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Ascendancy is a 4X science fiction turn-based strategy computer game. It was originally released for MS-DOS in 1995 and was updated and re-released for iOS in 2011 by The Logic Factory. Ascendancy is a galactic struggle to become the dominant life force, hence the title. The game's introductory cinematic states "Wildly different cultures competed for the same worlds. In the enormous upheaval that followed, one of these species would gain ascendancy."〔''Ascendancy'' "Introduction" cinematic.〕 The iOS version of Ascendancy is a Universal app, meaning it is designed for both the iPad and the iPhone/iPod touch platforms. The original ''Ascendancy'' was released during a golden age of 4X space games in the mid-1990s.〔 Several reviewers praised the game for having great graphics,〔〔 being entertaining,〔 and being fun to play.〔 The original version of the game won the Software Publisher's Association Codie Award for Best Strategy Software of 1996, as voted on by games industry members. The music of the game was composed by Nenad Vugrinec. The intro and a few other themes have some resemblance to the "Into the Crystal Cave" theme from Final Fantasy III. ==Gameplay== In ''Ascendancy'' the player takes on the role of leader of an alien species, tasked with guiding their people into space to explore and colonize other worlds.〔''Ascendancy Manual'', The Logic Factory, 1995, Prologue.〕 The player does this by building structures and space ships, researching technology, and growing stronger through war or diplomacy. Players begin with a single colony planet which must be developed. They can select several types of buildings to construct on the planet's surface, and can eventually construct spaceships and leave the planet altogether. Ships travel to other solar systems along determined paths, called ''star lanes''. Spaceships can peacefully colonize unoccupied planets or invade inhabited planets and usurp structures. They can also do battle with enemy planets or other ships. Ascendancy's primary display is a three-dimensional rotatable model of the galaxy, which details the galaxy's solar systems, starlanes, and civilizations. The player can "zoom in" to view rotatable models of solar systems (including planets and ships); view a planet's surface; and use various screens to manage their fleet, planets, and research. This play style is similar to the ''Master of Orion'' series. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ascendancy (video game)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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