Sentai Filmworks have announced that they have licensed Spring 2012 anime series Kids on the Slope and Mysterious Girlfriend X for distribution both digitally and physically.
Both series were also recently announced to be streaming through Crunchyroll, Sentai have confirmed that they will also be streaming both series’ episodes 31 days after they do on Crunchyroll through Sentai’s Anime Network service and also through Hulu.
Kids on the Slope is coming of age story set in the unique setting of a Japanese summer in the year 1966. The story revolves around two young teens who form a bond based upon a love of Jazz music. The series will be directed by legendary director Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo) and feature the music of critically acclaimed Yoko Kanno (Cowboy Bebop, Macross Plus).
Mysterious Girlfriend X is a romantic comedy with supernatural elements, revolving around a young teen who becomes addicted to the drool of the new female transfer student, forming what can only be called a ‘drool fetish’.
It is currently unknown whether either series will get a dub or when a physical release is planned for. Stay tuned for more information on these titles as it comes to light.
Anuman Interactive have released a trailer for their upcoming remake of the cult classic “Bluecoats – North and South” videogame, which will be released on the PC, and iOS devices. The original game was released in 1989 and was about the battle between the armies of the North and South USA.
The developers at Microids have also added a few new features to update the classic, these are –
– The team worked on the original Mini-games (especially The Train and The Fort battles) for more dynamism and fun. For example, new shooting gunfights between strikers and defenders will be available in the Fort sequence.
– The team also made the gameplay of tactical battles sequences more flexible. Now, gamers can play and move their units with the mouse (on PC) or the finger (iOS and Androïd).
The game comes out on May 22nd, 2012. Be sure to check out the embedded trailer below for more information.
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Publisher: Capcom Developer: Slant Six Games Platforms: Xbox 360 (Reviewed), PS3 Release Date: March 20, 2012 Price: (Special Edition) $69.99 – Here; (Standard) $59.99 – Here
Overview
Resident Evil has been host to the third person survival horror genre for quite awhile. Operation Raccoon City drastically changes the perspective by placing players in the shoes of the Umbrella Corporation. No longer are the perils faced as the protagonist, the antagonists rule supreme here.
As the horror is quite prevalent, the title evolves into a third person hybrid. Leveling, abilities, and multiplayer are additions that this franchise has not see before. Will it provide a fun and engaging experience? Only one way to find out…
Story
It’s 1998, the Umbrella Corporation has had unrivaled progression in medical advancements of the human body. This international corporation has also been involved in many covert operations with highly questionable legality. Once you join the Umbrella Corporation, you remain for life.
In the depths of the underground secret laboratories, an epidemic is spreading. The cause is linked to a transferable virus given the code name T-Virus. Once administered to a host, the T-Virus will cause the person to become a ravenous zombie. Quickly spreading through the depths of the compound, the Umbrella Security Service (U.S.S) must investigate and destroy any evidence of exposure. With the virus acquiring new hosts, will the U.S.S. be able to prevent exposure of the epidemic? Or even survive?
Gameplay
Establishing the basic moves is a key concept to follow by. The game allows movement with the left analog along with a movable camera on the right analog. Following the basic format for shooters, the right trigger fires your current weapon with an active reload at the end of the clip. Players can also reload their weapon prematurely by pressing (X). When all other available options fail or brute force becomes necessary, a melee can be administered by tapping (B).
Bashing opponents may become tiresome, so finding ammo and grenade refills will make time flow faster. Pressing (A) will allow a player to interact with available objects throughout the environments. Such items include ammo, grenades, health, health spray, anti-viral spray, and data discs, and other rare collectibles. Achievement hunters will try to find all raccoon statues through the storyline.
Before even entering the campaign or any mode, players must enter a squad selection screen. Each character has his/her own unique abilities that provide individualized gameplay. For instance, one of Vector’s abilities allow him to move stealthily without being noticed opposing to Lupo’s incendiary bullets. Choosing your main character is important but developing a support team is also essential. As part of the single player campaign, you will be able to adjust the rest of your team to your liking. A decent group build would include a medic (Bertha), stealth (Vector), assault (Lupo), and ranged attack (Spectre).
