Fans will be pleased to see there are additional campaigns running $3 to $5.ĭesert Fox: The Battle of El Alamein ($10, universal, 1-2p, PnP and Online, 3 types of AI) I expect the game to be very pleasing to fans of the miniatures game, but it didn’t grab me personally. Ironically, I also found the rest of the game rather dark, making the characters and game board hard to see without cranking up my screen brightness. Much of the white text was hard to read over the background. (I believe the rules are still the same – turn based using action points, facing, the alien player having hidden movement.) I had some issues with the interface. I’ve not played the boardgame but this implementation seems to capture much of the mood of the game (a lightweight minis game), translated into 3D video game form. Space hulk ($10, iPad, 1-2p, PnP and Online)Ī huge game (1.8gb), the turn-based combat-heavy Space Hulk has a fan base in miniature circles. In love with the game? $60 will get you all 10 linked campaigns, 200 more scenarios, and a partridge in a pear tree. $15 will net you an Africa or Allied expansion, while addition campaigns are $5. Players wanting more can purchase some steep IAP options.
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An initial tutorial campaign brings players up to speed and then 4 full campaigns are available, along with a wealth of scenarios.
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$20 is a bit steep for an app, but this is a complete port of a mature PC game. I’m also at a loss why the game takes up 1.2GB on my iPad when it’s listed as coming in at 600MB on the iTunes store. There are tiny details I’d change (an even wider zoom level, if possible) but on the whole the user interface feels very natural on the iPad. The graphics are great and present appropriate details in a clear manner. Panzer Corps has much of that classic gameplay and I’m glad to report the port over to iOS has gone smoothly. The campaigns were where it was best, as one would slowly build up a core of units that would follow from battle to battle gaining experience along the way. Panzer General had armchair leaders playing through scenarios and campaigns. Launched about 3 years ago for the PC, the game attempted to be a modern homage to the classic PC game, Panzer General. Slitherine knows its wargames, and Panzer Corps is no exception. Panzer Corps ($20, iPad, 1-2p, 2p Online only, 5 lvls AI) All in all, a very solid game that fits well with its (for iOS) higher price point. Several times I was perusing the available command cards and chose one when I was just trying to “swipe” the cards to the side to check out my options. If no new information changed – why can’t there be an undo. Second, there is no undo button (why do developers avoid this?) Particularly when learning the game and the interface players may press a wrong button or perform something they didn’t intend. One can save progress in the campaign, of course, but no saves during battle. The two glaring omissions (I don’t mind no internet play – LAN is good enough for me) are the lack of a save game. (Attacks automatically zoom in for effect.) I could always zoom back out to what I wanted but it was yet another step. I like this as it seems more player-friendly and reduces some of the randomness (although the evil dice still plague me!) While the graphics are “pretty”, at times I was mildly annoyed I couldn’t keep everything as an overhead minimalist view so that I had a better view of the battlefield. BattleLore has a pretty user interface and lots of depth due to an included campaign along with skirmish modes (five different types each can be set up with different sized armies.) Fans of the game will notice that command cards are used in a different way – players have access to all the basic cards but they are “used up” when selected until a player chooses to use the “one army and refresh” card which resets all the cards to be usable again. Pick one up to entertain you during your holiday travels.įirst we’ll start with a large set of wargames that are available, followed with a couple of collectible card games, and will end with an eclectic set of titles I simply found intriguing.īattleLore: Command ($10, Universal, 1-2p, PnP & LAN, 1 lvl AI)įantasy Flight has released yet another very polished iOS title.
Here’s a selection of various game apps (including wargames and collectible card games) that might be worth a look. Perhaps a surprise to the hard-core boardgamers, there are strategic apps on the app store that are NOT direct ports of boardgames.
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