Slitherine is continuing its inexorable march to conquer both PC and iOS with its announcement today that iPad beta testers for Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon are expected to report for duty here. For those who lower their gaze when miniatures take the field to slaughter each other, Warhammer 40,000 (or 40K), is a tabletop miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop which has a pretty huge following. Recently, there have been as many Warhammer games on iOS as there are half-painted miniatures in the houses of many thirty-something guys. However, this iOS game will probably be among the best Warhammer games on any platform.
The game portrays the Second War for Armageddon and sets the Imperial forces of the Armageddon Steel Legion and many Space Marines against Orks in a branching 30-scenario campaign. The forces you lead carry over throughout the campaign all the while gaining experience and upgrading their equipment. To not belabor the point, if you like strategy games or Warhammer, you should be marching on the double to apply for that beta right now.