Single player campaign provides a difficult playing environment and relies solely on interdependency. Teammates can be killed off quite quickly if a certain level of aggressiveness is not used. While fallen comrades can be revived, your death will lead to a “game over” scenario. Being one of the more annoying aspects of the game, you are not able to switch between characters in single player campaign. Carrying health and anti-viral sprays becomes ultimately important as you would have to restart at a previous checkpoint upon death. One of the only bonuses that single player provides is that you will not be stalled at rendezvous points that require all surviving characters to be present.
Private and public campaigns are available for those that wish a more diverse experience. Attempting a public match will place you once again in the squad selection screen. Similar to before you are able to choose the first character as your main. As players begin to join, your once open slots will be locked with the character of their choosing – granted they cannot take your chosen character.
Advantages far outweigh the negatives in multiplayer campaign. No longer does a single death restart the mission even if you are turned into a zombie. Other active players can gun your character down then revive your body to its former glory. Only until the entire party is wiped will you restart at the last checkpoint making for more of a team effort. Have a microphone? Talking to expert players will definitely give you an advantage by learning secrets of each stage and understanding the concepts of team combat. Calling out incoming targets can only be done with interactive partners as well. One minor setback is collectibles scattered through the levels. While supply crates can provide enough ammunition for a team, individual shell packages are a one-time use. Grenades, sprays, and data discs work similarly leaving your team with fewer available resources.
Invoking a hybrid mix of gameplay, the leveling system provides advancement for individual abilities as well as purchasing new starting equipment. Upon completing any mode a player will gain experience according to the productivity of the event. This can be ranked by the number of kills, deaths, collectibles, and completion time. Points will be attributed to the success of the mode played and allocate money to your available funds. Even though most weapons can be found throughout stages, players are able to purchase each weapon and equip it as their starting weapon.
Ranging from sidearms to assault rifles, the armory is packed full of trigger happy awesomeness. Here is the full list of available weapon types: assault rifles, sub-machine guns, machine guns, shotguns, sniper rifles, and sidearms. One of my favorite weapons of destruction is the heavy machine gun. As a horde of zombies rush towards your position, a stream of bullets becomes necessary to mow down the incoming threat. Laying down a line of suppressive fire, the heavy machine gun has plenty of ammunition to support a team over long periods of time – that is unless you unload a full clip on one target. Sadly, you cannot holster more than one primary weapon on your person.
Money can also be spent on abilities for a character. Character will have a set of both passive and active abilities that can be used during gameplay. For example, the team’s demolition expert (Beltway) has passive abilities that increase his resistance towards being knocked down by explosions. Additionally, he has several active abilities like fragmentation mine, timed sticky explosive, and laser trip mine. Only one active ability can be used at a time, so the situation should call for an appropriate ability. High traffic areas might spawn opportunities where a laser trip mine or fragmentation mine might prove useful. On the other hand, a timed sticky explosive will prove useful if an enemy is on your tail. Turn around, and give them a little surprise!
Enemies will come after your character in all shapes and sizes. Zombies are the most common and provide a surplus of gun fodder but can mutate to greater forms if not dealt with quickly. The mutated form of the common zombie creates a Crimson Head which develops greater movement as well as sharp claws. Of all the infested zombies types, the Licker is by far the most annoying and interesting to deal with in combat. Licker’s can grip onto any surface but will lose stability by continual blows. If not shot down quickly, these foes will grapple with their tongues. The only way to escape the clutch of this beast is to move from side to side or have a teammate shoot ’em down. Pump a few extra shots into a Licker’s motionless body; they might not be dead.
Streetbike: Full Blast HD Developer: Turtles Entertainment Publisher: Chillingo Platforms: iPad Release Date: March 29, 2012 Price: $0.99 Available Here
Overview
Streetbike: Full Blast HD is the iPad version of Streetbike: Full Blast. Pitched as a throwback to classic arcade bike racers, can Streetbike: Full Blast HD fill in the large shoes.
Story
You will have to create your own story as you progress from the lowest Newcomers League to the All-Stars League as there is no story in the game. I’ve imagined my biker to be an orphan who found street bike left by his late father and now races towards glory in his father’s memory.
