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5 fantastic space games
Space. The final frontier. App Store voyagers, these are the games you need for an intergalactic adventure that’ll whisk you off this tedious little planet and out into the stars.
Star Wars™: Galaxy of Heroes
With a ludicrous number of characters to collect – each with upgradable skills and gear – the turn-based battles in Galaxy of Heroes will let you live out your Star Wars dreams.
This is more than just fan service, though – there’s a multitude of game modes, live events, PvP tournaments and eventually ship-on-ship battles to tackle. It’s like they crammed the whole Star Wars universe into one game.
Galaxy Attack: Alien Shooter
Fight your way through wave after wave of alien invaders in this retro shoot ’em up. You’ll need quick wits to survive: baddies move in increasingly tricky patterns and have their own arsenal – and huge mother ships! – ready to return your fire.
Star Trek Fleet Command
Mix and match familiar heroes, villains, ships and factions from every corner of the Star Trek universe in this space epic – there’s no such thing as highly illogical here.
Before boldly going where no one has gone before, you must build a base and recruit a crew. Then it’s time to head out on various interstellar missions. Live long, and prosper!
Space Marshals 3
Cowboys? In space? Why not. This sci-fi western is the third game in the consistently excellent Space Marshals series and it’s the best yet – a mix of stealth, strategy and sharp-shooting that never fails to satisfy.
EVE Echoes
Get ready for space antics on an unprecedented scale in this iPhone and iPad version of the popular PC game. You can effectively do whatever you want in this game – harvest resources, get stuck into combat, form alliances, build an empire, play politics – it’s epic stuff.