Posts Tagged ‘Arcade’
Hands-On with ‘Bumpy Road’ 2.0 Update, Coming Later this Month
Back in May, Simogo Games released Bumpy Road [$2.99], a title that was a mixture of endless runner and time trial gameplay with a whimsical art style and incredibly unique controls. I gushed about how much I enjoyed Bumpy Road in our review, and last month the game was improved further when Simogo released the [...]
[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 [...]
Demolition Dash Review: This Game Will And Can Wreck Anything!
Demolition Dash is a fun and exciting game that lets you take out any frustrations you have on inanimate objects by controlling a creature roaming the city. Demolition Dash (iPhone: $0.99 | iPad: $1.99 ) The story of this game is that there is a monster who is out on the loose in the city [...]
Chicken Balls: Area 51 Review: Angry Birds, Peggle, Aliens Oh My!
Don’t let the name fool you. Chicken Balls is a fun and addictive game that tests your aiming ability. Want in? Chicken Balls: Area 51 (iPhone: $0.99 | iPad: $1.99 ) This game reminded me a lot of Angry Birds because both the objective and mechanics are very similar. The story of the game is [...]
Dual-Stick Shooter ‘Occurro!’ Returns to the App Store, Now Permanently Free
Way back in early to mid 2009, we were at the height of top-down dual-stick Geometry Wars-style space shooter releases. It seemed like every week or two there was another new one to check out, and although they each had their own sets of strengths and weaknesses, the vast majority offered up pretty compelling arcade [...]
Cars 2 Review: Just Like The Movie, It May Suck But It’s Fun For Kids
Cars was one of the best PIXAR movies in general, but the sequel has been panned by numerous critics. How’s this iPhone counterpart? Cars 2 ($0.99) “Join Lightning McQueen, Mater and two new characters from Disney • Pixar’s feature film in a fun platform racing game. Your mission in Cars 2 is to complete each [...]
Flick Golf Extreme! Review: Everything Is Really Extreme
If you played the original Flick Golf, you have an idea of what you have to expect from the game, a 3D golf game with pretty decent, retina graphics that looks fantastic. Flick Golf Extreme! ($2.99) Of course, it’s nothing groundbreaking, but who’s complaining? The new extreme environments are really well rendered, considering they take place [...]
‘Spirit’ and ‘Spirit HD’ Get High Resolution Makeovers, Both on Sale for 99¢
When I think about excellent but underrated games on the App Store, Marco Mazzoli’s Spirit [99¢/HD] immediately comes to mind as a prominent example. Launching back in February of last year, Spirit is a neo-retro arcade game that uses a control mechanic that’s perfectly suited to the touch screen. You control your tiny “Spirit” with [...]
Video: Retro Shooter ‘P-47 The Phantom Fighter’ from DotEmu
Back in March I sat down with Xavier Liard at GDC 2011 to discuss some titles on the way from his retro-centric studio, DotEmu. One of the titles on the list was the 1988 arcade shooter P-47: The Freedom Fighter, which also saw release on the Amiga, C64, and various other platforms. The game pits [...]
‘Mighty Fin’ Updates with Survival Mode
Mighty Fin [$0.99] is a pretty cool one-button game. When I reviewed it earlier this month, I was struck by the stylish art and the intuitive controls. And the hats. I really love the hats. But half the game's content was taken up with Endless Mode levels that were kind of a bummer. Since the [...]
‘Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing’ Review – A Fabulous Kart Racer
If you enjoy arcade kart-racing games, do yourself a favor and download Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing [$1.99] by Sega. There's currently an introductory price of $1.99 which ends on June 25th, when it increases to $4.99. The game is universal, so it runs on iPad and iPhone. The console version came out last year, so you may [...]
Mighty Fin Review: Surprisingly And Possibly Better Than Tiny Wings
It was a one man studio that toppled Angry Birds from the top. That game is Tiny Wings , and this game takes that concept to the next level. Mighty Fin ($0.99) When Tiny Wings first took off, copycats stormed the App Store. As always, none of them even matched the original. Mighty Fin copied [...]
