wars features multiplayer with up to 4 players battling on a single device.
Pro Powerups and floating obstacles keep the gameplay varied
Throughout the gameplay powerups are scattered adding variety and randomness.
Pro Innovative one button controls scheme that allow for a surprising amount of options
Each player is given a single button at the corner of the screen to control his avatar. Simple taps both shoot multiple projectiles in an arc and propel the avatar forward. If the button is pressed and held down the avatar starts spinning. While spinning a more powerful shot is charged up. This gives an increasingly powerful attack as well as a way to aim. If the button is still held after the shot has charged the avatar will teleport to a different part of the map with an explosion damaging nearby enemies.
Pro Diverse multiplayer allows you to easily play locally or online with friends
Neon Shadow supports local area network multiplayer as well as online multiplayer support for death-match play.
Pro Familiar and classic FPS and arena gameplay that is easy to understand
Core gameplay mechanics are of old-school first person shooter. Players move room to room finding objects called nodes to shoot before being allowed to leave to the next room. While trying to find the node players will of course be facing off against AI controlled enemies.
Pro Great controller support that allows a wide selection of different controllers to work
Neon Shadow has built in HID controller support, SHIELD Games support and MOGA controller support. So no matter what type of Android controller you own, it should work out of the box.
Pro Anyone can pick up the game and figure out the intuitive touch controls
There is no jump button, reload button or an interaction button, keeping the touch controls interface quite simple. Left side of the screen moves the player, right side looks around, and there is a fire button. This makes the controls simple to understand and use.
Pro Varied powerful weapons keeps the gameplay entertaining
Each weapon in game gives a sense of differentiating power. There is a good selection of guns that all have different shooting abilities and power. Each one allows the player to feel as though they are well equipped for the task at hand.
Pro Tablet split screen same device multiplayer allows 2 players to easily play on a single device
Neon Shadow allows 2 players to play multiplayer on a single tablet device using split screen. Controllers would be ideal for this.
Cons
Con Has just one game mode and map
The only game mode is a free for all deathmatch mode in the same map.
Con Shallow gameplay
While the story and game mechanics are serviceable one has to wonder how much better the game could have been if more attention was focused on these areas during development.