Friday, December 12, 2008 at 9:43AM Disney has made its foray into the world of iPhone and iPod Touch gaming with Fairies Fly. We'll give them kudos for bringing a girl-centric game to the App Store. The graphics are great, and the gameplay is fine, but simplistic. Here's a full look:
Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 8:08AM Take one part Jenga, add a reverse Tetris, in which you want to stack the blocks high, and you've got Topple for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Each block has its own personality, adding an extra level of whimsy to the game. Here's a look:
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 6:43AM The Price is Right is one of those shows I feel like I watched a ton of episodes as a kid, but when I think back, I didn't miss that much school, so I don't know how it go so ingrained in my mind. From the Showcase Showdown, to the Shell Game, to Cliffhangers, it's all taking up a lot of brain cells, but I digress...
So if you're a fan of the show, either the Barker years or Drew Carey's take, you'll want to check out The Price is Right for iPhone and iPod Touch. It's a solid re-creation of the home viewing experience, and for those of us who will never make it to the studio, this may be as close to the real thing as we will get.
Monday, December 8, 2008 at 11:14AM I was always a big fan of the Mini Page as a kid. Yes, in a time before iPhones and iPods, Saturday morning entertainment consisted of cartoons and the Mini Page in the local paper. By far my favorite feature was Seek n Find, in which you would try to find hidden objects in a picture. Everest: Hidden Expedition takes this concept to the next level with highly detailed scenes in which you're challenged to find specific items.
The catch? Unlike the old Seek N Find, there's a huge number of items hidden in each picture, and you're tasked with finding a list of specific items before the other three "teams" catch you.
The game play is fun, but it's relatively easy to stay ahead of the other teams. It's worth noting that this is a huge game in terms of filesize. The app weighs in at 117MB, or more than ten times the size of most iPhone apps:
App store, Games, Video Review, everest, expedition Permalink Friday, December 5, 2008 at 7:35AM There was a lot of buzz over Spore. Heck it took years to finally ship to consoles, and when it headed to the iphone, the buzz started once again. Off the radar of many though, was a quieter release: Spore: Origins for the clickwheel iPod. Despite being the cheapest version of Spore (not counting the free trial for iPhone) the clickwheel version gives the same gameplay as it's more expensive iPhone counterpart. The clickwheel works relatively well to control your creation, athough customization is a little tricky: