Planar Conquest App Reviews

Latest version freezes constantly. Looked for a place online to get help and I couldnt find a place. The support page offered by the App Store went to a site that didnt list the game as a game they support. I love this game. The fact that it freezes all the time is maddening. Reminds me of the original, which was also buggy. Let me know when you release a patch and Ill try again.

I wrote a harsh review a few weeks ago, but since this last update, I was able to play a few games without hitting any game killing bugs. I"ll give ya some stars back, great update. Still bugs everywhere, little annoying buzzing ones. The AI is much improved, however, the AI needs to stop sending diplomacy requests every turn. It pesters you into getting what it wants. Other then that, and about a handful of ants, Best 4x on ipad. Good buy.

Planar Conquest is a turn-based 4X that puts you in the role of a Sorcerer, who is in command of a city on one of the planets (planes) in the galaxy. Explore, expand by building tech, new buildings, increasing your population and armies, starting new cities, hiring heroes, and researching spells and magic. Conquer various resources and wonders on your home world, crush or befriend other Sorcerers. Become strong enough to force all other Sorcerers to be under your command, or just wipe everyone out. 1. The game options are what make this 4X so rich and special. Each game is procedurally generated, up to 7 planets (planes) can be included, several options can be independently set for each planet. You also choose your Sorcerers characteristics, what schools of magic he/she subscribes to, and starting spells. Next, choose the ‘race’ of people who are following you at the start of the game, such as Orcs, Elves, Humans, or one of the other 5 races. Adjustable game speed, resource availability, difficulty, etc… Basically the game is so deep, that anyone interested in this genre will never play the same game twice. Ever. 2. Plays great on iPad and iPhone, although games cannot continued on your other device. Multi-player is not currently available, but async multi-player is in their plans. The game maps and battle grounds are 3D, zoom and rotate are used appropriately, everything seems optimized for a touch interface. 3. Yes, the pricing is high (vs. other iDevice games), but definitely worth it given it’s quality and depth. The initial price gives you 3 planes, 4 races. The $19.99 COMPLETE PACK unlocks the rest. No IAP paywalls or other micro-transaction non-sense. 4. An active player community (with developer interactions daily) already has game strategy guides, walkthroughs for race/Sorcerer combinations, and a mechanism for submitting improvement requests and bugs. A 150+ page manual is also integrated into the app, and can be downloaded to your iBooks or printed. Come visit the forums on toucharcade to get answers, help, or just learn more about how to play. 5. A game this complex certainly has bugs, but non are deal breakers for me; with an active player community working with the developer, 2 versions with balance improvements and bug fixes have already been released since launch (check the version history). The game is quite mature for it’s age. SUMMARY: Great, deep gameplay to satisfy anyone with a love for 4X games, unlimited game choices, procedural generation, epic battles, world building, transporting to multiple planes, and did I mention firing fireballs or lightning strikes? How about conjuring up an giant dragon to lay waste to your enemies army? Well, I’m going to fire up the game again and do just that. Buy this game, it really is that good.

Great game with incredible depth and tons of replay value. Its essentially a fantasy style Civilizations, but more combat depth and not dumbed down like the iOS Civ game is. The game is a little pricey if you want to unlock everything via IAPs (no microtransactions for gold/gems or any of that stuff) but it is very much a premium game. The in app purchases unlock new races to play as which arent necessary to fully enjoy the game, but it will add variety after a couple play throughs. The devs are very active with sending out updates and they deserve your support! This is one of the best games on iOS, and Im surprised that the devs fit so much content into <600 mbs. Its a classic 4X game with a level of polish that is rare to find on a mobile game; the animations, UI, gameplay choices etc. are so well done that I feel the game is fully worth the price. Probably best suited on a tablet, but I play on a 6s+ and my only complaint is that the font size could be slightly increased. If you like strategy games stop wasting time and just buy it.

The game looks great. However, I dont know how Apple can approve a game that doesnt work. The city enchantments do nothing and every game the app will crash multiple times until you cant even play. Half the time, the game wont even load. I want a refund.

