Compatibility: Requires iOS 4.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, iPad, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation) and iPod touch (5th generation). This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
Description
A zen-inducing, art deco puzzle adventure game. Experiment, learn, explore, and solve challenging physics puzzles with a virtually infinite number of possible solutions.
– Advanced Physics System — Solve complex physics puzzles using your streamlined toolbox any way that you see fit. The solution to a puzzle is only as complicated as you make it.
– Beautiful Art Deco Visuals — The puzzles may be complicated, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be beautiful architectural wonders rendered with an advanced graphics system and designed in a unique Art Deco style.
– Innovative Touch Controls — Simply drag and drop an item from your toolbox into the world, and then use the flexible item handles to carefully position your tools into exactly the right place.
– Dynamic Soundscapes of the World’s Wonders — Each environment is themed after a one of the Natural Wonders of the World, and as you play you’ll be absorbed into a dynamic soundscape of that wonder, enhanced by the rhythmic audio of your devious puzzle-solving machinations.
Ridge Racer Slipstream now available for Android tablets and phones
London, UK – Feb. 21, 2013 – Leading video game developer and publisher NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., creator of PAC-MAN™, Tekken™ and SoulCalibur™, today announced that its latest mobile title Ridge Racer™ Slipstream is now available on Google Play!
Showcasing a brand new racing engine specifically designed for mobile and tablet devices,Ridge Racer Slipstream features several gameplay modes, challenging races and tracks, revved-up music and customisation options to build the perfect racing vehicle. In addition to 20 unique racing tracks (10 tracks driven forward and backward), the title also incorporates tons of vehicle mods allowing players to create their own dream machine. To amp up competition, NAMCO BANDAI Games America will also be introducing new content in future updates, including a real-time online multiplayer mode that will host up to eight players.
Other highlights include:
Hundreds of customisation possibilities to enhance the performance and the look of your machines, across a variety of colours, rims, body kits and vinyls.
12 unique vehicles at launch, and more to come in future free updates.
A full-featured Career Mode and three different race types in Arcade Mode (Regular / Time Attack / Knockout Races).
Over 100 different racing competitions across 6 Grand Prix Series – all in stunning, high definition locations.
Published by NAMCO BANDAI Games America, Ridge Racer Slipstream is now available for free on Google Play. You can unlock the full game through in-app purchases.
About NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., part of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc., is a leading global publisher and developer of interactive content — including all major video game consoles, iOS, mobile and online. The company is known for creating and publishing many of the industry’s top video game franchises, including PAC-MAN®, TEKKEN®, SOULCALIBUR®, NARUTO™, NARUTO SHIPPUDEN™, Dragon Ball®, GALAGA®, RIDGE RACER® and ACE COMBAT®. More information about the company and its products can be found at http://www.namcobandaigames.com or www.facebook.com/namco.
Compatibility: Requires iOS 6.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
Description
“Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing!”
•Try and keep your passengers happy and airline flying in this crashtacular game of airborne mayhem from the authors of the #1 games SlotZ Racer and Flick Fishing!
• Crash land, plunder luggage for souvenirs and rescue cute kittens!
• Fly through 32 levels over 4 different air-routes!
• Unlock and fly 8 different aircraft and avoid been knocked out of the sky by the nefarious Evil Air!
Use lots of different upgrades to improve your aircraft and fly further!
Complete bonus VIP missions for extra rewards!
• Universal app for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad
• iCloud save game sync
• Game Center Leaderboards and Achievements
• MOGA ACE™ POWER Controller Support (as well as any other Made For iOS controllers).
Any Landing uses In App Purchases using Strange Flavour’s new Play Nice system.
With Play Nice, there is always a maximum amount you can spend on In App Purchases and any purchases count towards that cap, so you cannot accidentally spend more than the limit.
Purchasing these items in-game helps us afford to continue making fun games and Play Nice with our wonderful players!
Thank You from Aaron & Adam at Strange Flavour!
