Welcome back for this week’s iOS Game Suggestions. If you missed or are new to the suggestions, click on the link below and check what cool games you should be picking up for your iOS along with the introduction and disclaimer on how the suggestions work. (suggestions 1 has the disclaimer and how it all works)
A pretty average week on iTunes, as always it started slow and but ended with a bang! As always there certainly is a few must buy games this week in all departments, FREE, 99c and over 99c. This week i’ve suggested a total of 18 great quality titles. Make sure you check them all especially Kingdoms & Lords, Gasketball, Pitfall!, Cowbeam, Edna & Harvey: The Breakout and Cafeteria Nipponica just to name a few.
Break down below :
8 – FREE Games
6 – $0.99c Games
4 – 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!
Kingdoms & Lords – Price : FREE – Publisher – Gameloft (In Kingdoms & Lords, the peace and quiet of your rural village are shattered by the threat of Barbarian forces. With war upon your region, you must build up your village and train your militia. But, things take a turn for the worst: the Dark King has returned to power, invading every territory across the continent…) on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Killer Bean Unleashed – Price : FREE – Publisher –Killer Bean Studios (Killer Bean Unleashed is an intense action shooter that combines old school gameplay with new school graphics! Killer Bean was once a member of an elite agency of assassins, until they tried to kill him. Now he’s on a mission to eliminate them all, one bullet at a time! Become Killer Bean in this old school action platform shooter and take down the Shadow Agency. ) runs on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Aircraft Little Heroes – Price : FREE – Publisher –Nerlaska Studio (Since the great Red Baron finished his latest mission, the blue skies of the world had remained in peace and harmony. But even more durable peace someday ends. Only the roar of engines AIRCRAFT LITTLE HEROES can restore peace. Again, ten little warriors will fly, looking for strong emotions!) runs on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Happy Squirrels – Price : FREE – Publisher –Chillingo (Keep your squirrel population happy in this super-cute time management game. Add rooms to your giant oak tree, collect nuts and potions to spend on new rooms and upgrading your tree. You can even customize your squirrel foreman. With mini games, hidden items and a super-cute art style, Happy Squirrels is a supreme time management package.) runs on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
DeepFreeze – Price : FREE – Publisher –Valentin Radu (DeepFreeze is an interactive, post-apocalyptic role playing game for iPad. In the aftermath of the Great War, one of the last remaining civilized community on Earth struggles to survive by seeking shelter in a former prison. You play as Karl Fischer, their leader, and as the story unfolds your choices will forever shape the course of history.) runs on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Gasketball – Price : FREE – Publisher – Mikengreg(The only game better than basketball! Gasketball is a shot matching basketball game similar to H.O.R.S.E. Challenge your friends online with shots of your own creation. Master over 100 single player levels in 4 unique worlds. Grab a friend and play one-on-one on the same iPad. The world of Gasketball is growing! Mikengreg continue to develop new content, robots and gameplay with regular updates. Stay tuned for more!) on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Eat Sheep – Price : FREE – Publisher –CG Cookie (With the ability to count sheep into the thousands people were getting too much sleep and the worlds productivity has plummeted! To help fight this epidemic of Sheep, Monsters have been released into the wild to reduce the sheep population in a last ditch effort by local secret organizations. Navigate your monster around the levels in Eat Sheep while reducing the world’s sheep population. You do this by consuming Sheep, Rams, and Mammoth hybrids!) runs on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Dungeon Defiler – Price : FREE – Publisher – The Game Kitchen (“They know I am here. I feel their gazes through the cold wet darkness. They agitate and curse in their language of terror and disgrace”. Dungeon Defiler is an addictive dungeon crawler in which you’ll explore labyrinthine dungeons and fight terrifying creatures to complete mysterious adventures that will test you in every corner.) on iPhone & iPad. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
For The Bargain Hunters – 99c Games
Pitfall! – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Activision (Escape the wrath of an angry volcano while collecting ancient treasures in PITFALL!, an adrenaline-fueled, free-running adventure set in a deadly jungle with twists and turns that will always keep you on your toes. As the iconic Pitfall Harry, test your skills by racing through jungles, caves and native villages while avoiding death-defying obstacles such as fiery volcanic flames, tumbling ancient artifacts, and narrow cliff side pathways. Challenge your reflexes by jumping, sliding, and using your deadly whip to take out classic PITFALL! foes like rattlesnakes and scorpions while avoiding the death grip of a crocodile’s jaw as you swing across ravines. Make sure to always keep a watchful eye as danger lurks around every corner! ) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Superstar Athlete – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Braintap (Go for gold and prove that you are the ultimate Superstar Athlete! Aim for gold on the track and field in five thrilling athletic events! Rendered in a cool retro style, but with gameplay which is every bit cutting edge. First qualify and then compete in these sporting classics: 110m hurdles, long jump, javelin, shot-put and 200m. Just keep your composure, focus and put all your training and dedication into action. Perfect your technique, compete with the best on the planet and take your place on to the podium and become a Superstar Athlete!) