There was a time not too long ago where the Ace Attorney Trilogy was slapped with a delay that set it all the way back to July, this is no longer the case because the Capcom team have a little surprise for you: The Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Trilogy is coming to all iOS devices in ONE WEEK! That’s not a normal week either, we’re talking a working week, that’s five days. If you’ve been waiting for this chestnut to be released May 30th is your day of rejoice.
Just for the added “piece of mind” here’s a side-by-side comparison of the original and HD graphics (I’m sure I don’t need to outline which is which):
Yeah, ok, because his beard didn’t look glorious enough as it was.
The HD Trilogy will include the original Ace Attorney, Justice For All and Trials and Tribulations. Once you’ve downloaded the free base app you can then choose to buy each title separately or all together. The prices are as follows: The Original game will be $5.99 and both sequels will cost $6.99 which is actually an awesome price for these games. If you’re a true fan and want the whole Trilogy that’ll set you back $16.99 which is still a damn good price! The app will also include a quirky little extra called “Everybody Object” which allows you to email or tweet Wright’s catchphrases, with animation, to friends.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney HD Trilogy comes out on the 30th of May so keep your eyes open so you can get your hands on this ASAP.
In some surprising news, it has come to light that Fire Emblem: Awakening was originally planned to be the final installment of the long-running strategy RPG series.
During an interview with Hobby Consolas, Intelligent Systems’ Hitoshi Yamagami, the co-producer of Fire Emblem: Awakening confirmed that the game was made originally an end to the series:
“Truth be told, sales are dropping. The sales manager of Nintendo, Mr. Hatano, told us that this could be the last Fire Emblem. Due to this progressive descend on sales, they told us that if the sales of this episode stayed below 250,000 copies, we’d stop working on the saga. I remember when I came back from the meeting and told the team “My God, what are we gonna do?! The end has come!”. Our reaction was clear: if this was going to be the last Fire Emblem, we had to put everything we always wanted to include. That’s how this new project was born!”
Kouhei Maeda, the director of Fire Emblem: Awakening also confirmed this in an interview with Nintendo Dream:
“I have to admit there was a time during development when we thought “This might be the end of the Fire Emblem series if Awakening doesn’t sell well”.
This is very shocking to say the least, but Fire Emblem fans can rest easy as Fire Emblem: Awakening’s impressive 500,000+ copies sold both digitally and physically far exceeds the 250,000 needed to continue the series. Fire Emblem: Awakening is actually the best selling Fire Emblem game since Fire Emblem: Sword of Flame for the Game Boy Advance (simply known as Fire Emblem in the West) which released a decade ago.
This fantastic installment of Fire Emblem truly shows the effort put in by Intelligent Systems. We scored the game a 9.5 out of 10 in our review as a matter of fact. Sometimes desperation brings out the best in people. Intelligent Systems gave it their all like there was no tomorrow. But now with the success of Awakening, Fire Emblem will live to fight another day and thank the lords for that.
It was recently reported that Hideo Baba the producer of Namco’s Tale Of franchise had stated that there was plans for a HD collection of Tales of Symphonia coming for the PlayStation 3 under the title Tales of Symphonia: Perfect Edition.
Baba has now commented that he had been misquoted with his response taken out of context and sensationalized. Speaking with JPGames.de he commented on the situation,” To be quite frank… I was at Expomanga in Spain last week and everyone was enjoying the event, and then I heard from fans ‘I heard rumors about a Tales of Symphonia Perfect Edition. Is that true?’ Actually, I was the one surprised by that! (laughs) That fan then said that it’s the 10th anniversary of Tales of Symphonia in Japan this year, and I just said that there might be something coming, as a celebration.”
He continued on to clarify what those celebration plans would likely be, “It will be more like a ‘Tales of Café’ or an event at NamcoCon… but we actually have no plans yet, there are only ideas. We can’t really say anything before announcements are made and it’s always a bit surprising when people ask us about rumors like that. It would be best to just wait for new information [about Tales of Symphonia’s 10th anniversary]. Before we announce something, a rumor is just a rumor after all (laughs).”
There you have it, a rumor is just a rumor until confirmed. Unfortunately for fans of Tales of Symphonia, the fabled HD collection is not to be, for now that is. Stay tuned for more information on the 10th anniversary celebrations of Tales of Symphonia as details come to light.
