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Scene It? Movies 2 Review
Are you that guy or girl who’s always boasting your knowledge of films and actors at every possible opportunity? Well put your money where your mouth is big shot; the popular film trivia game Scene It? has arrived on the iPhone. Players compete in a series of trivia rounds in order to determine who the bigger film buff is. Players must answer the questions given to them in a number of different and unique game rounds. These range from watching a clip from a film and answering th…
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Little Metal Ball Review
Little Metal Ball is the latest in ball bearing physics based games for the iPhone. Your goal is much the same as other similar titles, you must roll a small ball around a maze as fast as possible. You’ll lose time if you fall off the edge of a stage but by collecting stars, you’ll gain small amounts of extra time to help you get the best score possible. Players control their ball by tilting the iPhone around as they would a normal handheld ball bearing game. You’ll…
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Battle Trivia - sports quiz matchup Review
Battle Trivia is a sports based trivia game which promises to dominate its competitors by offering over 1,200 questions across 11 different categories that are 100% current as of December 2009, making it the most up to date sports trivia game in the appstore. The controls like any other trivia based game, requiring players to tap on the screen to select answers. The game is designed for head to head “battle” so two players are required to start a game. There are 25 multipl…
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Running With Scissors: Pre-Season Review
Running With Scissors: Pre-Season is a strategic racing game that mixes fantasy with the truly bizarre, as players must madly dash, jump, and fly to the finish whilst avoiding atypical obstacles like giant aliens, kittens, tsunamis and meteor showers. The controls are heavily reliant on a combination of fast reflexes and quick thinking which will take a little practice, but the first level plays out like a tutorial and will show you how to make your character dash, jump, fly and…
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Labyrinth 2 Review
Just when you thought you’d seen it all in ball bearing maze games, along comes Labyrinth 2 to smack you upside the head. The sequel to the popular physics based puzzle game is here but with the addition of new features and improvements, players are treated to some unexpected surprises. The core gameplay is the same; players must move and rotate their iPhone around to move a small metal ball around a maze and to the designated target as quick as possible. However cannons, fans,…
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Cartoon Wars: Gunner Review
Cartoon Wars: Gunner is an action packed side scrolling shooting game where you play Captain J, a local hero and expert gunner who is looking for revenge after narrowly escaping death by hiding in the mountains when the King sent a pack of assassins out to kill you. Players must now fight their way back by gunning down all of enemies which stand in their path. The controls are fairly basic and easy to use. There is a D-pad located on the bottom left corner of the screen for move…
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Diaballic Review
Diaballic is a quick action platformer where players must try to guide their small bouncing ball as far as possible without hitting any obstacles or falling off the edge of the level. Players must try and max out their highscore by not only travelling a great distance but also by collecting different coloured crystals. Players control their ball's direction using the two arrows on screen and jump by tapping the other large button. Players will not only need to find a path and avoid al…
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BATTLESHIP Review
Electronic Arts has sunk their battleship into the appstore with their exciting animated adaptation of the classic board game. The main goal of the game is still the same, sink the enemy’s five battleships before they sink your fleet. The controls are pretty much what you'd expect and fairly easy to use. Ships are placed on the grid by selecting and dragging them into position, and players can hunt their opponents ships by tapping squares on the opposite side of the grid. The ga…
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Tipoli Review
Tipoli is a charming and quirky puzzle game where players take control of Mint and Periwinkle, two small creatures who are bound together by love - Awwwww. Players must guide these two to the large love heart in each level but they must work together in order to do so. Periwinkle is able to cling onto surfaces, while Mint is able to bounce off surfaces. By tapping the screen you can swap them and are able to ‘walk’ along each level. The game relies heavily on the physics b…
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Outpost Titan Review
Outpost Titan is an arcade action game where players must defend their outpost from attacking enemy spaceships. You’ll need to shoot at the incoming ships, repair and maintain your outpost shields and collect and use various power-ups in order to survive the increasing numbers and stronger units. Everything in this game is tap controlled and is very simple to pick up and play. Players shoot enemy ships by tapping on them and repair shields by tapping on the station. As mentioned…
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Firemint to Swoop Best App Ever Awards
Melbourne based developer Firemint has received 11 nominations over 9 categories in the 2009 Best App Ever Awards for two of their game, Flight Control and Real Racing. Both games have been huge successes in the AppStore in 2009, with each making both the AppStores Top Sellers list and Best Of 2009 list!Voting for the Best App Awards can be done online, simply by clicking on one of the links below. Voting closes on the 31st January 2010. Best App Ever – The overall best app of the year! Nominees are the 10 apps that received the most nominations overall. Vote for Flight Control or Vote for Real Racing Best Productivity Killer – The app that prevents you from getting it done…
AquaWars Review
AquaWars puts players at the helm of a mighty battleship as you must try to stop waves of incoming rogue submarines. As the game ends when your ship is hit by ten torpedoes, players must successfully avoid the incoming submarine fire while dropping depth charges and collecting power-ups and cash to upgrade your ship. Players control the ship’s direction and speed by tilting the iPhone and drop depth charges by tapping the left and right sides of the screen. As players destroy en…
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Parrot launches WiFi Drone
French Wireless Developers Parrot have announced the launch of AR. Drone, a WiFi controlled helicopter drone which incorporates mounted cameras (both widescreen and high speed), iPhone controllers, augmented reality, ultrasound sensors and new features such as automatic flight stabilization. Parrot say they had spent 4 years doing research and development for the project. "The idea of the Parrot AR.Drone project is to create a performing qudricopter with the best of today's technologies in order to enter universes that are not yet explored, mixing video game and the real world." - Parrot Website The AR. Drone is indeed impressive, the Drone itself has two mounted cameras, MEMS (Micro Ele…
Sword of Fargoal Review
The call to adventure cries out for a hero. Are you brave enough to dwell deep into a 20 level dungeon and find the enchanted Sword of Fargoal? Let’s hope so. Players will embark on a Gauntlet style journey and must defend against monsters, avoid traps and collect as much gold as possible all while seeking the magic blade. Players navigate the dungeon by swiping their finger in the direction they wish to move and use spells and perform other actions using the appropriate on scre…
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The Simpsons Arcade Review
It’s been 20 years since The Simpsons made their initial television debut and since then there has been no shortage of merchandise, fan canon and video game adaptations. One such game was the ‘91 side scrolling beat ‘em up aptly named The Simpsons. Well now EA has put their time into developing similar arcade madness into a readily available iPhone game. The Simpsons Arcade puts players in control of Homer as he begins an epic chase after a tantalising looking donut.…
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