1.1 update coming soon! This will make all aircraft purchases permanent and give a reward for anyone who’s purchased Wings in the shop! Thanks for all the feedback and for playing!
*** Please note. Any Landing is currently not compatible with the iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch 4G. The upcoming 1.1 update of Any Landing will support them ***
Compatibility: Requires iOS 4.3 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
Description
Harness your skills and battle your friends for monster supremacy! FRIGHT FIGHT is a 3D Real-Time Online Multiplayer Brawler infused with RPG system elements.
“Fright Fight Could Be The Best Super Smash Bros. Alternative For iOS” –AppAdvice
REAL-TIME ONLINE MULTIPLAYER
You will have the ability to connect with up to 3 other players from around the world, and compete in 4 player action-packed matches. Play against random opponents or invite your friends to a game!
LEGENDARY FIGHTERS
Fright Fight features a bunch of characters from different realms, each with unique attack types, combos and skills! Select from 4 Sinister Characters: Kahn the Werewolf, Carmilla the Vampire, Grim the Reaper, and Hugo the Yeti.
VIBRANT 3D GRAPHICS
This game is a combination of many awesome genres, mixing horror, fantasy, and steampunk themes to create a vibrant 3D setting.
DESIGNED FOR MOBILE
We have created an intuitive gesture-based control scheme (no on-screen buttons!) to control your characters in battle.
SOCIALLY CONNECTED
Comprehensive Friend List and Facebook integration. Easily add players that you meet playing or invite your Facebook friends to join in on the action!
LEADERBOARDS
See how you rank compared to players Globally and Locally. Challenge your friends and claim the coveted top spot!
REVIEWS
‘Fright Fight is in the Top 10 Upcoming Games of 2013’ –TouchArcade
“Fright Fight looks like it just might be the answer to our brawling needs” –AppstoreArcade
Please email us at [email protected] with any issues, questions, or comments. Enjoy!
LIKE Fright Fight on Facebook:
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FOLLOW Fright Fight on Twitter:
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Compatibility: Requires iOS 5.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
Description
THE WAIT IS OVER: MAD SKILLS MOTOCROSS 2 HAS ARRIVED
Mad Skills is back with a brand-new addiction! Find out why nearly 5 MILLION PLAYERS loved the original Mad Skills Motocross by downloading Mad Skills MX 2 for FREE now!
Mad Skills Motocross 2 includes:
UNBELIEVABLE PHYSICS!
Mad Skills Motocross 2 features the best motorcycle physics of any side-scrolling racing game on the planet. You’ll be amazed at the responsiveness of the bikes in this game. The more you play, the faster (and more addicted) you’ll get.
7 DIFFERENT BIKES!
Work your way up through 7 different motorcycles, each with different speeds and handling. Get the fastest bike and dominate your friends!
DOZENS OF TRACKS – WITH MORE ADDED EVERY WEEK FOR FREE!
Mad Skills Motocross 2 has enough content to keep you busy for years. Beat the stock opponent on dozens of career tracks, and then see if you can beat the Ace to unlock more tracks. Once you’ve Aced them all, take on your friends, neighbors, and players all over the world.
WEEKLY COMPETITIONS!
Players of Mad Skills Motocross 1 are likely familiar with our popular tournaments. Mad Skills Motocross 2 features an upgraded online competition called JAM, which pits you against fellow players across the world on new tracks every week. JAM will likely be one of the most addicting experiences you’ve ever had on your mobile device.
COMPETITION AGAINST YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS!
Connect to Facebook or Twitter to race against your friends’ best times on every track, to watch replays of their times, and to fight your way up the leaderboards. There are also leaderboards for your country, and in some markets, for your state/province/region. Social racing has never been so fun.
CUSTOMIZABLE BIKES AND RIDERS
Change the color of your bike and your rider’s gear, and add your favorite number to your bike’s number plate. If you’re fast enough, you can even earn a virtual Red Bull helmet to let your friends know you rule! More customization options and virtual awards will be added soon.