Welcome back for this week’s iOS Game Suggestions. If you missed last week’s, or are new to the suggestions, click on the link below and check out what cool games you should be picking up for your iOS device along with the introduction on how the suggestions work. (suggestions 1 has how it all works)
A great week on iTunes! As always, it started slow and but ended with a bang! There are many must-buy games this week in all departments, FREE, 99c and over 99c. This week I’ve suggested a total of 22 great quality titles. Make sure you check them all especially… Combo Crew, Mighty Dungeons, Poker Nights 2, Quell Memento, Telltales Poker Night 2, Zombie Fish Tank, Tetris Blitz, GB Video Game Quiz, Epic just to name a few.
Break down below :
9 – FREE Games
8 – $0.99c Games
5 – Over $0.99c Games
As always for this week’s suggestions are all new titles that you should take a look at and consider spending your hard earned iTunes cash / time on. Well the Free games just below certainly should all be given a shot as they won’t cost you anything!
For The Cheapskates – FREE GAMES
MASTERABBOTT’S FREE GAME PICK OF THE WEEK!
Tetris Blitz – Price : FREE – Publisher –EA Mobile (Race against the clock in a two-minute blitz to clear lines and rack up as many points as possible before time runs out! With all-new features, stunning visuals, and innovative controls, this twist on the world-famous puzzle game is a must-have on mobile.) runs on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Epic – Price : FREE – Publisher – Gameloft (Discover a hidden world unlike any other in the official game inspired by the 3D animated action-adventure movie! EPIC comes to theatres near you on May 24 (U.S.)! Epic™ is free to download and play. You can open up bonus content for even more fun by purchasing premium currency. Premium currency costs real money. From the creators of ICE AGE and RIO, EPIC tells the story of an ongoing battle between the forces of good, who keep the natural world alive, and the forces of evil, who wish to destroy the life force of the forest.) on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
GB Video Games Quiz – Price : FREE – Publisher –Undercoders (How many GameBoy video games can you name?Find it out in the new GameBoy-exclusive version of Video Games Quiz with all of its 8-bit 4-gray-color-palette glory! Write the name of the pictured game to clear a level. Do it as fast as you can and earn high scores and Video Games Quiz coins! Stuck in a game you can’t name? Use the coins to get valuable hints or ask your friends to aid you via Twitter or Facebook.) runs on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Dead Ahead – Price : FREE – Publisher –Chillingo (From the creators of Parking Mania comes a game with a little more bite! The Dead are coming for you, it’s time to find a ride and drive for your life. With the relentless zombie hordes hot on your heels and hungry for flesh, can you fend them off whilst keeping your eyes on the road?) runs on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Jane Wilde – Price : FREE – Publisher –Level Bit (Get on board with this awesome Wild West pick-up-and-play shooter! This is an all new side scrolling shooter game where your mission is to stay alive while killing as many undead creatures as possible. To aid in your quest you have five upgradable weapons, including: revolvers, shotgun, gatling gun, a “Freeze” bow and the all-powerful fishgun! Additionally, you have seven quirky, yet effective powerups to help you survive any sticky situations.) runs on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
ShowStopper Basketball – Price : FREE – Publisher – Mobage(ShowStopper Basketball is specifically optimized for the iPhone 4 (and later), iPad 2 (and later) and iPod Touch 5th generation (and later). Collect, Power-up, Play, and Dominate. Total control of the court is in your hands and all eyes are on you in ShowStopper Basketball. Set your team up to play aggressive defense, drive down the lane for a monster dunk, pass the rock, or step back for a three pointer… YOU call the shots!) on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Greedy Grub – Price : FREE – Publisher –PIXOWL (Play the role of a newborn grub that embarks on the job of a lifetime: Assistant Mayor of a magical Forest! Guide Grub through a series of engaging episodes and help him unravel the Forest’s mysteries. Along the way, a cast of quirky, memorable characters are ready and waiting to lend you a hand!) runs on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Outworded – Price : FREE – Publisher – Backflip Studios (Your search for the world’s best word search game is officially over. Introducing (drum roll, please)… Outworded™ by Backflip Studios, the makers of Paper Toss, NinJump, DragonVale & other mega-hit games. Featuring both single player & multiplayer modes, a clean, minimalist design, a slick, easy to use interface, and an endless number of increasingly challenging puzzles, Outworded really has it all.) on iPhone & iPad. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Battlestone – Price : FREE – Publisher – Zynga (Swipe out Evil! Create a powerful team in this beautiful arcade action game. Collect dozens of unique fighters to drive back the evil of The Void and control the mighty forces trapped in the Battlestones. With the swipe of your finger you can deliver over-the-top attack combinations to fend off hordes of enemies. Discover and train your squad of heroes and seamlessly swap them in battle to use all of their special powers to defeat evil.) on iPhone & iPad. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
