Posts Tagged ‘Universal’
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 [...]
Minter’s New Game, ‘Deflex,’ Hits The App Store
Jeff Minter’s latest creation, Deflex [$1.99], a psychedelic puzzle game inspired by a previous Llamasoft release for pre-1985 machines like the VIC-20, is now available on the App Store. As Blake discovered when he got his hands on a pre-release build a couple of weeks back, Deflex isn’t the easiest game in the world to [...]
‘Machinegun Jetpack’ Probably Hitting This August, Will Support IAP
Back in March, I felt luckier than a field of four leaf clovers when I was among the first to see Fruit Ninja [$.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 [...]
‘Aralon: Sword And Shadow’ Goes On Sale For $4.99, More ‘Pocket RPG’ Screens Emerge
Crescent Moon's Aralon: Sword and Shadow is one of the App Store’s meatier games, so it often demands a meatier price point. If its standard price of $9.99 is too much for you to swallow, I think you’ll dig this news: the game, which is a Universal app, is now just $4.99. That’s, like, a [...]
First Person Tunnel Racer ‘Boost 2′ Gets A Lite Version
Jonathan Lanis' Boost 2 [$1.99 / HD] is great. We've praised it to death and are always eager to hear more intel about the psychedelic, first-person racing game. And finally, there's news. A Lite version is now available on the App Store. It went up earlier this week alongside a July 4 sale that has since ended. Boost 2 [...]
Three for Free During the Donut Games Crazy Summer Sale
Just as they did about a year ago, Donut Games is throwing a “Crazy Summer” sale and offering up 3 of their titles for free for a limited time. What is especially cool about this deal is that all 3 of these games are among the back catalog of Donut games that have recently been [...]
‘The Incredible Machine’ Gets A Heavy Dose of Retro
The Incredible Machine [$2.99] for iOS has been updated to include the content that spurred its recreation in the first place. The entire 1993 version of the Rube Goldberg puzzle game, including its pixilated visuals, is now accessible within the app for the price of free. Also, more challenging puzzles have been added. A total [...]
Konami Gets Into The $.99 (or Free) Spirit
Good news if you’re a Konami fan: the Japanese publisher and creator has received the July 4th memo being passed around, and as a result, most of its titles on the App Store are now listed at a paltry $.99 instead of their standard prices. For a limited time the over-the-shoulder shooter based in the [...]
‘Death Rally’ Gets A ‘Duke Nukem Forever’ Themed Update
In celebration of the release of Duke Nukem Forever, Remedy Entertainment has once again slashed the cost of its over-the-top racing title Death Rally [$.99]. For a limited time, it’s just $.99 instead of its usual $2.99. Also, it’s been updated with Nukem-themed frills to go alongside the iconic character’s appearance. Specifically, a new survival [...]
‘Let’s Tap’ Developer PROPE Releases Unreal Engine 3 Experience
Yuji Naka, the former head of Sonic Team and now co-owner of PROPE, has dropped a new Unreal Engine 3 thing on the App Store. Note the hesitance. It’s called PD – proper discoverer [$2.99], and it’s remarkable because it doesn’t jive with what PROPE has released in the past. It’s not a Let’s TAP [...]
‘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 [...]
‘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 [...]
‘Tiny Tower’ Update Fixes Crashes
Since NimbleBit's Tiny Tower [Free] launched last week, it has become their most successful game yet. As of this writing, the game has been downloaded 1,230,688 times and is seeing a surprisingly high 2.6% in-app purchase conversion rate which is nearly double that of their previous title, Pocket Frogs [Free]. Over 18 million sessions have [...]
Freebie Alert: ‘Death Rally’ – Grab This Game Now
Got a case of the Mondays? Well I've got the cure, right here: Death Rally [Free]. We gave the game five stars in our review, and I'd go as far as to say that Death Rally is easily among the best top-down racers available on the App Store if not the best. Seriously, don't miss [...]
‘Joining Hands’ Review – Don’t Forget to Hold Hands
Looking for a unique puzzle game to fill your hours? Take a look at Joining Hands [$2.99] by 10tons, creators of Grim Joggers [$1.99] and Azkend [$2.99]. It tells of the Whispering Wood, a place filled with boogeymen to frighten the little Peablins, Gloobins and Brufflins that inhabit it. To make it through safely, they [...]
