Clandestine: Anomaly packs some neat ideas that never really come together to produce something worthwhile. Its implementation of AR and GPS gameplay sounds exciting, and can even produce a few moments of goodhearted fun, but it all falls apart in the end thanks to its complicated interface and practical deficiencies.
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Clandestine Anomaly is the type of game that on paper sounds incredibly innovative and this is a big part of why it caught my attention. The game takes the player’s real GPS location and builds a world around it. While this is largely a superficial gimmick, it’s still undeniably cool to be defending the streets of Toronto from aliens.
Gameplay Trailer for Clandestine: Anomaly an upcoming location-based augmented reality game for mobile devices.
Sounds like an interesting title that could have been greatly improved with the addition of a good tutorial, and perhaps more options in the settings menu.