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Auralux looks easy, but gets hard quickly (pictures)

This colorful game gives you a great overall experience while you play, with bright colors, pulsating suns, and music and sound effects that fit well with the action.

Jason Parker
Jason Parker has been at CNET for nearly 15 years. He is the senior editor in charge of iOS software and has become an expert reviewer of the software that runs on each new Apple device. He now spends most of his time covering Apple iOS releases and third-party apps.
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Starts off easy

When you begin a level, you can see all the suns (gray) you can potentially conquer. Move slowly and carefully and never leave a sun with too few armies to protect it.
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Pinch to zoom

You have the option to see the whole gameboard or zoom in on the battles. You'll end up switching back and forth as you play each level.
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Upgrade to win

The larger suns produce more armies, and you can get them by upgrading the suns that have rings around them.
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Later, it gets crazy

As you progress and all the suns are occupied, you'll start having to defend against multiple attacks while sending out attacking forces of your own simultaneously.
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Check your stats

At the end of each game, you can view how the game progressed from the conquest of the first sun all the way to the end.

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