Review - FTL: Advanced Edition

FTL: Advanced Edition marks the iPad debut of one of the most popular indie game phenomenons of the past twelve months.

It’s perhaps interesting that the mobile version of a PC game is the one that gets the “Advanced” edition, but we’re not going to question the thinking that drives the work of the awesome Subset Games. When the original FTL launched last year following a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised around $200,000 in pledges despite having a modest target of just $10,000 in mind, it was gobbled up by indie-loving PC gamers thanks to some incredibly deep gameplay and a wondrous sense of adventure and exploration.

Not much has changed for this iPad version apart from the fact that you can now take it with you wherever you go although the move to touch-based control has been hugely successful, allowing for much speedier navigation throughout the game world, more intuitive interactions with your crew and faster flicking through the various information screens.