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The Official iPhone/iPod Touch Gaming Thread
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TouchMyBox
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Stocka said:
I use Palringo, it's shitty but it works.
Stoney Mason
Banned
Sort of odd considering some of the crap they have no problem with and I mean that literally with iFart mobile.
http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/56782
http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/56782
Buttonbasher
Member
I use Meebo.com from Safari. Works well.Stocka said:
Diseased Yak
Gold Member
Damn, Payback was delayed due to a last minute bug. Hope they get it up soon, that does look fun.
I picked up Hero of Sparta, couldn't resist at that price.
I picked up Hero of Sparta, couldn't resist at that price.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Yeah, this is great! Is there an iSketch-like app yet where you get a word and you have to draw it while others guess. That would be cool.Gowans007 said:
truth-lasers
Member
Slotz Racers is out now ($0,99 the first 72 hours, then $2,99).
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=302052502&mt=8
Slot car racing, 1-4 players, editor and lots of options, unlockables, etc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNnXnOjMzAA
Played it for a bit and it is really well done.
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=302052502&mt=8
Slot car racing, 1-4 players, editor and lots of options, unlockables, etc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNnXnOjMzAA
Played it for a bit and it is really well done.
truth-lasers
Member
x3n05 said:
Well, I've had my Touch 2nd since the beginning of december and I already have:
Fieldrunners
Bejeweled 2
Touchgrind
Poker Quest
Touch Physics
Jellycar
Trace
Topple
Black Mamba Racing
Labyrinth
Texas Hold'em
Sudoku
Frenzic
Lux DLX
Rolando
Space Deadbeef
Galcon
Passage
THTouch
Alphabetic
Petri
Shapium
Claustrophobia
Slingshot
Bomboozle
Strategery
Crayon Physics Deluxe
Space Ninja
Up There
Tiki Towers
Paper Airplane
iCopter
Trism
Cube
Lock 'n' Roll
Slotz Racer
I'm suprised how many of these that are actually really good games. It feels a bit like going on a freeware hunt on my pc, small ideas developed by individuals that sometimes turn out to be amazing experiences with a great value.
truth-lasers said:
Me too, the iPhone has become my favourite portable gaming platform. Sure there are still better (well that's subjective) games on the ds/psp and a d-pad is always better. But the fact I don't have to carry an extra device with me, plus that most of these great games can be had for pocket change makes it a winner in my books.
truth-lasers
Member
x3n05 said:
Yeah, I agree.
I bought Touch purely as a games machine. And since I got it I haven't touched my NDS or PSP. Part of it is, of course, the whole "new technology!!!" thing but I've also really liked the games. Galcon, for example, is just greatness. And Bomboozle could've been released as a DS puzzler "as is" and it's brilliantly designed.
Etc.
Now I need to pick up Edge. I'm not sure why I haven't done that already. And Aurora the Fein 2. And 7 Cities. And... (aargh)
Diablohead
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When I go shopping later today i'm so tempted to pick up an iPod touch, this thread has appeared so many times now it's pushing me over the edge, just a shame I can't afford a lovely iPhone.
How are you all finding these games? I know there is a ton of releases on iTunes now with most probably being not worth the price, but is the overall experience worth me paying £180?
How are you all finding these games? I know there is a ton of releases on iTunes now with most probably being not worth the price, but is the overall experience worth me paying £180?
Diablohead said:
IMO very much so, if you can afford it of course. With the wifi, itunes store which now lets you dl podcasts, video playback ability and lots of great games it's a no brainer imo.
I even use mine at work regularly, with exchange email/calender and even have an ssh client on there for configuring cisco switches/routers when I am out and about, I really couldn't live without the thing. It's because of this I award it my 'Purchase of 2008' award, and that was a year I got a kuro, new HD capable sound system and a new monster gaming PC.
Sure it's not perfect, wifi is a little gimped and other little annoying things crop up from time to time, but for everything they are capable of doing and with such an intuitive interface and OS it really shows that convergent devices are not only possible, but extremely useful.
Diablohead
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Sounds extremely useful, I never knew that the iPod touch model had internet browsing and ability to watch youtube until only an hour ago, it's more more on par with the iPhone in my eyes now.x3n05 said:
Another interest is to work on my own software for the thing, but I also find out that the SDK does not work on windows :lol
Diablohead said:
The only real difference from the iphone I believe is obviously the phone and gps, there may be other differences but not that I am aware of. I also was going to develop some apps for it but when I found out that I had to have a Mac to do so I decided against it, just not a Mac person
, and it was only going to be some hobby coding.Diablohead
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8gig touch get! looks like i'm eating baked beans for a month now Just going to quickly say that the iPod is smaller and thinner then I thought, and the screen is bright and sharp I love it.
I just downloaded iPint and a shooter called Space Deadbeef, wow deadbeef is quite awesome and I love how you have to touch the enemies to lock on and move your ship up and down, it all moves so fluid too and looks amazing. I'm going to grab some racing games to play later on. So glad I brought one
Just going to quickly say that the iPod is smaller and thinner then I thought, and the screen is bright and sharp I love it.I just downloaded iPint and a shooter called Space Deadbeef, wow deadbeef is quite awesome and I love how you have to touch the enemies to lock on and move your ship up and down, it all moves so fluid too and looks amazing. I'm going to grab some racing games to play later on. So glad I brought one
Dreamwriter
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I just got Crayon Physics Deluxe. Totally awesome puzzle game, the patch must have worked because I haven't run into any bugs yet, as of level 11.
