Spaceward Ho!

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  • Publisher: Ariton
  • Release Date: Mar 29, 2012
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  • Summary: Spaceward Ho! is a strategic game of awesome scope. You control the entire military and economy of a spacefaring race. Your goal: explore and colonize the galaxy. Unfortunately, you are not alone. Alien enemies bent on galactic conquest will oppose your expansion. You fight them bySpaceward Ho! is a strategic game of awesome scope. You control the entire military and economy of a spacefaring race. Your goal: explore and colonize the galaxy. Unfortunately, you are not alone. Alien enemies bent on galactic conquest will oppose your expansion. You fight them by developing new technologies and expanding your empire, or you can ally with them to turn enemies into friends. Terraform newly discovered worlds or mine their natural resources. Maneuver your starship fleets, both in defense of your own systems and in offensive strikes against the evil aliens. Your strategic decisions will determine the fate of the galaxy.Based on the original Mac/PC/Palm game and updated for iOS.… Expand
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  1. AppSafari
    Apr 10, 2012
    90
    Spaceward Ho! is a little bit of gamer childhood brought back to life for Apple enthusiasts.
  2. 148Apps
    Apr 13, 2012
    90
    Anyone who played Spaceward Ho! during its glory days on the Mac will be pleased to know that the transition to iOS is virtually seamless. Touch controls work effortlessly, except for a few occasions when it's hard to select a specific unit to move.

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  1. estebanestrago
    Sep 24, 2012
    9
    This classic Macintosh game gave me hours of gameplay in my youth and I've kept up with its occasional updates over the years, wondering inThis classic Macintosh game gave me hours of gameplay in my youth and I've kept up with its occasional updates over the years, wondering in recent years why it's simple but solid graphics and gameplay never made it onto IOS. Delta Joe finally delivered and the same slightly cheesy and western battle in the stars I loved on the desktop plays well on the iPad. Sure there are some interface issues, places where fat fingers and thin bars don't get along but overall the game is great. I'd love to see some extra time spent on the UI making it more up to date (perhaps floating "dials" to adjust some of the more fiddly variables) but it's not going to stop me playing it. To be cliche, it's a blast from the past.… Expand

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