Avallon Alliance has just released the newest update for Air Jump and it not only improves the game, but for a limited time makes it even cheaper. Right now Air Jump is completely free in honor of the newest update, which allows support for iOS5, localization for the Russian market, as well as tweaks and other improvements.
Now is the perfect time to try out the platformer/RPG on either the iPhone or iPhone Touch. If the free still hasn’t got you sold, be sure to check out Capsule Computers own review of the game HERE. If it does have you sold, be sure to pick up a copy of the game from the Apple App Store HERE.
Elite Systems, the guys that brought us 150 ZX Spectrum iOS ports have now announced their next endeavour. “World of Retro Computer Games” will feature 8-Bit classics from days gone by, starting with Bruce Lee and 9 other titles, releasing new games periodically until there’s a total of a whopping 100 games available!
The platform features the all-new iDaptive Controls, letting you completely customize the size and layout of all buttons, joysticks or whatever you need for each game. You can even re-size and re-position the game screen itself!
The app will be released on the iTunes Store 6th April, 2012 for iOS. Who’s going to pick this up once it’s released ?
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 27 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
STOPeration – Price : FREE – Publisher – Polished Play LCC. (Shocking Fun! Old school board game like challenge – meets the digital age. Steady Hands? Nerves of Steel? You become the surgeon in this fast paced test of dexterity and concentration. Play with a friend or by yourself to compete for the best operation times! Can you remove all the items that Wally and Gus have managed to get infected with? From Ear wax, Frogs, and Hot Air balloons to Canines, Elephants, and Carp. These are the craziest surgeries that you’ll ever perform!) runs on iPad. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Minicar Champion – Price : FREE – Publisher – A10.Com. (New from A10: Become a Champ in this Minicar fantasy racer! Race the highway in the sky, beautiful beaches and snowy wonderland. Stay on the track, collect coins, bump the animals, earn stars and unlock all levels. Play with your friends and share your high scores and achievements. 12 Levels, 5 vehicles, Leaderboards & High Scores, 10 Awards) runs on iPhone & iPad. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Animal Academy: Summer Camp – Price : FREE – Publisher – IUGO Mobile Entertainment Inc. (Pack your bags for adventure at Animal Academy Summer Camp! We’ve got blue skies, sparkling lakes and marshmallows roasting on a campfire 365 days of the year! BUILD FUN ACTIVITIES Campfire Guitar, Archery, Sailing, Archaeology and Capture the Flag are just a few of the many fun activities you can build at Animal Academy Summer Camp.) on iPhone & iPad. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Red Bull Kart Fighter World Tour – Price : FREE – Publisher – Red Bull. (Take on tracks around the globe in Red Bull Kart Fighter World Tour. Can you win in every country? Kart Fighter returns with new controls, speed boosts, over twice as many tracks, Game Center achievements and a whole lot more spectacular racing. World Tour Mode:
Can you collect a 1st place in every country? Earn game credits to unlock upgrades and drive to beat each achievement.) on iPhone & iPad. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
GangHound – Price : FREE – Publisher – FujiTV. (WELCOME TO “LA SONRISA DEL ANGLE” Being Kingpin Gansta is NOT EASY. Shoot ’em all before you get smoked! Totally NEW 3rd person shooter with EASY to use dual virtual sticks!! CLEAR THE MISSIONS Defeat all your enemies to clear the misions. Come back everyday to collect your daily rewards. Upgrade your WEAPONS and ARMORS to enhance your maxmum HP, Energy, Power, etc.) runs on iPhone & iPad. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Cordy Sky – Price : FREE – Publisher –SilverTree Media. (Welcome to Cordy Sky, brought to you by SilverTree Media, the team behind the #1 hit games Cordy and Sleepy Jack! On his journey to Planet 2, Cordy crash lands on a mysterious sky planet, where he meets a stranded robot named Volt. Together they take to the sky to refuel their rocket ship and head toward undiscovered planets! Guide Cordy through incredible springs, bumpers, hover beams, and more in this amazing high-quality 3D game. Download now, and get ready to experience a fantastic, casual Cordy adventure!) runs on both iPhone & iPad. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
For The Bargain Hunters – 99c Games
Brunhilda and the Dark Crystal – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Big Fish Games Inc. (Embark upon an epic quest to save the Magic Realm in this delightful Hidden Object Adventure game. Help Brunhilda explore a mystical world blooming with magic and humor. Visit the flying university, talk to the dragons , and crash a flying broom in Brunhilda and the Dark Crystal! Join forces with a friendly demon companion and master minigames as you journey deeper into the Magic Realm and save the day!) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Climber Brothers – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Esquilax Games. (Meet the brothers: Greg and Jeff, two retired climbers with a unique technique and awesome skills. They have already gone for the glory and now they are here for the treasures. Everything started that quiet morning when they read on the newspaper about a hidden fortune in the castle of Screamville. But it won’t be easy to get it, everyone knows they were champions once… but now they are definitely out of shape. So this time they need your help.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Rinth Island – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Chillingo. (Embark on an incredible adventure on the mysterious Rinth Island. Featuring unique puzzles, gorgeous visuals, a deep story, and loveable characters, Rinth Island is an adventure you simply can’t afford to miss. Travel around the 3D island to find the right path to the goal in each level. Climb ladders, drop from platforms and push crates around at the touch of one finger.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
GNU Revenge – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – BULKYPIX. (Your friends the gnus have been captured by the evil crocodiles! Follow them, save them, and dish out revenge on the crocodiles. Nothing is impossible with a jetpack ! Gnu Revenge is a cute and funny puzzle game.