For The Bargain Hunters – 99c Games
Pirates vs Corsairs Davy Jones’ Gold – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Microids (Davy Jones’ gold has been lying at the bottom of the sea for years… it’s time to bring it to the surface! The pirates have embarked on a treasure hunt, and the corsairs have embarked on a pirate hunt. Things won’t end well! Davy Jones’ gold surfaces on its own, throwing the pirate-infested waters into turmoil. Capture, pillage, rob and crush your opponents in this naval strategy game.Play alone or with multiple players. All aboard!) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Zombie Fish Tank – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Chillingo (Underwater, no one can hear you scream! Scientists took away your love, your freedom, and after many experiments, your life. Back from the dead with a taste for revenge, snack your way up the food chain, taking on the laboratory’s terrifying creations and monstrosities.) runs on iPad & iPhone. BUY NOW
Redline Rush – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Dog Byte Games (From the creators of Offroad Legends, the next generation of endless racers is here! Jump into a super sports car and test your driving skills in this high speed driving game where you have to weave through traffic to escape the police. Avoid crashes, take down traffic cars, pick up power-ups and walk to the top of the leaderboard! This game will challenge even the most skilled arcade racing fans.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Rebirth Of Fortune 2 – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Dotomchi (Rebirth of Fortune 2, is the 4th story of the Fortune Chronicle Episode and the official sequel to the 2009 release of SRPG Rebirth of Fortune. Newly revived with a more extensive volume, cool improved graphics, and utterly more unstoppable fun than the original. As the story continues from Rebirth of Fortune, Sorcerer of Fortune, Defense of Fortune, experience a highly interesting storyline, full of Fortune world’s Magic and Ether.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Ninja Wrath – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – JINHO LEE (True Arcade Action on the go! ▪ Real ninjas slice bodies, not fruit! Use real arcade controls to become a deadly force of lightning-fast attacks! Pulverize anything that gets in your way with powerful combos and ninja skills!) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Can Knockdown 3 – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Infinite Dreams (Challenge your aim, hone your precision, and push your puzzle-solving skills to the next level in this insanely addictive game. This installment takes the critically acclaimed Can Knockdown series to all new heights- the physics-based carnival gameplay you know and love- and adds unique puzzles, adrenaline-charged challenges, and even more explosive action!) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Bam fu – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Game Oven (HANDS CLASH IN CHAOS in Bam fu, a game for two-, three- or four people on one device. Everyone is fighting over the same pebbles. Physical contact is totally part of this game. Each player fights for her own color. Pebbles loop through the colors of the players when you tap them. Make the majority of the pebbles your color and win the round. Win five rounds and you’ve secured your victory.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Stickman Tennis – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Robert Szeleney (Stickman Tennis is a fast paced realistic tennis game on spectacular courts and an astonishing atmosphere, simple controls and tons of replay value. Play top spins, slices, lobs and smashes, play cross, longline or inside-out and choose between automatic and manual running. The revolutionary time machine will let you replay a point you lost, to give you a second chance. Play a quick game or complete tour season of Tennis against 100 different opponents. Collect trophies and improve your world rank in a complete season with 64 tournaments.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
For The Millionaires – All games over $0.99
MasterAbbott’s over 99c Pick Of The Week!
