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Smash Up - The Card Game App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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✓ I wish this was better than it isA surprisingly poor adaptation by Asmodee (whose games I normally love). Trying to select cards is atrociously bad - sometimes I can move back and forward with the tiniest movement of my finger and STILL not select the card I’m trying to get. The same thing happens when trying to select a card from a bunch on a base to play an action on. Often the action ends up on the wrong card, wasting a move. Then there’s the confounding inability to drag a card to a base - it’s such an ingrained action when using a touchscreen to press and drag that this omission catches me out every time. I keep unconsciously trying to do it & wondering what’s wrong when it doesn’t work. At other times, I can’t work out what’s going on as the opponent seems to be playing endless cards per turn, even when none seem to have an action allowing extra cards to be played. Utterly confusing, and I wish I hadn’t wasted my money. Sounds like a great game, but really doesn’t play like one on the iPad. It’s one I’m unlikely to play again..Version: 1.08.4
✓ Maybe digital Smash Up! just isn’t really possibleThe card version of Smash Up is a messy and chaotic (but fun!) game. The app version, in needing to impose order in its design, manages to lose the messiness, swaps chaos for frustration and unfortunately, just isn’t fun. I’ve played the card game for years, but this app manages to make the gameplay really confusing. I would strongly suggest that the “Proceed” button’s default setting be ON at all times - otherwise things just happen to you and you have to check the game logs to know why. It slows the game down, but at least you have some sense about why things are happening. All this aside, I honestly couldn’t suggest how to fundamentally restructure the design of the app. It’s a hard problem to solve, as the game usually sprawls across a table. I cannot imagine how anybody plays this on their phone - it’s a cramped experience on a 12.9” iPad. I will continue to use this app to play-test faction combinations, but if I want to enjoy Smash Up!, I will turn to the card-based version..Version: 1.09.10
✓ Wait awhile until they get the kinks out of this oneBuggy. The app is currently stuck on “After this base score, the winner looks at the top three cards of the base deck...” I’ve tapped everything on the screen, but nothing happens. Also, the horizontal ticker and vertical text scrolling on cards is really annoying. There’s no reason the text size can’t be adjusted to fit the size allotted for it. Lastly, it is difficult to select a card to play from your hand. I have to move my finger back and forth by millimeters to try and get the correct card highlighted. Frequently it skips from the card just before to the card just after..Version: 1.08.4
✓ Kicking sandThis game made me kick sand in my best friends eyes. I recommended this game to play online with him but crash after crash after garbage stupid dumb poo game later all we have is sadness and sandy eyes. I have betrayed him and will never be the same. Thanks smash up. Peace out gamers.Version: 1.10.00
✓ Needs workThe game occasionally fails to start, on both iPhone and iPad. All I get is a black screen. When it does start, the graphics are great, but the UI is sometimes clunky. As has been mentioned in other reviews, selecting cards from your hand is a pain, even when playing on the bigger screen of an iPad. It's disappointing that only the 8 base game factions (plus the Geeks) are available. The Games Played tally on the Stats page includes games that you haven't finished. For example, if you start a new local game, but quit before selecting your factions, the Games Played tally is still incremented by 1. I would expect the Games Played tally to only include completed games. I also noticed a number of typos in-game and in the achievements. For $6.99, and coming from Asmodee Digital, I expected a better tested app with more features..Version: 1.0.7
✓ Update fixes bug.Recent update fixes an issue with online play. Smash Up is a good game and worth a look. Thank you for the update..Version: 1.09.10
✓ This could be so much betterI am a huge fan of the actual card game. But this digital interface is terrible. The buttons are SO hard to hit it makes playing the game alone bad. When the AI plays cards unless you know what they are and what they do you might not know what is going on. Some action cards disappear so quick you don’t have a chance to look at them. I really thought they were going to address these things in the updates but it hasn’t gotten better. This is not a game I look forward to trying to play. It isn’t fun it’s frustrating..Version: 1.09.1