Play with gravity using planets, nebulas, meteorites, wormholes and other elements of the universe to overthrow crocodiles tyranny. .) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Violet Storm – Price : $0.99 – Publisher –Sad Cat Software (…Some games have a story to tell. Others make you think to get through a series of complicated puzzles. Violet Storm doesn’t have any of that. What is does have is pure, intense, unabashedly over-the-top, non-stop action – rendered in fantastic glowing-neon style with fast-paced techno music in the background. It also has enemies – and plenty of them. They come in various shapes, sizes, and colors, and all are coming for you, one way or another, in an infinite series of increasingly challenging waves to repel.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Pigs Will Fly – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Game Kite. (Pigs Will Fly is a cute time-traveling puzzle game! It is the sequel to the Flash game Pigs Can Fly for the web – played by millions! Guide the pig to the rainbow potion bottle so he can grow wings and fly away! Select up to six colored potion bottles to move boxes and pop balloons of the same color. Actions of the other colors are replayed, so cooperate with yourself to solve all 40 levels! ) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Ion Racer – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – SGN. (Exploding into the app store at warp speed, SGN brings you Ion Racer! A sci-fi, action-packed, agility race with heart-stopping thrills – Ion Racer takes speed to another level. With endless ways to customize your craft, you’ll never run the same race twice. Experience the mounting challenge of mission-based progressive competition – how long can you stay in the race?) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Beat The Beast HD – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Chundos Studio. (Beat the Beast is “Strategy & Action” game with beautiful 3D environments, HD graphics and unique 360 degrees gameplay that will bring you a completely new experience in video games. Get Beat the Beast now and lose yourself in a unique and beautiful fairy world. Use a vast arsenal of towers, magic powers and obviously your tactical skills and the wisdom to defend your kingdom’s gates against the beasts.) runs on iPad. BUY NOW
Mirror Mirror: The Untold Adventures – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Jump Games Pvt.Ltd. (All is well in the forest today, but The Evil Queen is at it again! She may not be able to take away Snow’s beauty, but she can take away her friends. Can you help Snow rescue them?
Jump over dangerous pits! Avoid sharp spikes! Make your way past fire and snarling wolves! Use grace and agility to traverse through lush forest, challenging obstacles, and moving platforms. Find the keys and free your friends, but be on guard… its timing and skill that will carry you through!) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Unidentified Flying Oinkers – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Serendipitous Bits. (Unidentified Flying Oinkers (UFO) is a beguilingly simple game of reflexes where you help our cute little piglet friends to realize their dream of flying. Along the way, they may eat ice cream, get a bellyache, become infected by zombies, or get trapped under falling objects! Fun for all ages, with a physics-based environment, cartoon-style graphics, and charming sound effects. The game builds in speed and complexity. Great for filling a few idle minutes or providing hours of entertainment for all levels.) runs on iPad. BUY NOW
Fade: Case Of The Stolen Diamonds – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Tree Top Games. (Please note that this game is available only on iPad! All the diamonds in Fade Haven have been stolen! The Fade Haven Police Department hasn’t got a clue. It’s up to you to help Pete, the overconfident mouse detective, catch the mischievous diamond thief! Over 70 Mind-bending Challenges! Put your detective skills to the test by leading Pete through over 70 puzzling levels filled with deadly hazards and confounding contraptions!) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
7he Code – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Maystorm Games. (Lost in E.N.I.G.M.A – a trainingssimulation for prospective space-marines – we’re testing your mental fitness. The only way out of E.N.I.G.M.A is to pass all the rooms, but beware – you’ll need to find a 3 digit code and a hidden symbol in every room to move on.
