Review
SMITE REVIEW
By Kris West
I
t says a lot about a game when
you’ve purchased countless
titles from AAA to Indie, and
the one that grips you is the freeto-play one. Smite is one of the
newer MOBA (Multiplayer Online
Battle Arena) games having only
recently come out of beta and is
already showing a lot of promise.
I was hesitant at first to try Smite
because I’d already tried Dota
2 and League of Legends with
neither had really grasping me.
Once I tried it however, I was
wondering what took me so long.
There’s a lot of unique selling
points for Smite such as the fact
you’re fighting with Gods or that
the community, I’ve found, is a lot
‘better’ than other MOBAs; but
the real unique thing for me was
the third-person perspective.
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I couldn’t really get into other
MOBAs due to their top-down,
scrolls everywhere, click lots to
move style. Don’t get me wrong,
I’m no stranger to a dungeon
crawler, but there was something
about being online and knowing
that I needed to use twitch
reactions that meant I didn’t
like relying near-most entirely
on my right hand. That could be
because I’m left handed (I know,
heathen) but that’s besides the
point. I instantly felt comfortable
using the WASD keys to navigate
within Smite and that’s what
really kept me interested to find
out more.
start off with and a free rotation
changing with each update. If
you want to unlock more Gods,
you have to either use Favor,
the in-game currency earned
by leveling up and playing; or
Gems, the real money currency.
You can also spend Favor or
Gems on alternate skins for your
Gods, or Voice Packs to make
your in-game commands reflect
your God. The free-to-play
implementation in Smite, unlike
in some other titles, is fairly
minimal and doesn’t get thrown
in your face every ten minutes.
If you want some extras for the
game, they’re there. It’s entirely
your choice if you purchase
As aforementioned, Smite is a them.
lot like the other big MOBAs and
follows a free-to-play model. Speaking of Gods, there’s a whole
You are allowed access to the bunch to choose from. There are
game with a selection of Gods to more than 50, spanning different
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