✓ Lots of potential poor executionThisgame has potential to be great , but lacks decent multiplayer support.(pretty sure they shut the servers done) No Game Center support means its impossible to play with friends. There is no matching making function and the most people I’ve seen online at a time is 3. I still play the AI every once in awhile but at some point that’s going to get old with no new decks or better online support on the horizon.Version: 1.08.9
✓ WasteBought it. No active players each time I’ve searched online so therefore no way to play it. $8 for nothing..Version: 2.0
✓ Expensive and outdated?Not sure if developers still plan on updating this game but for $7.99 there’s not much content. There’s basically no one for online play and the game doesn’t even cover the screen of an iPhone 8..Version: 1.09.10
✓ Support not responsiveWhile the Smash Up game is fun, I have had issues for several weeks with connecting to the online server. I emailed support and only got a reply asking what my iOS was. After I replied, I received no further response. When I followed up a week later, still no response. Disappointing experience, especially since this is a game I paid for. Would not purchase again..Version: 1.08.9
✓ Needs workThe game itself is fun enough. I'm not having the issue of it crashing. I do, however, hate trying to select cards from your hand and the middle. This was either not play tested, or the developer didn't care to fix a problem that I can't see not having come up in testing. I hope this gets fixed because it could be a lot of fun..Version: 1.0.7
✓ Professionally designed - AI cheatsLove Smash Up. It’s one of my favorite tabletop games. The app has nice presentation and works fine (for the most part). Not worth playing on higher difficulties because the AI very clearly cheats. I played a game against Princess’s where I destroyed Sleeping Beauty forcing her to be shuffled into the deck only for the AI to play her the very next turn. Card draws happen at the end of the turn, the AI player didn’t play anything to draw cards, simply mysteriously had a ‘one of’ card in hand that should have been in the deck. Played an entire game with Geeks/Mythic Horses where all my actions were top decked and then I played through minions, reshuffled the deck only to have all my actions top decked again. Having that happen once could be attributed to chance, twice in one game is infinitesimal. AI used Geeks to move one of my actions (Hissy Fit) from one base to another base then the game treated that card as though it belonged to the AI player, which isn’t how the Geeks card works. I thought maybe it was just programmed incorrectly but then I made the same play during a game and the card worked as intended. Then I started noticing how often card interactions working incorrectly almost always benefit the AI player. Programmers should legit be ashamed of themselves..Version: 2.2
✓ Awful1. Gameplay is horrendously slow. (30 minutes of gameplay and we had 5VP) 2. If you minimize the app you are replaced with a bot in an online game. 3. It would not allow me to use certain card effects on myself even though the card did not specify it had to be against another player. 4. The game completely ignored the base effect after it scored on the first base we scored. 5. The pre-loaded chat is stupid. Either add a real chat where you can type what you want or remove the chat feature. 6. The game does not allow for the creation of private games only public ones. 7. Online you cannot end your own turn but rather have to wait for the turn to end itself. This is one of my favorite board games but this app version leaves MUCH TO BE DESIRED!.Version: 1.08.9
✓ Should be great, but isn't.Smash Up is a brilliant game, and should be even better as an app where the computer can keep track of everything, but it really isn't good. The method of selecting your card is terrible, with a cascading choice that is so fiddly it is difficult to select the card that you want. It's difficult to see the cards in your hand too, so knowing what to choose is problematic. I was looking forward to this app for ages, but am pretty disappointed with it, and think I have wasted my money on it. Poor..Version: 1.08.4