Are you good enough to master all of the rooms? Got a little (Space-)Captain in you? Train your eyes and your logical reasoning! The puzzles will get harder and harder.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Zombie Feast – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – American Eagle. (So, we lost the Zombie war. In order to survive we found a different way to feed those horrible creatures. Mind you, if we get one wrong- we are done for. Want to try to survive in our new world? This game features:Terrifying zombies, Multiple stages, -Awesome touch controls move the “food” to the zombie, They are insatiable, demanding and unforgiving, Universal app that plays on both your iPad and iPhone, Not responsible for hand cramps or crying.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
MiniRPG! – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Clockwork Shark Studios. (A mini RPG with a mini price! If you don’t have time for a full blown RPG experience then this is the game for you! Kill the monsters, find your sword, chat to the locals and explore! HD Graphics, Great Soundtrack, Simple controls, Owls! Everything you’d expect from an RPG…miniaturised!) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Spin Up – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Nenad Katic. (Welcome to this frantic and dizzying action game that takes pure, raw fun of early arcade games into the new age of multitouch wonder! “No one would have believed in middle of the 21st century, that as we busied ourselves about our daily concerns, our obsolete machines were secretly being transformed
by intelligences far greater than our own.” Can you raise up to the challenge and save the Earth ( again ) ?) runs on iPad. BUY NOW
For The Millionaires – All games over $0.99
MASTERABBOTT’S 99c PICK OF THE WEEK
Mystery Case Files: 13th Skull Collector’s Edition HD – Price : $4.99 – TRY FOR FREE – Publisher – Big Fish Games Inc. (Shortly after moving into a creepy mansion in Louisiana, Sara Lawson is struck with tragedy when her husband mysteriously disappears. Sara’s daughter, Magnolia, believes her father was kidnapped by the ghost of a vengeful pirate seeking to protect his lost fortune. With the locals terrified of the pirate’s curse, you are the family’s last hope. Only a Master Detective with incredible Hidden Object skills can locate Marcus Lawson in Mystery Case Files: 13th Skull®!) runs on iPad. BUY NOW )
SZCBeyondDead– Price : $2.99 – Publisher – Monster Robot Studios. (Something has gone wrong with terraforming project 1470, and it’s up to Tank and Vera, a team of mercenaries, to discover the truth. Travel to the Asteriae system and explore astroid facility in this massive open world adventure like classic SNES games of old!. Features : Awesome auto save, play for 5 minutes or 45 mins, you start right where you left off no matter what.Tons of cool weapons, collect energy cells to buy new weapons and items and upgrade the ones you already have. In-game achievements to test your skill) runs on iPad. BUY NOW
IronFrogHD DX– Price : $6.99 – Publisher – Ringrove Limited. (In order to save his girlfriend, Frog remake himself into iron frog. He needs to collect gems to supply energy for his iron armor or upgrade it to fight with strong enemies who stand in front of him. FEATURES:
-Frogs can get different capability improvement after remolding the equipment of different parts. Pay attention to the combination of colors when collecting gems. The interesting dress-up with special capability, diversity way of games, various Terrain Scenes, boss Fight with Different Style.) runs on iPad. BUY NOW
Fibble– Price : $1.99 – Publisher – Crytek GmbH. ( EXPERIENCE EARTH FROM A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE IN THE PHYSICS-BASED PUZZLER FIBBLE – FLICK ’N’ ROLL! When the cute but curiously brave extraterrestrial explorer ‘Fibble’ and his friends crash-land in a regular suburban home, the world we take for granted suddenly starts to look a lot like alien territory. In the dramatic crash, Fibble becomes separated from his crew as they’re scattered all over the mysterious house. Combine the unique skills of Fibble’s friends and discover all sorts of new possibilities: Overcome obstacles with some help from Byte, scale new heights with Ragno and inject some speed into proceedings with a boost from Vroom or Docto.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Angel Fight HD– Price : $1.99 – Publisher – Wingamenet ( Welcome to Angel Fight Game! Are you Ready? There is no joystick, no buttons! Shouting can cast skills! Here are some of the game features :Can select 10 beautiful girls and a hidden character.
The combo attack can break the clothes.
Simple control,tap and slider finger is all you need to do.
Over 30 achievement.
Every photos of girls can be collected within the game. ) runs on iPad. BUY NOW
PAC-MANGAMES– Price : $2.99 – Publisher – NamcoBandai Games Inc. (Polish your skills and compete for high scores with other players worldwide!
