In We Rule's idyllic vision of medieval times, feudal lords are all friends and help fuel each others' businesses, while high-spirited peasants work the fields and man the shops. Kings have the power to expand and customize their kingdoms with the click of a button. It may not be realistic, but it is very entertaining.
We Rule is a game all about micromanaging your farms and businesses to level up, thus allowing you to purchase kingdom upgrades and new types of jobs. When farming, you choose crops to plant based on how frequently you can come back to the game. You must pick them when they're ready, or they'll die. Some crops such as corn, peas, and wheat take a few minutes to grow, while others can take up to a day.
The options are vast, and you can either use a chargeable currency called "mojo" to speed along the process, or just choose faster-growing crops and check in more often. You can also spend real money to gain more mojo.
Become the new landlord of Fantasyland.
Businesses are the social side of We Rule. Once built, other people can visit your kingdom and place orders for goods. You must then log on, accept their orders, and eventually make the deliveries, which rewards both sides with money and XP. Turning on push notifications allows the game to tell you whenever an order is ready.
An overlooked flaw in the businesses is that you can exploit them for money by creating lots of cheap buildings. The most common businesses we saw were kingdoms full of tailor shops, which produce lots of cash and experience quickly. Since there isn’t any form of competition in We Rule, this will only affect your experience with the game, but it still shows that the game has some balance issues.
Customization plays a major factor in the game as well. Other than the castle, which acts as the centerpiece to your plot of land, you have full control over the placement of your houses, farms, and decorations such as trees, banners, and more. Depending on what buildings you've made, different characters will walk around your town. A few of our favorites include the huge frog king that comes with the pond, a wizard from the magic tower, and a knight from the guild hall.
Feeding the countryside.
The freemium pricing model has been fairly controversial on the iPhone, but We Rule proves that it can be done right. Without paying a cent, you can play the game at whatever pace you like. Planting fast-growing crops and staying on top of your orders will result in quick leveling, while those with less time can take the price cut and go for the slow growers. Players who pay for mojo can exchange the magical mixture for instant plant growth and factory production, but it isn’t necessary to enjoy the game. In fact, you will automatically be given a generous amount of mojo every time you level up.
There are a few downsides to We Rule. One of them is that you need an online connection to play. For iPhone owners this isn’t a huge issue, but iPod Touch gamers will have trouble playing the game outside of the house. An option to manage crops offline would have been good for the game, to make it readily accessible to those without a constant connection.
Since the online connection is required, it would have been nice if We Rule offered more direct social interactions. Passively viewing your friend’s kingdom and purchasing goods from their shops is fun, but some form of bulletin board for visitor comments or something along those lines would have really hooked us. After all, kings need some way to amuse themselves.
These complaints aside, you should definitely pick up We Rule. It’s free, easily approachable, and highly addictive.
116 Comments
The controls are a bit twitchy, and the constant connection problems are annoying. Still totally addictive, and well worth investing a couple of minutes into every hour or so. 3/4 is a good score.
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Great clone of Farmville for the iPhone. Laggy, yes, but it's because it's free and so many people are playing!
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My name on plus is cami98 and I have another account called cami1998
Hi
I love this game. Add me :)
princessjuliana
Add me! I have lots of shop
bert1479
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Have got tons of shops so will make you lots of money!!!!!!!!
artiyiom
The new upgrades with pinch control are nice, but the plus+ is often overloaded not allowing you on. The 3/4 is fair.
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Add me, lots of open stores!
Add Megtrout
I got addicted to this fast...
lots of high end shops! add me, plus+ name is solifire
So glad they've got their updates running smoothly, connections are way better than before. I've been playing for about 2 months now and never had to buy anything to keep playing. I'm at level 28 so that's pretty cool. The new upgrades and additions have kept me coming back. Love this game.
If you play I'm : prettyRBK
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All available buildings are here, lots open for business!
Add me please! New to the game but it seems interesting.
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add me: davewoe
They also have huge server problems... I haven't been able to connect for like two days now.
Feel free to add me btw. My Plus+ is Gokburt
Hey I cheked out ur kingdom n it looks like u haven't been on it for more than a while
I am also having difficulty with staying connected. I have a question that I can't Tigre out for the life of me. How do you logout? Can you? Me and my boyfriend both made accounts on his phone. But now everytime I get on it automtically sins him in. I haven't been able to ge to my kingdom in like a day or two. Someone help????
I have the same problem using 2 accounts in 1 iphone too. It seems that they've disabled the plus+ logout button. I played another plus+ games, it has logout button below the plus+ profile page. I uninstalled and reinstalled the game so that it asks for login again. It works, but it's annoying to do it every time. Any help plz?
I noticed this too, but it's gotten better over the last week since I started. Cool game, addictive.
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I live in Canada, and while the game was Canada-only, it worked fine with no connection problems (and I was thoroughly enjoying it). Since it went live to the world, I haven't been able to connect since, hope they have it fixed soon. Seemed like it was going to be a really fun game.
Real fun game,highly addictive. Day 2 after the release date,huge server problems. At the end of the day it was solved. Add me on Plus+ name: Applonia
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Yesterday afternoon it was pretty bad, then they said they upgraded the servers, and it's been good since.
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my + is Aros2k normally lots of open shops :)
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See, if a 6000 dollars expensive windmill suddenly disappears from your kingdom while under construction, one can only hope it's not gone for good. That would ruin this fantastic game at once. Ngmoco should really update the servers quick.
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Feel free to add me.
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I just made a thread in the Forums for Plus+ IDs :) Please post over there too.
http://www.slidetoplay.com/forums/iphone-games/topic3974.html
I can't even play this game. I know it's free, but this is absurd. The amount of downtime is absurd.
