Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Red Wasp Design
First release : 30 Jan 2012
App size: 80.72 Mb
"The best strategy game on the iPad yet." DigitallyDownloaded.net
"..you MUST download today...Awesome..." Guardian
" I was totally addicted to this game for weeks..." Wired.com
"...redefines expectations for the iPad as games platform…" 5/5, T3 Magazine
"..deep and fun turn based strategy game with well implemented role playing elements." 8/10 capsulecomputers.com.au
"Highly recommended." MobileTechReview
"...this is arguably one of the best turn-based strategy titles on the App Store. Fans of horror and turn-based strategy alike, consider this one a must buy." 4.5/5 Gamezebo.com
"Joyously thoughtful..." 9/10 PC Advisor
"Is a must have..." ipadblogs.nl
"What this boils down to is isometric turn-based combat at its finest...be sure to visit The Wasted Land as soon as possible." mobot.net
"I’ve been playing this for the past couple of days and it is brill... Lovecraft would be proud." liveforfilms.com
"Its freakin awesome." TouchGamePlay
"This is a fantastic video game version of the role-play game Call of Cthulhu by Chaosium." AppAdvice.com
"I’m giving it a 4.5 out of 5..." TikiGeeks
"This is one Call that you should most definitely answer." 85% theangryspark.com
Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land is a turn-based strategy/role-playing game based on the award winning Call of Cthulhu RPG. Set in the midst of World War One, the game pits your team of investigators and soldiers against an ancient enemy, one older than humanity itself... Can your team of investigators keep their grip on sanity long enough to stop these diabolical plans? The fate of humanity is in your hands...
Developed in conjunction with Chaosium and based their multi-award winning Call of Cthulhu RPG.
"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." H.P.Lovecraft
The game features:
Full 3D graphics with high quality textures, images and effects to bring the action alive.
All visuals are enhanced for retina and iPad displays.
Select from a range of authentic period weapons, equipment, armour, skills and more.
Build your team up to match your gaming style; will you shred your foes with massed rifle fire or blast them with powerful spells gleaned from forbidden tomes? Its your choice!
Integrates to Game Centre and Open Feint with challenging achievements to unlock.
Call of Cthulhu was originally the title of a novella by cult American horror writer H.P. Lovecraft (1890–1937) which has, since it was published in 1928, captured the imagination of generation after generation of fans. Returning to the horror from Lovecrafts original Reanimator set during the dark days of WW1, Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land draws the player into a nightmare world where the terror of mustard gas and trench warfare are but a foretaste of what is to follow.
Latest reviews of Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land app for iPhone and iPad
Only through a handful of missions but so far having a blast. Overall a great game, with lots of options for character development and a compelling storyline. That being said, there are a two key issues that are holding me back from a higher rating. 1) touch controls can be jumpy sometimes. A long press to select an attack will sometimes register as a short press and youll end up selecting the character instead. Also, some errant screen shifts will cause you to move a character when you dont want to. That can be a real pain when youre in the middle of combat and you waste precious action points on a needless move. Id also like to see some more attention put into moving around the app, there are just too many finger swipes to get around. Perhaps a pinch to zoom function or something of that sort. 2) app will not rotate. This doesnt impact gameplay, but in my opinion is a huge oversight. The app will only run in the orientation such that the volume controls are on the top of the screen, which is the direct opposite orientation for users with a smart cover ( like myself). If I want to place the iPad on a desk or table to play, I have to disconnect the smart cover and use it as a stand, after rotating the iPad 180 degrees. Again, nothing that impacts gameplay. But it is an annoyance nonetheless. These shortcomings are minor, and if you can get past them youre looking at a solid game. If both of these issues are addressed with updates Ill gladly revise to 4 or 5 stars.
Very short, but very fun! I would pay good money to see more games like this!
This is one of the best RPGs Ive ever played on iPhone so far. Hell, its on my all-time-top 5 favorite list. Like other reviews say the control is little flimsy and some levels are hard(for me, level 10 was harder than level 11), but overall it is very good game. A suggestion I would make is, more explanation about skills! I had hard time figuring out which ones to invest my exp. With that said, since this is a very splendid work of implanting Cthulhu mythos into an iPhone game, Im giving you 5 stars!
Really nice turn based game. Controls are a bit challenging but I found them reasonably intuitive. Nice touches like world war I backdrop, interesting weapons, items and armor and character development options. Also liked the sanity points concept and using psychoanalysis to restore them. The lovecraftian world was well captured. There are eerie sounds as you battle increasingly weird horrors. The dialogue and mission intros make reference back to the Cthulhu mythos. Fog of war could have been a nice addition, to add that "whats behind the door" surprise factor. I picked up a FF tactics game for the iPad a while back looking for a nice turn based experience - I think that game cost about 15 bucks - and I can tell you that this game was much better than that. Nice value for the price as well. Itd be nice to see an addon or sequel that includes otherworldly landscapes with non Euclidean architecture but that will have to wait.
Other than the control scheme, which takes some getting use to, its fabulous!