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Great Big War Game is a casual modern military turn-based strategy game by Rubicon Development, and the sequel to Great Little War Game. It is available on iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows 8 and RT, and older windows.
Gameplay
In GBWG, players take turns moving his or her Units around the grid-based battlefield, adapting their strategies on the fly as they attack enemies, Scouting the surrounding Terrain to uncover the Fog of War, and Capture Buildings with the ability to create Land, Sea, and Air Units.
Features
- 50 missions
- Online and local Multiplayer
- 36+ Units
- 70+ Maps
- In-Game Help pages
- Over 100,000 online players
Game Modes
Single-Player
Great Big War Game includes a Campaign mode with 50 missions and 48 hours of gameplay, plus a Skirmish mode to play against the AI on any of the 70 mutiplayer Maps available.
Multiplayer
Great Big War Game also has a Pass and Play mode where you can play with locally take your turn, press a button, then give the device to another player, and repeat. It also includes an online mode where you can take your turn, upload it, wait for the opponent to do his or her turn, and you pick up at any time and see how he took his turn, then repeat in till either player's HQ is destroyed.
Version
The most recent version of Great Big War Game is version 1.4.1, fixing the broken flags in previous update.
Community
The GBWG Forums are located at http://www.rubicondev.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=24.
Tournament
A GBWG Community Tournament has been hosted, with Avandar winning the first one.
Reception
Much like its predecessor, GBWG has received mostly positive reviews. IGN gave it a score of 9.5 out of 10.0 and an Editors' Choice award, saying "Just buy it, plain and simple." GBWG was criticized for stability issues, as the game can crash on older devices.
GBWG is also in the top ten Android game list for July 2012. [1]
Reviews
| Reviewer | Rating |
|---|---|
| IGN | 9.5 out of 10 |
| 148apps | 4 out of 5 |
| Gamezebo | 4.5 out of 5 |
Awards
It won a Best of 2012 Award from IGN. It is also "Bafta Nomintated for Best Strategy Game 2013" [2]. It is the 'Winner of Best mobile game of 2012' from gamedynamo.com. [3]
Sales
The Windows RT Port made a paltry Ā£52 in its first week despite costing about Ā£10,000, possibly due to a bug in the Microsoft Store. [4]
Age Ratings
ESRB
This game is rated T for Teen by the ESRB. [5]
App Store
This game is rated 12+ by Apple.
Gallery
- Visit Great Big War Game Gallery for more pictures.
Videos
Great Big War Game Trailer
Trailer
More videos at GBWG Videos.
Related Pages
| Great Big War Game Series Navigation |
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| Great Little War Game, Great Big War Game, Great Little War Game 2 |
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