Gameplay
Streetbike: Full Blast HD consists of several different types of motorcycle races grouped in leagues by difficulty. Each race will give you money that you can save to purchase better motorcycles that will make it easier to pass future races. While on the track, there are money pickups to increase the amount of money awarded and boost pickups that will provide you with a full boost meter to zip around the track with. There is a quick race mode to get into the game fast and. Controls are accelerate, brake, and boost buttons on screen in conjunction with either tilting your iPad to steer or a left and a right button. Every player will be using the tilt controls because the touch screen controls for steering are absolutely unusable tapping the turn button will cause your rider to turn 180 degrees on screen and will turn sharply. Holding the turn button for more than a second will cause your rider to do donuts on the track. On the other hand the tilt controls are sharp and responsive. I found it easy to control the bike and was mastering high speed turns on corners in no time at all. I only wish I was able to lay down in bed and use the tilt controls as they only work while sitting or standing upright.
The racing modes are rather generic such as one on one boss battles, multi bike races, and time trials. The actual racing on the other hand can be pretty fun and intense. The game handles bike physics like an arcade game. Crashes are pretty rare, I found it was next to impossible to wreck the beginning bikes by crashing into walls, cars, trucks, and other riders. As I started with faster and faster bikes, the danger of crashing into other vehicles grew. The tracks range from a casual Sunday ride to hair raising difficulty with multiple hairpin turns. There are 16 tracks spanning eight different themes in the game, providing a decent variety. I do wish there was the inclusion of online multiplayer as racing against real humans is always more challenging and fun than racing against the computer. Over all there is nothing incredibly impressive about Streetbike: Full Blast HD’s game play but besides the touch screen control scheme there is nothing horrific about it either.
Visuals
Considering Streetbike: Full Blast HD is supposed to be the high definition version of Streetbike: Full Blast, the graphics are extremely lacking. On the new iPad, the graphics look extremely dated. The landscape looks like it was torn out of a Playstation era game. Also, as the motorcycle moves forward, the movement of the landscape looks extremely unnatural. The random cars or trucks you find on the road are nothing to rave about either. The models look like several rectangles glued together with the skin of a car or truck placed on top. Thankfully the motorcycle models are an improvement, compared to the rest of the game, they are rather well modeled and skinned. However the biker riding them seems to be an afterthought and worst of all, the crashing animations are horrific. There are no iPad Retina graphics in this game. All in all, there is nothing high definition about Streetbike: Full Blast HD.
Audio
The audio is a mixed bag. The sound effects are pretty good in Streetbike: Full Blast HD but on the other hand, the music is extremely generic. There is a pleasant roar of the bike engines and squealing of the bike tires as your bike rushes forward, though the sounds of impact and crashing leaves room for improvement. The music unfortunately is extremely generic rock music. There is nothing particularly offensive about it, but it’s not something you’ll remember either. It will get you into the racing mood, but it won’t make you think you’re racing for your life or anything that dramatic. You won’t be missing anything if you turn off the music and play your own.
Overall
Streetbike: Full Blast HD is a mixed bag. Visually the game looks dated, the animations are poor and most of the models are subpar. The sound effects and the actual racing game play is nothing ground breaking but is very solid. The tilt controls are well executed but the touch screen controls are a laughable mess. The game could use some patching and a visual update to improve the graphics and support Retina screens. If you’re willing to look past the lousy graphics you’ll find Streetbike: Full Blast HD to be a solid if not slightly generic racing game.
Path of Exile was opened up to the public last week in the form of a free stress test weekend which allowed new players to sign into a previously closed beta.
Public access to the beta lasted 54 hours with a total of 46,911 new and unique users being introduced to the online action RPG.
With so many people participating in a collaborative gaming environment some weird and wonderful things were bound to occur. On our play through of Path of Exile we witnessed everything from online users claiming to be post-apocalyptic messiahs to being a witch and magically shooting down the undead; both bordering on the realm of absurdity.
After downloading a 3.65GB patch and entering the game you’ll first have the opportunity to choose your class. It’s here where the game first shows signs of high production quality. The voice acting stands out particularly as both a means of delivering the prologue and also immersing you into the game world.
Whilst choosing your class either a guard or a fellow prisoner will mention to you briefly your situation and the context you find yourself in.
Attention Prisoners:
“Ariath has bestowed a gift upon you, a chance to renew your lives. Do well not to squander it”
“Swim straight to the shore, look for others that would help you. You’re not the first exiles and you won’t be the last”
The character animations and the quality of the graphics found during class selection and actual gameplay look amazing taking into account the stage of production the game is in. (Refer to screenshots)
The game begins with your chosen character being marooned on a beachhead. You encounter another survivor who is quickly killed by an undead-creature- after dispatching it your natural course of action is to loot whatever equipment you can from those you kill. (A simple left click) Items that you don’t use are automatically added to your inventory, provided there is space.
