Lucky Billiken for the iPhone and iPod Touch Video Review

It's always tough to do a review of a novelty app for the iPhone. After all, when its purpose is merely its very being, what more can you say? Lucky Billiken presents a good luck statue known as a Billiken. You then rub the feet of the Billiken for good luck. rub the feet just right, and good luck will be yours. And while we're talking about feet, the app also includes a basic chart explaining the different reflexology regions of the feet as well.

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Fun New Twitter Account: 3WordAppReviews

Just a quick notice to let you know we've rolled out a fun new feature for those of you on twitter. In addition to our regular twitter account @TDLLive , we've added @3WordAppReviews. Yes, as the name implies, you can now get a simple, fun three-word review of iPhone and iPod Touch apps.  And if it's an app that we've done a full review of here, we'll link to that as well.

So please follow @3WordAppReviews. Thanks!

Saucelifter for the iPhone and iPod Touch

Breaking news: It's rare we like an iPhone game (maybe its just cynicsm after hundreds of video reviews) and it's even more rare that a 99 cent app makes the cut. Saucelifter does. You could say Saucelifter is inspired by the old arcade/home classic Defender. It's definitely not a "clone" of the old game. The gameplay, graphics, and sound are unique enough for the game to stand on its own, while having a bit of nostalgic whimsy for those of us who gamed in the 80's.

In Saucelifter, you pilot a ufo, or flying saucer and must rescue, or lift people from the surface of a planet while tanks roam back and forth. The score/info graphics have a fun 8 bit feel, while the game play has what I can only describe as modern, yet retro.

Click here to check out Saucelifter in iTunes.

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