{"id":14489,"date":"2016-02-08T00:01:59","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T00:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=14489"},"modified":"2015-12-21T22:25:59","modified_gmt":"2015-12-21T22:25:59","slug":"dash-quest-ios-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/08\/dash-quest-ios-android\/","title":{"rendered":"Dash Quest (iOS, Android)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DASH_BOX\"<\/a>Dash Quest is a continuous runner with a 16-bit RPG theme to it. It\u2019s available free-to-play to download on iOS and Android devices, but reviewed on iPad here.\u00a0 In the game, you view your hero from a top-down perspective as he runs straight forward, battling enemies and using magic spells along the way.<\/p>\n

As you run, enemies will get in your way. Tap on the right side of the screen to swing your sword and damage and dispatch them.\u00a0 If they reach you, they can take off your hit points.\u00a0 When you run out of hit points, the game is over and you\u2019ll have to start over again at the beginning.\u00a0 But at least you\u2019ll keep all your items, experience points, and other goodies for your next run.\u00a0 To keep from getting hit, you can also tap on the left side of the screen to block.<\/p>\n

As you defeat enemies, you\u2019ll gain experience points. Gather enough experience and you can level up, and use points to improve your stats.\u00a0 Enemies will also drop items and gold.\u00a0 Use the gold between games to buy yourself better swords, armor, and other items that\u2019ll help keep you in the game longer.\u00a0 Usable items you can buy include potions that\u2019ll heal your hit points and mana, which helps you use magic.\u00a0 To use an item, just tap on the box on the left side of the screen.\u00a0 Just make sure you equip that item before venturing off on your next adventure.\u00a0 You can also buy and upgrade magic spells using coins, too.\u00a0 Magic includes projectile attacks like fireballs and ice, as well as defense magic like a protective barrier or healing magic.\u00a0 Use magic by tapping on the boxes on the right side of the screen.\u00a0 Just watch your mana meter!<\/p>\n

In each area, you\u2019ll fight wave after wave of enemies and then fight a big boss that\u2019ll take more hits and strategy to defeat. The only free-to-play quibble I had was that you might have to view a game ad after each world, but that\u2019s it.\u00a0 The only other problem I had with the game is that you start at the very beginning each time.\u00a0 I know it\u2019s supposed to be like that so you can buy better weapons and armor to clear levels more effectively.\u00a0 But it did end up getting a little repetitive for me after a while and I lost interest.\u00a0 Plus sometimes it was hard to block attacks when enemies would gang up on you.\u00a0 But if you like games that look like 16-bit RPGs, it wouldn\u2019t hurt to check this one out since it\u2019s free.<\/p>\n

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You can hit enemies with swords and magic spells, and when they are defeated sometimes a splat mark can be seen on the ground. None of it looks like blood, but that\u2019s about as violent as it gets.\u00a0 Reading skill is needed for the text and menus, and parental supervision is recommended for the in-game purchases (you can buy more gold with real money).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dash Quest is a continuous runner with a 16-bit RPG theme to it. It\u2019s available free-to-play to download on iOS and Android devices, but reviewed on iPad here.\u00a0 In the game, you view your hero from a top-down perspective as he runs straight forward, battling enemies and using magic spells along the way. As you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":14483,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14489"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14491,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14489\/revisions\/14491"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}