One thing that might be a little unnerving for new players is the lack of a tutorial- upon entering the game world you’re thrown into the thick of the action – the game has an easy learning curve however so there is no reason to avoid it. After only a short time playing, you’ll understand the intricacies of the game – no dedicated objectives menu, (combined with the world map) how to join/create parties and the importance of discovering way points (once you die, you’re transported back to the nearest town or encampment- and the distance you have to travel back could be huge- depending on your location) Nearly every single function can be learned just by experimenting or in my experience asking other players.
The game has a global chat function which allows you to communicate directly to other players via chat. Often or not this feature is used for good, productive purposes at other times perhaps not so good or productive.
Whilst spending time ‘exploring’ the game an interesting conversion occurred where a user ‘MajiFem’ began preaching through the global chat about the end of the world – which lead to talk about spreading herpes. (with various comments in between) An obvious attempt at trolling. According to another user, ‘MajiFem’ had been doing a similar thing on another online RPG – SWTOR – so If you thought the game itself was interesting- the possibility of crazy antics would be an added bonus.
With a test rig consisting of a 2.4GHZ Core2Duo E6600; OC Nvidia 460GT and 2GB ram the average frame rate achieved was 60FPS with maxed out settings; the frame rates drop substantially once you enter user-populated areas; with the average dropping about half to 30FPS.
The game overall runs smooth and looks well polished; it would be tough to identify it as a beta let alone an indie developed game. Users have described it as what Diablo 3 should’ve been with gamers participating in the public stress test asking for ways to join the beta indefinitely.
Path of Exile will be released as a Free to Play game supported by in game micro-transactions.
Coming in June is the latest expansion pack to the famed Civilization series, Gods and Kings which is for the latest game in the series, Civilization V. The date the expansion pack is released will be the 22nd of June, 2012.
This expansion pack brings many new civilizations, leaders, units, technologies, religion, espionage and more. The game is also set to be released on the PC platform, is developed by Firaxis games and published by 2K Games.
Sid Meier’s Civilization V: God & Kings takes players through time as they engage in new quests and global competitions, interact with new types of city-states, and master exciting new systems for land and naval combat. Nine new civilizations, each ruled by a new leader; nine new wonders; three original scenarios; and dozens of new units, buildings, technologies and resources have also been added, offering even more ways for players to expand their empire on their quest to rule the world.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment have announced that a new update for the Batman: Arkham City Lockdown App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is available now. The app is now optimised for the new iPad and features improved game resolution (2048 x 1536), visual effects and details; enhanced user interface elements; and updated hi-resolution wallpapers. The update also includes an original level featuring two new foes – Poison Ivy and Robin, and the Boss missions have been updated to include four brand new Challenge missions.
Those who download the update can also enjoy three different DC Comics that can now be read in the Comixology Viewer that has been implemented into the app. They can also purchase the Batman Year One skin.
The new level introduces a new style of gameplay that has players taking cover as Poison Ivy takes control of the Gotham City police force and turns them into her unwilling henchmen. The new style of gameplay will have Batman facing off against a formidable opponent – Robin.
Tequila Works have unveiled the first official footage of their upcoming Xbox Live Arcade game, a post-apocalyptic platform adventure game set in a world overrun with zombies.
Zombies are very popular with developers nowadays, but from looking at the trailer I’m seeing some potential comparison’s to fellow XBLA game I Am Alive, at least environment-wise.
Deadlight is a cinematic action-platformer with action-based puzzles. The player takes the role of Randall Wayne, survivor of an apocalyptic world set in an alternate 1980s. Taking advantage of Randall’s agility, the player will overcome obstacles, dodge enemies, and set diversions.
Here we are again, MasterAbbott is back for this week’s iOS Game Suggestions. If you missed out on last week’s suggestions, click on the links below and check what cool games you should be picking up for your iOS along with the introduction and disclaimer on how my suggestions work, as I’m not going through the same old intro every week. (suggestions 1 has the disclaimer)
What I’ve also introduced is video game play footage (if it’s possible) on some of the iOS games I’ve suggested, you can check this out at the bottom of the article. Currently video game play footage for this week’s suggestions are not available, check back in a few days there will be some more added. For now, if you jump into previous suggestions there are a few videos to check out.
