CNET Editors' review
This convenient war-based strategy adventure fits in your pocket but requires a hefty commitment to learn the rules of the game. Pocket War's interface is built for a Pocket PC handheld device. The game unfortunately has no tutorial, but does include with installation a handful of help files that take far too long to sift through. While the game has, given its format, primitive sound effects and basic 2D graphics, it's easily overcome by an interface that offers plenty of options to address various strategic challenges. To move your battle units, you set behavioral patterns (such as defend or explore) rather than simple commands to move right or left. The computer's programming is sophisticated enough that if a unit is left without direction, it will on its own shift to the most logical spot. Advanced features include the option to create your own units. One of the biggest drawbacks, aside from the game's difficulty, is the demo version's inability to save a game. Overall, for strategy fans this handheld game should provide hours of entertainment.
Publisher's Description
From MetalShard:
Pocket War is a strategic turn-based war game much like the old Empire, or modern day Advanced Wars games. You start with a single city that can produce a variety of war machines. By choosing what to manufacture and sending orders to your troops, you give your men the guidance they need to vanquish the computer, but beware the computer will be trying to do the same to you.
Version 1.58 changes Pocket War by removing a lot of the randomness that used to be in the game. This allows the player to calculate the exact amount of damage a unit will do to a city, or another unit. This allows the player to make much more strategic moves. This version also removes all of the "futuristic" units and replaces them with modern day instruments of war and updates the images for all the units and cities to give Pocket War a more realistic look.
The installer includes both the PC and Pocket PC versions of the game.
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4.4 starsout of 10 votes
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"Can't find it on my Pocket PC"
Version: Pocket War 1.58
Pros
It was a pretty good game, and i liked it.
Cons
I couldn't find the game. It said to look in "programs", but it wasn't there.
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"HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Version: Pocket War 1.58
Pros
The worst game pro or con. Has horrible griphics and is better to play marbles then to even try this game.
Cons
Its a waste of space and you will regret yourself for downloading. You know what just press back know.
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"A brilliant game with wonderful graphics."
Version: Pocket War 1.58
Pros
Wonderful graphics. Fast and simple.
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"One of the more interesting games for the Pocket PC"
Version: Pocket War 1.58
Pros
It's a super fun game. I've been playing it for quite a while and it is still fun. The improvements in the new version make it even better. The new icons are better and the gameplay has improved since it is now less random.
Cons
Just wish it worked on my phone. How about a J2ME version.
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"Best of all games for PocketPC"
Version: Pocket War 1.58
Summary
Name the game and I've played it but PocketWar is the one that has amassed over 300hours of play. It is simple, addictive, and challenging all at the same time.
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"best war game around"
Version: Pocket War 1.58
Summary
If you enjoy the modern day fight with tanks planes and ships. you need to get this game. Rember Empire and Battles from the 80's. this one comes in a pocket pc size.
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"Best of the best"
Version: Pocket War 1.58
Summary
This game is very fun to play! The more I played it the more I wanted to play more. I killed lots of time with this on airplanes. {and at work) Great game.
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"Very cool game"
Version: Pocket War 1.58
Summary
If you start, don't expect to put it down!
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"A must-have for strategy gamers"
Version: Pocket War 1.58
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This game came as a great surprise to me. It is a simple yet engaging strategy game with vast expansion possibilities. You can pick it up and play for a few minutes at a time, but this seems to turn into an hour or more at a time. I recommend it not only because of what you get "out of the box", but because you can get a unit editor as a free download, as well as user mods, which are additions to the base game. The mods can be units, structures or entire game overhauls. As a side note on the editor, it is the easiest editor I have ever used. My first time using it I had made 3 new units in about half an hour. You also get unparalleled tech support if needed. I had a question about the editor, and received a response in less than 10 minutes. (Seriously!) Buy this game
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"Best Turn based Game on any platform"
Version: Pocket War 1.58
Summary
This game will grab you and shake you until you want it to grab you again. This game has seen numerous upgrades and improvements and is the premier turn based strategy game on any platform. A must have.
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