Toy Soldiers: War Chest

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| title = Toy Soldiers: War Chest

| image = File:Toy Soldiers War Chest cover art.png

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| developer = Signal Studios

| publisher = Ubisoft

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| composer = Kevin Riepl{{cite web|url=http://www.vgmonline.net/kevin-riepl-writes-diverse-score-for-toy-soldiers-war-chest/|title=Kevin Riepl writes diverse score for Toy Soldiers: War Chest|first=Chris|last=Greening|date=August 16, 2014|website=VGMO|accessdate=August 20, 2014|archive-date=August 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819171252/http://www.vgmonline.net/kevin-riepl-writes-diverse-score-for-toy-soldiers-war-chest/|url-status=live}}

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| platforms = Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One

| released = PlayStation 4, Xbox One
{{vgrelease|WW|August 11, 2015|PAL|August 18, 2015 (PS4)}}Windows
August 12, 2015{{cite web|url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/276770/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_1|title=Toy Soldiers: War Chest|website=Steam|publisher=Valve Corporation|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820050930/http://store.steampowered.com/app/276770/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_1|archivedate=August 20, 2015|accessdate=March 23, 2023}}

| genre = Action, strategy

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

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Toy Soldiers: War Chest is an action/strategy video game developed by Signal Studios and published by Ubisoft.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/toy-soldiers-war-chest-is-coming-to-ps4-xbox-one-and-pc|title=Toy Soldiers: War Chest announced for PS4, Xbox One and PC|first=Jeffrey|last=Matulef|date=August 11, 2014|website=Eurogamer|publisher=Gamer Network|accessdate=March 23, 2023|archive-date=March 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323182030/https://www.eurogamer.net/toy-soldiers-war-chest-is-coming-to-ps4-xbox-one-and-pc|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/games/bubble-guns-rainbow-pegasi-purple-teddy-bears-toy-soldiers-war-chest-unleashes-the-toy-box/|title=Bubble guns, rainbow pegasi, purple teddy bears... Toy Soldiers: War Chest unleashes the toy box|first=Brandin|last=Tyrrel|date=August 13, 2014|website=VentureBeat|accessdate=March 23, 2023|archive-date=March 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323182030/https://venturebeat.com/games/bubble-guns-rainbow-pegasi-purple-teddy-bears-toy-soldiers-war-chest-unleashes-the-toy-box/|url-status=live}} The game was released in August 2015 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2014/8/11/5984265/toy-soldiers-war-chest-ps4-pc-xbox-2015|title=Toy Soldiers: War Chest heading to PS4, PC and Xbox One next year|first=Megan|last=Farokhmanesh|date=August 11, 2014|website=Polygon|publisher=Vox Media|accessdate=August 20, 2014|archive-date=August 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815035804/http://www.polygon.com/2014/8/11/5984265/toy-soldiers-war-chest-ps4-pc-xbox-2015|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/toy-soldiers-war-chest-announced/|title=Ubisoft announces Toy Soldiers: War Chest, teddy bears to shoot death rainbows|first=Tyler|last=Wilde|date=August 11, 2014|magazine=PC Gamer|publisher=Future plc|accessdate=March 23, 2023}}

War Chest is the first title in the series not to be a Microsoft console exclusive.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/video-head-into-battle-with-toy-soldiers-war-chest-gameplay|title=Video: Head into battle with Toy Soldiers: War Chest gameplay|first=Tom|last=Phillips|date=August 20, 2014|website=Eurogamer|publisher=Gamer Network|accessdate=March 23, 2023|archive-date=March 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323182029/https://www.eurogamer.net/video-head-into-battle-with-toy-soldiers-war-chest-gameplay|url-status=live}}

Gameplay

Toy Soldiers: War Chest is similar to the previous games where players prevent enemy units from reaching the toybox by building and upgrading turrets. In War Chest, turrets can be improved by upgrading armor, fire rate and damage separately. The enemy AI is improved as well. For example, destroying a bridge will cause ground units to take a different path to the toybox. Certain units have the ability to heal nearby units and some will focus on destroying any placed turrets.

