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Battles of the Ancient World – Entertainment Game Review
Battles of the Ancient World is a Entertainment/Strategy/Board game from Hunted Cow Studios Ltd., first launched in 27th April 2016.
It’s rated 12+ and currently has 11+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Battles of the Ancient World Stand Out
The 'Battles of the Ancient World' game system is a tactical simulation of some of the greatest and most important battles from ancient history from 1457 B.C. to 451 A.D.. Each of the 18 scenarios available features one of these great battles and players may play as either side. Each unit in the game represents an actual unit that participated in the battle, each with an actual strength between 250 and 1,200 men. The map represents the actual terrain over which each battle was fought. The game in the series has been designed to ensure maximum playability and historical accuracy, in that order. There are over 100 different units across all the missions, ranging from elite Roman Legionaries, to Persian Scythed Chariots. Each unit has its own unique ability that you need to take advantage of in order to win each battle.
Key Features:
- 8 Mission Tutorial Campaign.
- 18 Campaign maps.
- All missions, except the tutorial, can be played as both sides.
- 3 levels of difficulty.
- Over 50 Unique Units.
- Detailed Combat Analysis.
- Flank Attacks.
- Strategic Movement.
- Hours of Gameplay.
- Detailed Reference Charts.
- Map Zoom.
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This Entertainment game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Battles of the Ancient World is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 24th November 2024
Recent improvements include:
Various bug fixes
Download & Availability
Battles of the Ancient World is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Battles of the Ancient World 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:
While we did have fun with the game itself, we felt there were many missed opportunities regarding scenarios and and certain factions. We found the Egyptian battles quite fun and unique compared to the usual Macedonian and Roman scenarios. Id honestly be interested in seeing an Ancient Battles game set exclusively in Biblical times (Like, Babylonia and Ancient Egypt, just as examples). Overall though not bad.
We tried the Cannae battle and had some good fun with it. Usual Hexwar Ancients issues – no real unit facing rules and the maps "just fit" the units on the field. Hexwar guys – we realize that you're stuck on unit facing rules etc until you go to the C&C Ancients engine – but until then – can you please make your maps with room to maneuver on the flanks? Fans would be a lot happier to employ maneuver rather than throwing armies directly at each other. Thanks.
Don't know what we were thinking. A traditional computerized board game. Charging anything more than $3-4 is over priced in our opinion. Nothing novel or progressive here though seems competently done.
You basically have two armies standing across from each other and despite their elaborate descrption of strategy of each battle the largest army wins no matter what strategy you try to employ.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 5.3.0
- Size: 1,035.54 MB
- iOS: 16.6 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Realistic Violence, Frequent/Intense Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Developer: Hunted Cow Studios Ltd.
Last updated: 24th November 2024 | Genre: Entertainment, Strategy | Developer: Hunted Cow Studios Ltd.