Once again it’s been a great week on iTunes, so many amazing games were released, this week I’ve suggested a total of 31 great quality titles. As always for this week’s suggestions are all new titles that you should also take a look at to spend your hard earned iTunes cash / time on. This week I’ve focused on all three categories FREE, 99c and over 99c titles. These games are all well worth taking a look at.
For The Cheapskates – FREE GAMES
MASTERABBOTT’S FREE PICK OF THE WEEK
Saturday Morning RPG – Price : FREE – Publisher – Joystick Labs. (Saturday Morning RPG is an episodic role-playing game firmly set in a world inspired by 1980s Saturday morning cartoons. The game follows the story of Martin “Marty” Hall, an average high school student who has been gifted a powerful ability to channel magic through everyday objects. With his newfound powers Marty has inadvertently attracted the ire of the world’s most heinous villain – the evil Commander Hood. This leads Marty into a series of dangerous plans that he must unravel to save the world (several times!). ) on iPhone & iPad. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Tiny Bamboo – Price : FREE – Publisher – Freetouch Studio. (Once upon a time somewhere in a forest, there lived a little spirit of nature, named bamboo, he wore a coconut to protect himself from evil. Why? We are not sure. His goal in this game is simple, pass the beach ball to bamboo collect the stars and save the day. Game works very similar to other physic style games. Game features: Easy to learn! your finger is the joystick, Cool sound fx/graphics, 44 levels for the moment, but soon, hundreds ! ) runs on iPhone & iPad. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Ninja Pig – Price : FREE – Publisher – Plastic Cow Games. (Tired of seeing poor defenceless pigs being used as cannon fodder by pesky birds? Well fear no more. Ninja Pig is here to settle the score. An avian invasion has taken place all across the world and birds everywhere are attacking cute little pigs for no reason.
Use your eggceptional sword skills to slice your way through these flocking feathery assassins and put an end to their fowl game. Slice multiple critters in quick succession to achieve combos and a perfect slice through the centre is rewarded. Beware. Other ninja pigs are in the area trying to rid the lands of these pests.
Just DON’T SLICE THOSE PIGS!) runs on iPhone & iPad. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Draw Slasher: Origins – Price : FREE – Publisher – Mass Creation SP. (In July of 1986, a covert team of special forces led by your brother Ajax were sent into the jungles of South America to investigate an extra-terrestrial object of unknown origin. They were never heard from again and the mission was buried. Your superiors told you to “drop it”, that it was “above your pay grade”. Good thing you never listen. At 0800 hours, a prototype Delta Hawk recon vehicle dropped you into enemy territory. If you want to survive, you can never ever stop running, and never take you finger off the trigger.) on iPhone & iPad. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Agopia’s Zombie Mayhem – Price : FREE – Publisher – Agopia. (The Far West, land of new hopes, territory of magical mysteries and hungry zombies. Yes, hungry zombies. Among the charlatans who abound on the roads from village to village, sometimes some say the truth about the spells they have. You, for example! From the depths of your potions, you released one of the worst concoction to punish those pesky villagers who fooled you, you have given (non-) life to your beautiful Corruptor, ready to launch putrid organs and zombify every living who cross his way. The Gold Rush will soon turn into wild escape!) on iPhone & iPad. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Amoebas Attack – Price : FREE – Publisher – Pixofactor. (In ‘Amoebas Attack!’ players control an anti-body on its journey through the body to defeat various infectious invaders. This unique and exciting game is an arcade dual stick style shooter with a twist: the player travels horizontally to maintain their current level of difficulty or travel vertically between capillaries to increase or decrease their difficulty.) on iPhone & iPad. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
The Tribez HD – Price : FREE – Publisher – Game Insight. (Tribez is not just a game! Tribez is an adventure, where you travel to a distant past full of secrets, mysteries and many hours of addictive discovery of an unknown, but beautiful world! You are invited to visit a mysterious, primitive world inhabited by a peace-loving people, who have been hidden behind a miles-deep portal from time immemorial. Build your own stone-age village, explore territories hidden by mountains and seas, and lead your tribe, who considers you sent by the gods, to prosperity.) runs on iPhone & iPad. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Ice Age Village – Price : FREE – Publisher –Gameloft. (The official Ice Age app is here! Scrat’s hunt for his favorite acorn has opened a crack in the Earth’s crust, sending the animals scurrying for safety. Manny, Ellie, Diego and Sid decide to build a new village for their displaced friends. Help them in this heroic challenge and get ready for fun and surprises along the way!) runs on both iPhone & iPad. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
For The Bargain Hunters – 99c Games
774 Deaths – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Square-Enix. (774 Deaths is a murderously difficult action platformer that is certain to chew up and spit out even the world’s best gamers.Inside, you’ll find 9 unique rooms and 33 mysterious doors, with each stage more demanding than the previous. Are you ready to put your life on the line in one of the most grueling games ever made? Features
– Over 74 hours of gameplay!
