DragonVale

DragonVale is a park simulation game developed by Backflip Studios for iOS and Android. In the game, you design a park on floating islands to house dragons, breed them, send them on quests, and race them.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) This game is one of the more generous mobile games on the market.
 * 2) * There are multiple opportunities and chances to earn Gems outside of the usual way of earning premium currency in other mobile games, such as finishing strong in races with a high-level dragon, picking an excellent dragon for a Colosseum event, and even getting dragons and habitats that give out free Gems.
 * 3) * Most time-limited dragons are able to be bred instead of bought, given that you have the right type combination and the dragon is still available on the market.
 * 4) * If a technical issue affects an ongoing event, Backflip Studios will give all players a gift that can range from event-tied currency to dragon eggs.
 * 5) * During the month of December, an event known as Bring 'em Back will begin. This event brings back all time-limited content that has ever been in the game.
 * 6) *Every 100 daily rewards, you will receive a wish. Wishes will allow you to get any dragon, habitat, decoration, building, or island for free! To make things better, if you miss a day, the Daily Reward number won't reset.
 * 7) The quests and races are easy ways to obtain free resources.
 * 8) Advertisements are entirely optional, being used to speed up breeding or egg incubation times or handing out Gems or event currency.
 * 9) The music is nice to listen to.
 * 10) The design of the dragons is very nice.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The game sometimes suffers from technical issues that can leave players with a sour taste in their mouths. For example, there is an issue where the player won't be able to launch the game without it crashing, which means that the player must uninstall and reinstall the game.
 * 2) The more recent events have been incorporating elements that could be considered pay-to-win, such as back-to-back limited-time dragons during events. However, the nature of these events prior to Backflip's closure suggests that the studio might have been struggling.