A couple weeks ago we first caught wind of Archetype, an online first person shooter by iPhone developer MunkyFun which is comprised of veterans of LucasArts and the creators of both Shift [99¢] and Ivory Tiles [99¢] for the iPhone. Much like ngmoco’s Eliminate [Free], Archetype is said to work over WiFi, 3G, and […]
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. […]
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 […]
While I have been completely sucked in to hardcore racing simulators in the past, there’s nothing I like more in racing games than ridiculous drifting and jumps– Lots of jumps. Thankfully, developer Pixelbite seems to share a similar love for these kinds of racing games from looking at their recently released Raging Thunder 2 and […]
An upcoming but little known game that has come to our attention recently is a Worms-esque, platform shooter entitled TotemHeadz, developed by Innobec Technologies. Though we haven’t had any play time with TotemHeadz as yet, from what we’ve seen TotemHeadz deviates from the traditional Worms model by scrapping the turn-based gameplay and opting for a […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Namco has unveiled new details about their upcoming action adventure game Garters & Ghouls. Unearth the strange and undying world of Garters & Ghouls! Control and command the newly-dead Marie Dupois as she battles the minions of The Thrum and horrors beyond description! With over 25 levels, randomized level generation and downloadable content, the action […]
So, Ghosts ‘n Goblins it is. Exactly which historic name Capcom would finally adopt for the iPhone version of their upcoming sidescroller has finally been revealed. IGN has scored some of the first screenshots for the iPhone version of Ghosts ‘n Goblins. We had first heard of the port back in September at the Tokyo […]
**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 […]
Gameloft’s Derek Jeter Real Baseball [App Store] joined the rest of their impressive sports lineup on the platform this evening. Featuring full 3D graphics, several different game modes ranging from home run derbies to full season modes, and full in-game commentary, Derek Jeter Real Baseball seems to display the same high quality production as other […]
There’s a lot going right now over at React Games, and it’s not just to do with the iPhone. The studio that brought a revamp of Free Fall Associates’ classic ’80s strategy / arcade game Archon [App Store] to the iPhone is about to release a separate single-player spin-off title that should give fans of […]
FishLabs is bringing the highly rated mobile title Rally Master Pro, which we determined to be the best mobile game of 2008, to the iPhone and iPod touch. The original mobile title has some of the best 3D graphics ever seen on a typical handset. The iPhone version, as FishLabs indicates, takes things to a […]
We’ve been lucky enough to be able to get out hands on a preview copy of EA’s Command & Conquer Red Alert. While I admit it’s been at least ten years since I played the PC version of the game, the look and feel seems to be remarkably intact, but most importantly the controls in […]
With all that fancy technology sitting inside our iPhones, it was only a matter of time before developers came up with yet more ingenious ways of delivering more compelling gaming experiences to help avoid life’s chores. The recently formed Tarver Games (the brainchild of Chris Cross, an ex-EA lead designer and Quinn Banks, a business […]
I admit when we first got approached by EA about Rock Band I was skeptical. After all, Tapulous has been through three revisions of Tap Tap Revolution, the latest of which we reviewed recently and includes an immense in-game store to buy new music to play along with a bunch of other features. However, where […]
We normally don’t get too excited over teaser trailers, but Italian software house KF lab’s video for their upcoming game A Skeleton Story is really quite engrossing. The game is centered around a main character named Will Musil, a detective: Will plays in a world of the dead and completely alone. He jumps from buildings […]