Spa - it’s a game about Spa
Seems like there is no room for any creative thinking. Capture/hold Spa.
Used to be amazing…
…now a hot pile of steaming garbage. Needs major updates or removed from the app store, cannot even start a game.
Buggy and ridiculous “AI”
Save your money. Used to be enjoyable. Buggy like others mention. My big beef is the lack of AI logic. I’m not one to gripe about how tough a game may be but when the “computer” literally within the first turn wipes out any remote chance of winning its simply not fun. C’mon developers. What? Are you making money off of game points here in stead of sales?
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I've seen dumb choices in game before but none this dumb
The colors of the map are green for vegetation and blue for rivers. The counters are also green and blue. It's impossible to tell who owns a territory unless you go to a seperate supply map, because you can't tell if the blue outline is an ownership indicator or a river. It's such a mind-bogglingly dumb design choice. Someone thought it would look cool to have the counter colors match the terrain, but they threw out usability in the process. It's annoying because it's a mildly interesting game but it's unplayable for me because of its visuals. The gameplay often frustrates because of the draconian limitations of movement, but that opinion may be colored (so to speak) by the frustration of thinking a blue line was a zone of control outline rather than a river one too many times. Please give a different counter color option. And of course since this is slitherine the game will soon be abandoned. I already had to buy Drive to Moscow twice.
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Abandoned
The app has been abandoned and has an insane amount of bugs to where it’s unplayable. Don’t buy.
No Sound
Zero music or sounds from the game. And yes, I checked all the settings.
Two years since an update!
This used to be a great game until it got bought out. Never any updates to fix the bugs. Wasn’t exactly a cheap app either. Just took our money and ran. Too bad. Still fun to play but the bugs and resulting scoring mistakes make me regret having ever purchased it. Lesson learned.
Unhappy
There are several issues with this game and I just downloaded it. The game uses about 80% of my screen. The letters and units are almost illegible. Tried following link for support and it doesn't go anywhere.
Not functional
I can’t read the rules because they are cut off on the side of the screen. This sis the same for the history section as well. It’s a shame. I enjoy the game but am unable to enjoy all of its features.
New update buggy & with some bad design decisions
The previous version of this game was one of the all-time best , indeed almost perfect, wargames on iPad on any other platform. This new update, which comes after the original game studio was bought by Slitherine, has some serious problems. Within 5-10 mins of play I noticed that the graphics seemed unstable with occasional sudden weird glitches such as screen shaking. The beautiful amazing elegant sound design of the original game has been messed with and spoiled e.g. with machine gun fire which is loud and goes on for far too long . There are interface formatting glitches not present in the original. And most alarming of all there I found what appears to be a major rule change (I hope it is a bug...) from the original - the change is about movement in the first couple of turns - the AI carried out 3 space strategic movement out of a contested zone !
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Unplayable on an iPhone
The text is unnecessarily tiny, all but impossible to read, and some of it cut off by the edge of the screen. This is clearly and iPad game and shouldn’t be sold as working on an iPhone.
WARNING: Developer abandons updates
I bought this game along with 2 other games they put out in a bundle. One called MOSCOW & the other called DESERT FOX. I’ve tried unsuccessfully to update my purchases but I cannot. Seems the developer didn't update so the games are worthless. BEWARE this game may too get abandoned after you pay. I would rate it no stars cuz I feel ripped off- LOSERS
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Great Game But...
The app determines when the game play is over which is rather annoying. I should be able to continue gameplay irrespective of the presupposed outcome.
A Real Tabletop Style Game
As an old Avalon Hill fan, I love the fact that the game has real tabletop rules that you can follow and understand.
A Bug
Fun so far but there doesn’t seem to be any means of closing out the history screen during the first battle scenario. One must close the app and restart it.
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Balanced and Fun
This is one of my favorites. I am close to 500 hours on it. It is easy to learn but hard to be good at. Play the AI till you think you are competent or even good. Then play against other players and you will go to a whole new level. The games play quickly and you have many scenarios to choose from. Well worth the few dollars to buy. See you online!
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The BEST war game in the App Store
For war gamers, this is the BEST game app in the App Store. WELL worth the purchase price. Easy to play, but still complex enough to be challenging. I play against other players from all over the world. The straight-up "Battle of the Bulge" scenario works well. Unfortunately, the "Luck of the Draw" scenario doesn't work online, but the "Endgame" version does, and is a very challenging scenario. For new players - play against the AI for a bit, and then challenge or accept a challenge against another player. Hugely rewarding and fun!
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Still iffy.
So I finally switched to the new version as not many were left to play the original. Plays better than the initial reviews. AI has been lobotomized, I just surrounded about 10 divisions. Much more difficult to understand multiplayer system compared to original Game Center. I will say that once you figure out the multiplayer, there are a lot of good players online. Let's hope they improve the AI for the next update.
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I love it, for me: perfect!
I just got this three days ago and no major issues or glitches running on a newer model iPad mini. It's very easy to learn yet deep to play, which is ideal for me. It's not overly complex, perfect for a more casual wargamer but might be too simple for the hardcore wargamer who's used to 20-page rule books. I play solo against AI and find it very enjoyable, addictive more like it. No experience with multi-player to comment on. I am hooked and am going to pick up the Moscow version next.
Cheers
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