Today's Best Apps: First Strike Game And COSMOS: A Spacetime Odyssey

The App Store takes delivery of hundreds of new apps per day. The overwhelming scene makes it possible to easily overlook an exciting game, valuable productivity suite, etc. However, we have a solution. Today’s Best Apps tackles this problem by providing you with a handpicked and tested list of apps that are truly worth your consideration each and everyday. Remember: Even though in-app purchases typically require your iTunes Store password for processing, you can further prevent them and other unauthorized actions by enabling local restrictions using the passcode locked iOS parental controls Universal:

COSMOS: A Spacetime Odyssey by FOX Broadcasting Company (Free, 139.4 MB): This companion app to the revived science documentary series allows easy referencing of content as well as the discovery of other fascinating facts before, during, or after the presentation. At the forefront is the Ship of the Imagination orbited by the thumbnails for each episode, which can be spun like a carousel to access the hidden parts. Anyway, for right now, just tap the first episode to fly into a solar system of data, flattened slightly to comfortably coincide with the iOS 7 appearance. Inside this space are circular objects covered in images that represent the different elements you can explore, such as quotes, personal profiles, science factoids, photos, previews, synopsis, and more relevant to the chapter. In order to watch the episode in full, the Fox Now app must also be installed. As you dig deeper, simply perform a pinch gesture to float backward a notch or tap the left arrow and return to the previous area. Once home again, i.e., the Imagination ship, check out the Cosmic Calendar for wonderful depictions of key points in history.

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First Strike Game by FEINHEIT GmbH ($3.99, 79.2 MB): Show your strength in a world of catastrophically devastating weaponry as the Commander-in-Chief in this real-time strategy reminiscent of WarGames's Global Thermonuclear War scenario. While in peace time, initiate research projects to enhance and expand military resource because once battle begins, the situation can quickly escalate into chaos. In fact, when picking targets, your tactical assessment should include the likelihood of retaliation and the potency of such attacks as neutralization requires expending time and resources to equip and launch interception rockets. If you're able to defend, but the neighboring country isn't, it may be possible to claim their territory and utilize the area for your own arsenal, which could prove crucial because the ultimate goal is to be the last nation not in ruins. The game features 3-D graphics, dramatic soundtrack, simple one and two finger control through a branching territory-based menu, and selection of any well-known nuclear weapon superpower.

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