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So at about this time last week we were letting you know that Paradox Interactive’s nautically-themed turn-based strategy title Leviathan: Warships ($1.99) had jumped the gun of weekly Thursday releases and had launched early in international markets with a spot on the shelf of the US App Store reserved for 11pm EST that night. Except… that never happened. Due to several bugs and a completely non-functional online multiplayer, Leviathan: Warships was pulled several hours later.

If you’re a Paradox fan in the PC world then this is all just par for the course. They have a reputation of releasing buggy games initially, but also have a pretty great track record of updating and fixing them in a somewhat timely fashion. In the end, Paradox’s games typically end up being great, and the rocky road to getting there is all just part of the, uh, “fun" I guess.

Well, as of today, Leviathan: Warships has returned to the App Store, and it seems all online multiplayer connection issues have been fixed. However, according to some players in our forums and elsewhere, it still seems there’s quite a few bugs or oddities taking place in the game. I mean, you didn’t think Paradox would get everything worked out in the very first patch, right?

Despite its issues, though, it sounds like people are still enjoying Leviathan: Warships a lot so far, warts and all. I’m sure Paradox will continue to chip away at the game’s problems and release further updates down the road, but if you’re used to this sort of song and dance and aren’t scared of some bugginess, then you can mash away at the link below and check out Leviathan: Warships on the iPad for yourself. For everyone else, we’ll continue to keep tabs on the game’s issues and are currently working on a full review, so keep an eye out for that in the near future.