The price isn't so bad if you look at what it cost to import some cave stuff for Xbox and whatnot. Worth every penny.
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The price isn't so bad if you look at what it cost to import some cave stuff for Xbox and whatnot. Worth every penny.
Pachterballs
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so I bought bug princess 2; and I don't get the hype for cave shooters? Lots of shit happening on screen; a few bullets - seems to completely untactical.. lasers everywhere on the screen. give me a gradius anyday over this.
and the visuals are oddly fuzzy (pixellated)
and the visuals are oddly fuzzy (pixellated)
Thanks for the suggestions. Starbase Orion looks good.
Well, it's called bullet hell. And the hitbox is practically a pixel, so you just weave in and out. The music is awesome. Shit explodes. You are in the matrix. It's an acquired taste. I'm sure "Gradius" is cool too, though.
Not all Cave games are created equal. You probably just don't like Bug Princess 2.
I remember a fix for iTunes Store problems being posted here a few weeks ago, but I can't find it. It involved deleting a cache file or something, does anyone know what it was?
I need to see if it'll fix the problem I'm having with New Star Soccer (every time I enter my iTunes Store info, the game just closes). I seem to be the only person having the problem and I don't have a clue what could be causing it, so this is the last resort really.
I need to see if it'll fix the problem I'm having with New Star Soccer (every time I enter my iTunes Store info, the game just closes). I seem to be the only person having the problem and I don't have a clue what could be causing it, so this is the last resort really.
Give it some time. Also play it on HELL difficulty for the full arcade experience. If you're playing on normal, bullet patterns have been simplified to make the game easier on iOS. Also you'll want to unlock maniac and ultra modes.
The "hype" for CAVE STGs is really about the artistry - music / themes and bullet patterns and scoring mechanics. The games are incredibly deep (much more so than Gradius, c'mon! Tho I love me some Gradius too).
One of my previous posts in this thread:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=36233061&postcount=6795
Haha..yeah..definitely an acquired taste.
Some play bullet hell for high scores, some just to get to the end and seeing the bullet pattens..I play to try to survive till the end losing a few lives as possible.
If you stick with it and play the harder difficulties..it gets insane. You'd think the game would be a breeze with the ship's hitbox being one pixel..but boy is that wrong. The best part of the game for me is playing the harder difficulties and getting into the zone and dodging everything.
Of course.. I like shmups too. =)
I don't think so, but honestly, I wouldn't even bother and skip it. I've read too many things saying how the game play just doesn't work for touch. Might want to read some more indepth opinions before buying. For an iOS game, it's on the high side in terms of price.
Only if you are a hardcore bullethell shooter fan.
The rest of us will wait for cheapr prices for games we only play casually.
I'm not sure if I'm a big fan of Cave's shooters but goddamn I really dig DoDonPachi Resurrection. Probably my absolute favorite iPhone game aside from the Infinity Blade games. I tried DDP Blissful Death Lite, Deathsmiles Lite and I got Bug Panic a long time back, none of which did much for me. I did dig Espgaluda 2 quite a bit though.
I also tried DDP:R HD Lite and it doesn't feel right to me on the iPhone 4, definitely prefer the normal version. I'm not sure if it's just the framerate or also the actual lower amounts of frames in animations, might compare with my sister's iPhone 4S when I get the chance.
But yeah, DoDonPachi Resurrection man... Game is friggin' excellent.
I also tried DDP:R HD Lite and it doesn't feel right to me on the iPhone 4, definitely prefer the normal version. I'm not sure if it's just the framerate or also the actual lower amounts of frames in animations, might compare with my sister's iPhone 4S when I get the chance.
But yeah, DoDonPachi Resurrection man... Game is friggin' excellent.
Glass Rebel
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Good luck getting any of the Cave games for much cheaper. They're "worse" than Square Enix in this regard.
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Slartibartfast
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I just put Blast Ball on sale at $.99 for a limited time!
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blast-ball/id500492828?ls=1&mt=8
Purchased. At that price the game is great value. Very addictive retro looking cross between super crate box and er....mario bros maybe? Anyhow, it's great fun, deserves to do well and hopefully we will see some new arenas added at some point.
IllumiNate
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Yeah I was looking though all the EA games that are on sale, already purchased
Fight Night .99
Risk 1.99
Monopoly 1.99
Mass Effect 4.99
Mirrors Edge .99
Max and the Magic Marker .99
Considering purchasing:
Dead Space
Real Racing 2 HD
FIFA 12
NBA Jam
Steve McQueen
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Now come join us in the iOS Online Boardgaming Megathread and get some games going.
I will, sooner or later, but I gotta get some practice first
chickdigger802
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NBA Jam is great. Controls work surprisingly well.
I noticed they opened up the career mode for free trial in New Star Soccer. I'd played arcade but had no idea about the career mode. The first thing I did was train my skills a few times and I was out of energy. I then tried to start a game and was benched due to low energy. I got in during the 2nd half and it seemed pretty fun. Do you only get energy back daily? There doesn't seem to be anything for me to do.
Don't let your energy get low, play, save money for drinks, train, use drink, play again. Eventually you can save up enough money to also buy luxury stuff (properties is actually much better than training skills in the beginning, because it gives you back more energy after each game)
Thanks for the info. I realized I could just make a new profile since that one is messed up. Do you get some energy back every day or are drinks the only option? I looked at properties but they are real expensive.
