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 […]
This version of Parachute Panic really brings the goods! While we felt that the game was overly difficult originally, we felt that the added easy mode in version 1.1 was too easy to be any fun while the main game remained unchanged. Luckily, some tinkering with the original formula led the crew over at FDG […]
Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend us your ears: Ben Hur Live isn’t so hot. It doesn’t suckus maximus, but it’s a pretty poor racing game with just a few identical tracks and little of the excitement that a chariot race set in a coliseum should provide. We come not to praise Ben Hur Live, but to […]
I first got a look at Five Minutes to Kill Yourself [Link] as part of an oddly secretive preview from the folks at Adult Swim. With the game’s impending release in the near future, now is finally the time to pull the cover off Adult Swim’s latest iPhone adaptation of yet another one of their […]
Captain Binary – Twin Bottles Captain Binary has the sort of chin that only a superhero could carry. Not that he’s lacking in other necessary credentials, though relying on a gun for defence may be a bit of a taboo in his line of work. Not that you should let that bother you as captain […]
It’s close to Halloween so surely time for a Stephen King tie-in on the App Store? Indeed, Paramount has dug up an old film licence, providing us with a Pet Cemetery game. Stephen King should be spinning in his bed. Granted Pet Cemetery isn’t one of his best books, and the film wasn’t all that […]
Should we be teaching iPhone gamers how to set explosives and demolish buildings in apps that use realistic physics? Hell, yeah. Such is the terrorist threat these days that people get arrested for buying a couple of bottles of blonde hair dye, so we doubt any common johnny is going to get his hands on […]
We’ve already had developer Firemint releasing a free version of its Real Racing game as part of an advertising campaign for Volkswagen today and now comes news that Reebok is getting in on the act. Reebok iSprint, from UK developer ustwo in conjunction with mobile marketing agency Inside Mobile, is now live on the App […]
Bailout Wars first came to our attention back in August for its topical twist to the castle defence formula. Unlike the long, drawn out recession, it’s short, sweet, and won’t break the bank. The game puts you in charge of defending the White House and protecting taxpayers’ money from greedy bankers. As you flick away […]
We’re sure there are plenty of ways the line-drawing genre can expand in future. The latest game – 33rd Division – brings an interesting twist into play. It’s set in WWII, but your role is non-aggressive, as you have to escort Allied soldiers through various enemy patrols and defensive positions to safety. There are three […]
Eidos Interactive and Dynamo Games have combined again to create Championship Manager 2010 for iPhone, which is out now on the App Store. Last season’s effort, Championship Manager 2009, didn’t live up to most people’s expectations – largely because it was a conversion of the Symbian release. As any football manager will tell you when […]
NBA Live, by EA Sports, “delivers the most realistic 5-on-5 action available for iPhone and iPod touch!” EA Mobile first released information about NBA Live last week however, they just recently released a few more screenshots and since I didn’t write about the game last week, I thought I would catch up. NBA Live is […]
Steven Troughton-Smith, the developer of both Stack and Orbit, is now in the process of developing a new multi-tasking application. According to Troughton-Smith, the app basically adds a GUI to what the Backgrounder application already does. There is not a ton of info about the app however, he did post a screenshot and it looks […]
Readdle recently releases a new application, BookReader. It is a sleek, well designed e-book reader. The app has quite a few features and nice options that make it unique. “BookReader can open TXT, FB2, RTF, EPUB, HTML, and PDF files. You can user either WiFi or EDGE/3G network to copy the e-book to iPhone or […]
The developer’s of iMoki Blast, a very cool physics puzzle game, are holding a level creating contest. The ten best levels will be selected and will be included “in their own dedicated world with new graphics for the next iBlast Moki update.” The winners will also receive a iTunes gift card. Below is more info […]