Description
You might be fresh out of SpaceFleet Academy but it doesn't mean you don't have the ability to take on the Enemy. You've been posted to a remote starbase that is down to its last fighter.
Your mission: defend the starbase at all costs against all comers. Enemy fighters and destroyers relentlessly attempt to eliminate you and your starbase - but your superior technology and skill might be able to prevail. Refuel in the treacherous neighboring nebula - but watch out for wandering asteroids! Good Luck!
Full 3D action, beautiful graphics and a grooving soundtrack combine to make Pharos IV: Assault a fun and and exciting gameplay experience for all ages.
"... one of the best kept secrets currently on the App Store"
Silver Award - PocketGamer.co.uk
What's New in Version 1.1
Computer assisted torpedo targeting for greater accuracy
Start game from highest level attained - no more starting over from level 1
Audio and other fixes
Customer Reviews
A potential 3D space combat classic!
Pharos hasn't received too much hoopla on the blogs or forums (at least not yet), but this has the potential to be a great space combat game. The 3D graphics are inspiring which is where most of my 4-star rating applies, and the initial intro animation is interesting enough that you'll probably enjoy watching it every so often. From the space station to the enemy ships, you can tell the devs spent time on the details. The space background that you fly through looks amazing as well. While the gameplay does require some work before Pharos becomes a top-notch game, it is fun. Your objective is to protect the Pharos space station from enemies and the occasional asteroid. Usually what makes or breaks a game is the controls, and in Pharos' case, the devs did the controls right. The controls are straightforward: tilt to fly your ship or to reverse and you have throttle slider on the left to speed up or down. You also have a radar to track enemy ships and the space station, and your main firepower is torpedos. Also, you can calibrate your controls, and my advice is to set your sensitivity nearly all the way down to make the ship easier to control. You also have powerups which you come across in your battles that enable you to recharge your energy, but more perks should be added. I need to mention that there is autoresume which comes in handy when your game is interrupted. Here's something to pay attention to: when you shoot and nick an enemy ship as it does a flyby, you can actually see the resulting fuel leak as it takes damage. What would be helpful is a tutorial on the various functions of your ship's dashboard. I found the fire button a little awkward since it sits in the top right-hand corner, and it would be ideal if your weapons would stay locked on to a target for a second or two. Since your ship doesn't have any shields, I'd like to see an update where you can start at the last level completed instead of having to start over again. While Pharos doesn't have much of a storyline, I hope the devs continue to update the gameplay with additional ships, missions, enemies and levels to add more urgency to the gameplay. I like the direction that the devs have already taken which shows a lot of promise. If you're still deciding, at least check out the lite version to see if this appeals to you.
One Trick Pony
While its only a dollar, its hard to complain about an app like this: decent graphics, good playability/controls but its entertainment won't last long as there's just simply not much to do. The entire game consists of flying around a base station and shoot the incoming enemies. Maybe I'm being irrational but it'd be great to see a game such as this with a variety of enemies, mission types, perhaps a few different craft to fly and borrow heavily from the X-Wing/Tiefighter series and make a full game. I'd be willing to plunk down real money if it were a real game. This game functions as a proof of concept, now that we've proven the iPhone would be an excellent platform for such a game, will a developer step up and run with it?
ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE.
Absolutely horrible. Lags, along with horrible controls and no point. You just shoot, and it is impossible to aim.
- Category: Games
- Updated Jul 03, 2009
- Current Version: 1.1
- 1.1 (iPhone OS 3.0 Tested)
- 23.5 MB
- Languages: English
- Seller: plasq LLC
- © plasq LLC
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iPhone OS 2.2.1 or later.