Combo Crew – Price : $1.99 – Publisher – The Game Bakers (In a world where a fist to the face is a perfectly viable solution, Mr. Boss has it all. Now he wants to break the greatest fighters ever! Trapped in his giant tower, you must fight your way to the top to take him down! Inspired by classics like Streets of Rage, Final Fight, and Street Fighter, Combo Crew is pure rumble with no virtual buttons to mess up your moves.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Poker Night 2 – Price : $4.99 – Publisher – Telltale Games (The chips are down and the ante is up in this sentence already bursting with poker clichés! Take the fifth seat in Poker Night 2 and go all in at a table featuring Claptrap (Borderlands 2), Brock Samson (The Venture Bros.), Ash (Army of Darkness) and Sam (Sam and Max series). Your dealer is GLaDOS (Portal series), but at no point will you be considered as a candidate for a visit to Aperture Science’s Enrichment Center. Unless you lose.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Quell Memento– Price : $5.49 – Publisher – Bulkypix Games (Forget the world. Fall in love with this enchanting zen puzzler. Set within an old abandoned house, the player restores order to the jumbled memories of the last occupant, and in doing so embarks on a haunting journey of self-discovery and reflection.) runs on iPad. BUY NOW
Mighty Dungeons– Price : $1.99 – Publisher – Crescent Moon Games (Developed by Laylio Games, players can enjoy this fan-made dungeon crawler crossover between old-school board games like Heroquest, Warhammer Quests, and famous oldies like Diablo I and Dungeon Master. Mighty Dungeons looks awesome on your iPhone and purely awesome on your tablet. Wander evil-packed dungeons and battle golems, demons, and other soul-less creatures as you play through 3 campaigns with 6 heroes. You will be equipped with a plethora of weapons, armors, potions, and magic spells – all at your very own disposal.) runs iPad & iPhone. BUY NOW
Murder Files – Price : $5.49 – Publisher – Relentless Software (As one of the detectives from the infamous Blue Toad Agency you arrive in the quaint village of Little Riddle for a well-earned break. But there is murder and mystery afoot. Eliminate suspects, get witness evidence and solve the puzzles to discover Whodunnit. Who is the mysterious murderer?) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
There you have it folks these games should keep you busy for quite some time well until next week at least. I’ll be back next week for another dose of iOS goodness, in the meantime if you would also like to suggest your own suggestions, please feel free to share them in the comments section below or in the iOS forum section on the site here.
Sean O’Brien the Leinster and Ireland back row forward today launched Street Rugby on iOS and Android soon follow at the Hampton hotel in Dublin. O’Brien who will tour with the 2013 British & Irish Lions later this summer is the central character in the new mobile game.
Imobile’s Street Rugby allows theplayer to control Sean O’Brien as he tackles and side-steps his way around the real streets of Dublin, ranging from The Spire on O’Connell Street to the famous Lansdowne Road, collecting caps and power-ups along the way.
Speaking at the launch, Sean said:
The life of a professional rugby player sees you spend a lot of time travelling to and from matches. A lot of my time is spent on buses, at airports, on flights and in hotels and you end up flicking through your phone playing games! When I heard the Imobile lads were looking to get me involved in Street Rugby I was very keen to find out more. I’ve got long flights to Hong Kong and Australia coming up so I was looking for something to pass the time on those as well!
Imobile is an award winning mobile application developer who have a strong track record in working with sporting clients such as Leinster Rugby, Graeme McDowell, Retief Goosen and the Aviva Premiership. Street Rugby represents the company’s first time branching out into the fast growing mobile gaming market.
Padraig Shanley co-founder of Imobile said:
It’s a fantastic opportunity to work with a leading sports star and get the game the coverage it deserves. It’s fitting that in such a great time for rugby in Ireland we can launch the game which features a real map of Dublin that we went out and modelled ourselves. We’ve spent a lot of time researching and developing this game so it’s great to get it in front of people.
The app is available on the iTunes Appstore here from today, with an Android launch to follow.
EA Mobile is kicking this week off with the release of Tetris Blitz. A quick 2 minute take on the classic puzzle, players will duel for the top of the leader board through Facebook Connect. A new power-up is released every week to help boost scores and incite Frenzy mode, which provides players double the points. The game is available on iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon App Store. Be sure to read our reviewon Tetris Blitz.
Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar was released in the Canadian iTunesApp Store. To celebrate, EA Mobile released the first developer diary on YouTube starring Gameplay Engineer Ken Hartsook. Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar will be released worldwide in the coming months.
The novelization of the popular Surviving High School interactive fiction was so well received that a second novel has been released. How to Be a Star features Kimi Chen, who has suddenly shot up from loser to most popular girl in school after her music video goes viral. The book is available in the US wherever books are sold. Surviving High School has produced over 300 weekly episodes and holds the record for longest running episodic game on mobile devices. It is available for iTunesand Google Play.
Finally, EA Mobile is celebrating Memorial Day in the United States with a huge sale on iTunes, Google Play, and the Amazon App Store. Over 55 titles and a variety of in app purchases are either on sale for up to 90% off or have been made free. The sale is headlined by Need for Speed: Most Wanted at $0.99 on iTunes.
