Battle Monkeys for Windows 8

Battle Monkeys is an arena battle game that relies heavily on turn-based strategic movements to beat your opponents and win every encounter.

The game has no story to back it up, but, from what it seems, you're a small monkey on a planet dominated by primates, who likes to risk its life while battling in the arena against others of its race.

The rules of the game are pretty simple: jump on the tiles in the arena, collect power-ups, grab weapons, and eliminate the other contestants. However, mastering these rules will prove to be a bit harder at first and quite challenging on the highest difficulty level.

In each match you will face three other opponents which you'll have to eliminate using the actions available on the grid in the arena. With each turn, you will have to choose where should your monkey jump next depending on the tiles scattered on the floor.

There are many types of tiles that can drop in including some that can hurt your monkey really bad making it vulnerable to further attacks from other players. Luckily, they're all color coded so you can know at any time what could be the outcome.

Speaking of tiles, you should keep in mind that the blue ones are power-ups, yellow provide weapons and magical abilities, green replenish your HP, and red deal a lot of damage to anyone that touches them.

Making a strategy for each battle is crucial, as knowing when to heal yourself and when to attack could make the different between winning and defeat. Moreover, various weapons can affect all the players in the arena while using power-ups such as the shield or invisibility, could save you in some situations.

After each battle, you will earn coins depending on the position you've finished. Coins can further be used to unlock new monkey characters, winning dance moves and funny looking costumes.

Battle Monkeys is a fun strategy game that's perfect for short gaming sessions. The best aspect of the game is that no battle is the same thanks to the randomized tiles in the arena adding great replay value to a title that could have been even better with more maps, characters, power-ups, and customization options.