Hopefully this will tell the developers beta testing in Canada does not mean it will work in the United States.
I reviewed the game when it was still in the Canadian "beta", and ironically the servers worked better then than now. However, it seems ngmoco is working on it. Give it a chance once things get straightened out. Its a lot of fun =]
I've played We Rule to level 20 and boy... it's a good this this is free. There's nothing FUN to do at all. And I can't imagine anyone spending money just to make stuff happen faster.
Its a pretty good game to pass the time. worth a 3/4.
need another neighbor? add plus+ : Nejibana
Quite fun game good to kill time with
plus+ name : Kelbetri
Why did you quit?
Add me! I have lots of open shops right now!
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I think it should have gotten a 4/4. It has problems, but it's free and it's fun, so there's really no reason not to own it. I think that qualifies it as a must-have.
Just because something is free and fun doesn't mean it earns a 4, which we feel are the best games on the App Store. Remember, a 3 is a very good score as well!
i think they hav finally fixed the bugs. best farm game so far :)
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I have found the game to be quite fun. Though, it is kind of lonely since I haven't gotten any of my friends to play yet. I'm new, but add me: Shrieke
Add me 2: Palarith
Loving this game, but haven't convinced any of my friends to pick it up. At lvl 11 with a few shops open, add me: abalboa3
Tim_R
I'm aware of that, but since the idea of your reviews is to tell us whether or not we should get the game, it seems like by giving it a 3/4 it's like saying that you can pass it up and you won't be missing a whole lot, but it's free and it's a ton of fun, so there's really no reason NOT to own it, and therefore I think a "must-have" label is more appropriate.
Just because its free doesn't mean its worth downloading. It still costs your time. However, this is certainly not the case with We Rule, and I even state in my review that people should try it out. The 3/4 is based on the game itself, not the price.
I have added several people from this page, can you guys add me?
I have no towns on my map screen, even though people are coming to mine to trade! How do I get their towns to show up on my map screen?
Here is my Plus+ name! : Vanguarde
Please add me!!!
Hey I added u n cheked out ur kingdom n all I cn say is nice collection of tailor shops
Add me guys!
Jestercaz
and also
ks155
thanks! X
How do I place an order from a friend's business? I can see another person's kingdom next to mine and it has an open sign. I go into the kingdom and see all the businesses, but I can't get anything to happen when I tap on them. Help!
Great fun add me gospvg
Add me I have a few open shops:
flocktopus
play and run business with me :). ID: vitamin1886
thx
add me!
jpolo922
Add me
Kumarion
How do u make orders stuck on the hire a friend level
Hey all feel free to add me on We Rule me name is
Wrathborne
My nick: darooeu
From Mexico.
How do u use mojo? I just dont get it.
Help!!!
I have the same problem, please help!!!
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TakosuPwnZ
Addddd me!!!!!! Ashley12350
Just downloaded and started this a few days ago and I'm totally hooked. The complete freedom to customize all the pieces of the kingdom layout is really attractive to my designer side :-) It's too bad it can't have a parralell platform on facebook to connect with my friends there would be incredible!
I'm prettyRBK for anyone looking to add a rookie....
Anyone have any suggestions for purchases? I saw in the review that tailor shops are plenty...where can I find a list telling me which businesses are the most interesting and in demand?
It will be good when a social interaction feature is added so we can message friends added...
This game is a lot of fun. My user name is bryanbgm add me.
Boyfriend and I find this game fun. We just started. Add us DeeKhan09 and Khanduh
add me name is: sensquared
Hey guys. I'm looking for some people to test out some things with my iPad/Iphone! My user name is rick4him .
Please add me! My Werule name is Blooice! Thanks
Lets do business, add me on Plus+ dilenger
Add me :)
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Does We Rule let u delete plots of crops or anything? I can't figure out how
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add me too..!! + id : asthen
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PING : nijsje
Glitchy .. it's a good time waster....tho
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Hey, add me too ;)
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I love this game!!
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No more adds please. Thanks. ^
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Add me kashm1r1. I have tons of shops (:
Yeah I agree the connection problems do suck but the game got better since the update. Add me my Plus+ name is Chrissie09
what do you do with the frog do you kiss it or what!!!!!
does anyone can tell me about the frog!
add me to see my frog! agatareis
I love this game! Add me, I have lots of businesses and respond promptly and I will add you too.
JenniferS9
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fun game! :)
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http://werulefriendfinder.com/ gives you tons of rotating names and allows you to add your own :)
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TheQueensGarden
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I need more friends add me : maz696
level 24
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add DieselMonkey
Cannot logout from WeRule. However, u can dl WeRule Gold and WeRule Red. 2 different logins for each program. That's what I'm currently doing for my bf and me. Works perfectly! :)
(Sidetrack: Place orders with us! We are simplepris and xyrho60!)
Cannot logout from WeRule. However, u can dl WeRule Gold and WeRule Red. 2 different logins for each program. That's what I'm currently doing for my bf and me. Works perfectly! :)
(Sidetrack: Place orders with us! We are simplepris and xyrho69!)
people... please hire me! I need some experience. I'm stuck in the lower level areas!
Cheers
Great game!!
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Hey, I'm an active player. If you order from me I WILL order from you no matter what your level is. Satisfaction guaranteed
Hey,I'm an active player. If you order from me I WILL order from you no matter what your level is. Satisfaction guaranteed. Name: lafin-me
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Lv:48
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Help me please how i. Get a friendly order from any in order to finish the goals?
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