✓ Great game, but gets some things wrongDid the app designers even read the rules? Jammed Signal works improperly wth Cool Cat Alley. It should make all players ignore the bases ability. Including the player who played it. Magic Ward is supposed to prevent actions being played on a base and on minions on that base. This app interprets that as minions can't be played on the base, which is incorrect. Ornate Dome shouldn't block Invisible Bicycle or You're Pretty Much Borscht but it does in this app. Glymmer has the ability to lower a minion's power -4 until the start of the player's next turn. Sometimes, the -4 stays in effect several turns later, including long after Glymmer and the target minion are in the discard pile. If a player has the ability to retreive cards from the discard pile (like the Zombie faction) the retreived card will sometimes come back into play with -4 power. This seems more like a bug than a rules oversight. This isn't the end of the broken rules, I'm just tired of listing them..Version: 2.2
✓ Very buggyI love this game and was so excited to see the digital version. After getting this app though, I was sorely disappointed. The cards don’t play correctly and sometimes it doesn’t allow me to do things I’m supposed to be able to do. Also, it is a power hog. I had my phone plugged in and the next thing I know I have warning for 10% battery power. SmashUp was the only app I had open. Please fix these problems..Version: 1.09.1
✓ Better, but still buggyApp has improved over time with patches, although some cards, such as Infiltrate, don’t seem to work the way they should. I was very much looking forward for new expansions, but for some reason I am unable to purchase the new Awesome Level 9000 expansion..Version: 1.10.00
✓ Don’t waste your moneyThe interface is terrible. Trying to see what a card does will often play the card. Trying to select a single card from a large stack is frustrating at best. I regret buying this whole heartedly..Version: 1.09.1
✓ Still no invite system?The fact that this game still has no invite system to play with friends is a travesty. This is a feature in almost every multiplayer board game, but your only options here are to open a game to strangers or join a game with strangers. 5 stars when this basic feature is added. In the meantime, I say don’t buy until the game gets a proper update..Version: 1.10.00
✓ Stick to the cards....The game is fun. Easy to interact with. Super buggy. Freezes randomly during the CPU turns. Sometimes kicks back in, sometimes not. The price point is obnoxious. I own every expansion for the cards....why do I have to pay for the app? If anyone is looking for a recommendation, save your money..Version: 1.10.00
✓ Changes need to be madeThe interface needs an overhaul. Expanding your hand so all cards can be both seen and easily picked would be nice. Easily seeing what's on a base would be nice too. Finally, I think an undo button would be a great addition (disabled when a card would be drawn, etc). FIXED: While it's not necessary, I would want to disable the ability for users/ai to choose the same faction. Oh and to reviewers who are saying how great it is and the rest of us are whiners, we aren't saying it's completely unplayable. We're saying we want it to be more easily played so it's not as frustrating to play...it's supposed to be fun, remember?.Version: 1.08.4
✓ Great game, sadly poor interfaceLots of people have mentioned the small cards and that's a major issue, but it also has a big problem with cards you may activate. They need to be front and center, but instead they are buried under everything else. I haven't yet played a game where an effect I was relying on didn't trigger because it's technically optional. Given time and support this could be amazing, but for now it's more or less unplayable..Version: 1.08.9
✓ No Support For iPhone Plus Screen SizeWhat? No support for iphone plus screen size? Is this a joke? I feel like I am playing on my old iPhone 5... I do not recommend this game because of that.Version: 1.09.20
✓ Online doesn’t workI got the physical version of the game for Christmas and was really enjoying it until my brother left for college and I had no one to play it with anymore. We decided to get the game online so we could play together, but it seems the online servers aren’t even supported anymore. It defeats the whole purpose of buying it and I really wish they had it listed properly that online doesn’t work. Unless they somehow return to supporting the servers I won’t ever use this app. Biggest waste of $2 ever. I would get a refund if I could..Version: 2.2
