"Mayhem's" elegant simplicity makes it something unique: A casual strategy title. Gamers can turn to "Mayhem" for a satisfying war without a long commitment. With a demo available and a reasonable price for the full game, strategy fans ought to give "Mayhem" a whirl.
Mayhem Intergalactic's premise will not be unfamiliar to those who have dabbled with such downloadable titles previously. A turn-based Strategy affair, Mayhem Intergalactic is a title that's easy to learn, but allows for deep strategy that, much like the Advance Wars series, belies it's simple design. Each Map contains a number of Planets to capture, some controlled by enemy forces, others by native population. The player is armed with a number of Ships designated by each Planet and regenerating each turn. Selecting a group of Ships allows the player to move that group to another Planet, either attacking or simply adding to the numbers defending their own, as well divide the group. The player is given an E.T.A. as to how many turns it will take for a Ship to reach its destination and, if attacking, upon arrival a short battle sequence will initiate. Typically, an overwhelming force is the best approach, however when Ships become thin-on-the-ground the player will be forced into making some deftly strategic moves in order to assure victory. Players continue in-turn until one dominates the play field.
Independent developer Chris Pelling, aka Inventive Dingo, will be donating 50% of the proceeds from sales of his game Mayhem Intergalactic to benefit victims of the recent bushfires in Victoria, Australia, starting from the day the fires took hold (February 7th) and lasting until March 14th. Mayhem Intergalactic is a Strategy game set in space, along the lines of Master of Orion but heavily simplified. Last year it received an Independent Games Festival Student Showcase award, and two ATOM Awards for "Best Video Game" and "Best Tertiary Video Game".
Inventive Dingo has released an updated demo for Mayhem Intergalactic, an arcade strategy game of interstellar conquest where players must assemble gigantic fleets of warships, then take on rival empires in an epic struggle for control of the universe.
