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 […]
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. […]
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 game graphic creation […]
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 by THQ. “Back in December 2009 […]
Back in 1989 now-veteran UK game developer Jamie Woodhouse released a lively little puzzle / platformer called Qwak for the 8-bit BBC Micro home computer. Not long after, he joined forces with Team17 to develop an enhanhced, two-player Amiga version of the game, which was released in 1993 and featured faster action and more frantic […]
Clickgamer’s Angry Birds [99¢ / Free] has been one of my favorite games since it was first launched in December of last year. We thought the game was great in our review, and since then, Angry Birds has only gotten better with the surprising amount of extra content that has been added to the game […]
Following on the heels of the recent rerelease of Edge [$2.99] comes Mobigame’s next title, Truckers Delight: Episode 1 [$2.99], an episodic retro styled arcade racer. Based on an incredibly not work safe video filled with pixel art, cartoon nudity, and many other potentially offensive things by director Jérémie Périn, Truckers Delight: Episode 1 seems […]
Per Ubisoft’s web site, Prince of Persia Retro is on its way to the App Store. We don’t know many specifics yet other than this appears to be a port of the classic Prince of Persia from 1989. Originally released on the Apple II, Prince of Persia went on to find a home on nearly […]
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 […]
This morning Crescent Moon Games, creators of Ravensword: The Fallen King [$4.99] just pulled the curtain from their upcoming space-themed 3D / 2.5D platform game, Ultra Kid: Mystery of the Mutants. Inspired by fantastic games like MegaMan, Kid Icarus, and Super Mario Galaxy and others, Ultra Kid will have players flying their rockets through space […]
The sequel to the well received Alive 4-ever dual stick shooter has finally arrived. Alive 4-ever Returns expands on the same zombie-invested formula but seems to add many new features to the mix. The sequel offers a new graphics engine with weather effects, RPG elements as well as 18 types of zombies and 37 types […]
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 […]
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 single […]
The dual stick control method works great on the iPhone, and as such, it seems like there is no shortage of dual stick shooters. Much like sifting through recently released match 3 games, a lot of them feel very similar, but every once in a while you stumble across a game like Pastel Games’ Shadow […]
We first saw the beginnings of Freeverse’s Flick Baseball at WWDC last year, and I can only imagine how long it had been in development before then. Much like the recently released Warpgate [iPhone: $4.99 / iPad: $7.99], it’s immediately evident that a lot of time and effort went in to this game. Flick Baseball […]
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 to crush every one. […]
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 the game, you will […]
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 few new features. Because […]
Minigore came out for the iPhone as a unique stick shooter featuring some awesome cartoon graphics and voiceovers by Egoraptor, the creator of the popular “Metal Gear Awesome” cartoons. Well now the game has been released for the iPad and it is still just as amazing but now with even better looking graphics. The game […]
Touchgrind HD Touchgrind originally came out for the iPhone and was a cool way to kill some time by simulating a finger board. The controls were awesome and many different tricks could be accomplished. But it’s one big flaw was in the hardware it played on. The screen was way too small to truly experience […]