This weekend I conducted my own little Battle of the Mobile MMO’s or MMMORPG Mobile Massively Multiplayer Role Playing Games. I found that there aren’t so many MMMORPG’s in the App Store yet. Ther are a few card style games and strategy games. But not many 3D ones with character creation. The big news last year was Order and Chaos from Gameloft. They had decent graphics and a fully functioning multiplayer world which is relatively stable. Order and Chaos seemed to pave the way for more similar games, but so far they stand alone as being comparable to a PC type of MMORPG, or at least on a browser.

I took at look at Celtic Heroes. It doesn’t live up to the name very well. When you take into consideration the long running Dark Age of Camelot (DAoC) on PC which has had exceptional graphics for years and adheres carefully to details of old world literature and mythology. Celtic Hereoes on iPad has silly polygonal graphics and lame childish looking character designs. You do have a rudimentary character creation and class selection. There is a minimum level of customization which could be forgiven, if there was anything else to look forward to in the game, but there isn’t. The environments are pointy and pixellated. It lacks the cleverness or originality that a small game needs to maintain someone’s interest.

There is also a complicated situation with the social network in the game. It has a very young population so common MMO discourtesies and scams, that are typical in any game network become a Bullying issue. Gold sellers, account jackers, and thieves will take advantage of anyone who doesn’t know how it works. Even though the instructions on how to avoid problems are clearly posted by the provider, people who are too young can get in because it is Free to Play. And they seldom read instructions and warnings.

Celtic Heroes is a mess tht I would reccomend that gamers avoid. Paying 2.99 for a six month subscription to Order and Chaos is still well worth it. If you haven’t finished it yet.