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Aries: Origins – Board Game Review
Aries: Origins is a Board/Strategy game from 嘉辰 任, first launched in 20th January 2021.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 35+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Aries: Origins Stand Out
Aries® is a fan made implementation of the board game Hive, a game remotely resembling chess.
The app features a stunning user interface and offers 3 beautiful themes for you to choose from.
By purchasing our app, you will gain access to the following services:
- Play against other players online via our server.
- Play against 4 levels of AI, ranging from easy to pro (winning against the pro AI is almost impossible).
- Play against another human offline.
No other in app purchases, ads, whatsoever.
This Board game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Aries: Origins is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 24th January 2021
Recent improvements include:
- update screenshots for iPad Pro 2nd generation displays
- improve network interface
- dynamic background can now be toggled under settings > ui.
Download & Availability
Aries: Origins is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Aries: Origins on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
The Taurus moves like the Aries – one space at a time – but it also has a special ability that it may use instead of moving. This ability allows the Taurus to move an adjacent unstacked piece (whether friendly or enemy) two spaces: up onto the Taurus itself, then down into an empty space adjacent to itself.
Mostly used AI so far and its been a good experience. Even has the ladybug and mosquito expansions. Really hope they put in a new zodiac symbol to represent the Pillbug expansion.
A like the game but we do wish there was an option to play with the original bugs or maybe even more themes. Random online matches would also be cool.
We love this game. However if we make it so our opponent has no moves left theres no way for them to pass their turn. Can you fix this please devs.
Good implementation of hive, would pay a few bucks for it if the few bugs were ironed out and/or with the original bug theme. Scorpio sometimes falls though Capricorn, Aries sometimes gets itself in an auto-lose in the beginning. Having a basic stat-tracker would be really nice.
Good alternate to HIVE, but found a bug that breaks the freedom of move rule. Scorpio was surrounded on all sides except 1 (the gate) and was able to move/slide out.
Marketed as the official digital version of Hive to enthusiasts of the game. After a bunch of us purchased it thinking this was the case it was suddenly changed to zodiac symbols. Guessing it was never official at all . . . Aside from that, the gameplay and interface are rough and lack polish. No matter what the theme it isnt a nice app to look at l. Lets wait for the actual digital implementation instead of this scam.
This was marketed as an official version of another game and after a rush of purchases they changed the name and artwork. This is a ripoff of a real game.
We have played Hives physical copy and this is a great implementation in app form. It looks crisp and clean. It is easy to use. It is really nice to be able to create games that we can play with our friends (especially during lockdown). It has a good AI system that makes it a great app to play when you have a few minutes of downtime.
Needs about a million more features, but it works.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.0.2
- Size: 48.38 MB
- iOS: 9.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: 嘉辰 任
Last updated: 24th January 2021 | Genre: Board, Strategy | Developer: 嘉辰 任