Sid Meier's Starships

[Bison]

Hmm...that's discouraging information.

[Gusington]

Indeed.

I do like JH's new Shining avatar, though. Disturbing in a quiet way, complete with Scatman's feet.

Kinda like the newest update on Starships.

[mikeck]

They lost me at "available for iPad". Sorry, any game designed to work on a tablet is going to suck on the PC. Will possess too little depth by necessity as it has to be able to be processed on my kids IPad...right?

[Bison]

They lost me at "available for iPad". Sorry, any game designed to work on a tablet is going to suck on the PC. Will possess too little depth by necessity as it has to be able to be processed on my kids IPad...right?

I don't know.  You can get some really good strategy games on tablets these days.  Tiller games are a prime example.  Of course the tech that they were developed for 15 years ago is in many ways less powerful than iPad or other tablet technology today.

[jomni]

I think Sid Meier Ace Patrol is great. I have it both in PC and iPad.

[BanzaiCat]

I must admit I have both Ace Patrol games on Steam and on my iPad 2. I enjoyed them both. If this is Ace Patrol IN SPAAACE...well, I will probably buy it. Hopefully it's a bit different than that, but I'd get it.

[Jarhead0331]

Indeed.

I do like JH's new Shining avatar, though. Disturbing in a quiet way, complete with Scatman's feet.

Kinda like the newest update on Starships.

I was wondering if anyone was going to know what that was from...you never disappoint me, Gussy-poo.

[Gusington]

One of my favorite movies of all time!

I have to begrudingly side with you and mikeck too, after getting excited initially...Starships is not the space 4x I am looking for. If combat is solid and the price is right I will get it, but not to play a 4x. I'll get it for a quick starship combat fix, like the Ace Patrol games for simplified air combat.

[DennisS]

They lost me at "available for iPad". Sorry, any game designed to work on a tablet is going to suck on the PC. Will possess too little depth by necessity as it has to be able to be processed on my kids IPad...right?

It is rapidly getting to the point where ANY game developed for the I-Android is a no-buy.

[JudgeDredd]

I'm afraid - as unfair as many may think this is - that I pretty much stay away from anything developed for iPad (or Android for that matter) and moved to PC.

I'm not a hard grog - but whilst the tablet type games are fun (I kind of like the cartoony gamey look some have and they're quirky) - they are literally fun for a few hours at most. Ace Patrol I loved - for a few hours. It got tired quickly and sunk into oblivion.

To be fair, I've bought some big ticket games over the years that have done the same thing.

[FlickJax]

I really dont get the pad/droid affair at the mo......the only games i play on mine for more than about 5 minutes are puzzle games, card games and word games...everything else would rather play on PC

[Huw the Poo]

I think Android games are fine...on Android.  If I have the full power of a desktop PC available I want to play something a bit more involved.

[bbmike]

Hmm, kind of agree with the disappointing news comments. I'm sure I'll buy it but it does sound like a 'lite' game. Pacific Skies didn't hold my interest very long at all.

[Anguille]

Hmm, kind of agree with the disappointing news comments. I'm sure I'll buy it but it does sound like a 'lite' game. Pacific Skies didn't hold my interest very long at all.

Really don't believe it's going to be that light. I still think this is going to be fun.

@jarhead...what's the movie?

[Jarhead0331]

@jarhead...what's the movie?

From my avatar? It's from the Shining.