– Over 774 ways to die!
– Game Center functionality (game progress)) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
The Hotel Z – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Sevens Entertainment. (The Hotel Z: Use Your Hotel to Fight Back Against the Aliens! You have to fight for the sake of Earth! – Project Earth Defense, Mr. Lee. On a night when the sky is blotted with shooting stars, Space Cop La Treor comes to Mr. Lee. La Treor works undercover in Mr. Lee’s inn to protect the Earth from alien attack. The alien invaders’ mission is to capture La Treor and conquer Earth. Mr. Lee joins forces with La Treor against their common enemy. You’re the guardian of Earth, disguised as a hotel owner. Develop your hotel to protect the Earth against alien invaders.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Bag it! – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Hidden Variable Studios. (Heavy, sturdy items on the bottom, light and fragile items on the top – seems simple, right? Think again! Hours of fun & addictive gameplay : 50+ unique levels!, Standard, Rampage, and Puzzle modes! Try to get 3 stars and both medals for each level! Master them all! 3 unique Endless Modes! FEATURES: Your grocery characters come to life – it’s like “Tetris meets Toy Story”! Unique grocery combos – try to find them all! Custom tailored translations in 7 languages Game Center with Leaderboards) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Musical Stick Man – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Spitwebsolution. (Do you Love Music games with exciting levels? Than download this cute Musical Stick Man game.
Stick man runner has 30+ exciting levels…you have to run and jump also you have to collect the songs characters, and you also need to collect key others wise you will not go into other level. While running many obstacles like fighters,devils,bees,tanks,bullet are coming in Stick man’s way to stop, but you have to save someone and help her to reach home safely, but remember you need to take a key which will come in your way if you not than you will not go into the next level.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
A Little Turbulence – Price : $0.99 – Publisher –With, LLC (A Little Turbulence is a retro-style game for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Guide your cloud through the sky and absorb other clouds to increase your mass. Your mass determines if you can either destroy or get hurt by the birds, hand gliders, biplanes, jets, helicopters, balloons and other objects flying in the sky. Once your cloud reaches it’s maximum mass you temporarily explode into Rage Mode! Earn points, collect pickups, and try to survive for as long as you can!) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Don’t Kill The Squirrel! – The Action is in the Distraction! – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Warning Label Games. (Cartoon chaos on the road as you swerve ‘n’ dodge your way through suburban streets. How long can you juggle distractions – text! phone! the radio! – while avoiding cute cartoon squirrels and tons of hazards? Whatever you do Don’t Kill the Squirrel! Game Play is intuitive, if something blinks tap it, to turn, drag the steering wheel with you finger, the gas and brake work as expected. More details about game play on the website.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Puncho Fighto – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Creative Submersible Research. (Puncho Fighto is a 2D fighting game designed for the touch screen. Puncho features: Gesture-based controls for almost everything. A perfectly nice joystick for when you feel like using it. Ragdoll physics, 6 characters and backgrounds in hi-res retina graphics. 5 AI difficulty levels, a unique two-player split-screen mode best suited for iPad. Plus rambling character stories that make little sense!) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Treasure Swipe – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Workinman. (Long ago, a mighty wizard built Treasure Swipe Castle to guard his limitless wealth and terrible arcane secrets. Then he mysteriously vanished! Now the castle’s treasure awaits. Are you brave enough to claim them? Treasure Swipe features addictive arcade gameplay with RPG elements. Explore the haunted halls of Treasure Swipe Castle! Battle wave after wave of ghastly monsters! Defeat enormous bosses! Collect rare hidden treasure to boost your power and become the Ultimate Treasure Swiper!) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Generator Rex – Enemy Alliance – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Turner Broadcasting Service. (Use Generator Rex’s awesome nanite powers to battle the evil computer ZAG-RS in this action-packed beat’em up from Cartoon Network! Generator Rex is your average teenager, except he can control nanites, tiny machines that let him build all kinds of outrageous weapons out of his own body. But when Rex is trapped in the desert and quickly losing nanites, he has to team up with his arch nemesis, Van Kleiss, to stop the evil computer ZAG-RS from destroying the world. Can you defeat ZAG-RS’s endless army of rock creatures and shut down the central AI before it’s too late?) