All Entries Tagged With: "Games"

10 New App Store Games To Watch [September 10 - 16]

This week provided a nice mix of genres for the diverse iOS gamer.  Fans of crazy sports games could sink their time into Wonderputt, a new mini-golf game with some interesting course design.  You actually get to see some of the holes being created, and it can be almost as fun to watch as to play.  If you’re looking for a different type of adventure try Escape The House: A 3D Sound Experience.  This happens to be a promotional tool for an upcoming horror movie, and given the game play genre it actually makes interesting use of the features your iOS device has to offer.  Pokemon and Final Fantasy fans can converge on Guardian Cross, the latest offering from Square Enix.  This “collect and fight” style game has an incredible development pedigree, and apparently is completely playable without spending a penny.

Move over Angry Birds: Rovio’s Bad Piggies gets first gameplay trailer [Video]

Rovio has released the first gameplay trailer of Bad Piggies, their next mobile offering starring not those iconic birds, but the adorable love ’em or hate ’em pigs. As we all know, Angry Birds is all about destruction; Bad Piggies, however, requires players to build stuff. According to Yahoo Games!:

Bad Piggies takes a page from game maker Rovio’s other recent hit, Amazing Alex, by letting players build curious contraptions for the pigs as they set out to steal more of those delicious eggs. You’ll craft all sorts of shoddy vehicles, from rickety flying machines to creaky jalopies, and then steer your hunk of junk through winding courses as you try to “three-star” the levels.

10 New App Store Games To Watch [September 3 - 9]

Not willing to rest on the laurels of having one of the biggest hits of the year in the theater, Marvel is taking the iOS world by storm as well.  This week saw two releases from the master storytellers, the first of which looks to be an Infinity Blade style game called Avengers Initiative.  The initial release lets you stomp around as the Hulk smashing things, but future episodes (read IAP) will give you the chance to test your mettle as other heroes from the legendary super-team.  If you want something a little more casual but still within the realm of super-heroism then HeroClix TabApp might work better for you.  This free iPad app interacts with specially made HeroClix characters to provide you with comic book story driven mini-games custom to each figure you own.  On the flip side, those seeking a bit of medieval butchery with a dash of otherworldly demons thrown in should check out Wild Blood from Gameloft.  This remix of the Arthurian legends pits you as Sir Lancelot against a warped Arthur and his nasty sister Morgan Le Fey… and a bunch of overzealous hellspawn as well.

iOS Deals of the Day – Sept 5th

THOR: Son of Asgard for iOS is now Free (was $2.99)

Looking for the latest app sales and deals for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad? Here’s our roundup today for the most recent freebies and price drops that are worth checking out. As always, they’re only good for a very limited time.

Reckless Racing 2 for iOS now a Freebie

Reckless Racing 2, Polarbit’s popular miniature racer for the iPhone and iPad, has just gone free on the App Store. The sequel to the addictive top-down racing game features 18 cars (from dirt buggies to supercars), tuning options for maximum performance, dirt and tarmac tracks, and gorgeous shader based visuals. The game even supports online multiplayer over 3G/Wifi, just so you can go head-to-head with friends and strangers from around the globe. A recent update introduced an all new Drift game mode, as well as 2 new cars custom built for drifting. This freebie deal will last just 24 hours (starting 6pm EST), so if you’re a racing fan, you know what to do.

 Polarbit, Reckless Racing 2 - Free

Tap The Frog 2 – Kiss It, But Don’t Expect A Prince

In my humble opinion, if ever there was a style of game that shouldn’t be so fun or addictive, it would be the mini-game collection.  After all, doesn’t such a design simply mean that the developers couldn’t come up with enough material for a full fledged game?  Well, okay, I am being a bit harsh, and I really don’t believe that, but it still amazes me that I fall so easily for this type of gameplay.  The latest captor of my time is Tap The Frog 2, and this game is insanely addictive – even though concept wise it’s so simple a little kid could grasp it with ease.  I just wish I had the native iPad version, because I find that my overcompensated fingers like the big screen better.  Thankfully, the app is remarkably playable on 2x mode on my iPad 2.

iOS Deals of the Day – Labor Day Weekend Edition

Chlilingo's Robbery Bob now Free

You can always count on awesome App Store freebies and deals during notable holiday long weekends, and this one is no exception. EA Mobile has dropped nearly all their iOS games to $0.99 and a good number of other apps ‘n games are either now free or can be had for a dollar. Some of the more notable titles include Extreme Skater (Apple’s App of the Week), Robbery Bob and Luxor 2. And for those of you who are finally going back to school, make sure that you grab ReaddleDocs, a must have all-in-one file manager for the iPhone. Now hit the gap for the complete roundup of links.

EA’s Labor Day Sale: Nearly all iOS games now $0.99

Real Racing 2 (HD) now $0.99

If you missed EA Mobile’s previous iOS dollar promo, fret not as they’re back for the Labor Day Weekend. Nearly all of their iDevice games are currently on sale for a mere $0.99. Titles like MASS EFFECT INFILTRATOR, Real Racing 2 HD and Flight Control HD are included in the massive sale. Check out the full list of iTunes links after the break, but do hurry as they’re likely to last only for the next several days.

Edna & Harvey: The Breakout in Review – Crazy About The Looney Bin

I remember fondly spending a lot of time with adventure games back in the 80s and early 90s when the likes of Sierra Online and LucasArts reigned supreme.  TellTale Games has done a good job of recapturing that magic, as has Bulkypix with their recent release of Yesterday.  Now you can add Daedalic Entertainment to that list with Edna & Harvey: The Breakout.  This adventure game about a young lady and her bunny has humor to rival the best Sam & Max installment, artwork that is quite delightful and some great voice acting.  There is plenty of game play as well, which oddly enough might be its biggest detractor – there’s almost too much to do.  Still, this is one nuthouse I don’t mind visiting.

Jurassic Park: The Game 2 HD in Review – Not exactly the family-friendly theme park

I think few franchises have ever captured the imagination of the public like the famous Jurassic Park trilogy by Steven Spielberg. Books, toys, even theme parks – the world has seen it all. And even a couple of video-games, though they weren’t really worth mentioning. Until now that is! Telltale has struck again, taking an age-old intellectual property and twisting it in new and interesting ways. As a serialized interactive movie adventure none-the-less.