Saint Seiya Awakening: Knights of the Zodiac

-3.98
Bad
Price: Free
Ads: No
In App Purchases: Yes

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Temporal Dark PatternsTemporal Dark Patterns

This game has 6 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 1 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-3.98

1 votes
Playing by Appointment -
1 / 0 votes
Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.

1 votes
Daily Rewards -
1 / 0 votes
Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.

1 votes
Grinding -
1 / 0 votes
Being required to perform repetitive and tedious tasks to advance.

1 votes
Infinite Treadmill -
1 / 0 votes
Impossible to win or complete the game.

1 votes
Can't Pause or Save -
1 / 0 votes
The game does not allow you to stop playing whenever you want.

1 votes
Wait To Play -
1 / 0 votes
In-game timers that make you arbitrarily wait for something.

1 votes
Advertisements -
0 / 1 votes
Forced to watch ads or given rewards for watching ads.

Monetary Dark PatternsMonetary Dark Patterns

This game has 8 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 3 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-3.05

1 votes
Premium Currency -
1 / 0 votes
Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.

1 votes
Pay to Win -
1 / 0 votes
A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.

1 votes
Artificial Scarcity -
1 / 0 votes
Limited time offers with unnecessary urgency.

1 votes
Pay to Skip -
1 / 0 votes
Spend money to avoid waiting for a timer to expire.

1 votes
Recurring Fee -
1 / 0 votes
Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.

1 votes
Gambling / Loot Boxes -
1 / 0 votes
Spending real money to play a game of chance for a reward.

1 votes
Power Creep -
1 / 0 votes
A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.

1 votes
Anchoring Tricks -
1 / 0 votes
Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.

1 votes
Accidental Purchases -
0 / 1 votes
Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.

1 votes
Pay Wall -
0 / 1 votes
The game becomes impossible to continue playing without payment.

1 votes
Waste Aversion -
0 / 1 votes
Capped inventory forces you to destroy items or upgrade inventory. Also, having small amounts of left over premium currency.

Social Dark PatternsSocial Dark Patterns

This game has 7 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 0 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-5

1 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme -
1 / 0 votes
You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.

1 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds -
1 / 0 votes
To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.

1 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation -
1 / 0 votes
The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.

1 votes
Reciprocity -
1 / 0 votes
Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.

1 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior -
1 / 0 votes
The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.

1 votes
Fear of Missing Out -
1 / 0 votes
If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.

1 votes
Competition -
1 / 0 votes
The game makes you compete against other players.

Psychological Dark PatternsPsychological Dark Patterns

This game has 6 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 1 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-3.98

1 votes
Invested / Endowed Value -
1 / 0 votes
Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.

1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress -
1 / 0 votes
Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.

1 votes
Complete the Collection -
1 / 0 votes
The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.

1 votes
Illusion of Control -
1 / 0 votes
The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.

1 votes
Variable Rewards -
1 / 0 votes
Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.

1 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases -
1 / 0 votes
Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.

1 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations -
0 / 1 votes
Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.

App Store Ratings

Google Play:  (4.32) with 3,691 votes.



Recent Dark Pattern Reviews

Pay to Skip reported on Dec 22, 2022
Can always purchase stamina and other items to skip timers or get extra tries.
Competition reported on Dec 22, 2022
The game has a full fledged PvP scene going on with even monthly top 32 brackets to declare who is the best player... every month.
Fear of Missing Out reported on Dec 22, 2022
Yes, the resources given by the game are so thightly calculated and regulated that the grind is constant and missing out on daily task can set you back in a manner that you will never get back unless you put money in to compensate.
Variable Rewards reported on Dec 22, 2022
Yes, the game has multiple random loot items which some (flowers) even have weighted distribution in order to encourage app purchases. And Cosmos have randomized statistics that is both a variable reward AND Gambling.
Illusion of Control reported on Dec 22, 2022
It does a poor job at it but it really does it in PVP. It matches you with disproportionately weak players or puts bots if you're doing poorly.
Complete the Collection reported on Dec 22, 2022
Yes, the game encourages to complete the collection and the power creep reinforces it.
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior reported on Dec 22, 2022
Guild based PVP activities encourage selfish behaviour by providing "individual" based rewards based on who contributed the most, which
Reciprocity reported on Dec 22, 2022
Guilds have specialized resources that are affect players in a communal way and there are individual player actions that can affect the gathering of these guild specific resources... Additionally players can use premium currency affect guild status.
Power Creep reported on Dec 22, 2022
Yes, new characters are deliberately designed to counter, overshadow and/or completely invalidate previous characters. To the point that special exception to games mechanics are made to ensure that new characters are appealing for players to roll for them.
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on Dec 22, 2022
It is a gatcha game... Its a gambling by nature.


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Screenshot The Calssic is BACK! Burn Your COSMO!

Saint Seiya Awakening: Knights of the Zodiac - Coming Soon!

The officially licensed hero collection strategy RPG based on Masami Kurumadas renowned Saint Seiya series is now available! Relive the epic saga, enriched with stunning landscapes and beautiful graphics to bring all your favorite Saints to life in full 3D! Enjoy the original BGM from the show as well as performances from the official Japanese voice actors for a truly first-class audiovisual experience!

Collect every character from the series! Mix and match to create your own strategies. In Knights of the Zodiac, even the weak can overcome the strong! Try out a wide range of engaging game modes~

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