This is a great old school RTS like Command and Conquer and it is great to find that on iOS, but the difficulty is waaay too hard. I think I'm on like the 4th or 5th mission and it is just impossible. There is no chance to build an economy and the enemy starts out with a super defended fort and you start out with almost nothing. I've tried numerous different strategies and none of them seem to make a difference. The previous missions were pretty tough but I was eventually able to find a winning strategy but that doesn't seem to be the case with this one. I've nearly thrown my iPhone 6 across the room a few times and that is not the kind of frustration that I need in my life.

This game is incredibly fun. I was happy to finally find an age of empire type game on the iPod. There are a few thing that could be improved though:1)The units don't respond to your commands immediately. The delay gets a lot of them killed.2) the difficulty is too hard. You don't get a chance to build up an economy.3) the maps could have more room on them4) online and random maps must must must be added.5) should be possible to select 3 of 5 units. Can only single select or select all.6) more levels and maps7) should be a way to gather resources without mushrooms. If you gather all the mushrooms and the enemy destroys the big mushrooms, you're stuck. Mushroom farms? Shroom labs? Come up with something good.8) energy is stupid. Get rid of it or make it more useful9) add a store where you can buy upgrades for units ( using game currency) and boosts (make real cash).10) should be more types of units available. Maybe rockets? Tanks should be able to kill a bumblebee, but bb should do more damage to the tank.All in all, it a fun challenging game that could really use an update. Gets 5 stars because it's the first game of its kind on the iPod I've found. Most games are in 2-D war. trust me - I've played enough games to know.

The only issue I've really had with this game is unit selection. The current method is inefficient and makes reacting to a threat quickly difficult. It also means that I cannot have units of different types in the same group. Also, a suggestion: Along with a new way to select units, a tab system on the side of the edge of the screen would be incredibly useful. For those that don't know, a tab system is where you can save selections of units so that you don't have to be at their current location or be looking at them to select them.Other than that, this is a top-notch game. Keep up the good work!I've read that many people are finding this game quite difficult, so here is some advice: This is NOT a console game where you can blindly rush in "guns blazing". This, is an RTS meaning you have to think before you do something or you'll get swamped. I have advanced far in the storyline because I work slowly and carefully when the situation allows. Here is my general order of activity, perhaps it will prove useful to someone else.Defend -> Build -> Retaliate -> DestroyThanks for reading this!- Crimson

Good: tough but fair campaign that gradually increases capability and difficulty, flimsy storyline but very fun on the balance. Some levels are brutal until you crack what the game wants you to do, other levels are easily overcome with an OP tech tree. Though honestly? I wanted more.Rough Edges: gameplay isn’t very balanced, but with so few moving pieces, I can’t be sure if I want to see it as an oversight or as a challenge. Path finding is only ok, and the mining units often lose focus. Tapping on the screen to get exactly what you want has a steep learning curve and the frustration never really goes away. In fact many units leave things unfinished and because the path finding and grouping is so poor, larger scale troop battles have to be tightly micro’d to be effective, and even then it’s a toss up.Notes: there was a sequel made, it looks cool, but it’s not out on the iPhone.Final thoughts: worth your time, no micro transactions, looking forward to more from this dev. I’d have given it 3 stars for the cons, but the game really was fun. Thanks!