Machines at War 3 Review
Price: $6.99
Version Reviewed: 1.01
App Reviewed on: iPhone 4S
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For a long time in the early life of the app store, Real Time Strategy games just didn’t seem to exist. Fans had a few options but none of them were ever considered that good. The touch screen interfaces seemed almost perfect for the genre yet no game could seem to get it right. We’ve come a long way since those days and Machines at War 3 is an example of how to make touch screen controls work for an RTS game.
Though the layout of the campaign is great, the same can not be said for the interface. The mini-map takes up quite a large amount of space and, while detailed and well done, some more options for sizing and display would go a long way. And while far from terrible, some hiccups will arise when trying to select units. Eventually these issue become less of a problem as familiarity with the game increases, but deselecting units accidentally early on will likely be a common occurrence.