‘Current’ Review – The Hexog Are Coming
The Hexog are coming, and it's up to you, as the ARC pilot, to stop them. You'll need to bring your best Bust-A-Move skills to the table if the Hexog threat is to be eliminated, and the universe of Current [$0.99] is to be saved. While some action match games let you play calmly, Current [...]
‘Hard Lines’ Review – A Classic Arcade Experience
Have a Snake-shaped hole in your app collection? Longing for light cycles? Check out Hard Lines [$0.99], by Spilt Milk Studios. It's the perfect mix of point-gobbling and line-racing arcade action in one little package. The basic gameplay is simple and familiar. You take control of Lionel, a line that can take only 90 degree [...]
Dragon’s Lair 2: Time Warp Review
Dragon’s Lair 2: Time Warp Review By Bobby Gooding on June 21st, 2011 Our Rating: :: AN ARCADE CLASSICiPhone App – Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad Relive Dirk the daring’s animated adventure in this iPhone version of the revlutionary arcade title. Developer: Electronic Arts Price: $0.99 Version Reviewed: 1.0 Device Reviewed [...]
‘D-Capitatrix’ Review – A Game with Sexy Headless She-Bots
I love technology, so when I discover a severed robot head, my first instinct is to place it back on its body. This makes me ideally suited for the physics puzzler D-Capitatrax [99¢/HD] from developer Gamesmold. The background story is simple: a machine known as the "Golden Mistress" became jealous of the new advanced models of [...]
Velocispider Review: An Amazing Eight Legged Retro Arcade Epic
Remember Sneezies ? The same guys behind that awesome casual game with a new game easily described as a super extended SEGA’s boss battle! Velocispider (Universal: $0.99) This site has always been fond of Retro Dreamer games primarily because of their graphics. They deliver us this retro vertical shooter and it quickly found a way [...]
‘iQuarterback 2 Pocket Edition’ Now Available for Free
Last month, FuzzyCube Software released iQuarterback 2 [Free] for the iPad and we thought it was pretty fun in our review. Gameplay involved tossing footballs into targets that were either stationary or moved laterally across the field. Just touching where you wanted a pass to go would send the football flying there, and the real [...]
Baseball Superstars II Pro Review
Baseball Superstars II Pro Review By Rob Rich on June 14th, 2011 Our Rating: :: HOME RUNiPhone App – Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad It can be frustrating at times but Baseball Superstars® II Pro is still a fun, arcade-style game of “Hit the Ball With the Stick.” Developer: GAMEVIL Price: [...]
‘Match Panic’ Review – Adorably Chaotic Matching Action
Sometimes the simplest things are the ones that bring the most joy. There aren't many games that are simpler than Match Panic [$0.99], but that's a big part of its charm. Here's how the game plays: adorable pixel sprites make a line down the screen. Identical sprites are shown on both sides of the screen, [...]
SpaceArena Review
SpaceArena Review By Bobby Gooding on June 13th, 2011 Our Rating: :: A NICE TRYUniversal App – Designed for iPhone and iPad A ‘classic arcade shooter’, without so much shooting… Developer: JapJap Development Price: $0.99 Version Reviewed: 1.0 Device Reviewed On: iPhone 3GS Graphics / Sound Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Game Controls [...]
Army of Darkness Defense Review: Backflip Studios Delivers A Fine Action Game
Backflip Studios has been extremely successful with their array of FREE games. They sharpen their premium game codes to deliver this game… Army of Darkness Defense (iPhone: $0.99 | iPad: $2.99 ) Army of Darkness is a fresh new tower defense game that is part adventurer, part defender. It is a really creative take on [...]
WWDC 2011: We Check In on the ‘Pocket God’ Series with Bolt Creative, ‘Journey To Uranus’ Now Universal and On Sale for 99¢
At WWDC this year, I sat down with Dave Castelnuovo from Bolt Creative to talk about what’s upcoming in the various entries in the Pocket God series. We’ve always been fans of Pocket God [99¢] around TouchArcade, but admittedly hadn’t quite stayed up to date with the series as of late. After Dave showed me [...]