Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy is a solid digitization of a compelling board game marred by an insanely steep learning curve and very little help for new players.
Army of Frogs began life as a board less board game for 2-4 players by designer John Yanni. It uses molded hex tiles and consists of a battle over limited territories. In the iOS game, 2-4 human or AI players take turns jumping and connecting their frogs together into one large group to win the game. The game features:
local Pass&Play multiplayer for 2-4 players
6 different AI opponents
asynchronous online multiplayer
15 Game Center achievements
Facebook integration
Check out a video to get a better sense of how this game, developed by the studio behind Neuroshima Hex, Big Daddy's Creations, plays out:
The game, due out July 22, will come in two versions, $1.99 for the iPhone and iPod Touch version, and $4.99 for a universal version to play on all iOS devices, including the iPad.