The original Battleheart ($2.99), released in 2011, was a great little light RPG that had just the right balance of action and strategy to keep players coming back for more. Whether you needed to kill a few minutes waiting for a bag of frozen peas to explode in the microwave or were trying to ignore your entire family during a massive Thanksgiving dinner event, Battleheart was there for you. The follow-up, Battleheart Legacy ($4.99), was a different sort of game that was also very good, but what if you were craving more of what the original game delivered" Okay, you can see the title of the article. Yes, Battleheart 2 ($3.99) is here, and yes, it is basically an expanded take on the first game with all the lovely pleasantries that come from being built for today’s hardware.
Now, that’s not to say that there haven’t been some changes or improvements made in Battleheart 2. There are a few key ways the game differs from the first, and I’ll go into those shortly. But it’s certainly safe to say that if you played the original Battleheart, you already have a pretty good idea of what to expect from this follow-up. You’ll put together a team of four characters from a varied selection of 12 different job classes, head into real-time battles against waves of enemies, drag your finger around a lot to give commands, and enjoy the spoils. As you fight battles, you’ll level up, earn gold that can be used to buy new gear, get new gear direct...