Real Soccer 2009 for the Clickwheel iPod Video Review

Oh sure, Mr. iPhone owner, enjoy your wide variety of free apps. Some people are stuck in a strange parallel Apple app store where all the games are $4.99 and the choice is quite limited. I'm referring to the Clickwheel app (well really, game) store.

Today, we take a look at Real Soccer 2009. As Clickwheel games go, this one is quite good. The simple left, right, up down movement of the clickwheel is a good match for the action on the soccer field. A wide selection of teams and formations adds depth to the game, as well as features like goal replays, and team strength charts.

It's easy to say it's the best soccer game for the clickwheel iPods since there's no other choice, but it really does rise to the top of clickwheel games in general

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CSI: Miami for the iPod Clickwheel Video Review

Hey Horatio Caine fans, now you can don your own e-sunglasses and help solve a Miami murder mystery. CSI: Miami brings the popular CBS show to clickwheel iPods. Unfortunately, it doesn't bring any of the video clips, or audio from the show, and features some tedious-to-reach mini games, that might just be too mini.

The game also suffers from being a little too "on the rails" as you are talked through every part of the murder mystery investigation. You won't be doing any looking astray for clues, and if you're patient, you will "solve" the crime.

It's worth noting the iPhone / iPod Touch version of the game is 99 cents, and does have clips from the show as a bonus.

For clickwheel owners though, you'll need to pony up $4.99...

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Chalkboard Baseball for the iPod Clickwheel Review

It's a shame a few of those 85,000 aps for the iPhone and iPod Touch don't come to the clickwheel iPod. Sure there are limitations with using the clickwheel for gameplay, but there's got to be a better way to implement baseball than Chalkboard Sports Baseball for the clickwheel iPods. The pitching and hitting controls are limited to three choices each, fielding is non-existent, and the crowd noise loops annoyingly.

It would be easy to say to pass on Chalkboard Sports Baseball, but unfortunately, it's the only option for clickwheel iPods.

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Macgirl's Review of Cake Mania 3

It's time for another click-wheel iPod game review, this time for Cake Mania 3.

I think anyone who is loking for a fun little game with a time challenge, nice graphics, and a unique catch (bake for a dinosaur?)  will really enjoy this game.  It is well designed, it scales up at a fair pace, and the little extras are well thought out (ie you can buy a mini pastry maker to bake and give out pastries to your hungry, waiting customers to buy you more time to bake.)

But, unfortunately, my heart was never in it.  Probably because-full disclosure- I have worked in a restaurant. The angry customers, the rush to make things right, bouncing along the counter from here to there...well, it just felt too much linke WORK to me.  As in, I've already done this, in the real world, getting dirty and tired in the process .  At least I was paid real money for my stress and hard work (although the dinos leave you bones as a payment, but last time I checked, bones on my iPod do not cover my rent...)  So it is after many rounds of half-hearted attempts I can say that this game is exhausting!  I do think a younger, less employed player would enjoy this game much more.  Alas, cake mania is just not for me.

Asphalt 4 For The iPod Clickwheel Review

It's been awhile since we reviewed a clickwheel game, but we're back on the wagon now with a look at Asphalt 4: Elite Racing. 

The game pickings for the clickwheel are quite thin, to say the least. And for some reason, creating a great racing game for the clickwheel seems to be a an impossible task.. A bag of hurt, if you will.

Asphalt 4 isn't a great game. And it's certainly not a $4.99 game. The steering controls are frustrating, and the graphics are mediocre. Could someone please make a great racing game for the clickwheel iPods?