AND MORE!
Optional rockets to help you past difficult levels and competitors
Tons of exciting updates to come. We’re just getting started – we’ll update like crazy!
Universal application. Connect to Facebook or Twitter and your game progress and purchases will sync between devices.
Beautiful settings that are retina optimized for an amazing gameplay experience.
See the official trailer here: http://www.madskillsmx.com/trailer
Like Mad Skills Motocross 2 at www.facebook.com/madskillsmotocross
Follow Mad Skills Motocross 2 at www.twitter.com/madskillsmx and www.instagram.com/madskillsmx
IMPORTANT NOTE: While this app is free to download and play, there are some items in the game that cost real money. Also, Mad Skills Motocross 2 links to social networks that are intended for an audience over the age of 13. This game includes advertising of Turborilla products and products from select partners.
Gift this app! Just click the arrow beside the Buy App icon.
DEMON GAZE TO BRING SERIOUS DUNGEON RPG ACTION TO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND ON APRIL 25
NIS America is thrilled to announce that the critically acclaimed dungeon-crawling RPG, Demon Gaze™, will be making its way to the PlayStation®Vita to stores in Australia and New Zealand on April 25, 2014. As the main character Oz, you will explore beautiful 3D dungeons as you fight against a myriad of highly detailed and illustrated monsters in order to bolster your party with ever stronger equipment. Fans of HD anime artwork and dungeon exploration will enjoy gazing upon this title on April 25.
Oz awakens to find himself in Misred—a cursed land at the world’s western frontier—with a dark shroud covering certain memories of his past. The land before him contains many labyrinths that hold both treasure and danger in equal volumes. Without knowing where else to go or what else to do, Oz decides to take up arms in order to hunt down artifacts and eke out a living in this world that feels so new to him. One day, he will have to face his past, but until then, he has no choice but to trust those around him, and in his newfound abilities as a “Demon Gazer”…
Key features:
Dungeon RPG progress system: Conquer locations within dungeons to access better items and to draw out the boss!
HD character and monster illustrations: Experience highly detailed and illustrated art like you’ve never seen before on the PS Vita’s OLED screen!
Customizable party creation: Choose from more than 90 different character portraits, 5 different races, and 8 different classes and create your ideal adventuring party to delve fearlessly into various beautiful 3D dungeons!
Subclass flexibility: Utilize special items to gain skills from several other character classes to maximize your characters’ battle potential and survivability!
Touchscreen quicktravel: Employ the use of the PS Vita’s touch screen to quickly navigate your character through previously explored areas within dungeons!
In 2003, NIS America was established in Southern California to bring exciting, one-of-a-kind Japanese culture to North America.
NIS America’s team members devote themselves to the fans. Their respect for their fans is at the heart of everything they do. As an established entertainment publisher in the U.S., NIS America is committed to continuous growth and improvement.
NIS America is a subsidiary of Nippon Ichi Software, Inc., a Japanese company famous for its unique line of strategy RPGs with titles such as Disgaea, Phantom Brave, and Makai Kingdom. NIS America has also become a publisher of Japanese anime titles, such as Toradora!, anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day, and Natsume’s Book of Friends.
Hanabee Entertainment have just announced to their members through email news blast that they have acquired the license for 3 brand new anime titles. The email news blast didn’t detail release plans for the titles, but promises to follow up with that information on this coming Monday.
The following titles have been acquired by Hanabee:
It appears that these three titles will be hitting stores in May 2014. Stay tuned for further information on the release of these anime titles once Hanabee reveals more details in the coming days. Be sure to let us know what you think in the comments section below.
