Galactic Conflict

Conflicted

by Harry Slater 15/3/2013

You could argue that smartphones and tablets have narrowed the scope of gaming.

A smaller screen calls for more focus, leaving the big-picture gameplay of certain genres feeling a little squashed. You're not staring into the vastness of space so much as squinting at a tiny corner of it.

That's certainly something that Galactic Conflict suffers from, but it's not its main problem. This tale of space-faring combat is, in the end, knee-capped by the battles that it wages. It's not about the tactics - it's about the numbers.

Tute on

After a tutorial that lasts around an hour, the campaign throws you into a small section of the universe and gives you a planet to defend. You need to build mines, then use the deposits you dig up to create a space fleet. ...

It might look like it has a wide scope, but Galactic Conflict lacks the epic scale that its name suggests

RATINGS
Audio/visual: 6
Gameplay: 5
Value: 6
Innovation: 5
Overall: 5