iPhone Game: Hellboy II: Tooth Fairy Terror
The iPhone has proven to be a godsend from rabid advertisers whose corporate agenda has been to get branded adver-tainment right into our pockets. With this theme they are creating a number of different applications that give you great “features” such as watching trailers for movies or test-driving new cars. These are pathetic and invasive attempts to destroy the control that smart phone technology was supposed to have for its users. Though the average citizen should be offended by this kind of assault and take over of their own public space, there are a few branded applications that bring a mild amount of entertainment. Hellboy II: The Golden Army – Tooth Fairy Terror is one of these, and thankfully, it’s a freebie.This arcade inspired game takes a franchise that is neither recent nor exceptionally successful and attempts to capitalize on it. The game itself references the Hellboy mythology where Tooth Fairies are actually violent little creatures that attack indiscriminately. In The Golden Army, Hellboy and his other government funded cohorts are after some cross-species “terrorists” and in one action packed moment they are forced to shoot as many of these as possible. You take on this role in Tooth Fairy Terror where they begin flying strait toward you and it is up to you to hit them with your finger, blowing them into a green splat. They begin coming at you in record numbers and you have to keep your instincts ready and your trigger finger limber. This brings up memories of both gun shooters and “Whack-a-mole” games that cost your last precious quarters.
The game itself also gives you great advertisements to tell you to see a movie that is neither in the theater nor even on the top of the new release shelf at your local videomart. The irony here is that the game survives somewhat even if the franchise does not, and the fact that it brings brief frenzied fun and you do not have to buy into the film theme. The game itself has almost nothing to do with the movie itself, nor will it inspire you to watch it. Instead it will likely make you want to waste even more quick gaming moments attacking strangely conceived fairies.
Labels: Iphone Game
SPiN - A new game for iphone
Secret Exit have created a game called “SPiN - The Silhouette Game.” In this game, you touch the screen to rotate objects to try to get them to match up with the silhouette behind the object. You have a time limit, and you are rewarded with more time and points each time you succeed in placing the object in the correct position. It has many levels and is actually pretty challenging at times.
Spin’s graphics are great. The colors are very vivid and vibrant and make the game even more fun to play. The music is also really creative and enjoyable. Spin kept me entertained for very long time, and also seemed to be pretty good on my phone’s battery. Here are some screenshots:
And here is a video demonstrating the game:
SPiN is $4.99 and can be purchased SPiN.
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Spin’s graphics are great. The colors are very vivid and vibrant and make the game even more fun to play. The music is also really creative and enjoyable. Spin kept me entertained for very long time, and also seemed to be pretty good on my phone’s battery. Here are some screenshots:
And here is a video demonstrating the game:
SPiN is $4.99 and can be purchased SPiN.
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Cloud Girls: iPhone game on Apple app
Cocoa Touch Games have released their newest arcade family called Cloud Girls. The goal in Cloud Girls is to protect your world for as long as you can by gathering falling stars by rotating your vibrant, spinning, finger-controlled, multi-coloured shield. As the game progresses, the falling, tumbling stars start to increase in speed and frequency, making it increasingly hard to spin your shield around fast enough to protect the world.
Bonus stars provide extra score or replenish your lives fall among the other stars—make sure to let them through the shield to gain the bonuses they provide.
Players begin the game by selecting one of the five distinctly different Cloud Girls to play—Jenna, Anya, Mirabel, Keiko or Bjork—before leaping into space with their multi-coloured shield.
Your score in Cloud Girls is determined by how long you survive the onslaught of tumbling stars with extra points provided by one of the two types of bonus marbles. At the end of game your score is saved locally, but can also be submitted to the Cloud Girls online server (WiFi or cellular connection required) where your score will be added to the ranks of other players around the world. You can review your own scores and those of the top 100 players around the world with the click of a button.
The game features delightful art, perfect 80s pop music, power-ups, online high scores and superb transition and graphic effects.
Cloud Girls is available now through the App Store for $2.99 or 2.39€
Direct App Store Link: Cloud Girl
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Bonus stars provide extra score or replenish your lives fall among the other stars—make sure to let them through the shield to gain the bonuses they provide.
Players begin the game by selecting one of the five distinctly different Cloud Girls to play—Jenna, Anya, Mirabel, Keiko or Bjork—before leaping into space with their multi-coloured shield.
