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The Official iPhone/iPod Touch Gaming Thread
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MilesWebber
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The "World 9" app is endlessly entertaining.
I've only downloaded a few free games so far: Aurora Feint, Tap Tap Revenge, and Cube Runner. Aurora Feint is probably my favorite of the bunch, simply because of its Puzzle League-style gameplay. The ability to tilt the way the blocks fall is a nice touch, but so far, it doesn't seem to add all that much to the gameplay. Maybe that changes as I level up. Tap Tap Revenge is also fun, but I wish there was more than only a few songs. Hopefully the downloadable track packs get added soon (they're already listed in the menu). As for Cube Runner, it's a fun little game where you dodge blocks by tilting the iPhone (or iPod in my case) and try to get as far as possible.
Oh, and for anyone that's interested, it looks like THQ added a version of de Blob to the App Store today. I have no idea if it's worth the $9.99 price tag, but I just thought I'd pass it on. Here's a link.
Oh, and for anyone that's interested, it looks like THQ added a version of de Blob to the App Store today. I have no idea if it's worth the $9.99 price tag, but I just thought I'd pass it on. Here's a link.
infiniteloop
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an iPhone version of de Blob has been added to the store:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=285126469&mt=8
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=285126469&mt=8
Keyser Soze
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teiresias said:
I am probably not the best to reply to this (as I am not a fan of the game), but according to a friend none of the Sudoku's available are that impressives. They all have their own seprate problems and no one has got it spot on yet according to him.
However, he did say Satori Sudoku was the best though, as it was straight to the point without silly fluff added on. It's only $1.99 as well.
permutated
Banned
chubigans said:
I love the web browsing but theres no flash support and it crashes every so often.
Keyser Soze
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Why is my iPod backing up everything everytime I sync? It is turning a 1minute sync into something that lasts 10+ minutes 
This has being happening since I went to FW 2.0, but I am annoyed by it now
This has being happening since I went to FW 2.0, but I am annoyed by it now
Keyser Soze said:Why is my iPod backing up everything everytime I sync? It is turning a 1minute sync into something that lasts 10+ minutes
This has being happening since I went to FW 2.0, but I am annoyed by it now
the iphone always used to back up with FW 1.0, but now it takes forever with all the apps being installed. It used to be a quick process.
You can safely click the X in the itunes status window (top center of window) to cancel the backup and the sync will continue afterward.
Still, I'd like an option to eliminate the automatic backup of the iphone each time it syncs. It takes forever.
kitchenmotors
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Keyser Soze said:Why is my iPod backing up everything everytime I sync? It is turning a 1minute sync into something that lasts 10+ minutes
This has being happening since I went to FW 2.0, but I am annoyed by it now
Do not sync if you haven't added anything to photos, contacts, music, videos and so on. It will automatically back up each time if you sync without adding stuff or making any changes.
golduck342
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My theory is that its backing up save files... but the apps don't seem to have a default way of saving so it backs up the full app. It's pretty ridiculous.
Lifeonmars?
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Hmm, that's a good idea actually. I haven't used my PSP for the longest time and I finally got a good amount of time to try out the Touch today at an Apple store.chubigans said:
my gawd so amazing:lol
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
any chance of an osx-style dictionary app to come to the iphone? i need one, i use it all the time on my laptop.
chubigans said:
The browsing is really great. One of the best things the iphone does. The media playback is also pretty fantastic. It's also a pretty nifty phone.
BUT, it is untested as a game platform. Sure, there are a couple decent games out now, but nothing approaching GoW: Chains of Olympus or Crisis Core.
If you play a lot of games on the PSP, don't toss it for an iPhone. If you use it mainly as a browser, media player, then you should consider swapping (or getting an ipod touch - and not signing a pricey monthly cell contract for 2 years)
mattiewheels said:
Do you mean just a standalone dictionary or something that integrates into the other apps? I don't think it'll be possible to write an app that integrates into others due to SDK restrictions on devs. try some of the webapps. here's a pretty slick one:
http://ultralingua.com/mobile/#ULHelp
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
oh, no with the dictionary i mean the the OFFICIAL osx dictionary app. is it just prohibitively large for the device? because that was one of my favorite additions to tiger.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
by the way, has anyone seen the hudson-soft game aqua forest? it looks pretty wild. like a physics simulator with different nature elements.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxpGdRH7J5I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxpGdRH7J5I
mattiewheels said:
Well, we know the iPhone OS already has a partial dictionary as it does spell checking and correction on pretty much any English word while typing. If Apple could set up a front end for that database as a standalone app, I guess it could be pretty good. They would have to add definitions, though. The Oxford dictionary that's part of OS X is over 110 MB. Maybe they don't want to make an app that large. :\
mattiewheels said:
looks cool... until the framerate turns to complete shit once you get a couple things going at once. You can even see it slowing down in the demo reel.
I saw other videos of the gam with some string elements, water, fire and solid objects and it slows down to almost single digit framerates.
disappointing.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
well, if they took out all those pretty diagrams and illustrations (which i really love) maybe they could get it smaller. i just figured that would be a key app apple would try to get on the phone. seems like a perfect fit for it.LCfiner said:
mattiewheels said:
As Sullichin said, the jailbreak dictionaries were much smaller. I assume that one is being worked on.
