Archive for June, 2011
‘Ballistik Wars’ Review – PONOS Wages a Castle War
The cliché that nothing good in life is free can be especially true when it comes to to iOS games. Sure, every once in a while you stumble across a truly great free title, but there almost always is a catch. In the case of Ponos' Ballistik Wars [Free], the catch is simple: it's ad-supported. For [...]
‘Puzzle Family’ Has The Craziest Trailer Ever
It’s a shame that we received this announcement of Puzzle Family after our podcast was recorded for the week. Instead of the Bungie Aerospace news, this game and it’s insane trailer would have been the leading story of the bunch. Before I delve into the specifics, take a gander at the trailer. It's better to [...]
Smurfs’ Village FREE Summer Update Arrives Without Katy Perry, Boo!
CAPCOM was successful in infiltrating the freemium iOS market especially with their banner FREE game, Smurfs’ Village . If you’re one of the many waiting for an update, rejoice as land has arrived! It’s not just land they’re bringing to you this time, the BEACH as well! “Smurfs Up! Our latest update adds some beachfront [...]
‘CityVille Hometown’ Hits the App Store; Doesn’t Connect to Your Existing City?
I know it's all the rage these days to get down on Zynga for their timesink-centric free to play Facebook games, but they are responsible for some ridiculous numbers. CityVille in specific is responsible for nearly 2.4m "Likes" on Facebook, and according to Wikipedia was Zynga's biggest game launch and has set the record for [...]
Both ‘Zen Bound’ and ‘Zen Bound 2′ Are Also on Sale
Hope you like sales reports on this fine afternoon. Have another: Secret Exit, the dudes behind the original Zen Bound and its awesome follow-up Zen Bound 2, have cut the cost of Zen Bound and Zen Bound 2 EVERYWHERE in celebration of “summer.” Both are just 99 cents until July 11 on the App Store, while [...]
Cargo Runners for iPad Review
Cargo Runners for iPad Review By Chris Kirby on June 30th, 2011 Our Rating: :: Delivers!iPad Only App – Designed for the iPad Ditch the cardboard and grab your Captain’s hat. This one’s a winner. Developer: Trouble Brothers Price: $7.99 Version Reviewed: 1.0 Device Reviewed On: iPad Graphics / Sound Rating: 4.75 out of [...]
Lay down some pipes in World of Oil HD
Your customers need oil, rotate the pipes properly from the source in the puzzle game World of Oil HD. Try out a few levels and if you like it unlock the full version for $0.99. Game Features: 7×10 cells playing field 8 level packs x 50 levels currently (full version) 11 skins of game Bonuses [...]
Bungie Aerospace Revealed To Be Initiative To Help Small Mobile and Social Devs
For a while now the label “Bungie Aerospace” has had our brows in a permanent state of arousal. Eli has been complaining for weeks about wrinkles and pain, to give you a slight indication of how we’re injuring ourselves over the mysterious trademark. And while most has been revealed around the subject, we’ll have to [...]
Pocket Academy Released: Game Dev Story School Edition, FREE Version Too
Following up the successful Game Dev Story [Review - $1.99 – Lite] and Hot Springs Story [$3.99 – Lite] here in the US, Kairosoft has gone ahead and let Pocket Academy loose from the Japanase AppStore. TouchArcade actually found the game back in April, and once again they’ve found it today when it was released in [...]
Adult Swim Gets Into The Price Cutting Mood
Adult Swim Games isn’t above creating games that revolve around mechanical unicorns, horrible electronic music, and air dashing through concrete stars. It also isn’t above July 4 sales, as if that was an actual surprise as opposed to a writer’s early morning contrivance. So, what games are on sale? A lot. In fact, most of [...]
Gameloft Release Warplanes: A History of Aerial Combat – And a Contest!
Gameloft have released a new app today, not a game, but an app. Their Warplanes: A History of Aerial Combat is an interactive look at warplanes of the world. We’re teaming with them to celebrate that game with a contest! Sure, the iPad is a great productivity tool, and a great game device, but when [...]
Tour de France 2011 Drafts Into The App Store Today
Call me crazy, but something about the sport of cycling doesn’t seem to me to lend itself well to iOS gaming. But what if you were not having to press the screen for every pedal of the bike? Taking a more “Sport simulation” route, today’s new release Tour de France 2011 is a team management [...]
Compression HD Gets Support for iCade
The iPad arcade cabinet, the iCade, has finally gotten an SDK released for it, or at least the manufacturers confirmed the Bluetooth keyboard commands that will allow third-party games to support iCade controls in their own games. One of the first games to support iCade controls is Little White Bear’s puzzler, Compression HD. By enabling [...]
Real Racing 2 HD Review
Real Racing 2 HD Review By Carter Dotson on June 30th, 2011 Our Rating: :: REAL FRUSTRATINGiPad Only App – Designed for the iPad Real Racing 2 HD is an iPad version of Firemint’s popular iOS racing franchise. Developer: Firemint Price: $9.99 Version Reviewed: 1.10 Device Reviewed On: iPad 1 Graphics / Sound Rating: [...]
Gameloft Hacks Prices in 4th of July Sale
It’s the season for savings as the US’ July 4 Independence Day celebration nears. Not to be left out of the chart-breaking action is Gameloft. As of this morning, the homage-specialists are offering a stable of some of its sharpest titles like NOVA 2 and Asphalt 6 at a mere 99 cents instead of their [...]
