We first heard of Data East’s plans to bring Cobra Command to the iPhone last month, and just got word that they plan on submitting the game to Apple this week. Originally released in 1984, Cobra Command was the first game to overlay computer generated graphics on top of Laser Disc footage to create an […]
Two Lives Left have been posting regular updates in a thread on our forums about their upcoming game, Wheeler’s Treasure. I recently got my hands on a copy of the game, and so far I’m extremely impressed. Not only did they seemingly create an entire game inspired by the Orlando Bloom water wheel fight scene […]
Last month we posted a brief preview of Chillingo’s upcoming hack and slash RPG, The Relic. Originally described as “Gauntlet on steroids”, this latest gameplay video does a great job showing exactly what they mean by this. Here is Chillingo’s latest description of the game: Long ago, craftsmen of legendary art conceived an artifact of […]
Following ngmoco’s announcement that their upcoming online multiplayer deathmatch game Eliminate is going to be free, our forums have absolutely exploded with activity. Anxious gamers who can’t wait to have Eliminate in their hands have created an unstoppable juggernaut of a thread that recently topped 6,000 posts with over 160,000 views. Eliminate is in Apple’s […]
Pretty much every genre on the iphone has been pretty well covered, but, for my money at least, the non-wheeled hover racer hasn’t yet found its champion. Sure, there have been WipEout clones such as Low Grav Racer, amongst others, but the definitive article hasn’t made its way to the starting line. Ground Effect could […]
Rumours of the large form touchscreen device from Apple haven’t exactly disappeared so much as people have grown wise to the slew of gossip used to build viral interest in new hardware these days. But it seems talk of the Apple tablet is slowly beginning to solidify. ElectricPig reports on a small slip made by […]
It’s not entirely fair, or particularly accurate, to compare Fishlab’s rally driving simulator Rally Master Pro two other high-performance racing games currently on iPhone. Whereas most racing games pitch you directly against other cars and drivers, Rally Master Pro keeps strictly to its remit by following the point-to-point asynchronous racing format. This means there’s only […]
NBA Live has been around for a while now, but like the Oklahoma City Thunder a new home makes for a totally different ball game. The series’s App Store arrival comes with easy-going gameplay and straightforward touch controls tailored for accessibility. It’s a solid foundation for what amounts to a young game, though one that […]
Tetraedge is poised to bring another epic literary adventure to life on the iPhone in the next couple of weeks (this time with the help of iPhone publisher Chillingo), with a massive sequel to Silver Award-winning Jules Verne’s Return to Mysterious Island, further expanding on the events of the 1874 novel, The Mysterious Island. The […]
Smells Like Donkey, the iPhone developer behind casual beat ’em up Tap Fu, has raised major concerns over Apple’s security measures in the face of some startling piracy figures. Speaking via a blog posting, the team claims that 80 per cent of players who submitted high scores for Tap Fu during the first week of […]
When I was a kid, I constantly struggled with the idea of having a super power: would I rather be invisible or able to fly? As superhero powers go, the ability to slide at a moment’s notice doesn’t exactly evoke fear in the heart of a villain. On the contrary, it’s a frightening ability for […]
We just got word from John Carmack himself that Doom Classic was recently submitted to Apple for approval. According to a previous interview with Carmack, Doom Classic will stay faithful to the original with OpenGL rendered graphics along with slightly better sound quality and a “brand new finely crafted control system”. Recently he posted on […]
Early this month Empty Clip Studios gave us an exclusive preview of the upcoming iPhone port of their download / retail Wii rhythm puzzle title, Groovin’ Blocks. Those anxious to get their hands on this one can now try the full [link] or lite [link] version, which went live in the App Store yesterday. Each […]
Ethan Nicholas is one of the big indie success stories of the App Store. Nicholas quit his job back in January after his tank artillery game iShoot grabbed the #1 spot in the App Store. Nicholas reportedly made over 0,000 within five months. The pressure is on for Nicholas who was recently profiled in a […]
Much to our surprise, StoneLoops! of Jurassica was recently removed from the App Store. This is particularly unfortunate, as we not only gave the game a glowing review, but I would also include it in any listing of really great iPhone games. Maciej Biedrzycki, co-founder of Codeminion, developers of StoneLoops explained on his blog today […]
I’m always on the lookout for new twists on puzzles. Sometimes these new twists or elements work and often times, they don’t. Besides the degree of fun which is highly subjective, the ideas that generally work and succeed are the ones that add complexity without complicating the game. When I first started playing Wriggle, I […]
Gamevil’s latest epic RPG got its own lite version today, Hybrid: Eternal Whisper Free [App Store] offers a brief look at the world of Hybrid through three included battle stages where you will be able to master nine different fighting skills. Hybrid is an adventure roleplaying game with an extensive skill system all wrapped around […]
Today marks an important anniversary: the iPod is eight years old. It was a cool October day, the 23rd, and the year was 2001. The world was still in shock after 9/11, the U.S had embarked on a war in Afghanistan, Microsoft was about to release XP, and people were scared about opening their mail […]
Last weekend was the Big Buck Hunter Pro world championship held in Chicago, IL and aside from thousands of dollars of prize money that was given away, they were also giving people the first look at the upcoming iPhone game. The iPhone version is based on the series of Big Buck Hunter arcade machines which […]
When the iPhone and iPod Touch were first discussed as gaming platforms, many people thought they would fail due to their lack of buttons. Of course, the gigabytes of awesome games on the App Store have proven such claims wrong. We thought we’d take a closer look at iDevice controls by chomping on a cigar […]