My favorite RTSs are WarCraft, StarCraft, Rise of Nations, and Age of Empires. I like some good old resource mining, technology tree progressing, quick to battle strategy games. I can't believe I found one that works this well on the iPhone. Actually, I found it on my Treo back in the day and have been playing it ever since. Single player was fun. These days I only play multiplayer and am constantly surprised at how fast I can find a game online. There is about an average of 10 folks on a server ready to play at any given time. Even though there is only 1 resource to mine, and only 2 real upgrades, there is still enough variation to let you come up with different tactics to outsmart your opponent. There is a map editor and users are uploading new maps regularly. If you need a quick 15min RTS fix, this is the game for you.
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