However, much like King's Paradise Bay, it's can feel like a Sisyphean struggle - building new facilities only to unlock the potential for more, growing natural resources only to collect and replant ad infintum, fulfilling one minion's request only for it to be replaced with another. Minions Paradise is a casual resource-management game that's keen to alienate absolutely nobody. It's the sort of casual resource-management game that's keen to alienate absolutely nobody, from children who actually like the squeaky, yellow horrors to commuters sick of Candy Crush.Д¬harged with operating a functioning island society for a minion population that (somewhat understandably) hates you for clumsily sinking their luxury cruise liner, you're responsible for expanding the island and its facilities to the extent that more minions want to move there. Minions Paradise went down like a lead balloon when it was unveiled on stage at EA's E3 2015 conference.Д«ut then it would, wouldn't it? Because Minions Paradise isn't for the sort of people streaming E3 conferences (although, if they gave it a chance, they might just feel it digging its hooks in). This time, we're taking a look at Minions Paradise, Illumination Entertainment and EA's official mobile game based on the inexplicably popular yellow creatures from Despicable Me. The end goal is to see whether the game makes a good enough case for us to part with our cash, or whether players are content - or engaged enough - to 'freeload'.

In each instalment, we consider the incentives or pressure applied to make in-app purchases, their perceived value, the expansion offered by IAPs and the overall value of the experience. Welcome back to the In-App Purchase InspectorВ - our regular look at free-to-play games from the consumer's perspective.

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