Patchwork Battles published by Ayopa games, is a multi-platform, turn-based RPG with which brings whole new levels of customization and depth to players. Through a set of revolutionary systems, Patchwork Battles can be customized by each player to suit his or her own style of play.
In Patchwork Battles the player becomes young Jaden Toys on his quest to become a Grand Elite Animator and win the Patchwork Battles competition. He won’t be doing this himself though, as he needs his Mimics. Mimics are magical beings that you build and bring to life through the magical art of Animation.
Every Mimic is made up of various body parts: arms, legs, head, body, etc. These body parts are imbued with a spirit which gives the body part its role or class. The body parts are put together in any fashion the Animator sees fit, and then brought to life!
Some of the distinctive features of the game can be seen below:
Build your own Mimic. Use an array of body parts (heads, arms, legs, etc) to create your own unique characters from within a myriad of different classes.
Character Development: Every Mimic has its own unique skill tree based off the parts they have equipped. Change a body part, and your Mimic’s entire skill tree will change!
Reactionary Battle System: A progression of the renowned Active Time Battle system. Instead of just acting and then waiting for your next turn, you can now react to the actions of your enemies and your allies. Dodging, blocking, and spell shielding all happen in reaction to an action by another character!
Gathering and Crafting: Harvest materials in-game with increasing quality and elemental power. The higher the resource quality, the better item it produces!
Community and Social: Patchwork Battles embraces social gameplay. Sell the uber items you create on a centralized Auction House and receive rare or even unique in-game rewards. You can also share your Mimic and Skill blueprints with friends, or sell them at auction!
Patchwork Battles needs help from the community to finish the final 60% of the games development off, and the Kickstarter page can be found here. Thus far only around $500 of the $28,000 needed has been collected, so if you would like to get behind this game, please don’t hesitate to donate!
Rush Bros is a platform racer unlike any that we’ve ever seen. Packing more features than a garden center, it’s offering us both local and online co-op, an arcade mode, full 360 controller support, full Steamworks integration including achievements, leaderboards and big picture compatibility, a string of updates offering new levels, game modes and more in the near future, and to top it off, a solid soundtrack from international music dons Infected Mushroom.
Rush Bros. will be available for a limited time at $8.99, and as an added part of the deal, a special Twin bundle will simultaneously be available for $14.99. Visit the store page to learn more.
Bulkypix and Fallen Tree Games released the third game in the Quell series of logic based puzzle games onto iTunes today. Quell Memento sets players inside an old house in a tale of self discovery. Players must help fix the memories of the previous occupant. The game contains over 10 hours of gameplay across 144 levels and 20 bonus puzzles.
The visuals in Quell Memento are entirely hand painted and support Retina and iPhone 5 displays. The haunting soundtrack is composed by Steven Cravis, best known for his relaxing piano music.
The game is available on iTunesfor iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Quell Memento is priced at $2.99 USD.
Bundle Stars is back with their latest bundle titled “The Outlaw Bundle.” This bundle features Post Apocalyptic Mayhem, Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood, Pacific Storm and RIP Trilogy. All of the games are available as Steam redeemable keys and run on Windows.
Post Apocalyptic Mayhem is a vehicle combat and racing game. Players will race through a post apocalyptic landscape, attempting to be the first one across the finish line by any means necessary.
Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood is a stealth based real time strategy game recounting the classic tale of Robin Hood. Players can take on the roll of classic Robin Hood characters like Little John, Friar Tuck, Maid Marian, and Robin Hood himself across a 30 mission non-linear campaign.
Pacific Storm is a RTS and combat flight simulator. The game relives the events of Pearl Harbour, allowing players to take control of either the US or Japanese forces during the historical attack. Players will need to manage resources to build units then take to the sky for intense aerial combat.
The RIP trilogy is a retro styled top down shooter. The trilogy features over 200 levels of arcade styled action and several gameplay modes including a child friendly low violence mode, two player co-op, and multiplayer deathmatch.
The Outlaw Bundle is priced at $1.00 AUD and is available at the Bundle Stars website.
Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar was released in the Canadian 
Finally, EA Mobile is celebrating Memorial Day in the United States with a huge sale on iTunes, Google Play, and the Amazon App Store. Over 55 titles and a variety of in app purchases are either on sale for up to 90% off or have been made free. The sale is headlined by
