Squad Alpha - Action Shooting Reviews

by NW_Fco

Yes, it’s a fun game ….BUT, as it has been said plenty of times:
- it quickly flattens out because in order to progress, you HAVE to spend real money, and even then, progress is minimal

- the rewards system is shewed to increase device connect time and gives you measly rewards, whether they be weapon scrap, tools, or gems….and you’ll need GOBS OF ALL them to truly make progress…and that means Hunting…completing endless battles to gather $ and rare tools/parts to upgrade weapons or agents

- the upgrades get stranded where there’s no place to use them in gameplay, but they keep rewarding them in loot chests, essentially tying the player to the game, lest he leave THOUSANDS of upgrades unused…the developers have”promised” an eventual use of these sometime down the road …in the meantime, players have to keep gathering them…they have no choice…

- trying to suggest changes to the developers on the above weaknesses gets you labeled as toxic by one of the key developers and he literally writes you that he will therefore ignore your input…

These devs know what they’re doing and they aren’t gonna change the revenue stream algorithms any….yet according to the above mentioned dev, the game still isn’t making $…

Well, unless they change it as many have suggested, it doesn’t deserve to.

by Ejfhdid

Overall it is a good game and I’m most likely waisting my time writing a review that will be swept under the rug just like some other comments here but just in case I do catch the attention of someone who can make changes I’d rather them know what I think they should change, the game is fun.. helps time go by faster at least but, guys aren’t the only ones playing games like this. Sometime us girls like to play a little shooting games once in a while and would like to play as are gender and not a dude all the time, just because it’s more of a “dude type game” it may not bother most but I know I’m not the only one who would like an option that lets you choose your gender, or add gender fluent skins. If this were to change then this game would be super dope but till then it’s just like all these other stick figure shooting games… fun for the moment but eventually a waist of storage in the future. 🤷🏻‍♀️

by Angryramen

Recent changes to the game made “skirmishes” and “operations” so much more challenging. If I wanted more difficult enemies, that should be reserved for “hunts.” Tone it back down on the difficulty levels. Like many others have mentioned, if you make it too difficult, there’s literally nothing that we can do anymore. Progressing story mode just makes enemies even more difficult in all other modes, so that’s another incentive to not even play story mode. Another example of why I don’t like the recent changes is how you changed “open chest automatically” from “hunts” to two tickets from one. I’ve dropped about twenty bucks on this game to support its growth, and now it’s purely become a pay to progress game.

by Wrangle

This game is pretty fun. Good amount of free play especially if you watch ads. However, there are some frustrating things about the game. The upgrade system is a little ambiguous and the necessary parts can be hard to get. Also the difficulty level seems to increase quickly making some levels very frustrating to pass.
One thing that should be adjusted is the “respawning” either by paying gems or if you had rolled the ability prior to the mission. Problem is you don’t really get a moment of invincibility on the respawn. Meaning if you are in a pool of acid or some other ground effect or getting bombed you will immediately take damage and can nearly be dead before really starting up again. It’s really annoying when I’m close to killing a boss, respawn, but then die almost immediately because of above mentioned.
Hopefully they can smooth these things out.

by Kinchi_24534

Super fun game , decent BGM , super shotty graphics... the game feels like someone took a premium game that was only half finished and gave up on it only to turn it into an add driven game.
It feels like they tried to put a Borderlands loot spin on the game only to keep getting one and two star weapons with mediocre effects. Only after spending quite a bit of real money have i ever seen 1 5-star weapon and 2 4-star weapons, and both of the 4-star weapons were identical. My opinion is too many video ads and items are too expensive for such a mediocre mess. Could be a really nice game if the devs spent a little time working on it with some fresh ideas or input from the players. I was also pretty suprised to not see any pvp action in this third person shooter. I feel my three star rating was sleightly on the generous side , because i can see a good game beneath the lack of effort.

by PfunkSF29

I enjoy that I can watch a video to open a chest, which allows for forward movement in the game and prevents players from getting bored. HOWEVER… there comes a time when you can no longer upgrade your weapons, waiting around for a part to either appear in the shop, which it does not, or hope it pops up in a chest, which also doesn’t happen. This eventually makes you outgunned on upper levels. The workshop is too convoluted to craft items and also makes you vulnerable because you cannot craft the armor you need easily. I still haven’t figured it out. Games need to be transparent and achievable in order to keep people playing, buying and watching ads. You need to work on softening the game. Sorry for the soap box but I like the game so I am very disappointed.

