Lew Pulsipher's Doomstar

Stratego in space. If you are not ok with Stratego, it probably isn't the game for you. The UI feels... compatible with mobile. This is a turn off for some. The mobile UI compatibility didn't feel like a significant hinderance in this game (it has in others). Don't go into this expecting an experience that is optimized for desktop. The gameplay itself has skirmish, which is your classic Strategoesque environment. There is also a campaign which allows for unlocking additional opponents. The campaign has asymmetry to the pieces. There are variations on the power scale compared to the more "pure" numerical environment of Stratego. There is a piece that always wins if it attacks, and always loses if it is attacked. There are fighters - which you can move two per turn and have two attack the same spot. There are mines - which behave like mines... except for the bit that light fighters aren't blown up by them. The board placement area has more options than the number of ships - some mo...

Cool little game, very enjoyable. Finished the single-player campaign in a little over an hour, but can see myself coming back and playing a few more rounds. There were a few "Hail Mary" moments, where I was on the ropes and thought I was finished - only to pull victory out at the last second. Good game overall!

I wish I had played the game as soon as I had purchased it, then I could have requested a refund. The game is more puzzle solving, than stategy. My current "mission" is to find the command ship before they find mine (every mission) My forces 4 2x fightere, 4 3x fighters, both can move unlimited in a straight line (E,S,N,W) 4 4x and my command ship can move 1 space (E,S,N,W) vs 2 5X can move 3 spaces while changing directions 2 6X can move 3 spaces while changing directions at least one (I think there are 2) mine field which destroys any ship other than a 2X fighter (if the 2X fighter attacks a mine field, it moves past the field to attach what ever is beyond the field) After a figher moves, you may move a second fighter The only way to defeat the 5X is to attack with 2X and 3X (mutual destruction) or 3X and 3X (victory) The only way to defeat the 6X is to attack with 3X and 3X (mutual destruction) You will need to lead with your 4X ships (cannon fodder) to set up the fighters and ho...

This game looks simple on the surface but is rather deep. Deeper then i first imagined it would be, by far. It reminds me alot of chess but with hidden pieces and boardeffects. The campaign-mode is mostly a tutorial to get you to understand the mechanics and quite frankly doesnt really deliver on its promise of being a campaign and tho i found some of the missions to be overwhelmingly difficult, the overall experience of the campaign doesnt do the games depth justice. The game should really be played as a correspondance-type multiplayer game. Which i LOVED. You start several games and get notified when its your turn (or not, you can turn that off and check if its your move in any games when you feel like it).Not being tied down to to a full game or have to wait for an opponent is fantastic and i wish more games implemented this type of multiplayer as an option. And i have to mention sounddesign. Both the music and sounddesign in the game is flawless. Its soothing and calming yet r...

They've dropped multiplayer, so it's basically worthless.

I got this game on sale and it cost literally a couple of bucks. If you have ever played stratego it is this in space. Fans of it will like it those who do not like it will not like this game. Anyway, for those who have no clue what stratego is... doomstar is a bit like chess but all the pieces have different strength. Both you and your opponents pieces are hidden until combat starts at which point you can see who has one. There are also a few other things like minefields which can kill everything except minesweeper ships and light fighters. Some sort of nuke that annihalates anything it hits but cant go near blackholes (so guess where the enemy big ships always end up hiding) . Black holes can be used to increase your movement as you slingshot around them and so control of them can be key. or you can run up the flanks and try and take the king (or the command ship) with some fighters winning the game easily. Then the game comes down to placing your pieces strategically and bluffing...

Very simple game. I do not like it.

Recommended with a BUT only if on sale in the $1-3 range. It's a solid Stratego-like in space, seems fairly well polished, only problem is that the single player campaign is only 1 hour long. Worth paying more if you plan on playing skirmishes or multiplayer as well. Fun enough game for casual board game fans.