{"id":28600,"date":"2013-05-03T07:35:34","date_gmt":"2013-05-02T21:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=28600"},"modified":"2013-05-03T07:35:34","modified_gmt":"2013-05-02T21:35:34","slug":"sid-meiers-ace-patrol-from-2k-and-firaxis-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=28600","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Sid Meier\u2019s Ace Patrol\u2122\u2019 from 2K and Firaxis Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><b>Takes Strategy Gaming to the Skies<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><i>Get ready to pilot over WWI Europe with the legendary game-designer\u2019s first mobile strategy title to launch exclusively on iOS devices next week<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sydney, Australia, 2<sup>nd<\/sup> May, 1, 2013<\/span><\/b><b> &#8211; <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2k.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">2K<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/firaxis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Firaxis Games<\/a>, the critically acclaimed studio responsible for the award-winning <b><i>XCOM\u00ae: Enemy Unknown* <\/i><\/b>and<b> <\/b>the <b><i>Sid Meier\u2019s Civilization\u00ae<\/i><\/b> series, are excited to announce <b><i>Sid Meier\u2019s Ace Patrol<\/i><\/b>\u2122<i>,<\/i> an original mobile title coming to iOS on Thursday, May 9, 2013.<b><i> <\/i><\/b>Conceived, designed and programmed by the legendary game designer himself, <b><i>Sid Meier\u2019s Ace Patrol<\/i><\/b>\u2122<b><i> <\/i><\/b>immerses players in strategic WWI air-combat scenarios, piloting the skies in defense of their base camp and allies.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Sid Meier\u2019s Ace Patrol<\/i><\/b>\u2122<b><i> <\/i><\/b>offers a deep, high-quality 3D strategy experience that fulfills Firaxis\u2019 promise of creating the world\u2019s best strategy games.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Key Features Include<\/span>:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Piloting a selection of 30 vintage and historical WWI aircrafts through more than 120 missions;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Building out a team of Aces that each offer a special skill set to expand gameplay options;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Upgrading and promoting the top fighter pilots throughout the course of the campaign;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Playing Turn-based Single-Player, Two-Player Hot-Pad or Asynchronous Multiplayer through Game Center.<\/p>\n<p>Free to download, <b><i>Sid Meier\u2019s Ace Patrol<\/i><\/b>\u2122 will be available in the App Store on iOS devices worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Firaxis is proud to add <b><i>Sid Meier\u2019s Ace Patrol<\/i><\/b>\u2122 to their growing lineup of mobile games, which will soon also include the highly anticipated <b><i>Haunted Hollow<\/i><\/b>\u2122<b><i> <\/i><\/b>(available in the App Store tomorrow, May 2, 2013) and<b><i> XCOM\u00ae: Enemy Unknown <\/i><\/b>(coming this summer).<\/p>\n<p>*<i>XCOM: Enemy Unknown was named Game of the Year 2012 by <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gametrailers.com\/full-episodes\/pth9i9\/gametrailers-game-of-the-year-awards-game-of-the-year\"><i>GameTrailers<\/i><\/a><i>, <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.giantbomb.com\/news\/giant-bombs-2012-game-of-the-year-awards-day-one\/4472\/\"><i>GiantBomb<\/i><\/a><i>, <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/kotaku.com\/5973782\/xcom-enemy-unknown-is-kotakus-2012-game-of-the-year\"><i>Kotaku<\/i><\/a><i>, and <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/multiplayerblog.mtv.com\/2013\/01\/04\/mtv-multiplayers-game-of-the-year-2012\/\"><i>MTV Multiplayer<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2K is a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 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