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Cowbeam – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Digital Dreams (Hank has always been a lonely alien, but he has now found the love of his life! Hank has fallen in love with a cow from Earth. To win the cow’s heart, Hank needs to become a fearsome bull. And to do this, Hank needs to find lots of bulls and cows throughout the universe. Help Hank find these cows and win the heart of the love of his life!) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Chimpact – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Chillingo (Set in luscious environments, featuring a variety of delightful characters, Chimpact is a game that really is top of its class. Collect bunches of bananas in each stage, as well as exploring every nook and cranny to find the hidden gems. Discover secret paths, avoid obstacles and time your jumps to perfection in this gorgeous jungle adventure.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Super Mole Escape – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Adult Swim (Burrow out of the Big House with power-ups like hammers and rockets, stockpile gems to upgrade abilities (or bribe the judge), and do whatever it takes to stay ahead of the Warden’s impressive mustache! Brought to you by Grumpyface Studios and Adult Swim Games, makers of “Bring Me Sandwiches!!” and “Robot Unicorn Attack”.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Sticky Linky – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Alawar Entertainment (Test your match-two/three skills with this whacky, super unique puzzler that will have you playing for hours! Sticky Linky is anything but ordinary, and it breaks all the boundaries of the usual match-two/three game. Try your hand at this extremely addictive, completely new experience today!) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
For The Millionaires – All games over $0.99
MasterAbbott’s over 99c Pick Of The Week!
Edna & Harvey: The Breakout – Price : $6.49 – Publisher – Daedalic Entertainment (At the beginning, young Edna wakes up in the padded cell of an insane asylum with no memory of her past. She doesn’t have the slightest idea how she wound up there, but one thing is for sure, she wants out! After all, she feels perfectly sane – and her talking stuffed bunny Harvey agrees completely. Together, they attempt an escape and, in doing so, meet their extremely bizarre fellow patients – from the man in the bee costume to the pseudo-Siamese twins Hoti and Moti. But Dr. Marcel, head of the asylum, will stop at nothing to keep Edna from escaping. What does he have planned for her? And why was her memory erased? Gradually, Edna regains her memory of the time before her detention in her cell) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Cafeteria Nipponica– Price : $4.49 – Publisher – Kairosoft (Don your chef’s hat and hit the kitchen! You’re the chef de cuisine in this scrumptious simulation that’ll have you coming back for seconds… and more! Run your own restaurant, find ingredients, research recipes and spice up your culinary repertoire! Only you can bring your establishment sweet success!) runs iPad & iPhone. BUY NOW
Organ Trail: Directors Cut – Price : $2.99 – Publisher – The Men Who Wear Many Hats (Organ Trail is a retro zombie survival game. Travel westward in a station wagon with 4 of your friends, scavenging for supplies and fending off the undead. Members of your party might die of dysentery or you might have to put them down yourself when they get bit. Faithfully recreated it as if it were on the Apple 2, Organ Trail offers amazing 16 color art and retro beeps and boops. Packed full of zombie mechanics, themes and references; this is a must have for any zombie survival fans.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Trigger Fist– Price : $5.49 – Publisher – Lake Effect Applications (Dominate your friends in intense modern day firefights across six unique environments in four multiplayer modes. Scratch your shooter itch on the go with Free-for-All, Team Deathmatch, King of the Hill, and Sacred Goat — a team based scenario with the objective of carrying a disgruntled goat around the battlefield for the maximum amount of time.) runs on iPad. BUY NOW
There you have it folks, these games should keep you busy for quite some time, well till next week at least. I’ll be back next week for another dose of iOS goodness, in the meantime if anyone would also like to suggest their own suggestions, please feel free to share them in the comments section below or in the iOS forum section on the site here.
Are you a keen cook and not able to get all your cooking urges out in the kitchen? Well there’s the perfect app for you, with Cafeteria Nipponica. You get to run your own restaurant, find ingredients, research new recipes, and spice up your food! Take the ultimate challenge and bring your restaurant success.
The restaurant is fully customizable, with you being able to decide every single detail and do whatever it takes to make your customers happy. Score enough points and you get to host a variety of fun events such as eating contests and cooking classes. You also get to recruit a crew, which means you can eventually get to run multiple restaurants at once!