[Titles included] ・PAC-MAN S ・Galaga S ・DigDug S ・Rally-X S ・GATOR PANIC S ・PAC-CHAIN S
All are original versions redesigned for fast-paced, short-and-sweet score attack challenges! Turn up the heat in score attack mode with boost items Use boost items to expand the gameplay even further. Your own avatar, your own room, your own world ・Create an avatar and dress it up to suit your style! Over 200 items of clothing available! Use points earned in-game to buy furniture and decorate your room! Over 500 interior items available! You can get even more clothing and furniture by successfully completing in-game achievements.) 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, or join the discussion in the forums.
NIS America have just announced their exciting new line up for the year ahead, stretching out into 2013 with exclusive PlayStation 3 titles and anime releases for North America and Europe:
The Witch and the Hundred Knights – This one’s for the gamers. A PS3 exclusive, The Witch and the Hundred Knights is being brought to North America and Europe for a winter release. An RPG from Nippon Ichi Software where being bad is good, this title is set in a dark fantasy world that puts players in command of a 100 man team to chain attacks and demolish the opposition! The Witch and the Hundred Knights will hit consoles in early 2013.
Mugen Souls is another PS3 exlusive, this time bringing to the table turn based combat and expansive open worlds to explore and battle through. In a universe where seven different worlds exist freely, The Undisputed Goddess decides that everyone everywhere should bow to her. The customisation options in Mugen Souls allow players to create a full cast of characters to take on the threat, doing battle through each of the seven worlds.Mugen Souls will see a North American and European release this fall.
Next on the list for NIS America is Legasista, rounding out a trio of PS3 exclusives. Hitting shelves in August this year, Legasista is a dungeon crawling RPG with elements of survival and action: players can even import images from their PS3 to create their own unique playable characters. The plot sees a young man named Alto set off to recover the lost relics of science, which in the world of Legasista has fallen into ancient history, no longer a tool for advancement, but a thing of magic to be feared.
Moving on to DVD releases, we have anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day Complete Series Premium Edition , releasing in July this year. The anime follows a a group of high schoolers as they struggle to come together again after being torn apart by a tragic event. Confronted with an old friend in the most surprising way possible, the group must try and heal old wounds and quite literally come to terms with the events in their past, putting aside personal issues to grant the one true wish of their lost friend. The Premium Edition comes complete with a collectible slipcase, a flurry of on disc bonus features and a hardcover art book. Dialogue is Japanese audio with English subtitles.
And finally comes kimi ni todoke -From Me to You- Volume 3 Premium Edition. Coming in a 2 DVD or 2 Blu Ray set on July 3, Volume 3 concludes the high school romance between Sawako and Kazehaya. A limited number of copies of this Premium Edition will be available, so get in quick if you want to get your hands on the collectible slip case, hardcover art book Their Memories and more. Will Sawako and Kazehaya overcome all the obstacles of another school year? Features Japanese audio with English subtitles.
Cast your mind back a few years to 2009, to the era of Demon’s Souls, Arkham Asylum and Uncharted 2. Remember Trials HD? An XBLA exclusive title, the RedLynx developed game scored high with critics , bringing to the party a game full of exaggerated physics and plenty of motorbikes crashing. Three years down the line and RedLynx are back for more with Trials Evolution.
Still exclusive to the XBLA, Trials Evolution will hit on April 18 this year, coming complete with 60 solo tracks, four player online and local multiplayer,track editor and truckloads of customisation unlocks and options. Players won’t be limited to showing off their mad skills on motorbikes, and if you check out the gameplay trailer below you can see a few of the contraptions on offer – UFO anyone?
So if you’re up for a new bag of tricks next month, be sure to keep an eye on Trials Evolution – and if you check out the games Facebook page you could be in with a shot at getting hold of the title before anyone else.
Team 17 teased something special for March 30, and today delivered an announcement that will hit fans like a Concrete Donkey.
The long-running Worms franchise, which has lately been focused somewhat on re-releases and ports, is set to be revolutionized with the aptly-titled Worms: Revolution.
Due sometime in the third quarter 2012, Team 17 today released a video detailing the new game, which looks to follow the 2D gameplay path, but with 3D, possibly-cell-shaded visuals.
It also teases some unspecified “new features and challenges”, while fan favourites and series staples like Super Sheep and Holy Hand Grenades make an unsurprising return.
The game has been created in a brand-new engine, built from the ground up, and judging by the trailer, particle and liquid physics seem to have been bolstered.
Also intriguing is the varied shapes of the worms themselves. There’s a big tanky-looking one, and another with a huge head that cries “super intelligent”. Whether this affects gameplay or is just a means of distinguishing one team from another remains to be seen.
Details are obviously scarce at this early stage, but this is one we’ll be watching like a hungry bird.
