Archive for the ‘iPhone Games’ category
Learn Catching Hard Hits in Mobile Linebacker for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
Mobile Linebacker puts you in the defense line of football as a linebacker. The developer guys at VIVA! Vision Inc. and VODA digital LLC probably figured that kids nowadays are woosies and should learn to catch some hits. After all, offense is just a matter of having guts; defense is all about being a real [...]
A complete collection of Classical Blockbusters : ClassicTunes-USA1 – iPhone App Review
Classical music lovers now have a wonderful companion for your hobby. ClassicTunes-USA is more than just an app, it is a series of three large volumes. This classical blockbuster Includes themes by Bach, Beethoven, Handel, Mozart, Berlioz, Brahms, Chopin, Franck, Liszt, Dvorak, Elgar, Mussorgsky, Puccini and many more with a total of 211 songs in [...]
Live stressfree and active with Mind Synchro System : iPhone App Review
Whether you are a student or a parent, the fast and busy daily routine can leave you with a lot of physical or mental stress and anxiety. Mind Synchro System for iPhone comes as a wonderful utility that can help you relax using enhanced meditation techniques. With the use of two way audio transmission technology, [...]
T-All in One : iPhone/iPad App Review – Indulge in the most entertaining part of your day with Animated short films
Animated short films are a whole new world of humour, entertainment and inspiration. Whether its getting over a tedious coffee break or an uninspiring Monday morning, the beautiful stories packed in 2-5 minute sequence can set your mood and relax you in a short duration of time. Compiling a meaningful story into a short film [...]
Ready for some Mind Excercise? SetBreaker is here to take you along : iPhone Puzzle game review
Not everyone might love the picture puzzles or crosswords. If you are one of those who likes quizzes based on words, symbols, math problems and phrases; SetBreaker is worth taking a look. This simple puzzle game was created by the developer to keep his mind sharp with puzzles of all types. The game comprises very [...]
Dress your beautiful princess and solve puzzles with DressApp : iPhone Game Review
DressApp; the name speaks it all but besides dressing up a beautiful Barbie your younger girls would also enjoy the puzzle games with her apparels and accessories. The app brings a wonderful world of models awaiting to dress them with the most trendy look. Choosing from the 4 different locations and models users can start [...]
Bring out the DJ in you: Sonic Loops – iPhone App Review
Looping is one of the most popular ideas in modern pop music, but in the pop context, it generally indicates the use of loops made from prerecorded material, i.e. somebody’s album, movie, or speech. Live looping is a new way to create music which can be used with any style and instrument. The musician creates [...]
Sims Creator Begins Tampering with Real Life
Will Wright, creator of The Sims, is moving beyond mere pixels, and taking gamers with him. Instead of letting you play god and housing designer to a group of non-sentient AI, his newest game will actually play games with your life with a little help from GPS, cloud storage, and your friends. If it sees [...]
How the iPhone Has Changed the World
When Steve Jobs said that the iPhone would change the world in 2007, we all just nodded our heads, enthralled with the idea of mobile computing. Time with our phones has quickly outpaced time spent with our gaming consoles, e-readers and dictionaries. We can do just about anything we want from the iPhone. Gaming: Put [...]
What the iPhone 4S Means to Gamers
The iPhone 4S is shiny and new. The camera can start up and be ready for the first photo in 1.1 second, and be ready for another in .5. The device itself is slightly weightier, probably a result of an added antennae (completely eliminating the antennae issues of iPhone 4) and the GSM and CDMA [...]
8 Bits of Awesomeness
Minecraft, perhaps the first game to have its own con before its official release, still isn’t coming to the iPhone just yet. Thanks to a nice deal made with Sony Xperia, indie darling Mojang has said that it will come to iOS, but Sony and Android will have a period of exclusivity. Details on exactly [...]
Rushing Ninjas: Rush those ninjas through or get chopped
Today Rushing Ninjas by the guys from Frostware Entertainment, the studio known for The Starchildren and Skycat, rushed into Apple’s App Store for iPhone and iPod Touch. This arcade-like game is the perfect way to test your multitasking skills in ninja style. Rushing Ninjas challenges you to get as many ninjas as possible through the [...]
Idyllic removing gaps between casual and hardcore gamers
Idyllic might sound a bit very idyllic for an iPhone game, even though it sure looks idyllic from the info and first media of the game. The game wants you to put on your jumping shoes to start jumping around in the idyllic world of the game to collect coins that allow you to upgrade. [...]
Stand O’Food 3 back with burger flipping fun
Many mobile gamers still fancy Flipping burgers and a twist of strategy added to it, which is why G5 Entertainment released its third installment of the Stand O’Food series in the App Store for both iOS devices and the Androids. Ronnie the Chef is back in his Stand O’Food chain in Tinseltown where he meets [...]
‘Emissary Of War’ Passes The Sniff Test
A new RPG is hitting this summer and it appears to have all the makings of a solid third-person, narrative-led hack-and-slash. Swords and an odd world? Check-check. Spiders and other monsters? Check-check. Simple click-treat action? Check. Muscles? Check. A dry, weird name? Yeah, Emissary of War passes that test, too, I think. But does it [...]
