The union forever.
Remember last year when our collective jaw dropped over the first screenshots and gameplay video of Ultimate General Gettysburg? The PC version of the American Civil War RTS from veteran Total War modders Game Labs came out on Steam in October to near-universal acclaim, and the promised iPad edition is now just around the corner.
Lead dev Maxim Zasov has been in touch to tell us that beta is fully underway and that iPad launch isn’t far off. There’s even a new gameplay video of the iPad version right here after the jump. It doesn’t look quite as nice as the PC specimen, but to complain about that would be like pouting over getting a 1970 Corvette instead of a ’63. It’s still stunning to watch, with ragged lines of infantry charging over hills and rifle volleys filling the air with gunsmoke. UGG seems to have twin goals of creating a satisfying strategy experience but also replicating the atmosphere of 19th-century combat — presentation is not usually a high priority in this genre.
With the future of Shenandoah’s Gettysburg in doubt (the studio appears to be in hibernation following its acquisition by Slitherine last year — most Shenandoah devs we know became former Shenandoah devs right before the buy-out) this is the only new American Civil War game on our radar for mobile this year. But I don’t think we’ll be needing too many more.
Watch the video below. Last time I checked, there was an Android tablet edition on the cards — I’ll see what I can find out about that.
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