Mobile Printing From OfficeMax’s Print Center
One of the many useful things about the iPad and iPhone is that they save on needing to print things out. Notes and directions can simply be consulted from the portable device and in many ways, it’s far superior to a piece of paper. Even some tickets can be accepted via an iOS device as [...]
The Mooniacs Review
The Mooniacs Review By Jason Wadsworth on June 30th, 2011 Our Rating: :: NOT SO ALIENiPhone App – Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad This may not be the most inventive or unique physics game out there, but it is a strong new entry in genre. Developer: Namco Networks America Inc. Price: [...]
‘Street Fighter IV Volt’ Review – At Long Last, Street Fighter Gets Online Multiplayer
I was really excited when Capcom announced at E3 this year that their wildly successful Street Fighter IV [$4.99] for iPhone would be getting a follow up title called Street Fighter IV Volt [99¢]. I’ve been a huge Street Fighter fan for the majority of my life, and the original iPhone version is easily my [...]
G5 Entertainment: The Hand That Feeds Coming Soon
G5 Entertainment have been pretty consistent with their releases of casual gaming experiences like Mahjongg Artifacts, Virtual City and my personal favorite Supermarket Mania, ensuring that casual gaming doesn’t mean poor gaming. There’s a new title on the way in the form of Special Enquiry Detail: The Hand that Feeds. Special Enquiry Detail is a [...]
Split/Second for iPad Review
Split/Second for iPad Review By Timothy Smith on June 30th, 2011 Our Rating: :: MILDLY EXPLOSIVEiPad Only App – Designed for the iPad The console title makes its way to the iPad, but not without a few quirks. Developer: Disney Interactive Price: $6.99 Version: 1.2.28 App Reviewed on: iPad Graphics / Sound Rating: 4 [...]
Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Review: SEGA’s Best iOS Game Is Like Mario Kart iPhone, iPad!
So here’s the good news: it’s not a emulator game! Which means this time SEGA means business, the game looks great, both on the retina display and on the iPad (yes, it’s universal!). Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing (Universal: $4.99) James has always thought SEGA has a winner in this title since he first saw [...]
‘Gun Bros’ Gets Online Co-Op And New Challenges In Update
Glu Mobile’s Gun Bros [Free] now has even more features, including a real-time co-op element that’s sure to tickle fans of the F2P dual-stick shooter. Available this morning, the update adds “BRO-OP,” the long-awaited co-op compliment to the game that, before, had to lean on imported AI copies of friends. The mode supports play over [...]
Don’t Panic Promises To Be The Fastest Navigation App Yet
There’s a new competitor for the navigation app throne and its name is Don’t Panic. Admittedly this is a new competitor for the UK crowd as it only currently works in the UK but it could be well worth a look for those from these fair shores. Don’t Panic promises to be precise in its [...]
Don’t Panic Promises To Be The Fastest Navigation App Yet
There’s a new competitor for the navigation app throne and its name is Don’t Panic. Admittedly this is a new competitor for the UK crowd as it only currently works in the UK but it could be well worth a look for those from these fair shores. Don’t Panic promises to be precise in its [...]
‘Game Dev Story’ Goes On Sale
Kairosoft’s Game Dev Story [$1.99 / Lite] is now cheaper than what it was. For a limited time, and in celebration of the release of Pocket Academy [$3.99 / Lite], the quirky simulation game that puts you in the shoes of producer, administrator, and game developer is $1.99. That’s a 50 percent savings from the [...]
Koder Review
Koder Review By Jennifer Allen on June 30th, 2011 Our Rating: :: EXTENSIVEiPad Only App – Designed for the iPad An accomplished code editor for many programming languages. Developer: iCodeLabs Price: $5.99 Version Reviewed: 1.0 Device Reviewed On: iPad 2 iPhone Integration Rating: 4.25 out of 5 stars User Interface Rating: 4 out of [...]
Monsoon Multimedia Devices Now Support iOS
Fifteen years ago the concept of watching television when not in the home seem farfetched at best. To put it quite frankly, why would you want to watch television outside of the home to begin with? This is why technology has transformed the way that we live our daily lives. The question is whether that [...]
Ionocraft Racing Review
Ionocraft Racing Review By Rob Rich on June 30th, 2011 Our Rating: :: STEAMYiPhone App – Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad Ionocraft Racing is a genuinely thrilling and addictive racer, even if it can feel a little empty. Developer: PAN Vision Price: $1.99 Version: 1.0 App Reviewed on: iPhone 3GS Graphics [...]
MedCoach Helps Users Keep Track of Their Medications on iOS
GreatCall make a cell phone called the Jitterbug, which is designed to be a basic and easy-to-use phone for people who don’t need all the advanced features that modern smartphones have. However, for people that do have those modern smartphones with all those advanced features, GreatCall have released an app called MedCoach which is designed [...]
MedCoach Helps Users Keep Track of Their Medications on iOS
GreatCall make a cell phone called the Jitterbug, which is designed to be a basic and easy-to-use phone for people who don’t need all the advanced features that modern smartphones have. However, for people that do have those modern smartphones with all those advanced features, GreatCall have released an app called MedCoach which is designed [...]