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Trenches: Generals

By Chris Morris, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 13+

So-so strategy game with notable control issues.

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TRENCHES: GENERALS -- a remake and upgrade of the iPhone Trenches game -- certainly makes good use of the iPad's screen size, but it comes with control issues that detract from the fun. And the complicated nature of the game further hurts it. Moving troops around is fairly easy at the beginning of a battle, but once they're assembled in a trench, they huddle together, making it hard to select an individual soldier. And when you're trying to upgrade that trench to a bunker, that can be critical. Also, the game has a decent tutorial, but ramps up the difficulty quickly, which will alienate newcomers to the strategy genre.

App Details

  • Device: iPad
  • Release date: July 29, 2011
  • Category: Strategy Games
  • Publisher: Thunder Game Works
  • Version: 1.2
  • Minimum software requirements: iOS 3.2 or later
  • Last updated: August 22, 2016

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