DANGANRONPA: TRIGGER HAPPY HAVOC IN STORES NOW ONPLAYSTATION®VITA
NIS America is thrilled to announce that the highly popular mystery adventure game, Danganronpa™: Trigger Happy Havoc, is available now for PlayStation®Vita in Australia and New. The game is a revised and revamped edition of the first Danganronpa that was originally released on the PlayStation®Portable in Japan in 2010. You’ll take on the role of Makoto Naegi, a desperately average teenager who somehow finds himself accepted into Hope’s Peak Academy, a prestigious high school normally reserved for the nation’s most “ultimate” students. But when he arrives, he and the other students soon find themselves trapped in a battle for survival against a twisted mastermind who has taken them all prisoner. You’ll have to unmask the villain and uncover the secret of the school…or die trying!
Hope’s Peak Academy is home to Japan’s best and brightest high school students—the beacons of hope for the future. But that hope suddenly dies when Makoto Naegi and his classmates find themselves imprisoned in the school, cut off from the outside world and subject to the whims of a strange, murderous little bear named Monokuma. He pits the students against each other, promising freedom to anyone who can murder a fellow classmate and get away with it. It’s up to you to find out who Monokuma really is, and why you’ve been taken from the world you once knew. But be careful what you wish for—sometimes there’s nothing more deadly than the truth…
Key features:
Daily Life, Deadly Life: Trapped in a school-turned-prison, students are murdering each other one by one. You’ll have to investigate each incident, search for clues, and talk to your classmates to try and get to the bottom of each brutal case!
Mock Trial: The nefarious Monokuma serves as judge, jury, and executioner as you engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects, dissecting their statements and firing their words back at them to expose their lies!
Popularity Contest: Sway classmates to your side in each investigation, squeezing information from them to figure out who did it. And when you do, turn up the heat in a variety of timing and reflex-based game systems to uncover the truth and save your skin!
If you would like a review code for Danganronpa™: Trigger Happy Havoc please respond to this email.
About Nis America
In 2003, NIS America was established in Southern California to bring exciting, one-of-a-kind Japanese culture to North America.
NIS America’s team members devote themselves to the fans. Their respect for their fans is at the heart of everything they do. As an established entertainment publisher in the U.S., NIS America is committed to continuous growth and improvement.
NIS America is a subsidiary of Nippon Ichi Software, Inc., a Japanese company famous for its unique line of strategy RPGs with titles such as Disgaea, Phantom Brave, and Makai Kingdom. NIS America has also become a publisher of Japanese anime titles, such as Toradora!, anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day, and Natsume’s Book of Friends.
YS: MEMORIES OF CELCETA AVAILABLE IN STORES NOW FOR SONY PSVITA
NIS America is proud to announce that Ys: Memories of Celceta is available now in Australia and New Zealand for the PlayStation®Vita system.
In Ys: Memories of Celceta, developer Falcom revisits the land and characters of Japanese cult favorite Ys IV for its first ever European debut. This re-envisioning of the fourth installment in the Ys series takes a brand new approach, changing and framing the story of Ys IV within an all-new tale of conspiracy, deception, and mystery. Featuring an updated version of the party-based battle system from Ys SEVEN, as well as the largest and most varied overworld in series history, Ys: Memories of Celceta brings a greater sense of adventure to the Ys universe than has ever been seen before.
In Ys: Memories of Celceta, developer Falcom revisits the land and characters of Japanese cult favorite Ys IV for its first ever European debut. This re-envisioning of the fourth installment in the Ys series takes a brand new approach, changing and framing the story of Ys IV within an all-new tale of conspiracy, deception, and mystery. Featuring an updated version of the party-based battle system from Ys SEVEN, as well as the largest and most varied overworld in series history, Ys: Memories of Celceta brings a greater sense of adventure to the Ys universe than has ever been seen before.
Key features:
Experience the Land of Celceta in English for the Very First Time
Its first ever release in Europe, Ys: Memories of Celceta will take players on a new adventure in never-before-seen locales within the Ys universe.
