If you've followed video gaming for any significant amount of time you'll no doubt have noticed the ridiculously dumb character design many fantasy games love to include. We're talking about the bikini-wearing battle mages and the shirtless, manscaped medieval warriors that litter most fantasy games. That's why we're totally psyched for Battleheart [iTunes Link].
There isn't a single character in Battleheart (so far as we can tell from our limited vantage point) that doesn't make you just want to pinch their little cheeks. All of the characters look like little kids dressed up on Halloween in their older sibling's too-large hand-me-down costume.
We'd expect nothing less from Mika Mobile, the developer behind the also somewhat adorable OMG Pirates! and Zombieville USA. Battleheart is a hybrid of an RPG and a small-scale real time strategy game. Your duty is to recruit new characters into your party to thwart evil of various kinds. You can level up your tiny heroes, give them new powers, and upgrade their equipment.
The game released earlier today, and is available for $2.99. It features 30 levels and several "epic boss battles." No word yet on whether there's a "/pinch cheeks" touch screen command.
