25 years after the first airing of the Japanese cartoon series, Voltron: Defender of the Universe, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment recently announced the first video game based on the original series. Featuring characters from the series, gameplay is a combination of isometric exploration and 2D combat with 30 levels separated into six acts and will […]
MikaMobile, the makers of the popular Zombieville USA, a game that stood out for its exceptional cell-shaded artwork, have released their second title in the same fashion and OMG Pirates! [App Store] does not disappoint– bettering the Zombieville formula in every conceivable way. OMG Pirates! is a game that takes one thing very seriously– non-stop […]
Resolution Interactive already has had players racing across the water in Aqua Moto Racing [99¢ / Free] and the dirt in Dirt Moto Racing [99¢ / Free]. It seems like the natural progression of racing environments would have to include some kind of arctic racing, which precisely where their newest game, Snow Moto Racing [99¢] […]
For those looking for more of a old school arcade version of soccer than offered by FIFA, The Game Creators has recently released Goals! in both Pro and Lite versions. The game has drawn comparisons to a popular 90s soccer game Sensible Soccer and has been getting favorable reviews in our forums. Goals! is a […]
Thanks to the Appvent Calendar, Craneball Studios’ fantastic blimp piloting game, Blimp – The Flying Adventures [App Store] (affectionately referred to as “that blimp game” around here) is free for the day. Featuring 20 missions, an awesome art style, as well as OpenFeint online leaderboards, the only acceptable reason to not download this game is […]
When Driver [App Store] was originally released for the Playstation and PC way back in 1999, it was heralded by critics as a genuinely fun, challenging racing game. With the intense cop-chases, gang-centric story, and open-world exploration, Driver could be most easily described as “Grand Theft Auto without the on-foot parts.” Flash forward to 2009, […]
Does the idea of flying at break-neck speeds, against other deranged people in a jet-powered lump of metal with futuristic weapons sound appealing? If the answer is ‘no’, then you should probably stop reading. If the answer is ‘yes’, then Low Grav Racer 2 will probably fulfil all your demon speed needs in one futuristic […]
A subtle post or two on a forum can really help a developer’s image if he knows how to put himself across, and there’s nothing wrong with that. The same cannot be said for fake reviews used to bolster a game’s score on iTunes, which can be disastrous. One such developer allegedly guilty of using […]
In what will likely be the first of many Gameloft games released this month, Driver [App Store] appeared out of nowhere this evening. Originally previewed at the Gameloft press event in Paris a few weeks ago, Driver is a nearly complete port of the 1999 PC and Playstation game with only very minor omissions. (Notably […]
A few days ago EA surprised us with some screenshots of the upcoming iPhone action adventure game Mirror’s Edge. The PC and console versions of the game are absolutely chock full of long jumps, crazy acrobatics, and hand to hand combat. From the looks of this trailer, the iPhone version is going do a good […]
Apple has compiled a list of what they consider the best iPhone games of 2009. The list is part of their iTunes Rewind 2009 where they are highlighting the best content across 2009 in music, movies, TV shows, audiobooks, podcasts, and apps. Apps are broken down into games and more traditional applications. Anyone who follows […]
Namco is finally delivering Pac Man: Championship Edition to the iPhone this Thursday, December 10th. Pac Man C.E. was a new Pac Man game that was created by Tōru Iwatani, the original creator of Pac Man. The game had been exclusive to the Xbox Live Arcade until recently, and will finally grace the App Store. […]
With the slightly bad taste of The Chronicles of Inotia still fresh in the minds of some gamers, the announcement of Inotia 2: A Wanderer of Luone [App Store] was met with some understandable concerns. The first game in the franchise was plagued with a terrible menu/inventory system, boring battles, and extremely limited RPG elements, so […]
There have been a whole mess of game updates that have been released in the latest App Store refresh. I recommend checking for updates either in iTunes or on your device to see what’s out there for the games you own, these happen to be my favorite three updates I downloaded tonight: Hook Champ, 59p […]
Sad Cat Software released Project Phoenix into the App Store tonight. Project Phoenix is a very nice twin stick tank shooter with large levels and frantic gameplay. Oh, and it’s FREE for a limited time. After successfully defending a key research facility from invading aliens in “Team Alpha” you have been promoted, and are now […]
Jeff McCord’s iPhone remake of the 1980s classic Sword of Fargoal has arrived in the App Store. We were excited to preview the iPhone remake of this dungeon crawler back in November. In a nutshell, the Sword of Fargoal places the player within the top level of a deep series of dungeons with the quest […]
From the very beginnings of games on the iPhone, back even before the App Store even existed, it has seemed like labyrinth games were a natural fit for the tilt controls of the device. There are too many games to list that share the core gameplay element of rolling a ball around a maze, and […]
NaturalMotion’s Backbreaker Football [App Store] is part physics engine tech demo and part arcade sports game combined together to create a tilt-controlled pick up and play experience that is extremely enjoyable despite being so simple. The gameplay of Backbreaker is structured in to a series of challenges where you run down a football field juking, […]
I had planned on settling in tonight, sifting through the tons of emails we’ve received from developers who are planning to or have put their games on sale, and forming some kind of massive list… Only to discover that TouchArcade forum superstar and all around cool dude Djflippy had completely one-upped me, not only posting […]
Square Enix appears to be dipping its toes into the App Store once again, releasing another title with little fanfare, Hills and Rivers Remain [App Store]. Square Enix has released a light strategy game that is best be described as a Galcon-a-like. Fortunately, it does do enough different that it can be distinguished on its […]