Explore the Biggest Overworld in Ys Series History
Eclipsing all previous entries in the Ys series in both size and content, the overworld map metes out battle and exploration in equal measure. A robust mapping system with customizable waypoints and clear, detailed icons aid the journey through this mysterious new land.
Adventure Forth with a Party of Allies
The party battle system from Ys SEVEN returns, but this time with a host of upgrades such as enhanced flash-guarding, a more versatile party AI, and unique abilities for party members to streamline encounters for fast and furious battle.
Throw Down the Gauntlet in Boss Rush Mode
Boss Rush makes a comeback, pitting Adol and his companions against implacable foes to keep the challenge going well after the main story has been completed.
If you would like a review code for Ys: Memories of Celceta please respond to this email.
About Nis America
In 2003, NIS America was established in Southern California to bring exciting, one-of-a-kind Japanese culture to North America.
NIS America’s team members devote themselves to the fans. Their respect for their fans is at the heart of everything they do. As an established entertainment publisher in the U.S., NIS America is committed to continuous growth and improvement.
NIS America is a subsidiary of Nippon Ichi Software, Inc., a Japanese company famous for its unique line of strategy RPGs with titles such as Disgaea, Phantom Brave, and Makai Kingdom. NIS America has also become a publisher of Japanese anime titles, such as Toradora!, anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day, and Natsume’s Book of Friends.
Slowly but surely we’ve made it into the age of videogames. Many years ago playing video games was something only certain people did and, for the most part, it was quite a niche market…not anymore. “Sword Art Online” is an Anime that originally began as a light novel series written by the very popular novelist Reki Kawahara (Fumio Kunori), it eventually became popular enough to warrant an Anime adaptation and from then on in the popularity of the series soared to even greater heights. With its videogame-based storyline (which is quite appealing in this day and age) and its semi-relatable characters, it is easy to see how and why this Anime has become such a favoured series in the hearts and minds of many Anime fans around the world. Madman Entertainment has been releasing the series down under and luckily for me I’ve been given the chance to review it.
Story
“Sword Art Online – Volume 3” starts off pretty much exactly where Volume 2 ends. The world of “Sword Art Online” is dead and gone along with a whole bunch of its trapped players and its evil overlord but our hero Kirito made it out alive in a turn of events that I didn’t particularly like but seeing as that took place in a different volume I wont be getting into it now. Kirito regains actual conciousness and instantly goes looking for Asuta despite his muscle atrophy which just goes to show that love heals all afflictions…right? The two star-crossed lovers finally meet for the first time in the real world but unfortunately not the way that Kirito wanted to.
Asuta is still locked into her “NERV Gear” and, although the world of
“Sword Art Online” no longer exists, she has yet to gain consciousness. The good thing about Kirito’s reaction to this was that he didn’t automatically think she was trapped in another game even though…that’s exactly what happened. After a couple of months out of “SOA”, Kirito is sent an e-mail containing a screenshot from the new game “Alfheim Online” and even though the image is extremely blurry, the woman in the picture looks a lot like Asuta. Kirito takes the game and immediately jumps in using his old “NERV Gear”, it’s a brand-new game and he still somewhat fears being locked into another virtual world but this time he’s doing it to save his beloved and it seems as though he’ll do anything he can to set her free.
I am NOT a fan of this at all. The fact that a “Volume 3” and a new game within the anime exists is something I do not take kindly to. Essentially the anime is starting all over again seeing as how we now have to sit through Kirito doing everything that he did in the first part of the series…again. I felt like this portion of the series in its entirety is one hell of a stretch for story. The series introduces his sister as the supporting character and she almost automatically became my favourite character because of her good dialogue and because of the fact that she is nothing like Asuta who annoyed me quite a bit during volumes 1 and 2.
