Epic Space Sim Ascendancy Docks Into the App Store

[Maura]

Winner of the 1996 Codie Award for Best Strategy Software, classic space exploration and galactic empire-building game Ascendancy gets a new lease of life on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad thanks to The Logic Factory. Pick one of 21 alien species to lead to the stars, manage your planets, research new technologies, design ships and explore the cosmos, where you’ll find exotic space-faring life forms with wildly varying personalities, each species having its own special power. It’s entirely up to you how you want to deal with the space-denizens that you’ll meet on your travels. Will you be a diplomat or a warlord, win by force or by unity as you attempt to lead your people to Ascendancy?

Ascendancy’s core gameplay revolves around turn-based ship and fleet combat within star systems, with an enormous variety of new inventions and gadgets that you’ll get to discover, build and refit on your ships. Weapons and gizmos all have their own unique special effects and sounds, and can help you develop specialized strategies and subtle tactics in battle. Or, if you prefer diplomacy to all-out war, you can opt to form trade alliances and manipulate, befriend and make peace with your fellow galactic neighbours.

This latest version of Ascendancy aims to stay true to the spirit of the classic original, having been made with the original game rules, artwork, music and sound, and the new touch interface enables gamers to explore the three-dimensional starmap with ease. The Logic Factory promises that “Ascendancy will evolve from here”, which will be music to the ears of the fans, both old and new (and there are already plenty of new ones judging by the scores in the App Store so far!)

Click here to download Ascendancy for iOS for $7.99: Ascendancy for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store

Source: Logic Factory

 

[Maura]