Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Review: Doodle Bomb HD
Posted by Debug July 23, 2010, under News, iPad, iPhone, reviews
We get asked to look at a lot of doodle games at Apptrawler and many we have to say no to due to the sheer amount of games out there to look at. But whilst playing around with our iPad yesterday we got the code for Doodle Bomb HD and we thought we’d give it [...]
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Office Heroes (Free) – For Tweetaholics
Posted by Foyble July 23, 2010, under News, iPhone
When we first saw Office Heroes, I admit I was more than a little surprised with the overwhelmingly positive response the game saw both in article comments and on our forums. It seems that social gaming is a guilty pleasure for many, and as I mentioned in the preview, Office Heroes [...]
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Review: Predators – Out on App Store
Posted by AppTrawler July 3, 2010, under News, iPhone, reviews
The original Predator movie back in 1987 sparked a huge cult following and a subsequent movie and various crossovers with Aliens. Acclaimed producer Robert Rodriguez is set to rekindle that flame on the big-screen with a stand-alone movie, Predators, with Chillingo and Angry Mob Games stepping up for the mandatory small-screen game tie-in.
Like Guerilla Bob [...]
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Preview: Archetype with Video
Posted by AppTrawler July 3, 2010, under News, iPad, previews
A couple weeks ago we first caught wind of Archetype, an online first person shooter by iPhone developer MunkyFun which is comprised of veterans of LucasArts and the creators of both Shift [99¢] and Ivory Tiles [99¢] for the iPhone. Much like ngmoco’s Eliminate [Free], Archetype is said to work over WiFi, 3G, and also [...]
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Preview: Spider: Bryce Manor HD (iPad) – with Video
Posted by AppTrawler July 3, 2010, under News, iPad, previews
It’s no secret we love Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor [$2.99 for the iPhone. While Tiger Style Games is hard at work building whatever their successor to Spider will be, they've also had time to crank out the free Spider: Hornet Smash [Free], and Spider: Bryce Manor HD for the iPad which they’re hoping [...]
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Coming Soon: The Manhole – From Myst Creators
Posted by AppTrawler July 3, 2010, under News, iPhone
Per a recent posting on the Myst forums, Myst [$4.99 / Free] just had an update submitted to Apple to add iOS 4 compatibility. Interestingly enough, also mentioned in the same thread by Cyan employee Chogon is the fact that yet another Cyan classic is coming to the App Store: The Manhole.
The Manhole is a [...]
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Preview: Earth Defender Hands- with Video
Posted by AppTrawler July 3, 2010, under News, iPhone
The original Missile Command was released to arcades in 1980, and aside from being played by John Connor in Terminator 2, Missile Command has provided a solid core gameplay element which has been either the direct inspiration of evolved upon in far too many video games than I could even attempt to list– Also, it [...]
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Preview: R-Type Screenshots Released
Posted by AppTrawler July 3, 2010, under News, iPhone
A set of screenshots were just released mere moments ago on EA Mobile’s fantastic Facebook page of R-Type, a classic arcade style side scrolling shooter originally released in 1987 which has since been ported to almost every platform imaginable. Set in the future, players control a futuristic fighter and set off to destroy Byrdo Empire. [...]
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Developer Interview: Debug Design
Posted by Foyble May 22, 2010, under Interviews, News, iPhone
This week we have been chatting to Ian Garstang at Debug Design Limited which started life as a graphic design company who now make games. They currently have 3 games on the market; The Danger Room, Scribble Jumper (free) and one of our favorite games ‘Quizicards‘. Ian took time out from his [...]
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Preview: Star Wars – Battle For Hoth
Posted by Debug May 20, 2010, under News, iPhone
Star Wars: The Battle for Hoth is a tower defense strategy game set on the planet Hoth in the Star Wars universe. Under development for the past few months by Fluffylogic, a development house based in Bristol in the UK, the game will be released on the App Store [...]
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Exclusive Preview: Quizicards – The Only Quiz App You’ll ever need
Posted by Debug April 29, 2010, under News, iPhone
AppTrawler has been given the exclusive preview of upcoming quiz app Quizicards. A slick and good looking quiz app that comes with 1000 questions, however what really interested us is the ability to create and share quizzes for FREE. The developers have shown us a huge list of quizzes already online for you to download [...]