What also irritated me to no end was how every single character spoke as if they were locked in “Sword Art Online”, the difference between this storyline and the one before it is the fact that everyone (including Kirito) is just playing the game…they’re not locked in the virtual world, in fact, you’re shown people logging in and out constantly yet each and every one of them talk like a normal fantasy character of their type would and they all take death seriously even though it is not a one way street this time around. I can understand Kirito thinking in a similar fashion to how he did in “SOA” because he was part of the crowd that lived the hell of being trapped but the rest of these players? It just wasn’t believable. I understand some people take their online gaming very seriously but I’ve never come across anyone who would take it to this degree.
Visuals
I will give “Volume 3” a great deal of credit for its aesthetics, having it in Blu-ray copy really allowed me to soak it all in and to truly realise that this is an absolutely brilliant looking series. Essentially it is animated and designed to the same calibre as its predecessors but that’s absolutely no reason to discredit how good it still looks and how well it is still animated. What honestly kept me watching this series was not the fact that I have to review it but instead just how beautiful the series looked and I’ll say this much; I actually really enjoy the art style of this series, I’m not a fantasy fan or anything like that and I’d usually go for more of a gritty style of anime but “SOA” really had me enchanted.
The actual costume design was also extremely well-done, especially that of Kirito’s battle uniform which greatly resembled his outfit from “SOA” but was different enough for me to pick up on and commend. In fact, the whole world of “ALO” (Alfheim Online) gave off that exact vibe; it seemed enough like “SAO” to have people be familiar with the terrain but it was just different enough for those same people to realise that this is a different game. It makes sense though considering that, in the story, this game was based almost entirely on what remained of the last game. Watching it on Blu-ray meant I didn’t get that subtle grain that you’ll usually see while watching an anime on DVD, it really showed me just how crisp the animation was and just how vibrant the entire world on “SOA/ALO” is.
Audio
Auditorally “Volume 3” was fantastic, I’m not even talking about the soundtrack or anything along those lines, at this point in time I’m speaking strictly about the voice acting which I something I hold in such a high regard. What made these characters believable was there great voice acting, even though they sometimes had some really unnecessary dialogue to try and sell to us…I often didn’t buy it but that doesn’t mean the voice acting wasn’t great. I took to the character of Kirito’s sister quickly because of her voice acting, the character had some nice dialogue and it was acted out brilliantly, no, not just brilliantly; realistically!
Even though some of the character in the last volumes did really get to me, they’re not in this volume so they didn’t even have the chance to annoy me, instead there were a few more characters introduced and despite some of them purposefully having an annoying nature and personality none of them truly got to me, they were all just voice acted incredibly well. I may get into a bit of strife for saying this but I really cannot make much of a comment about the soundtrack seeing as I really didn’t think it was that memorable. You have your typical fantasy tracks spliced in with your hard rock ballads during fight scenes and that’s great but it just didn’t hit me as well as it did in past animes. I could have possibly been focusing too much on the voice acting to even hear the music in the background but that’s my take on it.
Extras
Once again this release does not feature any real on-disc extras apart from the usual textless opening and textless closing sequences that come with every Anime release. It does, however, continue from what Volume 1 and 2 did previously and it does come with a set of six postcards that feature art from the series which looks to be done by several different artists considering they’re each in a different style. These extras are fantastic for those of you out there who absolutely love the series and the characters because each of the postcards depicts another character or group of characters in settings not entirely seen in the series. Usually standard Anime releases come with no physical extras so Volume 2 Aincrad Part 2 gets points for trying but I’ll take points away for it being a Blu-ray release and NOT coming with any nice on-disc extras since it has the space for them to be included.
Overall
Out of everything you could possibly take away from this review I beg that you please take away that I do believe this to be a great anime series, what I didn’t enjoy was the fact that it continued into a story like this but, at the end of the day, it is my opinion and my opinion alone, you may enjoy the turn that this series has taken in volume 3 even though I didn’t. Fact is; it’s still a great anime all around, it has some brilliant visuals and some fantastic audio, despite there not being much action even though it is set in an action/RPG game I think people will still find it highly enjoyable, especially those of you who are really into the series, I doubt that you will be upset that it has continued on this path.
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