Your score in Cloud Girls is determined by how long you survive the onslaught of tumbling stars with extra points provided by one of the two types of bonus marbles. At the end of game your score is saved locally, but can also be submitted to the Cloud Girls online server (WiFi or cellular connection required) where your score will be added to the ranks of other players around the world. You can review your own scores and those of the top 100 players around the world with the click of a button.
The game features delightful art, perfect 80s pop music, power-ups, online high scores and superb transition and graphic effects.
Cloud Girls is available now through the App Store for $2.99 or 2.39€
Direct App Store Link: Cloud Girl
Labels: Iphone Game
iBowl: a bowling game for iPhone
iBowl is a bowling game available in the App Store. The game is like playing bowiling on a Wii but on the iPhone or iPod Touch. You’ll know what I mean if you have played on a Wii and then play iBowl! Full review and screenies inside.
When you open the app you get a nice splashscreen with iBowl on it. Then another screen pops up briefly telling you some instructions about the game. Then it takes you to the menu. You have the option to:
* Start a Game - Which starts a game
* View you highscores - You can view your highscores
* View the instructions - Show the instructions screen that pops up at the start.
* Challenge a friend - Opens an email in which you can send to your friends so that they can try and beat you highscore.
* Options - You can turn the sound off in here.
When you click ‘Start Game’ you will see a bowling alley, a ball, bowling pins and a button saying bowl. To take a shot hold bowl and swing you iPhone/iPod Touch and leave go of the ‘Bowl button at the same time. After that just take you 10 shots and see if you can beat you previous highscore.
iBowl is available in the App Store for free!
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When you open the app you get a nice splashscreen with iBowl on it. Then another screen pops up briefly telling you some instructions about the game. Then it takes you to the menu. You have the option to:
* Start a Game - Which starts a game
* View you highscores - You can view your highscores
* View the instructions - Show the instructions screen that pops up at the start.
* Challenge a friend - Opens an email in which you can send to your friends so that they can try and beat you highscore.
* Options - You can turn the sound off in here.
When you click ‘Start Game’ you will see a bowling alley, a ball, bowling pins and a button saying bowl. To take a shot hold bowl and swing you iPhone/iPod Touch and leave go of the ‘Bowl button at the same time. After that just take you 10 shots and see if you can beat you previous highscore.
iBowl is available in the App Store for free!
Labels: Iphone Game
Scrabble from EA Sets the Bar
When I saw "Scrabble" hit the App Store my first thought was that the game play was going to be painful on a device with a 4.5 by 2 inch display and no keyboard. But somehow, the team at EA, the largest game publisher in the world, has created an app that is not only incredibly fun to play, but makes you forget the limitations of the iPhone.
Scrabble works in both single player and multiplayer (over wifi, or just switching turns) modes. The game designers have tweaked the UI to allow you to easily re-arrange or shuffle tiles, and there is support for many different rule variants. In general, the design is so intuitive that you "get it" within minutes -- exactly the objective for an iPhone game port.
There are still things that could be added to make Scrabble even better - in particular, the ability to play users over the internet as opposed to on the same WiFi. The biggest drawback, mentioned by users in the App Store, seems to be stability issues. At least one reviewer out of two complains that "the app crashes every time" -- although if Scrabble does work, the reviews are generally very positive. I had no problems myself.
With all due respect for some of the smaller independent developers, its going to be difficult to compete with the likes of EA in the paid app game department. The best approach for the "indies" is going to be to release free apps and hope to monetize with advertising.
Get it on iTunes
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Scrabble works in both single player and multiplayer (over wifi, or just switching turns) modes. The game designers have tweaked the UI to allow you to easily re-arrange or shuffle tiles, and there is support for many different rule variants. In general, the design is so intuitive that you "get it" within minutes -- exactly the objective for an iPhone game port.
There are still things that could be added to make Scrabble even better - in particular, the ability to play users over the internet as opposed to on the same WiFi. The biggest drawback, mentioned by users in the App Store, seems to be stability issues. At least one reviewer out of two complains that "the app crashes every time" -- although if Scrabble does work, the reviews are generally very positive. I had no problems myself.
With all due respect for some of the smaller independent developers, its going to be difficult to compete with the likes of EA in the paid app game department. The best approach for the "indies" is going to be to release free apps and hope to monetize with advertising.
