Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Battleship games for the iphone

Ranked in order from best to worst:
  1. Battleship by EA (video)
    iOS:4.0 Version: 1.0.5
    Pros: mulitplayer, 3 modes, achievements, solid gameplay
    Cons: a little slow at times, animations can get repetitive, can cheat
  2. Sea Battle Classic by Kurulenko (video)(video)
    iOS:4.0 Version: 3.1
    Pros: quick play, great multiplayer
    Cons: simple graphics
  3. Doodle Ships by Three Jacks Software
    iOS:4.0 Version: 1.7
    Pros: mulitplayer, solid gameplay, fun
    Cons: overly simple graphics, no online mulitplayer
  4. Battle of Midway (free) (pro) by orientmaple.com (video)
    iOS:4.0 Version: 1.2
    Pros: good gameplay, good graphics, good audio, highscores
    Cons: tad slow, becomes repetative
  5. Warships by Edovia Inc.
    iOS:4.0 Version: 1.2
    Pros: simple controls yet works well, ok music and graphics
    Cons: no multiplayer, a little slow
  6. FleetMaster - Sink your opponent's battleship in online multiplayer! by Digital Future
    iOS:4.0 Version: 1.1.464
    Pros: great mulitplayer, solid gameplay, achievements
    Cons: must create profile, view feels crammed, sunk ships not on the board
  7. Play Games - Multiplayer Game Bundle by Digital Future
    iOS:4.0 Version: 1.2.500
    Pros: great mulitplayer, solid gameplay, achievements
    Cons: no singleplayer, must create profile,
    view feels crammed, sunk ships not on the board
  8. free Board Games Collection BA.net by ba.net
    iOS:4.0 Version: 4.0
    Pros: lots of different games, quick play
    Cons: way too small touch controls, no list of ships, no multiplayer
  9. Naval Fight by Steve Tranby
    iOS:4.0 Version: 1.0.0
    Pros: quick play
    Cons: no multiplayer, very basic
  10. BattleFleet Embedded by Roger Kenny
    iOS:4.0 Version: 1.0.6
    Pros: fast, ok graphics
    Cons: no multiplayer, no sound, annoying placement controls
  11. Ships Squared by Universalis Publishing
    iOS:4.0 Version: 1.21
    Pros: many ways to play, interesting ideas
    Cons: steep learning curve, graphics only an accountant could love
  12. iSink U (Lite) by Artificial Life, Inc. (video)(video)
    iOS:4.0 Version: 1.0.0
    Pros: great graphics, can move ships and the ships do the shooting
    Cons: crashed a few times, controls are not that friendly
  13. A+ Battleships by Super Art Software
    iOS:4.0 Version: 1.0
    Pros: fast
    Cons: no multiplayer, screen size mismatch for free version, can't move your ships
Not yet reviewed thus not yet added to the list; (no order)
ChartFight SP by Mutant Piano Software
Naval Fight by Steve Tranby
Warship: Flight Deck Jam
Battle by ships 20x20 by Byterun
SNC-Strategic Navel Combat by Hiccup Studios
BattleAtSea by Pelted Software (video)
Battle at Sea: Old Alert by A.S.H Applications Software...
TT Battleship by TechTeam Tecnologia em Informat...
Spanish Armada by orientmaple.com
Salvo! by REDMADROBOT (video)
If I am missing any that you think should be added, please comment with a link below.
Requirements for this list is that they are a game where you hide your items and you have to target other's items that you cannot see.

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