✓ Horrible UII was looking forward to this game and there’s a good game in there somewhere but it’s submerged behind a horrible UI. Selecting cards is horrific (why drag to location isn’t the mechanism makes no sense). Also selecting from the hand or discard is hit and miss. Card text scrolls and can’t be read when zoomed. Add in to that some game breaking bugs. Poor show..Version: 1.0.7
✓ Fun But DifficultI like the Smash Up card game, and am thrilled to be able to play it online. However, the game crashes frequently causing me to have to reboot my iPad to play again. Also, the interface for choosing the cards is super hard to use. I often select the wrong card, and there's no undo to fix it..Version: 1.08.4
✓ À quelques bugs d’une bonne applicationL’application fonctionne habituellement très bien. Si l’utilisateur est un joueur amateur, les fonctionnalités du jeu lui conviendront très bien. Cependant, plusieurs bugs occasionnelles surviennent et rendent le jeu beaucoup moins intéressant. Par exemple, le jeu arrête complètement de fonctionner. Le joueur virtuel arrête complètement de jouer. Il y a aussi quelques cartes en anglais qui n’ont pas la même traduction que sur les cartes du jeu réelles. Aussi, il n’y a qu’une seule extension de sortie alors qu’il y en a plus d’une dizaine dans le jeu réel. Je crois que le jeu manque un peu d’amour de la part des créateurs de l’application, mais j’arrive tout de même à tester différents combos que je n’aurais pas eu la chance de faire avec le jeu sur table..Version: 2.0
✓ Online play has been down for monthsThey charge for the game which is supposed to be playable with people but they kill the servers..Version: 2.2
✓ Poor UIGreat game but unfortunately poor UI. Especially on the iPhone. Often it seems like buttons can’t be pressed. In fact I’ve had to crash out of the game because I can’t ‘press’ the options cog. Hope that some improvements are made as it is a great table top game..Version: 1.08.9
✓ Ne fonctionne pasJe pourrais reprendre les mêmes commentaires que le précédent du 22 octobre dernier! Tuto ne fonctionne pas! Certaines touches ne marchent pas, alors que dans les autres applis mon ecran tactile fonctionne très bien. C’est malencontreux! Après 10 minutes j’ai désinstallé le tout. Un 7$ très mal investit!.Version: 1.08.9
✓ Shows promise but still a weak betaFar too many bugs for real release, dealing with problems with the UI and general playability takes you right out of the game. The ability to see what your opponent has done on any given turn is there, but maddeningly difficult to discern. Probably wasn't a problem for the developers who were intimate with every card, but for a newbie learning this game it is painful. Can't recommend this version hopefully the developers can spend some time watching absolutely new players try to use their software..Version: 1.08.9
✓ Good game butThis game is heaps of fun but I can’t make an account... soo like.Version: 1.08.9
✓ Good foundation, but could easily be betterThis game captures alot of the key aspects of smash up. The game is very easy to learn. I've oy encountered a couple if bugs so far, but its been fine so far. Decks like 'killer plants' where you have to do alot f deck searching and reshuffling run so smooth in this app. It saves alot of time that would normally be lost in the normal rl game. My only real concern is the audio. I'm just going to be honest, its terrible. Half the sound effects sound like a radio bugging out. The music is very simple and gets really old really quick. Plus only 2 expansions are out rn. Making the game really dull compared to the rl one. Overall I think this a goodbase, but needs much improvement..Version: 2.2
✓ Digital game needs workI love smash up and I’ve owned the physical game for a long time and have had the digital version for a little while now. The AI cheats at times. Like certain cards you play have no effect. I’ve made sure to watch several times to ensure it’s not me and I’ve confirmed the AI negates certain actions. It’s a shame because a single card can make all the difference and when the AI can just go around your actions it puts a damper on the whole game. I still enjoy the digital version as it lets me play when I can’t find real people to play with but just be warned about the AI..Version: 2.2
✓ Improvement neededI have every physical expansion of smash up and was one of the most excited people about the release of this game. I think there should be some kind of player progression and profile customisation. I can’t help thinking that the game maybe should be free to play to entice new players make two free factions the rest are pay to play..Version: 1.08.4