Ghost Recon Future Soldier is the upcoming game in the Ghost Recon franchise by Ubisoft. This is the third video in the Inside Recon video which talks about the upcoming Guerrilla mode.
Guerilla mode is a multiplayer addition to Ghost Recon Future Soldier where players compete with each other to achieve victory. This means that players team up against the computer to defend strategic points against waves of foes until the players win.
Be sure to check out the official website and the trailer embedded below for more information.
PlayStation aficionados take note – your console of choice has just got itself another on demand service – SBS On Demand. Like most other on demands, SBS on Demand will provide free access to a TV catch up service for Australian PS3 users. SBS is well known for having a massively multicultural spread of content, with plenty of sport programmes, documentaries and films from a huge spread of countries. Michael Ephraim, Managing Director of Sony Computer Entertainment Australia, had this to say about the new partnership:
“Announcing our SBS partnership, Australia’s premier broadcaster of original multicultural programming is exciting and signals our continued commitment to the expansion of the PlayStation 3 entertainment on demand offer. Our entertainment armory is broad, deep, immersive and compelling – with quality content across TV, games, music and movies.”
He continued, “We are dedicated to providing our PlayStation customers more content and choice in the way they choose to access and consume it. We know from other TV on demand roll-outs on PS3 in Australia there is great appetite for the trial, uptake and customer appreciation of the convenience of new online entertainment delivery methods. Further, the opportunity for content providers to access a footprint of 1.5 million PS3 consoles in Australia, on the highest selling console of 2011, is also an incredibly compelling one.”
You can find out more about SBS On Demand here, and make sure and check out that shiny new icon on your PS3 home screen.
To say that Skylanders has created a phenomena would be an understatement, with stores wiped clean of stock as it hits the shelves and customers waiting in line for their favourite characters, as well as a thriving ebay trade with people willing to pay grossly overinflated prices in order to secure particular items. I had the pleasure of reviewing Skylanders a while ago and its not hard to see the attraction especially for the targeted audience which is primarily younger gamers. While being criticised by many Spyro fanboys for not releasing the original more adult orientated concept with more violence and gore, the title is immersive with an awesome storyline. Additionally it is multi-platform allowing gamers to take their characters to friends or events and use them regardless of the console they own. To compliment its incredible success, Bluemouth Interactive are proud to annouce a new range of licensed Skylanders merchandise including carry cases and some really cool Bobble head DS stylus pens.
Skylanders Spyros Adventures was the Number 1 IP of the 2011/2012 Summer in Australia. It introduced multi-platform play in a way never seen before, with each character having memory of its past travels and allowing gamers to utilise weapon upgrades and new items found in previous adventures. The managing director of Bluemouth Interactive, David Provan said,
“Being the local distributor for Skylanders gaming accessories in Australia / New Zealand, we’ve already seen that Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure is quite simply an ‘event-level’ gaming-franchise. With the extra action figures, an engaging story and an unparalleled interactive entertainment experience, consumers are already building their collections of Skylanders figurines and love for the game. With the amount of early sales we’ve observed, we can tell gamers are immersing themselves into the Skylanders World and are actively looking for ways to enhance their gaming experience with accessories and figurine storage options.”
Highlights from the new range include:
Skylanders Spyros Adventures Case by PowerA
– Zip open case that also folds out to trophy case the Portal of Power and Characters.
– Soft carrying case with internal pockets to carry Portal and Characters
– Detachable shoulder strap and priced at $39.95
Skylanders Spyros Adventures Carrying Case by PowerA
– Soft sided carrying case that house 8 Skylanders
– Priced at $24.95
Skylanders Spyros Adventures DS Bobble Stylus by PowerA
– Available in Spyro, Gill Grunt and Chop Chop
– Works on all DS systems and priced at $12.95
Keep an eye out in stores as these will be popular especially with Bluemouths preferred partners in Big-W, K;Mart, Target, JB Hifi EB games and GAME stores.
Majesco Entertainment has for quite sometime been releasing video games based on the global fitness phenomenon known as Zumba. The Zumba Fitness video games have sold over six million units worldwide and now the latest edition, Zumba Fitness Rush has launched and to celebrate the release, the developers decided to throw the biggest Zumba party.
More than 2000 people gathered in downtown Los Angeles to participated in what was a massive flash mob. Everyone danced in unision with footage of the game that was playing.
Zumba Fitness Rush is exclusive for the Xbox 360 console and is designed solely for the Kinect device. You can view the flash mob below.
Next on the list for NIS America is 
issues to grant the one true wish of their lost friend. The Premium Edition comes complete with a collectible slipcase, a flurry of on disc bonus features and a hardcover art book. Dialogue is Japanese audio with English subtitles.
