[Game] Empires At War - loose mix of Age of War and Age of Empires

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[Game] Empires At War - loose mix of Age of War and Age of Empires

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Started 1 year ago by manicaesar
Latest reply from MikeSz

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manicaesar
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Hello everyone
I represent group of students from Poland. On our studies we had to do complex project for one of the course - so we decided to do an iPhone game :) With the help of Cocos2d engine we managed to do this and we are very satisfied with the result:)

Here is an overview of the game:

Empires At War is variation of 'Age of War' game with several concepts added from 'Age of Empires' (multiple nations, upgrades).
Main game features are:
* 4 unique nations, each with different strongholds and tactics available
* 33 offensive units, each with unique animations
* 8 deadly defensive units, from simple Stone Defenders to ground-shaking Catapults
* over 50 upgrades which can make your army invincible
* 5 ages of technological evolution
* quick but comprehensive tutorial which will smoothly guide you through the ancient world
* 3 predefined difficulty levels along with the possibility of creating custom difficulty levels
* Multiplayer over Bluetooth

Did you like very popular flash game 'Age of War'? Have you played its iPhone version: 'The Wars' and are not fully satisfied? I bet you will love Empires At War.

iTunes Link

We have prepared some promo codes for you:
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If you take one, please post and be so kind to write a review :)

DEVELOPER INFORMATION:
Empires At War was developed using 0.8.2 version of Cocos2d framework. It mainly uses AtlasSprites and AtlasSpriteManagers, along with multiple Actions. It also uses Menus, MenuItems, MenuItemFonts, Labels. For sounds, it uses CocosDenshion.

We would like to thank Ricardo Quesada for the framework! It is JUST ASTONISHING!! We can not imagine finishing our game on time without Cocos:) We are going to take a party which will be 'fully cocos' - cocos-flavoured chocolate, cocos-flavoured cookies, Malibu :D If you are visiting Poznań (Poland) in the nearest time, please let us know and join us partying;)

Best Regards,
--
GuLiMaRo Team

Posted 1 year ago #
jd
Member

Hmmm. Nobody replied here. I got the game and it's awesome. It's just like "The Wars" but it has tons of upgrades and there is way more strategy. Congrats to you and your classmates. This game exceeded my expectations. The graphics in the screenshot look kind of bad. They aren't great but better during gameplay. I think if you guys could update them, the game would do very well.

Posted 1 year ago #
manicaesar
Member

For those of you, who were hesitating to buy Empires At War - now you can try it for free!

http://itunes.com/apps/empiresatwarlite

You can play one nation out of four available in full version - the Egyptians. There are no limitations like time-restriction or limited funds!

We know that the screenshots aren't too much appealing, but the true essence of Empires At War is gameplay (ask jd:) ). Please give it a try - we bet you won't regret it!

Posted 1 year ago #
jd
Member

I've been playing it often. It's a top 5 cocos2d game in my mind if the graphics were better, otherwise it's top 10. Plus, once you play it the graphics really aren't bad. There are actually very detailed animations going on.

Posted 1 year ago #
riq
Key Master

I've just tried it the lite version.
I agree with @jd. The graphics are not very attractive, but I like the gameplay.

Posted 1 year ago #
manicaesar
Member

@jd - Thanks, it is a big pleasure for us to know that someone really likes our game :)

@riq - The compliment from you is the greatest we could ever hear :) I will always have a promo code for you, just PM me ;) If the sales of Empires At War will rise (we hope so with the release of Lite version), expect a donation from Poland!

Posted 1 year ago #
riq
Key Master

@manicaesar: I don't know if the Full version includes a campaign mode, but if not, it would be nice to add one. For example, in the 1st campaign you could only use a few units, and as you advance, more units will be available, also increasing the difficulty.

Posted 1 year ago #
manicaesar
Member

@riq: No, it does not :/ Similar The Wars and War Evolved does not include it either, but of course it is not an explanation. Your idea is very good, but we must be sure that there will be people to play the game, when we will add a campaign to it. Also, I must (at last) begin serious work on my Master Degree (which is about constructing 3D game physics engine for iPhone in ObjectiveC:) and I must bring it together with my job (working on SuperMemo app for the iPhone), so time is not my ally at now ;/

Posted 1 year ago #
manicaesar
Member

Game Trailer is now available on YouTube:

Get the Video Plugin

Posted 1 year ago #
manicaesar
Member

New version of 'Empires At War' is now available on iTunes!

16 challenging and historical-based achievements are awaiting for you to prove that you are the Master of 'Empires At War'. If you complain about lack of campaign in the game, now you have 16 objectives, each requiring different tactics! This highly increases longevity of 'Empires At War'! :)

Achievements are also integrated with OpenFeint, so if collect FeintPoints, it is another opportunity for you!

If someone is interested in trying new version of 'Empires At War', just PM me!

Best Regards,
--
GuLiMaRo Team

Posted 1 year ago #
manicaesar
Member

With collaboration of FreeAppADay.com 'Empires At War' is FREE today and Today only! :)

Do not miss the chance! :)

Best Regards,
--
GuLiMaRo Team

Posted 1 year ago #
DonomaGames
Member

I totally missed this when I checked the FAAD site today. How did you end up with the not having the middle spot?

Posted 1 year ago #
MikeSz
Member

Oh, from Poland ? :) Which university ?

Posted 1 year ago #
manicaesar
Member

@DonomaGames - because of the daily double feature at FreeAppADay - there were two apps featured at the site that day - and our app was the second - we were on the right from the middle spot.

@MikeSz - Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, we mentioned it in the credits of the game:) How about Spokko game development studio? :D Congratulations for TikiTotems (I reviewed this game on iTunes some time ago) ;)

Posted 1 year ago #
MikeSz
Member

Warsaw, Polsko-Japonska Wyzsza Szkola Technik Komputerowych AKA Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology AKA The Longest Name Ever ;)

Cool to see more and more devs from Poland :)

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