Exclusive Hands-On with Jeff Minter’s Upcoming Dexterity Puzzler ‘Deflex’
Long-time hirsute, psychedelic game writer Jeff Minter of Llamasoft has released two iOS games, and they're two of the best games in the App Store: Minotron: 2112 [link] and Minotaur Rescue [link]. His third iOS game, a Universal (iPhone and iPad) release called Deflex, is on the way, and I've been frustrating myself having fun [...]
‘AirFox HD’ Brings the ‘River Raid’ Experience to iPhone, iPad
When Atari's Greatest Hits landed back in April, bringing 100 Atari arcade and VCS/2600 classics to iOS, retro gamers across the land bowed to Atari and the awesome they had brought. But still, there are plenty of great cartridge titles that aren't part of Atari's collections. Most notably, games by other studios. Studios like Activision, [...]
Questionnaire Review
Questionnaire Review By Jennifer Allen on June 24th, 2011 Our Rating: :: USEFULUniversal App – Designed for iPhone and iPad Enabling users to collate statistical data simply and easily. Developer: Web iApps Price: $4.99 Version Reviewed: 1.1.1 Device Reviewed On: iPhone 4 iPhone Integration Rating: 4 out of 5 stars User Interface Rating: 4 [...]
‘Continuity 2: The Continuation’ Review – My Game Got Flipped, Turned Upside Down
Continuity is a pretty awesome Flash game. It won the Best Student Game award at 2010 Independent Games Festival and the Gameplay Innovation Award at IndieCade 2010, so it clearly has some indie cred. Sadly, it also has a huge flaw that most Flash games share—it isn't on iOS. I'm willing to forgive that, though, [...]
Retro Platformer ‘Lars’ is the First Game to Get Native ‘Joypad Game Controller’ Support
I’ve been a pretty big fan of the Joypad Game Controller [Free] ever since we reviewed it back in February. In a nutshell, Joypad allows you to display a selection of different virtual controller types on your iPhone or iPod touch. You then pair the Joypad app with a desktop client via Bluetooth or WiFi [...]
‘BackStab’ Review – Assassins of the Caribbean
Gameloft's BackStab [$6.99] was released for Xperia Play a few months back as a timed exclusive, but now that it has finally arrived on iOS as a universal app, we get to take a look at the studios take of Assassin's Creed via Pirates of the Carribbean. Which is to say, it's an open world action adventure game [...]
‘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 [...]
‘Tiny Tower’ Review – Tiny People in a Freemium World
Most of us here have been anticipating NimbleBit's Tiny Tower [Free] since the developers first announced it. Their last take on the freemium model was the extremely successful Pocket Frogs [Free], a game that I still pull out a few times a week. So the big day has come – does Tiny Tower live up [...]
‘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 [...]
‘Wisp: Eira’s Tale’ Review – A Chilled Out Fairy-Themed Puzzle Adventure
When I originally played the outstanding game Osmos [$2.99/HD], the unhurried gameplay and soothing music lulled me into a calmer state. People have made similar comments about the relaxing effects of Zenbound 2 [$2.99] and Spirits [$2.99/HD]. It's been a while since another game had this effect on me, but Wisp: Eira's Tale [$2.99/Lite] by Triolith Entertainment seems [...]
Upcoming Card Battler ‘Kard Combat’ is Co-Created by Richard Garfield
Does the name Richard Garfield ring a bell? No? Well, the man is responsible for creating both Magic: The Gathering, the Star Wars Trading Card Game and a ridiculous list of other less notable (but still fantastic) collectable card games and board games. Better yet, he's lending his lifetime of incredible expertise to co-creating a [...]
‘Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP’ Swingle Day Swuper Swummer Swolstice Swale
Surely you've heard of Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP [99¢ / $1.99], right? If not, I'm pulling this web site over right now and giving you a lecture on the subject. S&S is a fantastic collaboration between musician Jim Guthrie and artist Craig D. Adams with Capybara Games providing the glue that put the whole [...]