Can’t help but keep playing

I first learned about the Tanto Cuore card game in a session at Anime Central 2014, but I’ve played far more of the iOS game than the actual card game (I’m not actually much of a tabletop gamer). Tanto Cuore on iPad a quick pick-up-and play, taking about 10 minutes. The presentation of the cards flying around with cute maid-girl Japanese voices is perfect (for its target audience, that is… one look at the screenshots will tell you if this is your thing or not). The developers have really gone the extra mile by including Game Center achievement support and networked head-to-head play for 2-4 players, all of which has worked flawlessly for me.

Only downside is that after probably 100 games, I feel like the original cards are played out. There are two expansion games in physical form (with a third coming), but there’s no sign of them in the iOS app. It might be an ideal leveraging of the game engine for a future update to keep the basic game cheap or free, and offer the expansions as in-app purchases.

Still, if you’re OK with the concept, it’s cute fun, with rich gameplay and superb presentation.

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