Pinball is fun. It’s the simple premise that makes it fun – press some buttons to make some flippers flip with the aim of not losing the ball. Oh, there are lots of fun things that can happen in between to rack up your points too!
Pinball, as a game, is something I feel transfers well to the iPhone (and iPad) – the screen is the right shape and you only need two ‘buttons’ to play the whole thing. GameProm already have a handful of other Pinball games which look good and work well and have teamed up with the metal band Slayer for the theme of this release.
ng moco’s ‘Eliminate: Gun Range’ is, as far as I am aware, the first game in the AppStore to make use of the iPhone 4′s gyroscope. This is clearly going to be seen as a gimmick to increase sales – well, it certainly worked for me! So, let’s see what my 59p has to offer. Continue reading »
Many many years ago I had Earthworm Jim on the SNES. It was great! The game has since been ported over to the iPhone and all the lush animation and great gameplay has come with it too. The control method uses an on screen / overlaid joypad and buttons which, compared to some other apps, works really well. My 4 year old can play it so it can’t be that bad! Continue reading »
Apple don’t allow gambling in the AppStore so Spin3 got around this by creating one of the slickest Web Apps I’ve seen on the iPhone! Promoting their web apps and upcoming iPhone app (see later) at MWC in Barcelona it is clear that they are a gaming force to be reckoned with. Put simply it looks like Flash but we all know Apple don’t ‘do’ Flash – don’t believe me? Then head over to i.spin3.com on your iPhone and take a flutter for yourself.
Having worked with Ladbrokes and 777mobile.com, among others, they know a thing or two about online gambling and it would be safe to say they know what they’re doing.
If you’re not so keen on the ‘play for real’ games then you will be pleased to know that they will soon be releasing a ‘play for fun’ iPhone app of Blackjack and this is currently in the Apple review process.
From the makers of the awesome iPhone game Edge, Mobigames has released a new hit called Cross Fingers. A highly polished game as you would expect from this design house. http://www.mobigame.net/
I have been playing this game for about two weeks now an I have to admit it is addictive, and like it’s predecessor I can imagine it’ll be some time before I put it down.
The tasks are quite simple move the blocks into the dark area of the board and make them fit. Some of the puzzles are way too easy and some are much harder, but I was a little disappointed not to have any really fiendish puzzles to get my teeth into. This is offset by an immensely difficult and infuriating Arcade mode but lack of variety here makes for a short-lived experience.
This app is a real finger frenzy with some of the puzzles requiring the use of five fingers on the screen at once which for the older iPod touch is a little too much to handle but on the iPhone the issue is just how dextrous your fingers are. I did really like this app as I like puzzle games and the polish of this app is evident however it lacks depth that some might hope for and can be played to completion in only a few days, but for .59p it is still a bargain and one I wish to hope will have some updated levels soon.
Released shortly after the surge of zombie-based games that plagued the AppStore around Halloween, Westbright’s ‘Zombies’ breathes a breath of fresh air and comedy into a somewhat stale genre.
Zombies is a turn-based game where your aim is to, rather unsurprisingly, kill the zombies. This is not, however, the usual gore-laden shooter commonly associated with zombie games but, rather, an amusing little gem that is so addictive in it’s simplicity. How many other zombie-based games have the lead character saying in their best British accent ‘oh dear’ when devoured by the living dead?!
Canabalt is one of those rare games that have a simple premise but gameplay that has you coming back time after time.
I first heard of the game through a post on Twitter and in a rare display of how confident the authors are in the game, they have a flash demo you can play on their web site.
Give it a go, it demonstrates the simple but utterly addictive gameplay better than any description I could give it using mere words. You start as a small pixelated figure in a building being attacked by some rampaging enemy. The side scrolling game has you running along floors and across the roof’s of buildings and the only control you have is a tap of the screen to jump.
And jump you must if you wish to survive. You need to jump obstacles in your path, jump the gaps between buildings and jump explosions etc.
We recently review Team 17′s Worms for iPhone and are now happy to announce that the handful of ‘issues’ that we had have now been fixed in a recent update, along with a bunch of other bugs that we didn’t even notice existed! It is available now in the AppStore here.
Major improvements:
The option to change graphical settings for increased performance in game on 1G and 3G devices.
More responsive camera controls, including the ability to make the camera zoom further in for a closer look at the action.
The ability to flip the game screen based on the orientation of your device.
Improved Ninja Rope controls allowing even more death-defying rope stunts.
The ability to unleash devastating weapons on your enemies from the safety of a parachute.
Shorter thinking times of AI players.
Highly improved back-flip and jump controls, including a new finger swipe method for back-flip to make sure you never accidentally jump worms into the water again.
The facility to customise the game even further by creating your own enemy teams.
General performance increases across the board.
Quick shortcut to zoom out/in quickly with a press of the top left corner.
Many, many years ago (far too many if I’m honest) I had worms. Not those worms, but the game, Worms, on the SNES; and I loved it! Thirteen years later and after various new editions and versions for different consoles, Worms has finally hit the AppStore. Not only has it hit it but it has been number 1 in the top 25 Apps for a number of days. Needless to say I was excited when I saw it had been released and quickly purchased the app. So, after a few days of playing and testing, does it live up to the hype? Does it warrant being the number 1 app? Read on to find out!
There are a lot of race car fans out there, and the pinnacle of car racing is Formula 1. Currently the 2009 season has been dominated by Brawn. Now is your chance to drive a virtual Brawn F1 car and experience the magic of Ross Brawn and his engineering team with the Brawn GP Racing iPhone Game developed by FISHLABS.
Not only do you get the gameplay you also have the chance to win a real Mercedes SL sports car. Check out www.brawngpcontest.com.
The game is available on the Apple AppStore for $3.99 or £2.39.
Pinball is fun. It’s the simple premise that makes it fun – press some buttons to make some flippers flip with the aim of not losing the ball. Oh, there are lots of fun things that can happen in between to rack up your points too!
ng moco’s ‘Eliminate: Gun Range’ is, as far as I am aware, the first game in the AppStore to make use of the iPhone 4′s gyroscope. This is clearly going to be seen as a gimmick to increase sales – well, it certainly worked for me! So, let’s see what my 59p has to offer. 
From the makers of the awesome iPhone game Edge, Mobigames has released a new hit called Cross Fingers. A highly polished game as you would expect from this design house. 
Released shortly after the surge of zombie-based games that plagued the AppStore around Halloween, Westbright’s ‘Zombies’ breathes a breath of fresh air and comedy into a somewhat stale genre.
Canabalt is one of those rare games that have a simple premise but gameplay that has you coming back time after time.
We recently review Team 17′s 