But, unless you don't have a data plan, using an online dictionary like I linked to previously would be a fine solution. And, since a standalone app from anyone aside from Apple couldn't insert words or affect other apps, you get the same functions from an online app.
edit: Hey mattie, weDict is online at the app store. it is basically the jailbreak dictionary app from before. 11 MB. enjoy.
iTunes Link
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
i would have liked for the paypal and facebook apps to be something other than superficial 'friend feeds' or 'send money and check balance' apps.
are there web apps that let you write on people's wall in facebook, or check your payment history in paypal? guess the web is the best answer, huh?
are there web apps that let you write on people's wall in facebook, or check your payment history in paypal? guess the web is the best answer, huh?
bring this back to games...
has anyone tried SolarQuest? it's a side scrolling shooter. looks purty but I have no idea how smooth it plays
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=284943997&mt=8
and Dizzy Bee is my next download after seeing some videos. looks great.
EDIT: I just played a bit of the desktop version of SolarQuest. It's not a shooter. it's an "avoid the barriers by moving up or down" game. your ship will always tend to go down unless you hit the space bar to push it back up. and you can't move forward or back. it's very different from what i thought it would be.
has anyone tried SolarQuest? it's a side scrolling shooter. looks purty but I have no idea how smooth it plays
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=284943997&mt=8
and Dizzy Bee is my next download after seeing some videos. looks great.
EDIT: I just played a bit of the desktop version of SolarQuest. It's not a shooter. it's an "avoid the barriers by moving up or down" game. your ship will always tend to go down unless you hit the space bar to push it back up. and you can't move forward or back. it's very different from what i thought it would be.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
how many of those games are free?
K7 Avenger
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I'm buying an iTouch within the next week I believe. I swear if they come out with a new model this year I will burn something down.
Mr.Squirrel
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LCfiner said:
that sucks, i was just about to buy it too. they're really needs to be a gradius/r-type game for the iphone
EDIT: How do you find the link to an item in itunes?
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
The web browsing on Touch is seriously good, much better than on PSP, but you'll be in a world of disappointment if you're getting it for gaming, compared to PSP. Thay are fun novelty, but even the best Iphone games so far would hardly even register on PSP's if they were released on it, and if you have CF PSP with emulators and ability to play any PS1 game, it's that much more prominent.chubigans said:
If you move just left and right, and have auto fire, they could work fine.kaching said:
Sony needed to do something like the AppStore a year ago for the PSP. And I don't just mean open a storefront but rather also offer serious amounts of legitimate gaming content right from the start, like Apple has with its dev partners. It's not going to take long at this rate for iPhone/Touch to become a serious contender in the mobile gaming space. You might miss out a bit in the shortrun, but it won't last long.
I'm looking at stuff from EA on the AppStore like Scrabble and Tetris and I'm wondering why games of this ilk have yet to make it on the PSN Store for the PSP and instead we continue to get just faint trickle of games. Where's the disconnect - is it with Sony? is it with EA or other 3rd parties?
I'm looking at stuff from EA on the AppStore like Scrabble and Tetris and I'm wondering why games of this ilk have yet to make it on the PSN Store for the PSP and instead we continue to get just faint trickle of games. Where's the disconnect - is it with Sony? is it with EA or other 3rd parties?
Using what? Virtual controls via touch, or tilt? The concerns I have are that you'd have to obscure part of the screen with your fingers. For a shooter where you're intent on every bullet, I'd think that'd be a no-no.
PhlivoSong
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chubigans said:
I wouldn't necessarily jump to do that. What I would tell you though is to think about how you are going to use it. Do you bring your PSP everywhere you go? Do you bring an iPod everywhere you go? I always need music in my pocket so my iPod was always with me. When I bought the iPhone I stopped carrying the iPod around. I used to take my iPhone and a PSP around with me, but since the app store for the iPhone launched I stopped carrying my PSP around with me.
If you use portable gaming in 15-20 minutes bursts when you are out in public then the app store games are awesome. If you use your PSP around the house for full fledged games like Lumines, Loco Roco, Crisis Core, whatever... then the app store games may not be for you. My experience with the games so far is they are great diversion games.
For me personally I play my PSP around the house a lot for deeper game experiences and use the app store games when I'm out in public and have a couple of minutes to mess around.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
I've just played two levels of it and seems fun. definitely very well made and polished, and the controls feel great. I hope there are some decent puzzles later on.yayaba said:
infiniteloop
Member
K7 Avenger said:
Apple usually have an iPod conference in September to show off the new models in time for the holidays. If you can get a good price now go for it, just don't be surprised come september.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
for touch people:
get instapaper off the app store, it's a really nice offline internet reader. just put the bookmark in your safari bar, and click when you want to save a page to read offline. i've used it a bunch already and i just got it today.
get instapaper off the app store, it's a really nice offline internet reader. just put the bookmark in your safari bar, and click when you want to save a page to read offline. i've used it a bunch already and i just got it today.
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