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By Marc Saltzman
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Role-playing game is deep on skills, but light on story.
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Battleheart Legacy+
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What's It About?
BATTLEHEART LEGACY+ is a fantasy RPG (role-playing game) that lets you customize a male or female protagonist, choose a class (paladin, ranger, wizard and nine others), and then master weapons and items while taking on enemies (including boss battles) across a huge map. There are more than 150 skills across the 12 classes, so no two games should be exactly alike -- that, and you can select what parts of the map to visit (so long as your level is high enough). While very light on story, you'll unravel the source behind the evil that's affecting innocent people in this realm. In doing so, you'll hear stories from countless NPCs (non-playable characters) and select responses, which could change the path of the game.
Is It Any Good?
What this game lacks in story and graphics, it makes up for its deep skills options across the several classes. Battleheart Legacy+ is a very good but not exceptional RPG. The openness of the game is welcome, since you're not kept on a tight leash. The map is open and huge, so you can select which area to visit and fight, as long as you're strong enough (it will tell you the minimum level required). It's also neat to meet so many different NPCs and select from dialog trees to infuse your own personality into your male or female protagonist, or to get what you want from that character: training, weapons, items, and so on (there are more than 200 pieces of equipment in the game).
But combat is a mixed bag. A Diablo comparison is fair, since it's a real time affair and you can use weapons (even two-handed ones), magic blasts, songs that lull them to sleep, and special attacks to destroy enemies (that take time to replenish). But overall, the combat isn't as rewarding. At first it seems too easy, but it will get progressively more challenging over time, so if your health is depleted, you may need to drink a potion or run away until you heal, or find other ways to get through that section. Battleheart Legacy+ is worth playing if you're an Apple Arcade subscriber who likes RPGs -- and this is a meaty one at more than 50 hours -- but don't expect it to blow you away, or experience anything fresh for the genre.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about violence in video games. Is the impact of the violence in Battleheart Legacy+ affected by the fact that you're fighting against monsters and the violence isn't realistic? Would the impact be intensified if there was more blood and gore? Is killing the same whether the graphics are realistic or not, or if it's against humans or creatures?
Shouldn't you be able to change your character's skin color? You can change your gender, hair color and style, and name, but not your skin? Why does a Black, Brown or Asian gamers need to play as a Caucasian? Doesn't representation matter?
Game Details
- Platform : Apple Arcade
- Pricing structure : Paid (Part of Apple Arcade's $4.99/month subscription service.)
- Available online? : Available online
- Publisher : Mika Mobile Inc.
- Release date : November 10, 2022
- Genre : Role-Playing
- Topics : Fantasy ( Magic ) , Adventures
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : September 29, 2025
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