by The Angery Titan, Shrek

This game is very fun. The simplistic yet fun gameplay really keeps you wanting to keep playing, the gear scores and better equipment makes you want to strive to get better. The downsides start to show when you get to the point where you’re not getting the necessary resources to upgrade your gear. It gives you all the scrap in the world but not the parts to limit break them. You can see that being a problem when enemies out level you completely. But they have alllll these deals you can get that give you a chance at these parts. It’s just the classic hook you in at the beginning, then down the line make it so playing the game is more of a chore, or cave in and pay for things. Pretty scummy.

by Xlimpaktlx

Pros:
This is one of the best games I have found among many. Leveling up and getting better weapons as you progress through the levels without having to pay anything. Yeah there are specials and a store if you want to get ahead but I’ve been playing for a good 6 months and I’m pretty high in the ranks with awesome weapons. Watching ads are annoying but do give you an extra chance to get a weapon part, cash, etc…
Cons:
I’m almost stuck now and only slowly level up, I wish they would change the probability of the gear level or somehow incorporate getting gear in the levels or events. Getting advanced blue weapon parts is almost impossible to get unless you plan on playing 24/7. Lastly the characters. It’s fun to unlock the characters freely and see what special attributes they have… but once you unlock them all and level them all up to as much as you can, during the events and dice spins, you keep unlocking a card as to when you already have that character unlocked. It would be great if they would change the reward to something truly needed
I really hope the developers read this and change things

by Kevyhecube

These are some ways to improve the game and I hope at least one or all of these are added to the game but anyway thank you for this nice game!

1. This game is fun but i feel like the progression of this game is to slow.

2. The fact that you need 50 gems to salvage a weapon parts is kinda stupid and it would be better if it was probably be 10 through 25.

3. You should have the option to decline chest because it fills up way to quickly and it gets annoying.

4. Getting weapon parts and gear parts or way to hard and time consuming to get especially how rare they are and annoying to get so maybe make some ways to obtain them easier.

5. And maybe instead of the annoying generic hold to run and release to shoot mechanic try to make a my a way you can shoot freely and move.

by SurpriseFluffyKitty

The fundamental gameplay is solid, but like all these rather Archero inspired games, progression quickly falls off.

I spent a little money to help, but anymore still won’t get me past any real barriers.

You want to boost your weapon the first time? You need a rare part that:

1. I have no means to craft using widely available resources.

2. Does not drop often, even on higher “hunt” levels.

3. Can only be obtained in expeditions and operations, where getting one is entirely chance based, every 9 hours or so.

4. Is entirely specific to the weapon category. There are 6 weapon categories. So when you DO get one of these things, it’s not necessarily useful to you.

In addition, salvaging your weapon past the first “limit break” requires breaking out gems.

Guess how often you get gems?

Well, ranking up gives them. Good luck relying on that.

And umm…sometimes you get 5 at a time from the operation spin wheel

And…like 1/20 times on a hunt, a chest on location will grant 10-14 gems.

Salvaging an already boosted weapon requires *50* gems.

That’s bad. That’s really bad.

Either make it free, or make getting gems without the need to shovel cash towards the game.

Also, upgrading weapon space should use cash, not gems.

This game is simply hamstrung by typical mobile game shenanigans.

by Jektrava

This gane is great. It’s got me completely hooked and I love the challenging gameplay is offers. However, I came to this game because I saw an add where instead of fighting other people who have guns, grenades, melee’s, and bows. You fight zombies and I was like :o. I wanted to see how this went so I downloaded and played the game during the Halloween events and noticed, despite it being spooky month and what the add promised there were no zombie enemies. Please, if you are just using that zombie add to grab players. Stop. The gameplay is already challenging with its multiple enemies and damage amounts.

by Wadimp

This is a very good game and gets more interesting as you play.

However, it doesn’t matter how much money you pay, you will never get beyond blue weapons. These weapons or weapons attachments are used as the carrot dangling at the end of the stick. Does not matter how many chests you open, dices you roll, money you pay nothing. It almost felt like a money grabbing trick.