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
how's rolando? is the hype warranted?
TheGreatDave
Banned
beelzebozo said:
No. Buy any Tower Defense game instead.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
beelzebozo said:
Yes. It's pretty long, great music and console-slick production values. Also it's not really just a LocoRoco clone as it is more of a puzzle game than LocoRoco's stages.
golduck342
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bathala said:
i thought the icon was a woman's crotch wearing a bikini
but it's Wine Enthusiast Guide app
don't ever be fooled again
Slightly NSFW
rolando is very nice. i play 5-10 minutes a day. nice to hop in but ....... i'm fuc*** addicted to texas hold em. i wasn't into poker at all (played only 2 games with friends in 2008) but now im walking all day long with my touch, playing poker. only thing that bothers me is that i cant play my own music while playing.
Stoney Mason
Banned
Donos said:
Don't bring that console mentality into our universe!
Fantastical
Death Prophet
If anyone hasn't bought Tiki Towers buy it now. It's only 99 cents and it's really great. In my opinion, the best deal I've found yet. Sale ends on 1/18.
Diablohead
Member
I brought fastlane and slotz racer last night and both are great fun, fastlane reminds me of some sort of ridge racer 4 clone without all the story mode and I love it, drifting does last a little too long once you hit a straight but otherwise totaly worth the £2.50 or so I had to pay for it.
Slotz racer is fun but only in short bursts, I use to love scalectrix as a kid so this game hit's the spot. was only 59p too (for a few days at least)
<3 my Touch
amazing how good value some games are on this service.
Slotz racer is fun but only in short bursts, I use to love scalectrix as a kid so this game hit's the spot. was only 59p too (for a few days at least)
<3 my Touch
Just brought itFantastical said:
amazing how good value some games are on this service.TheGreatDave
Banned
LCfiner said:
I still think it exposes the iPhone as much as it flatters it. As a game it's well designed, but I hate the tilt controls, and it tries to do too much with it's touch gestures. And the music is great until you cover the speaker with your right hand.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Honestly, I've spent the longest time playing Bejeweled. That gameplay never really gets boring to me. Shame Puzzle Quest is such a rip off.
Yeah, anytime where I need a game to play in short bursts (5 minutes waiting in the doctor's office yesterday), Bejeweled always gets the call. Sometimes I don't want to be such involved in a game, tilting and touching like crazy. Bejeweled is a casual time waster that is easily accessible.Fantastical said:
Agreed about Puzzle Quest too. I was thinking once PQ came out that it would replace Bejeweled for sure. I played over 30 hours of Puzzle Quest on the PSP. That really pisses me off that it's so shitty.
beelzebozo said:
I don't find it to be a killer app. It's got great graphics and music, overall the production values are excellent. That part is really impressive. I just find the game to be boring. It all really amounts to rolling some balls around obstacles, there's no depth to the gameplay and no real learning curve. Once you know how to play, you just plod through the levels.
This shouldn't come as a real surprise, but Rolando comes nowhere close to balancing depth with easy to pick up gameplay like any Mario platformer does. I only mention it because it was hyped up to be that game for the iPhone. I don't think we'll ever quite get there without a d-pad though.
That said, there are tons of great games on the thing, and Rolando has its merits.
TheGreatDave said:
The fact that it controls so well is one of the things I enjoy (and am surprised by) about the game.
Control is smooth and relatively easy to use. About the only hiccups I have is I tend to forget the spike Rolandos move differently (though that's my fault) and dragging with the two fingers (admittedly one area that needs improvement).
I mean, we aren't talking pre patched Monkey Ball here (shudder).
TheGreatDave
Banned
I can respect Rolando (art theft aside), but I just can't enjoy it. I'm like those jaded assholes that hate Wii games that use motion controls; playing Rolando all I can think about is how much I want a DPad.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Is SimCity worth a purchase? I've never even played SimCity, but I enjoy games like Roller Coaster Tycoon. I know SimCity is on a much grander scale but do you think I should get it? I would like a nice tycoon-esque game on my iPod.
RadarScope1
Member
Spent some more time playing Rolando last night. It's good, but probably only deserves 3/4 of the hype. The controls -- for what they are -- are pretty tight and pretty easy to get into. I'm like the TheGreatDave, though: I am just not the biggest fan of motion controls. It seems no matter how tight they get, they just are never precise enough.
The devs did strike the right balance, however. It's not Mario tight because you control Mario with a d-pad. The level design and learning curve in Rolando (from what I've played so far, only into the second world) match up really well with the control scheme designed for the game. Another thing that bugs me about motion control and the iPhone is that you're moving the screen at the same time as you're watching the action, which I am not a fan of. At least in Rolando, the movement takes place on a 2D plane, so the visual disruption is not that bad.
The devs did strike the right balance, however. It's not Mario tight because you control Mario with a d-pad. The level design and learning curve in Rolando (from what I've played so far, only into the second world) match up really well with the control scheme designed for the game. Another thing that bugs me about motion control and the iPhone is that you're moving the screen at the same time as you're watching the action, which I am not a fan of. At least in Rolando, the movement takes place on a 2D plane, so the visual disruption is not that bad.
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