So what are you waiting for, get your cook and restaurant manager on with a uniquely Japanese spread! Get your popularity up and gain a following of keen customers for your cuisine.
Cafeteria Nipponica is available NOW for iTouch, iPhone and iPad for $4.99 – Buy it HERE.
Super Action Hero is the new stick-figure action-fighting platformer that will be coming soon to mobile devices. With robots named RHX starting to gain self-awareness and turn on their creators. They’ve teamed up with a number of aggressive enemies and bosses to try and take over the world!
You play as the main adventurer Kid, as you team up with a group of heroes including Hero, an experienced action hero who has saved the world before, a martial arts expert by the name of Striker, Grappler who – you guessed it – is great at grappling, and Heroine. You will have to use each of their strengths to solve a range of difficult missions, with 12 main ones and 16 sub-missions ready to be defeated. There are 15 planets and 100 quests, and with each one expanding and changing when replayed this is a game that you can keep playing even after you’ve finished it!
Check out the trailer for the game below!
Super Action Hero will be released on August 16, 2012 on the App Store, as well as Google Play. Keep tuned to Capsule Computers for a review coming out soon!
Blue Exorcist Collection 1 Studio:A1-Pictures Publisher:Madman Entertainment Format:DVD (Subtitles Only) Release Date:June 6, 2012 Price: $59.95 – Available Here
Overview:
It’s hard to argue that Blue Exorcist wasn’t one of the most popular anime series of 2011. It seemed like almost overnight, the entire anime fandom had their eyes on Kazue Kato’s creation. To ascertain exactly what made Blue Exorcist so popular is a difficult task to undertake. From the outside, there doesn’t appear to be anything especially remarkable about this anime. So how has it managed to captivate audiences worldwide? What is it about Blue Exorcist that so many people have connected with? Well after viewing the first collection of the series, I think I understand now.
Story:
I’ll be frank, Blue Exorcist is as typically shonen as they come. There is nothing about Blue Exorcist that is particularly new or creative, in many ways it is incredibly derivative from other much better series. It takes a lot of inspiration from shows like Fullmetal Alchemist and Yu Yu Hakusho, as well as many other shonen anime. But this is actually what makes Blue Exorcist so enjoyable. It feels like a culmination of a lot of the better ideas the genre has had. Sure it’s derivative, but it’s only deriving from the good bits.
The plot of Blue Exorcist feels very much like Yu Yu Hakusho meets Fullmetal Alchemist. You have a protagonist whom is your classic delinquent with a heart of gold that is ultimately involved in all kinds of supernatural mayhem, all the while attending school like any ordinary kid (see Yusuke Urameshi). This protagonist also happens to have a close bond with his brother, a bond that grows stronger after the loss of a parental figure (see Ed and Al Elric). Oh but wait that’s not all, the protagonist is actually in fact part demon and is the progeny of the King of all Demons himself (see Yusuke Urameshi again for something eerily similar). As I said it’s all too familiar, but it works well enough because the execution is superb.
While it may be a very familiar affair, Blue Exorcist does have enough of it’s own identity stamped out that it’s easy to look past it’s use of other anime’s ideas. For one, the series implements a vast cast of characters that seemed to keep growing with each episode. There were some characters that I found a little too on the nose for my liking such as Ryuji Suguro otherwise known as ‘Bon’. I found his character to be a little too over the top at times, but the rest of the cast really does shine with incredibly detailed characterisation and well crafted one off stories for them to be fleshed out in.
This first collection’s pacing has been rather slow paced, which did leave me pondering when things will kick into gear. But the final stretch of episodes in this collection did impress me with it’s direction despite some miss steps in the lead up. I feel that this series has a lot of potential to take itself to great heights, many of which will rely on the path the second and final collection decides upon. As a single collection in and of itself this 13 episode pack felt like the foundations for what is to come. We got some great characterisation and an impressive amount of world building. How will the series deal with a more lengthy story arc? We will have to see.
Visuals and Audio:
Now this is a series that truly impresses in terms of aesthetics. These HD visuals are what I expect from all modern anime. The quality is top notch and the art style is distinctive and inviting. Just a quick glance and you are enveloped into this world of exorcists. That right there is a craft that not many anime understand, engrossing viewers almost immediately is something special and Blue Exorcist does that extraordinarily well.
From an audio stand-point I find it somewhat disappointing to say that this release does not feature a dub track and is merely subtitled only. But that probably won’t turn away the more hardcore audience that generally seems to prefer subs. It is a little disappointing though for the more casual viewers however that aren’t as accustomed to subs as the hardcore fans are. If you are in the more casual audience and prefer dubs, wait a while and pick this up when it gets it’s eventual dub release, but if not the original audio is sure to please everyone else.
