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SpongeBob Kart Has Arrived
Nickelodeons childish and sometimes surreal SpongeBob SquarePants now has his own game on the iPhone! SpongeBob Kart has just recently been released by MTV Networks and is available in the AppStore for $2.99. App Info: One of the greatest events ever to hit Bikini Bottom is about to take place - Are you ready for the seaweed squishing, barnacle popping adrenalin ride that is Spongebob Kart?! You are?! Great! Join Spongebob Squarepants, Patrick Star, Squidward Tentacles and Gary the Snail as you aim to become the Bikini Bottom Karting champion but watch out the evil Plankton and The Flying Dutchman will be hot on your tail! 3D kart racing mayhem featuring you're racing hero Spongebo…
Weekend App Sales!
Checkout some of the great specials that have popped up in the AppStore this weekend! Time Loop - was 0.99 now Free! ReBound - was 1.99 now 0.99 Against the Fire! - was 1.99 now 0.99 Alive For Ever - was 2.99 now 0.99 iBlast Moki - was 2.99 - now 0.99 Scoops - Ice Creme Fun for Everyone - was 0.99 now Free! Time Loop Was 0.99 Now Free! Puzzle games have always tried to remain entertaining by introducing game mechanics that are simple to grasp, but eventually complex to execute. This keeps a game tantalisingly fun to play, while scratching your brain in all the right places. TimeLoop challenges players to think fourth-dimensionally as you use copies of yourself to rescue the pro…
UniWar Free Today!
Javaground USA have just knocked down the price of their tactical strategy game UniWar from 4.99 to Free! Uniwar has players fighting to eliminate all opposing forces from the game grid to become victorious. Players will need to buy units, plan their attacks and capture bases to effectively win each battle. Read Full Review. Watch the video review below: Get the Game on iTunes!…
Alpine Crawler World; An-Off Road Simulator
Indie developer 3D Magic Kft have recently released Alpine Crawler World, a cross country vehicle simulator. App Info: You can prove your skills and bravery on the mountainsides of the Alps with a strong rear wheel drive SUV. Your car can be damaged and your driver hurt, if you are not carefully. If your health bar reaches zero, you lose the race on that level. You can control your car's speed with the gas and brake pedals and you can move forward or backward. Pay attention that your car doesn't roll over or get stuck. Now with real time physics, weather effects, different cars and tracks to choose and much more. Features: - 3 game modes (Free ride, Time trial, Challange)- 4 ra…
Deliverace - Big trucks, squealing tires and amazing graphics!
Swedish Indie developers Pixel Bite, who came new on the iPhone scene last year have announced their third release which will be coming soon to the iPhone and Android. Deliverace mixes old-school racing with state of the art graphics and physics to take the genre to a whole new level. The spot-on game controls lets you powerslide through the highly detailed tracks, leaving skidmarks and chaos in your wake. Some of the features include: Possibly the most detailed 3D graphics yet seen on a mobile device. Advanced lighting and shadows affecting cars, objects, particles and tracks. 6 RWD cars with different drivers and characteristics. Proper 3D physics that makes you feel each b…
Draw Slasher and Ground Effect now Free!
Two Apps have dropped their price in the AppStore: Draw Slasher and Ground Effect! Draw Slasher: Dark Ninja vs Pirate Monkey Zombies Was 0.99 Now FREE! Draw Slasher by Mass Creation is the kind of action game that has its roots in free online flash games and attempts to bridge the gap by bringing a fast paced and visually rich experience to the iPhone. There's no denying that this is an amazingly well polished visual game, but the gameplay doesn't manage to match this level, leaving you wanting more. Read Full Review. Watch Video Review: GROUND EFFECT Was 4.99 Now FREE! Ground Effect is an F-Zero or WipEout style hover-ship racing game where players traverse a series of va…
OddBlob Claymation Fun Coming Very Soon!
Astraware has recently submitted OddBlob to the iTunes store for approval. A neat little claymation game where you play a little purple blob as you jump through mazes collecting points and bonuses. Here's some info: Preview Vid: Meet OddBlob: the groovy clay dude who loves to bounce! Help OddBlob bound across the squishy maze to grab bonuses, chomp fruit, and win points as quickly as he can as the chasing tiles disappear behind. Watch out for bounce and double bounce tiles that can help you reach your goal or throw you through the gaps to impending peril below! Cake slices earn you a try at the cake or doom mini-puzzle, the more bounces you make to get the cake, the bigger the b…
Rayman 2: The Great Escape Now Out!