You get some back every day, the better properties you have, the more you get back.
My tips to start off:
Play games, play well, save up money for properties. Once you can be at basically full energy after each game, start exercising (usually you get 2 sessions in before you run out), buy 1 drink, refresh energy, then play games again and keep going.
Alex Connolly
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I have a very soft spot for the two franchises, and tend to overlook the inherent flaws in the iOS versions because grand strategy is one of the most under-served (oddly, given the interface) on the platform.
Hopefully with RotKXII coming out soon, we'll see a more thoughtful/supported iOS version.
Dacvak
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I just double-dipped on the HD version of the cave games. I now own all of them in SD and HD (where available). It's lame that they got me twice on DDP and Espgaluda II, but I'm ok with it. $16 per game isn't a bad deal.
mhayze
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I enjoyed some of the modes they added later over the original game mode.. worth a download if free.
Awesome. Added it to my wishlist
$5 is a tough swallow for any game, but after playing Dead Space I'm on board for playing Mass Effect when it... goes a bit lower :x
nicoga3000
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Repost of my original question first...
Does anything else out there hold a torch to Starfront Collision? I started playing it again the other day, and it's really a fantastic Starcraft clone. I wonder, though, are there any other titles with updated "stuff"?
New questions!
Cartoon Wars. Yay/nay? And if yay, which version? There are quite a few renditions out there.
And also...What multiplayer options exist between iOS and Android? My brother just got a new S2, but I'm on an iPad/4S. I want to play something mobile with him, but I'm not sure our options. Any help here?
Unrelated to "what game should I get", but is there a way to sync progress between a given game on my iPad and my iPhone?
Does anything else out there hold a torch to Starfront Collision? I started playing it again the other day, and it's really a fantastic Starcraft clone. I wonder, though, are there any other titles with updated "stuff"?
New questions!
Cartoon Wars. Yay/nay? And if yay, which version? There are quite a few renditions out there.
And also...What multiplayer options exist between iOS and Android? My brother just got a new S2, but I'm on an iPad/4S. I want to play something mobile with him, but I'm not sure our options. Any help here?
Unrelated to "what game should I get", but is there a way to sync progress between a given game on my iPad and my iPhone?
Draw Something, Words with Friends, most of the Zynga games probably? Hero Academy will have an android port out eventually with cross-platform play but no idea when that will hit.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Already playing those...We'd rather play something more exciting, haha.
Ministration
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There's always good ol' C&C: Red Alert? Alternatively, there's been lots of raves over in our office about Amoebattle. A well designed RTS is difficult to find on iOS.
OccamsBlender
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I have a few more Promo codes for Gunman Clive
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itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/gunman-clive/id507264677?mt=8
trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMDfq8PLfLM
LOVE your art style. How'd you do the graphics?
I'm enjoying Swordigo. So far it's a somewhat basic mix of platformer and action RPG, and the graphics are like a hi res N64 port, but it has some charm. Mainly I'm really impressed with the controls to this point. They are very fluid and quite possibly the one of the best touch screen controls I've ever used. Platforming is not giving me a problem at all; it seems as though it was very well tuned for the control scheme.
Bug Panic is the only Cave game I don't have. I'm totally ok with giving them money though, they're my absolute favorite games on iOS. If I made a list today, they'd probably occupy half of the top ten.
hyp
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bleh iPad version still $2.99
until I see the game under my updates section I'm not playing it again
RaySpencer
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Blokus HD is free right now, it's supposed to be good right?
The Boardgame is great, now idea how the app-port is, ESPECIALLY because it's made by gameloft. But the foundation game is awesome. Thanks for letting us know, grabbing it right away!
Get one of the split versions of Espgaluda II HD to save a few bucks...unless you want both modes, then I guess you're screwed.
Bullet patterns are a bit disjointed at lower difficulties I think, just cause they were initially designed with a lot more in mind, the patterns are more recognizable at the higher difficulties. Well, at least until they get overwhelming for you and you lose track of the patterns. As for the visuals, try one of the HD games if your device can handle it (iPhone 4 technically can, but not fully...).
Otherwise since you like Gradius, you might like Darius Burst (video). The style is more in line with the older school of shooting games. And since it's 3D it draws at native resolution so it'll look sharp (not new iPad retina yet though), and runs fine on my iPhone 4, I imagine most if not all the current devices can handle it.
When I tried it it was definitely the framerate that was the killer, it was like 30fps with slowdowns on top of that. It was playable enough but it still gave me trouble with the heavier patterns. It's great on my iPad 2, should be good on the 4S.
Dynamite Shikoku
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Love this game
toythatkills
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Anyone have any opinions on Miku Flick? At £10 and 1GB it's a bit much for a blind purchase
panama chief
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Thanks. Glad to stop playing the sd version on this iPad.
Katana_Strikes
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Got Elf Defense free yesterday. Pretty cool Tower defense game. I'm more and more playing iOS games now thanks to the abundance of such games like these and Kairosoft stuff. It's a lot like I always used to love playing on the Amiga/PC which you don't get much of nowadays.
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