January 2009 News

AppStore receives a nasty head wound!

Published: January 24, 2009

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MASQ Interactive has released i Sniper. Yes, it’s not the most original title you’ve ever heard, but hey! The sees you playing a sharp shooter called in to take down a group of terrorists who have broken into MASQ Corp. HQ and have taken hostages. 
Boasting six missions, a cinematic story line, and tilt and touch controls [...]


Downhill bowling

Published: January 24, 2009

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Take a downhill snowboarding game, then swap the snowboard for a bowling ball, and that’s essentially what Downhill bowling, by GameResort, is. Your job is to control a bowling ball as it charges down the slopes, all the while collecting coins and knocking down the ten sets of pins along the route. You’ll need to [...]


Bobby Carrot Forever

Published: January 24, 2009

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FDG have released their popular mobile series ‘Bobby Carrot’ to the iPhone. Originally released for mobiles in 2004, the series has spawned 3 sequels. And now, the 5th game in the series, ‘Bobby Carrot Forever’ is available on iPhone.
Bobby Carrot is a puzzle platformer where you must travel the game’s worlds in the hunt for [...]


Edge Winners!

Published: January 23, 2009

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The contest is over! Five people have won themselves a copy of my favorite new iPhone game, Edge!
Did you miss out on the contest? Well, swing by here more often! This contest was exclusively for those who listen to our podcast.
As for the final number of times we said “Edge,” I probably listened to [...]


Rebel Onslaught Review

Published: January 23, 2009

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by Matt Dunn
“Fox! Swipe to do a barrel roll!” This is not something you will hear in this game, but I wouldn’t be surprised if you did! Rebel Onslaught brings the fun of classic “rail shooters” like Starfox64 to the iPhone!
Lets get this out of the way now. If you were a fan of  Starfox, [...]


Puzzle Quest:Battle of Gruulkar Review (It’s about time)

Published: January 22, 2009

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Overall, with almost every complaint being addressed in the update, there is no reason for me not to recommend PuzzleQuest, as it is an incredible gaming experience. I think it’s one of the deepest games on the iPhone right now, and if you still haven’t bout it, than you should, because other than some framerate issues the game is amazing.


Newtonica, the Original

Published: January 22, 2009

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Don’t confuse this one for Newtonica 2. This is the original Newtonica. The one you looked at but never bought, ya, that one. Want to know if you missed out? Click more for the details.
Newtonica is simple, unique, and fun. This game reminds me of classics like asteroids, missile command, breakout, and others. It has [...]


Handmark unleashes
Hellfire on AppStore

Published: January 22, 2009

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PRESS RELEASE. PRESS RELEASE. PRESS RELEASE.
Handmark Launches “Hellfire” Helicopter Game on Apple App Store. KANSAS CITY, MO. - Jan 22, 2009 - Handmark(R) today announced the release of its HellfireTM game on the Apple App Store. Hellfire is a challenging new helicopter game that utilizes the unique accelerometer feature built-in to iPhoneTM and iPod(R) touch to deliver thrilling [...]


Smack boxing 2.0 gets career mode

Published: January 22, 2009

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Magnus from WIT Entertainment has let us know about version 2.0 of their PunchOut-esque boxing game ‘Smack Boxing’. It includes the much requested career mode featuring 8 different opponents and 4 levels of difficulty and promises to be a much bigger challenge to everyone; beginners or pro alike. The update also contains completely rewritten AI, reworked [...]


International Snooker Championship: Review

Published: January 22, 2009

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By Nigel Wood
Many of you reading this have probably never played Snooker, but for those in UK, parts of Europe and Australasia, it’s a pretty big deal. I could write a thousand or so words on the rules of Snooker, so in this review I’ll assume you know how to play. For those who don’t, [...]


Fantastic Contraption coming soon

Published: January 22, 2009

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Based on the flash game of the same name (playable here), Fantastic Contraption is a physics based puzzle/platforming game where you must build a machine from available parts, which once complete must be able to travel to the goal of each level. The game looks promising and a perfect fit for the iPhone touchscreen. We’ll have [...]


Nintendo! Beware of poachers!

Published: January 22, 2009

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UPDATE: Duck Hunt has been pulled at the request of Nintendo!
As mentioned on our podcast this week. Duck Hunt has been released on the App Store. We have no word yet from Nintendo or Apple on how it got there, as it is quite obviously a blatent rip off and complete copyright infringement. From start [...]


Pudge: Quick review

Published: January 21, 2009

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By Nigel Wood
Pudge is a cute little game where you must guide a little fish creature through an endless level of underwater obstacles, including rocks, stalagtites, stalagmites and many types of fish such as jelly fish and squid. Your goal is to last as long as you can without touching anything, to control your fish [...]


Interview: PuzzleQuest

Published: January 21, 2009

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Dave LeClair interviews Vikas Gupta, the CEO of Transgaming, creators of the iPhone version of Puzzle Quest. Topics raised include their future plans for the franchise, the 1.1 patch as well as what Vikas enjoys besides Puzzle Quest.
To subscribe to the interviews series in iTunes click here. To listen in your browser click here, or [...]


The sweeter side of Drug dealing

Published: January 21, 2009

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Catamount Software have release Prohibtion 3: Candy Wars on the App Store. Originally sub titled Dope Wars, the game was rejected by Apple because of unsuitable content. Catamounts founder Hardy Macia says, “Apple’s rejection of DopeWars was frustrating because we thought we had a big hit on our hands. We decided to rename it, gave [...]


Bring on the Burberry!

Published: January 21, 2009

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Mark Ettle, from Cobra Mobile, dropped us a line about their new game ‘Zombie Chav Hunt’. For those of you from outside the UK, the word chav may not be familiar. Being an englishman myself I have experienced the species of human known as the chav, but to explain it here is Wikipedia’s description. “The [...]


Sway

Published: January 19, 2009

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Illusion labs, creators of Labyrinth and Touch Grind, emailed us today with news of their new game Sway. This multi-touch, physics based platformer requires you to swing your way through levels looking for your lost friends. The graphics look great and remind me a little of Little Big Planet. The game is planned for release [...]


iPGN unleashed episode 12

Published: January 19, 2009

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Tune in this week as Dave, Matt, and Nacho discuss what they’ve been playing this week, news, and run over the top 10 games on the App Store. We also discuss the use of light versions for App Store games, more stupid comments on a special guest app, and Matt reviews Rebel Onslaught. Oh yes, [...]


Get on the EDGE! - CLOSED

Published: January 19, 2009

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We’re giving away copies of the award-winning game, EDGE for free! Wanna know how to win? Go listen to our latest podcast!


iControl in Action

Published: January 19, 2009

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