Barrages and playable units from Toy Soldiers: Cold War return with a few changes. Instead of earning killstreaks or destroying a specially marked enemy unit, the game uses a bar that fills up when killing enemy units. When the bar is filled to a certain amount, a special ability can used to call in barrages or spawn a hero unit such as a zeppelin that performs a bombing run.

The game features 4 highly customizable armies (8 in Hall of Fame Edition). Players can choose which turrets to deploy, barrages and modify the hero's arsenal. As the game progresses, new customization options will become available

Release

War Chest comes in two versions: Standard and Hall of Fame Edition. The Standard version is digital while the Hall of Fame Edition is available on disc except for the PC version which is all digital. The standard version features four playable armies; in addition to Kaiser from the original game, War Chest includes three new original armies, namely Phantom, StarBright and Dark Lord.

The Hall of Fame Edition features four additional licensed armies based on fictional characters. This includes Duke and Cobra Commander from G.I. Joe, Ezio Auditore da Firenze from Assassin's Creed and He-Man from Masters of the Universe. The characters can be purchased separately or as a bundle on the standard version.

Reception

{{Video game reviews

| MC = (PS4) 62/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/toy-soldiers-war-chest/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4|title=Toy Soldiers: War Chest for PlayStation 4 Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=Fandom|accessdate=October 18, 2018|archive-date=June 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624113253/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/toy-soldiers-war-chest|url-status=live}}
(PC, XOne) 60/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/toy-soldiers-war-chest/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title=Toy Soldiers: War Chest for PC Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=Fandom|accessdate=March 23, 2023|archive-date=March 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323182029/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/toy-soldiers-war-chest|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/toy-soldiers-war-chest/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one|title=Toy Soldiers: War Chest for Xbox One Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=Fandom|accessdate=October 18, 2018|archive-date=March 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329232411/https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/toy-soldiers-war-chest|url-status=live}}

| 4P = (PC) 79%{{cite web|url=https://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/XboxOne/Test/35991/81363/0/Toy_Soldiers_War_Chest.html|title=Test: Toy Soldiers: War Chest (PC, XOne)|language=de|first=Mathias|last=Oertel|date=August 17, 2015|website=4Players|publisher=4Players GmbH|accessdate=March 23, 2023|archive-date=March 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323220140/https://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/XboxOne/Test/35991/81363/0/Toy_Soldiers_War_Chest.html|url-status=live}}
(XOne) 77%

| Destruct = (XOne) 7.5/10{{cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-toy-soldiers-war-chest/|title=Review: Toy Soldiers: War Chest (XOne)|first=Chris|last=Carter|date=August 11, 2015|website=Destructoid|publisher=Gamurs|accessdate=March 23, 2023|archive-date=March 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323220138/https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-toy-soldiers-war-chest/|url-status=live}}

| GameRev = (PS4) 6/10{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/68767-toy-soldiers-war-chest-review|title=Toy Soldiers: War Chest Review (PS4)|first=Anthony|last=LaBella|date=August 19, 2015|website=GameRevolution|publisher=CraveOnline|accessdate=March 23, 2023|archive-date=March 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323220139/https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/68767-toy-soldiers-war-chest-review|url-status=live}}

| GSpot = (PS4) 5/10{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/toy-soldiers-war-chest-review/1900-6416235/|title=Toy Soldiers: War Chest Review (PS4)|first=Cameron|last=Woolsey|date=September 1, 2015|website=GameSpot|publisher=Fandom|accessdate=March 23, 2023|archive-date=March 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323182030/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/toy-soldiers-war-chest-review/1900-6416235/|url-status=live}}

| GStar = (PC) 70%{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/toy_soldiers_war_chest,3235186.html|title=Toy Soldiers: War Chest im Test - Granaten gegen Glücksbärchen (PC)|language=de|first=Sascha|last=Penzhorn|date=August 18, 2015|magazine=GameStar|publisher=Webedia|accessdate=March 23, 2023}}

