Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards

Cartoons have become very popular in the last few years, especially thanks to a few successful series that showed the world how cartoons can be just as enjoyable as actual movies. In fact, animation allows artists to include things that would otherwise be impossible to express in a live action flick. Humor can also be a lot more colorful when there are fewer rules and no physical limitations.

Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards is a casual CCG in which you have to collect cards featuring characters from beloved shows like Futurama, American Dad and Family Guy. The gameplay rules are very simple and disappointing, on the other hand, even if the game is designed for mobile devices and casual audiences. Hence, it might not withstand the test of time, especially if you are used to the finer things.

Each card in the game features a character from one of the shows mentioned above, and they all have different attributes. These attributes are not very important, unfortunately, since they only represent the damage and the available hit points. The card with the most points wins, so there’s little-to-no strategy involved in the process.

It’s possible to choose a character and switch between them at any point, but this is only because it doesn’t really matter which one you pick. Decks can be created as well as you manage to win more cards along the way, but the most intriguing feature is the fact that you can combine them during gameplay. This unlocks special cards with new abilities, yet this only translates in slightly different stats.

Lastly, the graphics are nothing to write home about, but then again at least the cartoons are the original ones and they look great. It’s fairly obvious that the game was designed with mobile devices in mind, especially in terms of interface. This makes it difficult to find your way around with a mouse sometimes, but you can get used to it after a while.

All things being equal, Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards is better suited for the mobile market than the PC, especially since it doesn’t bring anything new to the table. In fact, it can be a bit too simple to keep even the most casual players engaged for too long.