✓ Bad User InterfaceWhen I play the Ascension app, I can see all the cards in my hand and read them Wonderful interface. Unfortunately the same can not be said here. With all the screen interface they had to use, I don't understand why the cards are stuffed on top of each other at the bottom of the screen. You don't know what a card does without selecting it. This drastically slows the game down. They didn't have to invent an interface, they just had to look at how other games do it and do it well. I really hope this gets fixed. This is a solid game but the current interface will turn off new players..Version: 1.08.9
✓ UI still not improvedReviews from 4 years ago note how terrible the card selection and playing is, with developers noting they respond to feedback. Well, the card selection and playing is still terrible. Use a drag method! SmashUp is a great game, and it’s a shame the app makes it very hard to play. Will report bugs separately though I have little confidence they will be fixed..Version: 2.2
✓ Thanks to the developersBig thanks to the developers for getting back to me quickly and sorting out the crash issues. They also improved the size of the card pop ups. Thanks for the speed of response. The game is great and lots of potential. The UI is still a little tricky to grasp and could maybe do with some refining but overall a very nice game..Version: 1.08.4
✓ Needs ExpansionsGreat game, would be even better with expansions though. Considering the Table Top games has quite a few expansions, why not incorporate them in this game. Would easily give 5/5 if done.Version: 1.09.20
✓ BootedGame is ended mid game and booted back to lobby. Get that fixed and would be ok!.Version: 1.0.7
✓ A Limited Implementation With BugsCurrently the online play (March 6&7) is unavailable because of server issues. Besides that, it’s a limited implementation of a good game. When it works, it’s a lot of fun, but the developer didn’t do a good job implementing features which would help with the errors. The game freezes about once every ten games and won’t let you back in. It will boot you and let a bot finish the game. There should be a re-join feature. The game should also have a pause button that allows you to re-start the same game with a friend. The game needs all the factions, or at least some new packs. Finally the UI could use work. The cards are too small on a phone, and sometimes viewing a card causes an accidental choice. In addition, whenever another player plays an action, the opponent cannot easily read it. I would suggest showing the whole card over the playfield for a few seconds or showing the entirety of the card text in the space between the bases..Version: 2.2
✓ Bon, mais peut être amélioréTrès bon jeu, enfin sur iPad! Mais l'adaptation peut être améliorée. Souvent, je n'arrive même pas à démarrer l'appli: ça reste sur un écran noir, la seule possibilité pour ouvrir l'appli étant de redémarrer le iPad. L'adaptation électronique du jeu laisse à désirer: Difficile de sélectionner les cartes. Même si je sais jouer à Smash Up, ce qu'on doit faire pour jouer les cartes ou autres actions n'est pas toujours intuitif dans l'appli. Une des choses les plus agaçantes est le texte qui défile sur les cartes. Souvent on n'a même pas le temps de le lire. Pourquoi ne pas mettre le texte un peu plus petit, pour que ça rentre? En général, je trouve que les choses bougent trop dans l'appli, à un point que c'est étourdissant. Par exemple, je ne vois pas le besoin de l'animation à chaque sélection de choix de menus..Version: 1.0.7
✓ BuggyNothing like a computer controlled creature moving back and forth between two bases forever to sour a gaming experience. Controlling other players creatures is also a risk as they often return if anything complex happens like a base move. Seems like they have so many bugs to fix they aren’t doing any expansions..Version: 2.0
✓ How can I play w/ friends?How could this not be supported? Look at Exploding Kittens. SmashUp NEEDS offline multiplayer support and online multiplayer support w/ friends. I assumed I’d be able to play with my kids. Very disappointed at the backward mentality of their online “service” that tries to remake the wheel instead of modernizing the entire experience. Why can’t we use Game Center to connect with friends? Why do I need yet another online account to play ur game?.Version: 1.08.9