Ive really enjoyed playing this game. There is a learning curve, but there is a tutorial, and a link to the manual in-game. Difficulty 1/5 is plenty in my first two play throughs. Replay value is high for me. I went ahead and bought the expansion packs which allows for better customization and the ability to play with all races. Game is pricier than some upfront, but the game belongs to you once youve paid for it. Ive reached the point where I will gladly pay more upfront for a quality game rather than pay much more in never ending IAP with games in the App Store these days. This is a turned based strategy game that is very deep and enjoyable. I dont regret one bit paying the $13 price tag, and the extra money spent to unlock all of the expansion packs. This is the way gaming used to be, and the way it should be in the future. I rarely write reviews with this many details, but I wish the best for the developer for producing a great game that bucks the trend of exploiting gamers for large sums of money in IAP that never seem to end. I highly recommend and support this game because it is a great game not because of my growing contempt for the never-ending greed that exists in the majority of the pay to play games out there. Nobody complained about paying $50 a game back in the day, and nobody should be concerned for the $13 price tag of this game if they enjoy turned based strategy as I do. Hope this helps you make an informed decision.

While the gameplay is fine the initial cost of the app is high. Plus the add ons are expensive. It would be tolerable if the game didnt crash a lot. & on occasion after a battle the background map seems to come unhinged from the grid making a restart necessary. Save your money for starbase orions sequel

Key points: 1. The closest we are likely to get to Master of Magic for iPad. 2. A significant improvement over the initial PC version - "Worlds of Magic" 3. For those who like fantasy 4X its a good, but pricey, buy. 4. Wizard AI now varies a lot. Some very tough on offense. Others try to make treaties with human or other wizard AI players. 5. Unlike some recent games Wizard AIs often fight each other. 6. A very deep game with many paths to try. 7. Some minor bugs left but overall very stable (I am playing on iPad Air 2).

At almost $13, I was expecting a game I could play through in its entirety without game breaking glitches. Despite numerous updates from the developers, that has yet to happen. Edit: still crash in new and creative ways. Have yet to complete a game as of April 17.

Very fun and well worth the purchase!

This is definitely the best 4X on iOS. I was A little bit hesitant about this game because it was fantasy-based and had a very big magic tree. I was very surprised at how great this game is. The drawbacks are that it is a bit pricey and there is a bit of a learning curve. Dont hesitate to read online for help. Those drawbacks dont take away from the game. I am happy that I found a premium 4X game for iOS.

Its been many, many years and weve seen many poor attempts by big and small developers but we now finally have a modern imagining of MicroProses 1994 Master of Magic! Tons of spells, tons of races and planes....if you want a fantasy/magical version of Civilization this is what youve been waiting for! You may be put off by the price and IAP. Dont be; this is a regular full-sized PC game that released early on mobile. On PC its going to be $40 or so, so $13 for entry here and up to $20 for all the "extras" puts in on par with a desktop 4X experience.

Ive been waiting for an age of wonders port to no avail for some time now. That will probably never happen, but planar conquest is close enough. Great game if you like the procedurally generated fantasy 4x. I absolutely recommend it and hope others choose to buy as well so that we can support this model of mobile gaming over the free except for massive iap model. This is a huge and deep game thats well worth the money. My only gripe with this game is that the zoomed in combat needs a lot of improvement in terms of the influence of positioning and terrain/topography. You should not always fight on a flat battle field and be able to shoot through terrain and other troops with no penalty/chance of friendly or wrong unfriendly fire. This makes combat bland and makes protecting the weaker spell casting heroes/troops almost impossible as well as making missile troops overpowered. Please add changes in altitude, advantageous cover/buildings and the chance to hit troops you are firing through. Along the same lines it would be wonderful if you made the field a bit bigger thus allowing full sieges (maybe from multiple adjacent hexes instead of just the aggressor and defender) and more diverse strategies and outcomes in combat.