Full Game Reviews
Rating of
3/5
I’d Have Preferred a Tabletop Version…
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 08/29/2015
“Ironclad Tactics” is the second game from Zachtronics, the Indie development studio founded by Zachary Barth (known primarily for his creation of “Minecraft”-style Sandbox games before “Minecraft” with “Infiniminer”). Zachtronics itself is better known for its first release, “SpaceChem,” as well as its production of a handful of educational games for the STEM fields of study.
“Ironclad Tactics” caught my eye due to being a self-described ‘fast-paced’ card game with ‘no microtransactions’ set in an alternate history version of the American Civil War… with mechs. All of these features sound fantastic in theory, but in practice leave the experience a bit wanting.
Presentation
“Ironclad Tactics” features art that is a blend of comic book stylings …