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Chopper 2 on a 42″ TV Controlled By… Your iPhone
Posted by AppTrawler April 28, 2010, under News, iPhone
As if bluetooth iPhone to iPad control wasn’t enough, Majic Jungle’s followup iPad trick is outputting the iPad game video to a 42″ TV while controlling the game with your iPhone:
I know it shouldn’t be that much different than the first video, but somehow it feels quite different. While Apple should allow this functionality [...]
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Pool Pro Online iPhone & iPad – FREE Today Only
Posted by AppTrawler April 28, 2010, under News, iPhone
If you’ve been looking for an online pool game, here’s your chance. Namco’s Pool Pro Online 3 for iPhone and iPad are now free for a day.
This represents the 3rd in the franchise which originally began on mobile phones but is now extending to smartphones and even the desktop. The game allows both [...]
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Angry birds HD
Posted by AppTrawler April 9, 2010, under News, iPhone
Angry birds originally came out for the iPhone and has recently been brought to the iPad as an HD. The app is another physics-based game which focuses on knocking down different structures and crushing every pig found inside. Stars are earned for each level based on how many launches it takes [...]
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Plants vs Zombies HD
Posted by AppTrawler April 9, 2010, under News, iPhone
Plants vs Zombies HD is an app created by veteran casual game maker PopCap. It is an upscaled version of the iPhone version made for the iPad. The game is essentially a tower defense game which pits your own homegrown plants against an onslaught of evil zombies. As you progress through [...]
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Real Racing HD
Posted by AppTrawler April 9, 2010, under News, iPhone
Real Racing was and is still one of the greatest racing games for the iPhone and iPod Touch. With the release of the iPad, Firemint decided to rerelease their hit game in true HD form. The game looks even better than before on the new device and they even added a [...]
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Preview: Deliverace
Posted by AppTrawler March 22, 2010, under News, iPhone
While I have been completely sucked in to hardcore racing simulators in the past, there’s nothing I like more in racing games than ridiculous drifting and jumps– Lots of jumps. Thankfully, developer Pixelbite seems to share a similar love for these kinds of racing games from looking at their recently released Raging Thunder 2 and [...]
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Preview: Karate Champ Classic
Posted by AppTrawler March 22, 2010, under News, iPhone
Revolutionary Concepts sent us a new screenshot and a note saying they are working around the clock on their port of Data East’s arcade classic Karate Champ to the iPhone. The partial list of features include:
Dual Stick Control (no D-Pad or buttons).
Virtual arcade cabinet surround (no thumbs covering the action)
1 Player vs CPU [...]
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Retro Preview: Bit Pilot & iJumpman
Posted by AppTrawler March 22, 2010, under News, iPhone
Bit Pilot
Bit Pilot is a retro-inspired dodging game that comes from Zach Gage, who also brought us the multi-touch puzzler Unify. Bit Pilot’s biggest flaw seems to be that it was released only a week after Tilt to Live and likely drowned out by the cheers for that game.
Bit Pilot, though, does stand [...]
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Preview: The Jim and Frank Mysteries – The Blood River Files
Posted by AppTrawler March 22, 2010, under News, iPhone
At GDC 2010, iPhone developer 99games showed us what they have been working on as their next major iPhone title. The Jim and Frank Mysteries – The Blood River Files is an adventure puzzler in the vein of the Professor Layton game series.
In the Jim and Frank Mysteries, players assume the role of Jim [...]
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Recent Reviews
We have been playing Meow Meow Happy Fight for the past few days and we love it. Essentially ‘Happy Fight’ is the death match simplified and it’s great.
Let me start from the beginning, Happy Fight is a top down arena shooter where you and multiple enemies must run about totting up as many frags as [...]
This week we have been talking to indie developer AppChogie who currently has almost 10 apps on the app store with lots more in production. His latest release ‘Doodle Bomb HD” for the iPad is a strangely addictive tap game with have kept the guys in the office busy. We discussed with him his past, [...]
Read more>We get asked to look at a lot of doodle games at Apptrawler and many we have to say no to due to the sheer amount of games out there to look at. But whilst playing around with our iPad yesterday we got the code for Doodle Bomb HD and we thought we’d give it [...]
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