| HC = (XOne) 75%{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reviews/analisis-toy-soldiers-war-chest-124620|title=Análisis de Toy Soldiers War Chest (XOne)|language=es|first=Luis López|last=Zamorano|date=August 19, 2015|magazine=HobbyConsolas|publisher=Axel Springer SE|accessdate=March 23, 2023}}

| OPMUK = (PS4) 5/10{{cite magazine|title=Toy Soldiers: War Chest|magazine=PlayStation Official Magazine – UK|publisher=Future plc|date=November 2015|page=108}}

| OXMUK = (XOne) 6/10{{cite magazine|title=Review: Toy Soldiers: War Chest|magazine=Official Xbox Magazine UK|publisher=Future plc|date=November 2015|page=87}}

| PCG = (PC) 68%{{cite magazine|url=https://www.pcgames.de/Toy-Soldiers-War-Chest-Spiel-54739/Tests/Toy-Soldiers-War-Chest-im-Test-Spielzeuge-ausser-Kontrolle-1168636/|title=Toy Soldiers: War Chest im Test - Spielzeuge außer Kontrolle|language=de|first=Max|last=Falkenstern|date=August 22, 2015|magazine=PC Games|publisher=Computec|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906145238/http://www.pcgames.de/Toy-Soldiers-War-Chest-Spiel-54739/Tests/Test-des-Tower-Defense-Spiels-Spielzeuge-ausser-Kontrolle-1168636/|archivedate=September 6, 2015|url-status=live|accessdate=March 23, 2023}}

| PSQ = (PS4) {{Rating|4|10}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/toy_soldiers_war_chest|title=Toy Soldiers: War Chest Review|first=Ben|last=Tarrant|date=August 27, 2015|website=Push Square|publisher=Gamer Network|accessdate=March 23, 2023|archive-date=March 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323220139/https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/toy_soldiers_war_chest|url-status=live}}

| rev1 = The Digital Fix

| rev1Score = (XOne) 5/10{{cite web|url=http://gaming.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/3175/toy-soldiers-war-chest.html|title=Toy Soldiers: War Chest (XOne)|first=Andrew|last=Phillips|date=September 17, 2015|website=The Digital Fix|publisher=Poisonous Monkey|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419101125/http://gaming.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/3175/toy-soldiers-war-chest.html|archivedate=April 19, 2016|accessdate=March 23, 2023}}

| rev2 = National Post

| rev2Score = (PS4) 7.5/10{{cite news|url=https://financialpost.com/technology/gaming/toy-soldiers-war-chest-review-for-everyone-who-liked-toy-story-but-thought-it-needed-more-violence?r|title=Toy Soldiers War Chest review: For everyone who liked Toy Story but thought it needed more violence (PS4)|first=Chad|last=Sapieha|date=August 17, 2015|newspaper=National Post|publisher=Postmedia Network|accessdate=March 23, 2023}}

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The game received "mixed" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.

National Post gave the PlayStation 4 version 7.5 out of 10, saying, "Even without multiplayer, though, there's a good 20-plus hours of action packed into this fun little childhood throwback – more than enough to keep strategy fans occupied until the end of the summer." However, The Digital Fix gave the Xbox One version five out of ten, calling it "a decent tower defence title but is severely hamstrung by poor performance, dodgy looks, a big old paywall to character content and some odd design decisions." Metro gave the same console version three out of ten, saying, "Mixing Tower Defense, third person action, and beloved '80s toys should've been a recipe for success, but this bland sequel doesn't do justice to any of its ideas."{{cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2015/08/19/toy-soldiers-war-chest-review-by-the-power-of-grayskull-5349698/|title=Toy Soldiers: War Chest review – by the power of Grayskull! (XOne)|first=Roger|last=Hargreaves|date=August 19, 2015|newspaper=Metro|publisher=DMG Media|access-date=March 23, 2023|archive-date=March 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323182029/https://metro.co.uk/2015/08/19/toy-soldiers-war-chest-review-by-the-power-of-grayskull-5349698/|url-status=live}}