Frontline : The Longest Day app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Slitherine
First release : 09 Dec 2014
App size: 341.85 Mb
June 6th, 1944. D-Day is the Allied operation that launched the successful liberation of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II.
In Frontline: The Longest Day, players command the Allied forces through some of the most famous battles of the war, freeing Europe from the hands of the German Army. The game takes place over five massive, engaging and challenging missions, all inspired by historical missions which took place during operation Overlord: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Cherbourg, Sword & Juno.
Players are faced with tough decisions and will have to think through the options to take advantage of terrain, use their combat techniques wisely and make sure they leverage the special ability of each unit to overcome the enemy and get Europe back in safe hands.
FEATURES
Land, and aerial combat: all units have strengths and weaknesses encouraging different uses, adding an extra strategic layer to the game. There are over 80 of them!
Units will upgrade throughout the game, based on combat success and experience. This will prove to be an extremely powerful tool to progress in the game providing the players with a personalized army depending on their style of play.
Complex combat mechanics and special abilities for all units such as: Flanking manoeuvres, encirclements, suppression, combat fatigue, penetration, deflection, removing landmines, artillery support, airstrikes, transport, sandbags, march, APCR ammunition, incendiary grenades, smoke grenades, artillery barrages, reinforce & resupply.
Maps are created to reflect the real terrain and their dramatic impact on the historical situation.
A unique visual style using detailed and realistic units representations.
More than 400 Game-Play Turns!
Latest reviews of Frontline : The Longest Day app for iPhone and iPad
Good strategy mechanics are buried under a clunky interface and a never ending parade of bugs. The game just isnt designed for mobile in any way, from the lack of autosave to terrible tap targets. The interface is so bad that I literally cannot complete the first level, because an objective is trapped under a tooltip which can only be banished by tapping an X thats off the screen.
Game hangs when considering options, minimal feedback that its thinking. Save the game and restart, and you have your bank reset to max values, enabling almost infinite airstrikes. Due to crashes, restarts, and the unfair factor, this one is being deleted. Slitherine *usually* makes exceptional games - on iPad, this one is exceptionally bad.
Game would be nice if it was not full of so many glitches that prevent you from working. I think apps like this should be fixed or give are money back and take it off the market until you can fix it so others dont get takin
For the price its a fun game. Slitherine is my fav iPad game developer. However this one needs some work. Only had it 1 day and here is what Ive found. Save often as if you put your iPad down too long and it times out you need to reload the app and lose everything since your last save. The load screen is awful as you cannot tell if you are loading the save (only 1 save allowed it seems) or starting the battle fresh. Sometimes the unit icon will stick as a landing craft marching through the hills....other times your units will not shoot, advance or capture even though they show you the estimated results. The menu, next unit and end turn buttons are easy to press by mistake. A dedicated menu bar would be nice. Often saving and restarting the app and loading the save will correct the glitches.
Glitches here and there, but overall solid game.