Dinsun Review
I don't understand the appeal of a game that prides itself on 'not having to play it'. Ninja Battle is the quintessential AFK experience, which is just a fancy way of saying it's a glorified screensaver. You collect ninjas that look like they were rejected from a Naruto fan-fiction site and watch them bump into enemies until a bar fills up.
There’s no interaction, no sense of accomplishment, and the 'strategy' is just a matter of having higher numbers than the computer. It exists solely to keep you checking back every few hours so it can show you an ad or try to sell you a 'Super Rare' ninja for twenty bucks. As someone who grew up playing games to actually *do* something, this is a complete waste of time.
Overall Stats
Pros & Cons
- Clean anime art style
- Low time commitment
- Non-existent gameplay
- Blatant pay-to-win mechanics
- Generic and repetitive
- Heavy use of gacha mechanics
Technical Report
Performance: Runs well on older devices; very low overhead.
- Auto-everything
Audience Fit
Buy if: You are extremely busy and want the illusion of progress without actually doing anything.
Skip if: You enjoy playing video games.
- AFK Arena
- Ninja World
- Idle Heroes
Reviewer Context
- Reviewer: Dinsun, hater of idle games
- Hardware: iPhone 13
- Playtime: 4 hours
- Status: Managed to reach Chapter 5 while I was sleeping