It's been an eventful day for the AppStore, firstly with the launch of Backflip Studio's Ragdoll Blaster 2 and Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed 2: Multiplayer, and now Gameloft finishing off the lineup with the launch of Rayman 2: The Great Escape. We will have reviews for all these games coming very soon, but in the meantime, here's a preview vid for Rayman 2: Rayman, the world-famous video game icon, is back and ready for action! Relive all the enjoyment of Rayman 2: The Great Escape, the game that brought the armless hero into 3D environments for the first time! 45 FULLY 3D ENVIRONMENTS:For the first time in an iPhone/iPod Touch platform game, every environment is fully rendered…
Highly Anticipated Ragdoll Blaster 2 Now Out!
Backflip Studios sequel to the popular and very unique physics game Ragdoll Blaster has been released in the AppStore for the modest price of $2.99 The simple rules are the same, fire a ragdoll with a touch to hit the target and solve the puzzle . . . but in this new version, art, puzzles, physics, sound and overall gameplay have been dramatically expanded and improved. Over 150 levels will keep you entertained and challenged for days. Get the App on iTunes now!…
Assassin's Creed II Multiplayer New and Free for 48 hours
To mark the launch of Assassin's Creed II Multiplayer, now available in the AppStore, Ubisoft is offering the game up for free for only 48 hours! Here's some App info: Assassin’s Creed II: Multiplayer, is an exclusive game for iPhone & iPod touch and the first game in the series that allows you to compete against your friends. Features: LIVE MULTIPLAYER ACTION Assassin’s Creed II: Multiplayer is a REAL-TIME ONLINE multiplayer game using a WI-FI connection letting you compete against up to 3 other player- controlled assassins. KILL OR GET KILLED The ultimate goal of the game is to hunt down other players and assassinate them before they kill you. BLEND IN THE CROWD…
Tilt To Live Trailer - An indie gem
Developer duo Alex Okafor and Adam Stewart of One Man Left Studios have recently announced the launch of their indie game Tilt to Live on the AppStore. The team sum up the game as being "a catchy little iDevice game about the genocide of red dots. Little known fact: the dots are a metaphor for your troubles. And the weapons represent… I guess beer or a nice jog." The game has so far been described as an addictive hit! Check out the Trailer:…
Chillingo Double-up
News has been pouring out of Chillingo with a preview of the upcoming rhythm shooter 'Radio Flare Redux' and the announcement of another shooter, this time a 2D side scroller called 'Assault Squadron', also on its way to the iPhone. Checkout the preview vid for Radio Flare Redux: ...and some preview shots for Assault Squadron:…
Astro Ranch Out Now!
Tag Games have announced the release of their new space farming sim Astro Ranch for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It has been out in the NZ and AUS stores for the past few hours and will hit the US store in the morning (the 28th Feb). We will have a review out soon, but in the meantime here is some additional info and a preview vid: The adventure begins as Sindy and Max, the intrepid Starlight twins, blast off from earth for an adventure beyond the stars. Disaster is close at hand however, for as the twins fight for control of the rocket, irreparable damage is done to the control system. Now the rocket is on a collision course with a strange alien planet and only one escape pod rema…
Friday on my Phone: Weekend App Sales!
Finish your week with some great game time with these App specials Final Fantasy I now 8.99 Final Fantasy II now 8.99 Crusade of Desting now 0.99 Bird Strike now 0.99 Speed Forge Extreme now 0.99 iEscaper! now 0.99 Doodle Bomb: Physics Puzzle with a Bang now 0.99 Florix now Free Final Fantasy Was 11.99 Now 8.99 Final Fantasy brings back a lot of memories. Originally released in 1987, it was one of the first console RPGs to gain popularity due to its battle mechanics, giant explorable world and intriguing story. The game was remade in 2004 for the Nintendo DS, ported to the PSP in 2007, and now that same port is on the iphone in 2010. The world has descended into chaos and a pr…
Rayman coming to iPhone
Earlier this month, Gameloft launched a preview vid on YouTube of their upcoming release of Rayman. It may not be a remake, but one this is for sure, Rayman is back, and in great shape!…
