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Mobile - The Weekender: Atypical Edition - xSicKxBot - 02-22-2019
The Weekender: Atypical Edition
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<p>This week’s update is a bit wordier than usual, mainly because the usual format didn’t seem to fit what limited information, I have to share this time around. Before we get on to the main event, one bit of news I will share because it came in my Inbox today.</p>
<p>Feral Interactive are currently hard at work porting <em>Tropico</em> over to iPhone. Things seem to be coming a long well, because yesterday they shared a few screenshots over twitter. We really enjoyed <em>Tropico</em> <a href="https://www.pockettactics.com/reviews/tropico/" target="_blank">when we reviewed it last year</a>, and hopefully iPhone users will get to enjoy it soon as well.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, in the world of <span>el presidente</span> mobile games…</p>
<h2>Out Now</h2>
<p>There’s actually nothing definitive I want to highlight this week. Perhaps I’ve not been as in-touch as I normally would have been (had some days off), but nothing seems to have jumped out at me.</p>
<p>A few of the other sites seem to be talking about <em>Immortal Rogue</em>, which to be fair does look good and will be going on our ‘To Do’ list. The only thing is, according to the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/immortal-rogue/id1448086604?mt=8" target="_blank">App Store page</a> the game was released at the end of January. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kylebarrett.Immortal&hl=en" target="_blank">Google Play</a> doesn’t give me enough information to determine when that version was released, so it’s possible this week marks the appearance of that version.</p>
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<p>On our end, I’ve got people reviewing <em>Knights of the Card Table</em>, <em>Wars Across the Wor</em>ld and the digital adaptation of the <em>Gem Rush</em> board game.</p>
<p><strong>Addendum: </strong>This completely slipped our mind, but <em><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shieldwall-chronicles/id1447669050?mt=8" target="_blank">Shieldwall Chronicles</a> </em>from PT favourites Wave Light Games released on iOS today. We’ve got this on our review list as well, so stay tuned!</p>
<h2>Updates</h2>
<p><a href="https://www.pockettactics.com/reviews/star-traders-frontiers/" target="_blank"><em>Star Traders: Frontiers</em></a> has updated again this week with lots of tweaks and balances – if you’re interested, they’re actually working towards the eventual release of Carrier-class ships in the game, with accompanying fighters. Again, even if you don’t use Steam, we highly recommend keeping an eye on the <a href="https://steamcommunity.com/games/335620/announcements/" target="_blank">official Steam page</a>, because a lot of information as to the current road-map and what goes in every update is posted there.</p>
<p>Other than that, <a href="https://www.pockettactics.com/reviews/evolution-the-video-game/" target="_blank"><em>Evolution</em></a> has had a few updates and tweaks since launch. A lot of major issues, especially on Android, have been solved one way or another (the minimum specs for Android devices has been raised for the moment, for example), and they’re working through the rest of the outstanding issues as well.</p>
<h2>Sales</h2>
<h3>Elder Signs: Omens (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/app/id475404533?mt=8" target="_blank">iPhone</a>, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/app/id475401686?mt=8" target="_blank">iPad</a> & <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fantasyflightgames.ESAndroid" target="_blank">Android</a>): $0.99</h3>
<p>A previous candidate on our <a href="https://www.pockettactics.com/guides/best-ios-board-games/" target="_blank">Best Board Games list</a>, <em>Elder Signs</em> is now down to a buck on iOS, a little bit more on Android. Note that there’s different app entries for the iPhone and the iPad version of the game, so make sure you buy the right one.</p>
<h3>Crashlands (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/app/id808296431?mt=8" target="_blank">iOS</a> & <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bscotch.crashlands" target="_blank">Android</a>) (<a href="https://www.pockettactics.com/reviews/review-crashlands/" target="_blank">Review</a>): $4.99</h3>
<p>One of our favourite action RPGS and <a href="https://www.pockettactics.com/guides/diablo-android/" target="_blank"><em>Diablo</em>-like games</a> is enjoying a small reduction, if you’ve yet to give It a try yourself. Please note that it has been cheaper in the past, typically $3.99 but in 2017 went as low as $2.99.</p>
<h3>Cat Lady: The Card Game (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1316015291?mt=8" target="_blank">iOS</a> & <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nomadgames.catlady" target="_blank">Android</a>): $0.99</h3>
<p>This is a simple and engaging card game adapted from a physical game of the same name. It’s down to just a buck – not the most ‘serious’ of experience, but good for some casual fun.</p>
<h3>Wars Across the World (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1421080963?mt=8" target="_blank">iOS Universal</a>): $0.99</h3>
<p>A more serious war game, the base game for this is currently down to just a buck, although we’re unclear as to how much content you actually get. At the time of writing there’s ten IAPs consisting of individual scenarios. We’ve actually got a review in progress if you want to wait, but so far, our reviewer has been quite impressed with what he’s played.</p>
<p><em>Seen anything else you liked? Played any of the above? Let us know in the comments!</em></p>
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