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Peakour for iPhone & iPAD – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Gotta PEA. (Take on the role of PeaG as he skillfully manuevers through 100 challenging parkour puzzles while avoiding the ZomPeas. Position bits of junk with varying shapes and physical attributes to manipulate PeaG to perform cool tic-tacs, back-flips, rolls, cat leaps, grinds, vaults and spring jumps. Best of all, collect 250 bottle caps and create your own levels to share with friends and other players.) runs on iPad & iPhone. BUY NOW
Skylanders Cloud Patrol – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Activision Publishing. (SOUND THE ALARMS! THE TROLLS HAVE ESCAPED!! Join TRIGGER HAPPY and the rest of the SKYLANDERS as they patrol the Skylands for escaped trolls! Grab your favorite Skylander and take to the skies in your flying gunship to put those troublesome trolls in their place – Skylanders style. Not familiar with Skylanders? No problem! Cloud Patrol is an easy to learn, action-packed game that everyone can enjoy. ) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Beeing – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Chillingo. (Experience the joy of flight as Beeing, a decidedly un-bumbling bee on a mission to save lost comrades scattered through nectar-filled fields. Collect as much of the sweet stuff as possible to post amazing high scores. CONTROLS AS SWEET AS HONEY: Easy-peasy touch controls let you concentrate on saving bees and racking up point multipliers. Slide your finger up and down the screen to guide Beeing through hazardous courses across five episodes, including midnight flights over a farm and a gorgeous field of flowers.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Captain Nova – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Caffeinated Pixels. (Captain Nova is a retro style platform game made in the style of classics you know and love! After crash landing on a strange planet, Captain Nova realizes that pieces of his ship have been scattered across the planet’s surface. His only hope is to find all of the missing pieces and rebuild his ship. It’s not going to be easy though, the planet is filled with all manner of disagreeable creatures and bizarre plant life. Will he make it? Only you can find out!) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Retro Games – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Elite Systems. (Download this App to receive BRUCE LEE and to get 9 more classic 8-bit home computer games for NO ADDITIONAL FEE! Then, collect up to 100 classic 8-bit home computer games as they’re added to the In-App Shop each month. Relive the Golden Age of Gaming with a collection of the most popular retro games from the 80s and 90s. This extensive catalogue pays homage to each of the originals, with controls designed to mimic what 8-bit home computer game fans remember from 30 years ago! For those who love the classic gaming experience, this hand-held breakthrough is sure to guarantee hours of fun. ) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Lawnmower Challenge – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Luna Enigma. (Plan your way through complex puzzles, a dozen different obstacles, and earn as many stars as you can! Collect keys to unlock gates, plant seeds into mud, light torches to brighten a dark path, chop trees down that are in your way, and mow all the grass! Lawnmower Challenge features hours of gameplay, beautiful art, and fun puzzles. Anyone who loves to play puzzle games needs to test their puzzle solving skills with Lawnmower Challenge. Each of the 48 levels requires logic, planning, and smarts to complete. Perfect for casual players and seasoned puzzle masters! More levels, exciting new worlds, and complex obstacles will be added in future updates for free!) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
For The Millionaires – All games over $0.99
MASTERABBOTT’S 99c PICK OF THE WEEK
Avernum: Escape From The Pit HD – Price : $10.49 – Publisher – Spiderweb Software. (Avernum: Escape From the Pit HD is an epic, indie fantasy role-playing adventure. It is optimized for the iPad and features an enormous world, a fascinating story, and 30+ hours of gameplay. Avernum is the first chapter in an epic tale, the story of imprisonment, rebellion, and the struggle for freedom against overwhelming odds. You have been banished to the underworld, never to see the light of day again. The surface is ruled by the cruel Emperor Hawthorne, master of the Empire. All of the known lands are subject to his brutal command. Everyone who speaks out, who misbehaves, who doesn’t fit in is cast into the dark, volcanic pits of Avernum, far below the surface. There, you are expected to die, a victim of starvation, horrible monsters, or simple despair.) runs on iPad. BUY NOW