Get it on iTunes
Labels: Iphone Game
iGolf Releases Version 2.0 for iPhone
iGolf today released version 2.0 of their Free Golf simulation game for the iPhone. This is a significant new release: instead of just playing on a driving range, you can now play two par 3 holes and one par 4.
iGolf is one the most popular free apps in the iStore. To play it, you actually hold the iPhone in your hand and swing the phone like you would a golf club. Generally, the harder the swing, the further the virtual golf ball goes. On each hole you have a choice between a wood, an iron and a putter.
As long as this iGolf stays free, its a must try for any iPhone user. Whether you will end up keeping it is another story...
Get it on iTunes
Labels: Iphone Game
Artificial Life Announces VBotAttack Game for iPhone
Artificial Life will be releasing another title of its own branded V-series mobile game: VBotAttack. Developed exclusively for the iPhone and iPod touch, VBotAttack also utilizes the accelerometer, touch-screen, 2D / 3D map landscapes and 2D / 3D vector graphics. In the VBotAttack iPhone game, players take the form of a VBot and must battle against the evil VBot ruler by eliminating enemy robots, solving physical puzzles and making tools from various physics-based items in order to be reunited with a kidnapped true love. In addition, players can configure other VBots that swarm together in unique ways to pass through numerous traps appearing throughout many complex stages in the game.
The ultimate goal of the VBotAttack game is to overcome the enemies and obstacles, allowing the VBot to reunite with his kidnapped true love in the end.
Labels: iPhone, Iphone Game
Cool iPhone applications for Free
What’s not to like about the iPhone? It’s hip, it’s hot, and you can download cool applications without paying any cent. The price of the applications in the iTunes App Store varies depending on its features and the quality. But why paythe a cent or two when you can get some applications for free? You might be surprised that these applications have great quality as well.
• Sudoku – the popular number puzzle game can now be downloaded and played for free. The Sudoku for the iPhone and iPod Touch was created by Mighty Mighty Good Games. Visit their website at http://mmggames.com/
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• Sudoku – the popular number puzzle game can now be downloaded and played for free. The Sudoku for the iPhone and iPod Touch was created by Mighty Mighty Good Games. Visit their website at http://mmggames.com/ • Shazam – this application allows you to know the title, the artist, and more info about the song that you want to know. All you have to do is to hold the iPhone to the speaker where the music can be heard for at least 8 seconds. To know more details go to http://www.shazam.com/music/portal.
• Remote – want to feel like Adam Sandler in the movie Click? This application might do the wonders. The application turns you iPod Touch or iPhone into a remote control that would work on your computer. It works with AirTunes speakers and Apple TV as well.
Labels: iPhone, Iphone Game
Gameloft Promises 15 Games for iPhone
Yesterday Gameloft announced it will produce no less than 15 new native titles for the iPhone this year, making it the fourth major developer to publicly embrace the iPhone as a gaming platform.
According to Guillemot, Gameloft developers have already started using Apple’s software development kit to produce a series of new titles, some of which should be available when the App Store launches in June.Gameloft joins the likes of Sega, Freeverse and EA, who will all be releasing native iPhone and iPod Touch games later in the year. During Thursday’s SDK event, EA even said that an iPhone version of the highly anticipated Will Wright game, Spore, will debut in September, around the same time it launches on the PC. Like Gameloft, EA says it’s in the early stages of development on a number of other games for the iPhone OS. Source wired.com
Labels: Iphone Game
Top 10 Free iPhone Games
If you’ve managed to get yourself an iPhone and haven’t smashed it yet, you’ve probably noticed that the iPhone isn’t preloaded with any games (to me that’s one good reason to smash it) so here are top 10 free iPhone games:1- Shredder iPhone Chess
2- Diamenty which is basically Bejeweled, my favorite online game EVER!
3- Sudoku, the world’s favorite logic based number placement puzzle.
4- Checkrz aka Checkers!
5- i-Tiles: a memory game
6- Reversi: an abstract strategy game
7- Collapsing Blocks: falling blocks puzzle game.
8- Video Poker
9- iMineSweeper: the classic Minesweeper game.
10- iPhone Sokoban: a puzzle game where you have to push the boxes onto the target squares.
All of these games are web based as Apple still doesn’t offer any downloadable games.
Labels: iPhone, Iphone Game