You should let people win the epic and legendary weapons from time to time. We do not have to buy expensive chests, just to get another normal worthless weapon.

by Dpjunkie74

I haven’t even bothered reading what others have had to say about this game. If you play fairly regularly there isn’t much need to pay. I have been playing for a few months and have maybe spent $5. Concept is simple and there really isn’t much of a learning curve to it at all.

by Theflash9371234

This game is great. Combat feels smooth and acquiring new weapons isn’t even hard. But there needs to be more weapons like maybe a bow and arrow (cause I see enemies with a bow and arrow but I’ve never seen it where you can actually use one. There’s a crossbow but that doesn’t really count and the reload time for crossbows are really long (so maybe decrease the load time for that also)

by Shury-Ken

This is hands down one of the most addicting shooters I’ve played in a long time. I would say progression in the game slow downs heavily as your loot levels up more. Another thing: Once you unlock all the operators, getting the pieces for them are useless. I recommend you guys allow the pieces to level up the operator at least once if you already have them unlocked. Would make it easier and more playable. This game has a lot of potential!!! Hopefully we expect more updates and a new mode in the future. Would be dope if we could have tournaments with the same loot we already have.

by Phynial112577238821

Great game. Awesome gameplay. Easy to do. I put a lot of hours in this game daily! Only small things I’ve wished they change is make tier 4 and 5 guns a lot more often in drops and make tier 3 parts dropped sometimes or easier to get because my guns have been stuck for almost 2 months at level 30 waiting to get blue parts. Overall 1000% recommend.

by Oreo Fan 90

I have upgraded my weapons I use to like 3500 power or more and I have upgraded my character (Colt bro) to like 10,000 power and I still can’t beat Kyle from forest area 4/4 boss fight. Its been weeks of playing, earning, and upgrading, and I still can’t beat him. At least take away his ability to spawn enemy’s this is ridiculous. I am a big fan of this game so please think about it. But as always I’m French Fri.

by Matthew Lazerus

I love this game so much! Great skins and guns. The best part is how the character walks, it makes me laugh. Anyways, I get in a lot of close contact fighting, and I think it would be very useful for many of layers including myself if there were a stun punch. If an enemy is close enough, like the machete guy, chain saw guy, and electrical guy/girl, your character can through a stun punch to knock the enemy back and finish him off after. But other than that, I LOVE this game!!!

by David12376

I never write reviews for games (or even apps in general), but I had to go out of my way to say how beautiful this game is. Easy to learn, difficult to master. One of the best mobile games I’ve played. One suggestion: it would be nice if we could rearrange the 4 gun panel at the bottom to be at the bottom right corner for example. I move with my left thumb and reload with my right, and it can get a bit clumsy trying to reload the 1rst gun and reaching my thumb over.

by Bob Joe Man 31

First, I want to say that I this game has been lots of fun. I really love the fact that they don’t shove ads in your face, and you only watch them by your own decision. Amazing game in general.

Some things I hope to be added:
* More boss mechanics, they all have the same attack
* Shield enemies actually using shields
* Stealth mechanics ( for example melee weapons and silenced weapons, and punishing players for going in guns blazing )
* Mini bosses that are more unique, instead of a troop with extra health
* Interaction with the environment (explosive barrels, breakable walls)
* More level variants ( staying in area while enemies attack, having to collect a certain thing, stealth levels)

I really hope my suggestions are taken into consideration. I am really excited to see what gets added to the game moving forward.

by 09089787

I would have rated it 5 stars but I think the waiting on the chests you earn is a little annoying and we only can hold on to 3 or pay for the others with cash by purchasing your rubies or whatever they are. Otherwise it’s a fantastic and addicting game but those specific things should be changed otherwise people will loose interest as I slowly have been. :(

by Fennelli11

This game is a blast to play. However, once you reach a certain point in the game, you can no longer rank up weapons in sync with the difficulty of the game unless you make in app purchases.

by Woodyroby

I also usually don’t review games but it is so refreshing to find a fun addictive game that doesn’t have ads every fiver seconds.
This game is great fun, makes you wanna keep coming back to keep upgrading and it has no forced ads.

by Makoto151

I don’t give reviews to games but this one its definitely a jewel, I highly recommend it if you wanna have some quality entertaining fun. A well made game with an interesting leveling up game play, also highly addictive!!

by IsaacBallard

No Joke Honestly I LOVE THIS GAME!!!....But also make the level alittle longer instead of going to elevator & that’s the destination. Overall The Game Is :8/10 Rate: 👌🏾