TheAppera: The open ended aspect to it is applaudable, as it lets you play however you want to – missions or no missions, etc. This is great, but you need to keep reading to see how it works out.
Pocket Gamer: Whatever exciting developments the distant future may hold, we can be sure of one thing: there’s going to be no shortage of employment for those with a penchant for bloodthirsty piracy.
Spacefaring games are enjoying a renaissance on the iPhone and iPod Touch lately, and Ultraviolet Dawn is a promising new contender, set to challenge the likes of WarpGate. While the trading and mercantile RPG aspects are awfully familiar, Ultraviolet Dawn keeps one foot squarely in classic territory, eschewing 3D graphics for strictly top-down 2D sprites. In this sense it is the closest to the original inspirations, but also suffers somewhat from being ported to a touch screen interface.