Freebie Alert – Vertical Shooter ‘Sky Force’ Temporarily Free
A while back, developer Infinite Dreams promised that if they could get to 5,000 “Likes” on their Facebook page that they would drop the price of their vertical shmup Sky Force [Link] to free for 48 hours. Yesterday they hit that goal, and true to their word you can now grab the full version of [...]
[Update: Out in NZ] New Trailer for ‘Reckless Getaway’ Follow-Up Title to ‘Reckless Racing’ from Pixelbite Games
Last Fall, Pixelbite Games brought us Reckless Racing [99¢/HD], an arcade-style top-down racer with gorgeous graphics, great controls, and a fun physics system. We really liked Reckless Racing in our review, and now Pixelbite has announced a follow up to the game titled Reckless Getaway. The “getaway” in the title refers to the different approach [...]
‘Epoch,’ An Unreal 3 Shooter Being Created By Industry Vets, Announced
A new studio founded by a duo of veterans responsible for titles like XCOM as well as a smattering of other originals like BioShock, Fallout: Tactics, and Freedom Force, have announced its first game, Epoch. It’s an arena-based, gesture-controlled cover shooter built with Unreal 3 for iOS devices. As you’d imagine, it looks beautiful — [...]
‘Machinegun Jetpack’ Probably Hitting This August, Will Support IAP
Back in March, I felt luckier than a field of four leaf clovers when I was among the first to see Fruit Ninja [$.99 / HD] creator Halfbrick’s latest side-scrolling title, Machinegun Jetpack. It’s a mix of infinite runner and shooter like Monster Dash [$.99 / HD]. Heck, it even stars that game’s hero, Barry [...]
Rocketcat Games Reveals Upcoming ‘Mage Gauntlet’ Trailer
If you're anything like me, you've been wondering, "When in the world is Rocketcat Games going to release something that doesn't rely on a swinging mechanic?" Don't get me wrong, HookChamp, Super QuickHook, and Hook Worlds are all fantastic games, but I doubt I'm alone in looking forward to what Rocketcat would release outside of [...]
Freeday Vol 51
Slam Dunk Basketball Listen up hoops fans, because there is a new basketball game in town. If you are looking for a free chance to take a shot on the hardwood, this is your opportunity. In the new game Slam Dunk Basketball you are competing against the clock and gamers all over the world for [...]
Apple Today Announced 15 Billion Downloads; At 1 Billion+ Downloads Per Month Pace
Apple today announced that the App Store has delivered over 15 billion downloads, up from 14 billion just over a month ago. At the current rate, users are downloading over 32 million apps per day, more than seen in the entire first month of the App Store. “In just three years, the revolutionary App Store [...]
Free Dunking Fun With Slam Dunk Basketball
There are few things in the sporting world quite as satisfying as scoring a three pointer in basketball. That’s coming from a Brit in a country where basketball has never quite taken off; however, years of NBA Jam has kept me enthralled by the sport. Slam Dunk Basketball taps into that satisfaction with its simple [...]
‘The Neverhood’ Might Be Revived On iOS
Old games get news legs on mobile. Can we call that a fact, yet? Regardless, yet another aged and half-forgotten title is in the process of being translated to mobile platforms. In a chat with Joystiq, Bazinga Studios said that it’s interested in reviving The Neverhood on new-fangled devices, provided it can wrestle the licensing [...]
First Screenshots Released of ‘Lunar: Silver Star Story Touch’
Back in April, we learned that developer SoMoGa was hard at work on an iOS port of classic RPG Lunar: Silver Star Story, and today we finally have the first screenshots from the game. SoMoGa was responsible for porting the Sega Saturn RPG Vay [$4.99] to the App Store in 2008, and did a pretty [...]
First Screenshots Released of ‘Lunar: Silver Star Story Touch’
Back in April, we learned that developer SoMoGa was hard at work on an iOS port of classic RPG Lunar: Silver Star Story, and today we finally have the first screenshots from the game. SoMoGa was responsible for porting the Sega Saturn RPG Vay [$4.99] to the App Store in 2008, and did a pretty [...]
New Chillingo Releases: Color Bandits And Piñata Smash
iOS behemoth Chillingo is at it again, announcing the release of two more potentially very addictive games. First up is Color Bandits, a title that offers colorful shooting throughout. Players must help restore the color of their home world after an evil steam punk boss has stolen the splendour of the area. Offering frantic side [...]
Independence Day Weekend Game and App Sale!
This weekend we celebrate Independence day here in the US. And as app developers tend to do, they have put a whole bunch of games and apps on sale this holiday weekend. We’ll update this post regularly with the latest, so please check back. Included below are just about every game that EA makes, a [...]
Classic Amiga Game ‘Pinball Dreams’ is Getting a 3D Makeover
Developer Cowboy Rodeo was kind enough to port the classic Amiga pinball game Pinball Dreams [$4.99/Lite] to the iPhone all the way back in February of 2009. The port was very good, with physics that accurately represented those of the original and ever so slightly enhanced graphics. In fact, Pinball Dreaming was almost better on [...]
‘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 [...]