Originally intended to be released as a flash game, Ronimo Gamesâ 2D side scrolling joint Swords & Soldiers wound up hitting Nintendoâs WiiWare service in 2009 as what many consider one of the best real-time strategy console games of all time. Now its Chinese, Viking, and Aztec warriors invade the iPhone and iPad, and theyâve never been more powerful.
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That finger is a powerful tool, however. A single touch sets gold collectors in motion, slowly gathering the resources necessary to send powerful units into battle. Those units march relentlessly across the field towards the enemy, dancing a fine line between defense, offense, and suicide. Itâs up to the player to unlock skills and spells to help those soldiers stay alive. Casting healing spells with a touch of that omnipotent fingertip of theirs as fast as mana will allow.
This simplistic take on the RTS genre has been aped time and time again since the release of Swords & Soldiers and for good reason. Itâs a brilliant distillation of real-time strategy game concepts into a smaller, more digestible form. It might even act as a gateway drug for some players, urging them on the bigger and more complicated things. First the Aztecs triumph, then itâs time for the Zerg rush.
Swords & Soldiers is available now on the iPhone and iPod Touch for $2.99, with an HD iPad version available for $4.99.
Swords & Soldiers [iTunes App Store]
