HOARD

The title says it all: the player takes control of a dragon that preys on a medieval/fantasy realm in one of four game types, destroying knights and castles and kidnapping princesses (for ransom! ), all in search of more glittering, shiny to decorate hoard honey hoard with. Maps are generated depending on user input, with geographical details randomized within defined parameters. The user controls the dragon with two thumbsticks, one for flying and the other for directing a stream of cleansing fire that emerges from the dragon’s mouth over crops, windmills, merchant carts, archers, and other targets. After a few ferocious gasps, all that remains is a small mound of treasure to be collected and returned to the dragon’s home base on the map, its hoard, where players can heal and upgrade one of four abilities — Speed, Breath, Treasure Capacity, and Armor — when not defending their gold-pile from thieves and driving off would-be princess-rescuing knights. Treasure Hunt (striving to maximize income in a specific time limit), Princess Rush (striving to reach a set number of Princess ransoms), Survival (see how long you can survive), and Co-op are all game modes.