When comparing Heroes and Castles 2 vs Dungeon Hunter 4, the Slant community recommends Dungeon Hunter 4 for most people. In the question“What are the best HID (human interface device) gamepad supported Android games?” Dungeon Hunter 4 is ranked 6th while Heroes and Castles 2 is ranked 20th. The most important reason people chose Dungeon Hunter 4 is:
Dungeon Hunter 4 can be played over a local Wi-Fi network in [co-op](http://www.slant.co/topics/1809/~what-are-the-best-co-op-games-on-android) play.
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Pros
Pro Wave format is based on in game days
Incoming waves to your castle and outposts are counted down by number of in game days.
Essentially, defending against a wave at any location counts as one day... On your world map, you'll see next to your strongholds that there is a wave incoming in x-days.
you can travel to that outpost and call the wave early, but if you have 2 or more incoming waves on different outposts on the next day, you'll have to choose one to defend and one to forfeit (perhaps to be rewon another day).
Pro Conquer and defend outposts on the world map
In addition to defending your castle, you can also take your hero and army to various outposts on the world map.
You start with only your castle, and as you progress you will capture outposts, build small strongholds on them and defend them against enemies.
Each outpost under your control gives you a bonus. Some unlock new characters, some improve your chances of finding new equipment, etc.
Pro Well balanced gameplay
Enemies are tough, but your army also has appropriate counters for each type.
Some are better prepared to deal with certain enemies than your hero character.
Pro Well designed blend of genres: Castle Defense, Strategy and Action RPG
Castle Defense: you defend against waves of enemy hordes
Strategy: Summon various types of reinforcements to help you defend your castle - ground units like generic foot soldiers, pikemen, shield knights, healers and wall units like archers and riflemen. You can also build towers on your walls - cannon, ballista and lightning.
Walls, units and towers are upgradeable.
Action RPG: Level up your hero character with active/passive skills and spells. Forge new weapons and armor and customize your loadout before each wave.
Pro Local co-op through Wi-Fi
Dungeon Hunter 4 can be played over a local Wi-Fi network in co-op play.
Pro Nice graphics
Like most Gameloft games the in game graphics and cutscenes are done very well. Some may say, "console quality" graphics.
Pro Fast paced combat that does not lag
Combat generally feels fluid, even with multiple players and enemies on the screen. Something of an achievement for such a graphically demanding game.
Pro Four classes to play with
There are four available classes for the user to choose from that each have their own distinctive gameplay. During play, melee fighters use a dedicated on screen button to perform strikes where ranged fighters have a dual stick control much like a twin stick shooter.
Pro MOGA controller support
Dungeon Hunter 4 features MOGA controller support.
Pro SHIELD games support
Dungeon Hunter 4 features SHIELD games support.
Cons
Con No Google Play Games Achievements
Con Poor auto save feature
By only saving at odd times Dungeon Hunter 4 leaves room for loss of data.
Con Hobbled gameplay to force purchase of in app purchases
By limiting the amount of potions the player is able to use and forcing an excruciatingly slow replenish time Dungeon hunter 4 has broken the core gameplay in order to force users into spending real money just to fend off these false limitations, which no matter how many times one pays will always come back. It is a never ending cycle of payment just to be able to play the game in any acceptable manner.