Review Fix Exclusive: Robert Anthony, Product Manager, Spellgun Studios Discusses ‘Legacy of a Thousand Suns’

Review Fix chats with developer Robert Anthony, Product Manager, Spellgun Studios who discusses “Legacy of a Thousand Suns,” an iOS game with a lot more depth than you’d expect.

Review Fix: What makes this game different from other free to play games on the iOS?

Robert Anthony: A lot of games currently on the App Store don’t provide the depth of story or high quality art that Legacy of a Thousand Suns delivers. Its engaging plot lines have been a favorite among players of all platforms, and a backlog of content ensures our players will have new things to keep them interested for years to come.

Review Fix: What’s your favorite aspect of the game?

Anthony: I personally love the Alliance feature. By grouping small amounts of players together, we allow our users to quickly learn the ropes from seasoned pros, and hop in some of our bigger raids more easily. Global chat also allows our players to make friends with other players all around the globe, in real time.

Review Fix: What has the feedback for the game been so far?

Anthony: Feedback so far has been overwhelmingly positive. We have recently been featured in Apple’s “Whats Hot” section of the App Store. We are averaging a 5-star review with close to 200 reviews total, and we get more every day. We still receive handfuls of support tickets everyday, but for every player that has a problem, he or she almost always has something great to say about the game too. It’s refreshing to see a game that is so highly praised from our tight-knit community.

Review Fix: Are you expecting any changes moving forward?

Anthony: Like any top-notch mobile game, we have quite a feature backlog in planning stages. Be on the lookout for new features (Such as PvP and Leaderboards to enhance the competitive spirit of the game) to be launching every month or so, and for us to continue to refine and bug scrub the core gameplay experience.

Review Fix: What are your goals and/or expectations for the title?

Anthony: We want to create a large user base of players! Our core goal for this title isn’t to make money, it’s to earn the trust and respect of mobile gamers, and give our little studio some street cred. We LOVE our players, and it’s obvious with our quick turnaround on support tickets, heavy forum attention, and constant updating of the game. We have enough content to keep players busy for years, and are planning a Player Council to really work on implementing customer feedback quickly and in the best way possible. We would love to reach Top 20 in Games.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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