It was less than two weeks ago since EA announced it was bringing the mega-popular Rock Band franchise to the App Store, so it was a bit of a surprise to see it land over the weekend. Rock Band takes the ‘tap-along’ music/rhythm gameplay to a new level not only because of the long list […]
**UPDATED: Release date announced for 21st October!** We’ve been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to re-launch those cows into orbit ever since we heard Gameloft was bringing the iconic, dirt eating, chewy length of worm flesh – Earthworm Jim – to iPhone and iPod touch back in August. For those of you’ve been asleep on Mars […]
Jonathan Lanis has recently contributed a simple and fun bit of 3D obstacle-dodging tunnel madness to the App Store in the form of Boost 3D Boost 3D is about tunnels, and it’s a rather simple affair. You start out racing down the inside of an obstacle-laden tunnel and, before you know it, you’re racing down […]
Ngmoco has announced that their much anticipated first person shooter Eliminate will be free in light of Apple’s announcement that free apps can now offer in-app purchases. More details are said to be following, but Ngmoco has long announced that Eliminate would carry in-app purchases for energy that allows players to earn additional credits. Every […]
Have you ever wondered how many crimes occur each year in the city you live in? Are you traveling to a city you’ve never been to before and want to know if you’ll be staying in a high crime area? If so, then Crime Gauge may or may not be helpful to you. You can […]
Shoot-’em-ups are so commonplace it takes genuine skill to give them the edge they so desperately need to stand out on the App Store both in aesthetics and in gameplay. So newcomer Games Faction has its work cut out, but fortunately it seems to have paid close (and quite literal) attention to both these factors. […]
Ngmoco is wasting absolutely no time in taking advantage of the new policy allowing developers to release free apps with in-app purchases. Aside from announcing that their Eliminate game will be free, they have also released Rolando 2: Chapter 1 into the App Store for free. The free version of the game offers the entire […]
Dark Nebula is described as a “skill-based action game” which we previewed back in August. The game is brought to us in part by Anders Hejdenberg, the lead designer of Battlefield 2: Modern Combat. Dark Nebula is a tilt-controlled ball roller, but one that adopts an action/arcade vibe rather than the more tedious precision work […]
Dungeon Hunter is the premiere hack’n’slash rpg release by Gameloft. Those players who are longtime fans of the Diablo series or familiar with the look of games like Dungeon Siege, this game will seem very similar. The game plays a little like Pixel Mine’s Underworlds with it’s upgradeable characters and various items that can be […]
In Ancient War, you become God of a tribe attempting to destroy the enemy’s totem pole while trying to defend your own at the same time. To accomplish this task, you are given several types of attack units ranging from militia to giant dinosaurs. The game is actually quite challenging, even on the novice level. […]
Headhunter is a fun and addicting game for the iPhone and iPod Touch that finally lets you fulfill your dream of tossing around shrunken heads. The app is clean, polished and easy to pick up and play. The basic idea of Headhunter is to flick your shrunken heads into the air and land them on […]
Tapulous is at it again with their next installment of their ever-so-popular rhythm game series Tap Tap. Tap Tap Revenge 3 is now out bringing a whole new set of songs and features to this never-ending series. All of you at one point in the history of your iPhone ownership have play a Tap Tap […]
Mystery Mania is puzzle adventure game for the iPhone and iPod Touch. There have been plenty of games similar to this one that have come out but I must say this one was a ton of fun to play. Players who are familiar with games such as Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion will instantly see […]
There are so many photography apps out there that it can become quite a task to find which one is right for you. Best Camera does a great job of providing a simplified user interface that makes photo editing fast and easy. You can share your edited photos in numerous ways, including Facebook and Twitter. […]
There was never any particularly clear reason that Apple wasn’t allowing free games and apps to make use of the important micro-transaction feature added to the 3.0 software, but that restriction has now been lifted. Available immediately, developers can now release free games and applications and make use of in-game purchases and micro-transactions. This apparently […]
SkySmash 1918 is a vertical shooter that pays homage to the many great plane shooters found in old school gaming. This one has you flying a plane through the first world war and fighting many different enemies including some crazy inventions as bosses. The game utilizes the touch capabilities of the device to control the […]
Before developers started to give out Lite versions of their apps, App Store browsers had to rely solely on a handful of screenshots, a brief sales pitch description, and comments from unknown sources. But even with more and more Lite apps, app buyers have always been stuck with their purchases after clicking the green ‘Install’ […]
Overview Have you ever been falling out of a window and thought, “Everything will be okay as long as I can kiss someone?” Yeah, me neither. However, that’s the basic premise of this really strange and addicting app that goes by the name, Kissing Frenzy. Put those tapping skills to good use as you frantically […]
In Germany, a research team demonstrated an iPhone application that could control a mini-van. This app isn’t like the other car-controling apps before it; it doesn’t just unlock and lock your doors, you can do much more than pop your trunk and set the alarm off with it, and starting the engine isn’t even the […]
At EA’s Naughty or Nice press event this afternoon in the heart of New York City we were able to get our hands on NBA Live, the first fully licensed complete 5 on 5 basketball game available for the iPhone. My time with the game was somewhat limited, but I walked away impressed with what […]