✓ Promising but Riddled w BugsThis app has the potential to better than the (analog) card game, because of the digital tallying of base points. However, the app freezes often — I’d estimate 20% of all my games played involve a freeze, sometimes recoverable with a quick restart, sometimes not. It reminds me of some of the Magic the Gathering apps, which were/are tremendously buggy. In the cases of both Smash Up and Magic, it’s odd that such established franchises would release half-baked products. 3-Star apps that could easily become 5-star, if developers got their acts together and fixed performance issues. Also, this game has just 8 factions, which is a small portion of those available, so I hope that in the future — after they fix their performance issues — they will introduce expansions..Version: 1.09.10
✓ Like this game a lot but it has gotten way too easyI play this game a lot. It is honestly the only app game I have played for a while. But... online play was too hard to sort out. I gave up. It has gotten too easy. I basically always win on the top setting. Add more expansions! I loathe the geeks but there are lots of other good ones. Also, Minor issue, but for whatever reason the stats don’t actually add up all the games. When I look at my stats it only shows me having played a small handful of games. And I have played tons of games. Doesn’t matter, but weird..Version: 1.09.1
✓ Very buggy and glitchyFirst of all, opening the game takes at least 10 tries each time, only to lead to more bugs and glitches in the game. I love Smash Up, but this is far too hard to play..Version: 1.0.7
✓ Love the game but is anyone else ever on!?I login multiple times daily and there is never anyone online to play with, so I’m constantly playing the AI which is frustratingly difficult even on the easy setting. I would give this a five star if 1. I could play with other people 2. The AI wasn’t so difficult and 3. If I had a chance to read what the cards said when the AI does things like play three actions and four minions and win a base right out from under me!.Version: 2.1
✓ SadGave it 2⭐️ because I know this is a tough game on AI with all the card interactions, but otherwise, this is it a sad and disappointing port. The art style (besides the cards) is rudimentary, the music annoying, and the interface is clearly not intended to be used on a touch screen. Also, some of the cards don't appear to work properly. Mass Enchantment, for instance, offers no obvious way to skip to the next action. Stay away from this one until they redesign the interaction... unless you want to give the devs money in hopes they will fix it. Also, I understand wanting to start with the base eight decks, but why include Geeks? I would have much preferred any of the Awesome Level 9000 factions. Suggestions: - let me see the cards so I don't have to hover over everything - implement drag and drop - let bots have different difficulty levels - let me choose if the same factions can be reused - we deserve a free expansion after this weak initial offering.Version: 1.0.7
✓ Been Waiting For ThisObviously I love this game but the app has problems: Bugs! For example, People played all sorts of cards affecting my Brownie and were never punished for it. Team ups! The AI seems to be hell bent on destroying *me* even though I’m already in last place. Doesn’t make sense, and not fun. AI needs to be improved to calculate who’s winning, etc, not just beat down the real player at any cost. Interface! It’s hard to tell what other people play, so then you crack open the history box, and good luck if you’re not intimately familiar with the game.... I’m afraid this is where the death blow is to this app. Your opponent’s turns are just a big mystery and you’re left scratching your head wondering why you’re losing so bad. Makes the game not fun at all, newer players will not persist with this. When you play the real game, players announce and even explain their moves to everyone (often with a touch of pride) and that was a big part of the magic of the game, and it just doesn’t translate AT ALL to the app. Hopefully they can figure something out to improve it?.Version: 1.08.4
✓ Better, but still some major problemsDownloaded again after first disappointing try. AI still uses the same flood one base to break strategy. Also, Problems with special event cards like zombie lord ( no option to place minions on unoccupied bases, Rhodes Bally mall base gives NO victory points when breaks) ai Can use packs you haven’t bought. Still needs work. Get on it. Oh and no contact support feature..Version: 2.2
✓ Keeps crashingThe game is super nice but it keeps crashing for no reasons… would be nice to have an update on this game. It’s really cool nonetheless.Version: 2.2
✓ Good adaptationGood game play Lacks factions.Version: 1.09.30
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