D3 Go! has announced today that its next mobile game is called G.I. Joe: War On Cobra, and it will be officially launched on Android on January 20th. The title is already available for pre-registration on the Play Store, and for the most part, it would seem that this will exist as a branded release that contains the same amalgamation of gameplay mobile gaming is best known for. So if you're looking to play yet another gacha game that's betting on '80s nostalgia to get people interested in a title built around the same shallow card-based strategy mechanics we've all experienced over and over again, I suppose G.I. Joe: War On Cobra should be on your radar.

As you can see, the trailer linked above shows a little bit of the gameplay from G.I. Joe: War On Cobra. As expected, it's a collection-based strategy game where you'll defend your base or take on other players through PvP. You'll get to choose your team, whether you want to be the good guys working for G.I. Joe Heroes, or the bad guys working for the Cobra Villains. Then it will be up to you to equip your squad and defend your land. It's also clear that you'll have to collect heroes, villains, troops, and vehicles to complete an array of missions to earn additional resources and special rewards.

So far, little is known about how the game will be monetized, but if I had to hazard a guess, I'm willing to bet it will be launched as a free-to-play title filled with in-app purchases. We do know the game will contain ads, and that IAPs will be present, we just don't know how high those IAPs will range. We also know that the game will land on Android on January 20th, and that is is currently available for pre-registration.

So there you have it. G.I. Joe: War On Cobra is a new strategy game coming to Android in two weeks, and while it doesn't look like it offers anything special to set itself apart from the wide assortment of strategy games that already exist on the Play Store, I suppose more than a few people will be keen to get in on the nostalgic G.I. Joe theme, especially since you can choose to play as the good guys or the bad guys. I know I would have loved to roleplay as Snake Eyes in my youth, but beyond that, this game looks like a snoozer.

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UPDATE: 2020/01/20 8:45am PST BY MATTHEW SHOLTZ

G.I. Joe: War On Cobra is officially available on the Play Store

At the beginning of January, we learned that G.I. Joe: War On Cobra would land on the Play Store on January 20th, which is today. This means the game is now officially available, and as expected, it is a free-to-play release, so advertisements and in-app purchases are present, with the game's IAPs ranging up to $99.99 per item. While this is hardly a surprise for a branded gacha game, I can't help but feel that this title exists as a cash-in on '80s nostalgia that really doesn't bring anything new to the table besides a plethora of collectible G.I. Joe characters. While it's slightly interesting that you can choose to play as the good or bad guys in this strategy-based release, this feels like a cheap trick to pad out the roster of collectible characters more than anything. So far, user reviews aren't very positive, and from what I've played, it's clear that this is a game that's easily skipped, unless you're a die-hard G.I. Joe fan. So if you'd still like to install the title to see how it stacks up, you can grab G.I. Joe: War On Cobra from the Play Store widget linked above.