The series soundtrack is phenomenal and certainly one of the better soundtracks I have heard in a long time. I took an instant liking to the opening theme by Uverworld. It’s just that good. All in all they couldn’t have gotten better backing tracks for this series.
Extras:
Thankfully Blue Exorcist makes up for it’s lack of an English dub by implementing a plethora of juicy special features for us to sink our teeth into. The collection features a special animation called ‘Ura-Ex’ (B-Side Exorcist), textless opening and ending themes and some web previews for each new episode (these are more cool than they sound). It’s a nice little buffer of extras to add on to the 13 episode count of the collection and ultimately makes for a mighty enticing purchase.
Overall: Blue Exorcist is nothing new. If you have ever watched a shonen anime before, you will see things here that you have definitely seen before. But that’s okay, because Blue Exorcist does a good job with it’s execution. I understand why this series is so popular and I believe that it is because it feels like a culmination of all the things that shonen fans love. Whether you like delinquent characters, brotherly bonds, cute anime girls or supernatural powers and creatures, Blue Exorcist has you covered.
This is certainly a good watch for shonen fans, but if you are looking for something new – look elsewhere. Not only that but if a lack of dub is deal breaker for you, then maybe it’s best to wait for the dub release. Ultimately Blue Exorcist is what it is, a summation of the best ideas this genre has and for that alone it makes for an enjoyable series to spend some time with, even if it doesn’t shock or surprise you.
Heathrow, Charles de Gaulle, JFK, and Narita are just some of the names that come to mind when thinking of international airports, but what makes them so famous and successful? Megacities! These concrete jungles breathe life to airports and vice versa! In Game Insight’sAirport City, which is now available on iPad, players strive to achieve this mutual interdependent relationship between an efficient airport and its neighbouring city. In turn, money earned from the seven different classes of planes can be used to further develop the airport by improving passenger terminals, building more runways and hangers to house the gods of the skies. In addition, players can expand their city by purchasing more land and building residential, commercial and utility structures. Other features of this free-to-play strategy game, originally released for Android devices and social networks, include flight management that will take passengers all over the world, the import of items internationally and the completion of hundreds of quests and tasks for the characters you meet.
There are a few anime series out there which you pretty much don’t want anyone to catch you watching as they would be absolutely terrible to explain, such as Queen’s Blade or Ikki Tousen. Now it seems like another one of these boobalicious anime is going to begin airing in Japan sometime soon.
Then again, given the fact that the anime is actually the Senran Kagura anime, the amount of bouncing breasts and provocative scenes seem adequate enough. For those who don’t know, Senran Kagura is a 3DS game developed by Marvelous Entertainment which currently has a sequel in development, that featured busty ninjas in side-scrolling action. It is worth noting that the below footage is from an attendee at Comiket 82 so the video is a bit low in quality.
If Mugen Souls’ moe characters and visuals weren’t enough to overwhelm you yet, then perhaps the different features talked about in the two trailers released today by NIS America will be able to finish the job. In the first video found below we are treated to some customization footage that allows players to not only change the costumes of the main cast but also create their very own peon from scratch.
Below that video a number of the game’s features and overwhelming damage levels are shown off. Those interested in picking up the title should note that Mugen Souls is a PlayStation 3 exclusive and is set to be released on September 18th.
Racing fans dying to know what it’s like to race through real world cities may finally have the chance to experience it in game, provided they’re okay with it being top-down. Playstos Entertainment has announced that their newest game, Real World Racing will feature the real streets of worldwide cities such as Rome, Paris, London, and Berlin, just to name a few.
Featuring real-live high resolution aerial photos and an engine built to blend them into a playable map with 3D cars and objects, players have the chance to see the realistic scenery rush by as they speed ahead. Additionally, the game will have a career mode, arcade racing, online play, 80 different cars to drive, and weather conditions to stiffen up the competition. Real World Racing is setting up to release on Steam sometimes this year, but players can check out the gallery below to check out how’s it’s looking right now.
With the release of Sleeping Dogs less than a week away that means it is time for the standard launch trailer release for the game and today Square Enix has chosen to abide by this tradition and has released the below action packed launch trailer.
As you can see in the trailer below, undercover cop Wei Shen will have to balance his morals as a police officer between staying alive inside one of the most fearsome criminal organizations in the world. Players will be able to experience viscious hand to hand combat, brutal gunplay and more things that we can mention in one sitting. Those looking to pick up Sleeping Dogs can do so next Tuesday when it is released on the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
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