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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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FacebookFiremint 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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Finger Physics Free - Only for Today!
Mobliss Inc's Finger Physics is free in the AppStore today! Finger Physics is a physics based, puzzle game compiling of a number of different mini-games. Players must play through a series of levels each with different physics based goals. Some require you to build a tower with the blocks given to you, other require you to remove blocks so that an egg can drop into a basket. Each level varies and progressively gets harder and harder. Links: Read & Watch AppSpys Full Review of Finger Physics Finger Physics at iTunes…
Thor Review
All you aspiring Berserkers and Viking warriors out there get ready to feel the swift fury of Thor the Thunder God. You must raise your enchanted hammer and purge the lands of evil - not by combat but by running and avoiding obstacles ahead of you. Yes, Thor takes the bloodthirsty live to fight mentality of the Viking warriors and gives it a ‘PG wash’ for iPhone users. Players must travel across 4 mystic lands chasing after enemies all while avoiding obstacles and collecting diffe…
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Struck: Strategy + Luck Review
Looking for a puzzle game that offers something different to traditional board games? As the name suggests, Struck is a puzzle game in which players must rely on their own strategy and luck in order to win. The basic goal is for players to occupy all four of their opponent's goal squares whist blocking them from capturing your own. To roll the dice players must shake their iPhone and then tap the screen to move their pieces along the board. The number of moves a player can make each t…
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iDodge: Space Ninja Review
iDodge: Space Ninja is an accelerometer based arcade game where players guide their delivery ship in order to successfully evade and dodge enemy turret fire, ensuring your survival and the safe delivery of your cargo. Players will need to control speed, harness their intuition and use of your space ninja skills to survive each level. As mentioned, the game is controlled by tilting your iPhone to control the speed and direction of your space ship. Players are also free to use a number…
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Flying Fears? Get help from a Virgin
Sir Richard Branson's company Virgin Atlantic is always ready to adopt new innovations, be it either civilian space travel or an iPhone App. Branson has also been well known for his philanthropy and personal approach to passengers, giving even low budget airline travel a bit of class. This has extended into the companys' Flying without Fear Courses and newly released iPhone App of the same name, designed to help those who have a fear of flying cope with their travels. This is a clever business concept, pulling in loyal customers while promoting the companys 'human' side.Though despite the steep cost involved with attending the actual course (which is still quite affordable compared to years…
Underwater: Columns Colors The Game 2 Review
Underwater The Game 2 is a match 3 bejewelled-inspired take on the classic puyo puyo formula that is completely gesture based. Set in the bottom of the ocean, players need to match up like-coloured jelly fish as they fall from the top of the screen to uncover the image hidden in the background. The game controls are all located in an action bar at the bottom of the screen where players have the option to move the jelly fish left or right, drop the jellyfish or shuffle the colours of t…
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Totemo Review
Totemo is a match 3 style puzzle game where you must help the witch doctor free trapped spirits from an evil spell by vertically or horizontally matching rows of contiguous spirits until none are left on the game board. The controls for the game are easy to use with players only needing to tap the screen to make their selections and unlike typical match 3 games, players may also be required to match between two to four spirits depending on the level requirement. This provides an chall…
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Screw The Dealer Pro Review
For those looking for something a little different to the traditional card game, Screw the Dealer Pro has now arrived in the appstore. Screw the Dealer Pro is mixture of the classic 'Whist', 'Trumps', 'Spades' and 'Oh Hell' card games with its own twist that will keep players thinking on their toes. The twist is that winning hands isn't the most important thing in the game, although you will earn a point for each that you do. Instead the focus lays on the player bidding the right amou…
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Cabby Review
Everybody knows driving cars on the ground was so yesterday! Similar to the style of of Atari's arcade classic Lunar Lander, Cabby is a 3D thrust based game set in the future where players must pick up and drop off passengers and parcels as quickly as they can in a flying taxi without crashing or running out of fuel. Although the game doesn't include a tutorial, the controls are fairly basic and easy to pick up with a bit of practice. The key to mastering this game is for players to f…
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