Walking Dead: Prologue– Price : $5.49 – Publisher – Ti Knight, Co. (In 2012, the sun activate abnormally, the earth’s interior energy balance system facing collapse. Maya prophecy proved to be true,and the human are facing vanish from the earth. The biological weapons in many countries have leaked. The victims of biochemical weapon gradually became zombies and constantly attack the survivors.People attacked by zombies also infected by the virus and became new zombies. Life is full of panic. In such circumstances, as a former contract killer,you decided to stand up and resist the vicious zombies attack, to save humanities!) runs on iPad. BUY NOW
Amoebattle– Price : $5.49 – Publisher – Grab Games. (Amoebattle brings the action and excitement of the RTS and reimagines it for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch to deliver an experience unlike anything else. THE BATTLE FOR PRIMORIDAL SOUP-REMACY – Lead your group of amoebas against a fast spreading infection that threatens the microscopic world. Built from the ground up for the mobile touchscreen, Amoebattle delivers a highly unique RTS experience for newcomers and veterans alike.) runs on iPad. BUY NOW
Brain Battle Show DeLuxe– Price : $1.99 – Publisher – TIKTAK Games. (Welcome to Brain Battle Show, the TV program where you’ll compete with up to 4 friends in multiplayer mode to prove you are the smartest.
You will compete against your friends or people around the world in 4 consecutive 1-minute intelligence tests.
Each test belongs to one of our intelligence categories: Logic, Perception, Memory and Calculus. If you want to train your neurons, you can try our singleplayer mode or our training mode where you’ll be able to get ready for a specific game.) runs on iPad. BUY NOW
Bug Princess 2– Price : $1.99 – Publisher – CAVE. (Introducing the sequel to the highly-rated title “Bug Princess”! Bringing “Bug Princess 2” straight from the arcade! Guide one of the two playable characters, Reco or Palm through storms of bullets and set off for an adventurous journey to Utakata Village! 3 different game modes with 4 levels of difficulty. Original Mode: Not too many bullets. Maniac Mode: Relatively large number of bullets. Ultra Mode: Extreme bullet hell. Try all the game modes! You can choose from 4 difficulty levels: Novice, Normal, Hard, and Hell.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
The Rebus Show– Price : $1.99 – Publisher – Norman Basham. ( A stunning picture puzzle game show were every puzzle is a little Aha! Includes Dazzling New iPad support. Remember the puzzle bottle caps and the old TV show? Well get prepared for the best rebus game on the planet, bar none and totally re-invented. The Rebus Show is made up of images that phonetically convey words and will challenge your skills – remarkably fun.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Gunman Clive– Price : $1.99 – Publisher – Bertil Horberg (In the year of 18XX, the west is overrun by thugs and outlaws. A group of bandits have kidnapped Mayor Johnsons daughter and are spreading havok across the land. Only Gunman Clive can bring order to the west and save the girl! Jump and shoot your way across 16 diverse and challenging levels and fight massive bosses. Gunman Clive is an old-school sidescrolling platform game set in the old west with full 3D graphics and a unique artstyle. ) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
CitiRacing– Price : $2.99 – Publisher – Humble Gaming. (Do you love cars? Do you enjoy driving? Have you ever thought of drifting in town, driving between buildings and racing on the open road? Unlike typical racing games, in CitiRacing not only will you be able to race with your opponents, you will also explore what it’s like driving in cities which draw inspiration from 7 countries; a completely different sensation!) runs on iPad & iPhone. BUY NOW
There you have it folks, these games should keep you busy for quite some time. 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.
While practically everyone will recognize Square Enix, there is another company that very few may recognize unless you are a fan of browser based online gaming. Bigpoint has plenty of content already avaialble to those who wish to try it out, however this is the first time Square Enix has chosen to team up with the company to provide browser based game to gamers.
Heiko Hubertz, CEO and founder of Bigpoint stated that they “are so excited to have the opportunity to work with Square Enix. The combination of Square Enix’s long-standing experience in providing digital entertainment and Bigpoint’s expertise in developing browser games promises to yield quite the exciting new game.” At the moment the game has been given zero information, not even a name as of yet but it apparently is “already well into development at Square Enix.”
