It really was frustrating at times, hate the fact they can tell where you are if your close enough red zone or not, (I'd make a red zone everywhere they can find where you are) Really hated how they seemed to know where you were, constantly keeping you stuck in one place.
For anyone having issues: During the beginning of the game, buy one miner and one swordwrath. If anyone attacks you, control the swordrath to kill the other dude. When you control the soldier, he has more health and more attack. Also, upgrade help: Upgrade archers fully, and upgrade swordwrath full speed and full strength. Upgrade miners to full mining speed, and put a point or two in the bag capacity. I suggest when you get to giants, upgrade them fully. Do NOT touch the speartions and magikills. Also, put two points in base health. I hope this helps, and btw, SAFETY IN LARGE NUMBERS OF SWORDWRATH. Paste this to the top when it gets to the bottom as this is very good advice.
I have perfects on the first five, and mars bars and mentos, plan a and switch vs. evil dog are silver, rest are gold :D I am going for perfects on all easy!
fun, a very good game, I enjoyed it
btw, for people wanting to get the hard badge, do not try to with small bombs, beat the game to unlock the large one