I've tried to find a good one, similar to X-Wing, Tie-Fighter, Wing Commander, etc. My girlfriend's been askin' me and I can't seem to find one. Thanks!
From the examples you're giving, I would look into Galaxy on Fire. If you want something short and sweet (and on rails), check out Galactic Gunner. There's also Star Pagga (though I haven't tried it), Above and Beyond (not technically in space, but similar action), Flatspace (which is more strategy/RPG, but has an action component), and Pirate Wings (only if you have a 3Gs or 3rd Gen iPod Touch). Maybe Space Trek, too. There are a few others I'm sure I'm forgetting. EDIT: Well, I guess there's also that Star Wars Trench game, thought it's supposed to be very short.
Yes, I strongly recommend Galaxy On Fire. Because FISHLABS is creator of Galaxy on Fire 2 for Java-enabled phones, I am sure You are going to experience also this game on Your iPhone as soon as possible Best,
Galactic Gunner is really fun. Galaxy on Fire is more involved, but still fun in its own way - if you like a deeper game.
Galaxy on fire is really fun....until you get the best ship/guns/etc....then you have all this firepower, and nothing to do with it
On that note... I'm looking for a good top down space combat and strategy game. If anyone has played Star Control and Star Control 2, you know what I'm talking about. I know that there are Space War clones (Star Control 1 was one of them), but I'm interested in something that has a strategy element. The full version of star control was basically a sort of "board game" involving a starfield in which players would create starbases, colonies, mining colonies and the like, and the goal was to destroy the other army. Star Control 2 was more RPG than strategy, it involved resource collection, but it had adventure elements and the ability to pay for upgrades to your basic ship.
I can recommend Space Miner: Space Ore Bust! We just submitted, actually - should hopefully be up on the app store soon. It's got space combat, ore collection, ship upgrades, all that good stuff You can check out all the details here: http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=41939
Thanks! Thanks squarezero and others, for the recommendations, I'm going to try them out tonight! Galaxy on Fire looks right up her alley!
Hooray! Da Shiz Whiz 19 already mentioned it, but Battle for Vesta sounds like just what you want. Of course I'm biased as I wrote it. Here's a trailer. Note that the graphics are better in the game than in this movie: It is $0.99 in the App Store right now. If you buy it, let me know how you like it and how you think it compares to any of the others in the genre. I happen to think that it is easier to control and more precise.
as Da Shiz Whiz 19 I would recommend Alpha Wars. Alpha Wars thread [hqyoutube]LzAsfTiQj58[/hqyoutube]
A few more... Void - 2D top-down space combat, hard to control at first until you upgrade your ship. Star Rangers - 3D sector-based combat, similar to the old Star Trek / Star Raiders games Blue Attack! - one of the best 2D top-down space shooters, scenario based with a bit of team-based depth
