Ascendancy

1995 video game

Video gamevideo gameQ721687

Developer: The Logic Factory
Publisher: Virgin Interactive
Released: 1995
Platforms: DOS
, iOS
Genre: turn-based strategy video game
, 4X
, science fiction video game
Game mode: single-player video game

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Ascendancy is a 4X science fiction turn-based strategy computer game. It was originally released for MS-DOS in 1995 and was updated and re-released for iOS in 2011 by The Logic Factory. Ascendancy is a galactic struggle to become the dominant life form, hence the title. The game's introductory cinematic states: "Wildly different cultures competed for the same worlds. In the enormous upheaval that followed, one of these species would gain ascendancy."

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USK rating: USK 12
USK 6 platforms: personal computer
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Distribution format: CD-ROM
Input device: computer mouse
touchscreen platforms: iOS
Different from: Ascendancy
Country of origin: United States
Language: German
Uses: isometric view
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1.“Category:Video games with isometric graphics - Wikipedia”en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Video_games_with_isometric_graphics?oldid=951918015#Pages_in_category
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Distributor: App Store platforms: iOS
Operating system: iOS
Review score: 84% review score by: Gen4 · platforms: PC game
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1.Stated in Gen4
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