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The Official iPhone/iPod Touch Gaming Thread
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wondermega
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Stuff goes free for a number of reasons. The economy of the appstore is a tragedy!
In C64 case, they are monetizing it by the in-app purchases (it comes bundled with some games, but there are others you can buy separately). Of course it will drive a lot more of those IAP sales if they put the "system" out for free.
In the case of Bird Strike and Unify, a different case - they're both already extremely cheap, and their devs have likely noticed a stark dropoff in sales after awhile. Putting something to free guarantees an excessive amount of fresh downloads, "after an app has made its money" - thus helping to bolster the reputation of the dev, and perhaps to help promote some other newer app which is being charged for.
It's crappy as a dev to have to resort to this stuff - of course you wanna be proerly reimbursed for the hours of hard work that goes into development - but the store is so beyond-oversaturated with content that these tactics become necessary to get mindshare..
In C64 case, they are monetizing it by the in-app purchases (it comes bundled with some games, but there are others you can buy separately). Of course it will drive a lot more of those IAP sales if they put the "system" out for free.
In the case of Bird Strike and Unify, a different case - they're both already extremely cheap, and their devs have likely noticed a stark dropoff in sales after awhile. Putting something to free guarantees an excessive amount of fresh downloads, "after an app has made its money" - thus helping to bolster the reputation of the dev, and perhaps to help promote some other newer app which is being charged for.
It's crappy as a dev to have to resort to this stuff - of course you wanna be proerly reimbursed for the hours of hard work that goes into development - but the store is so beyond-oversaturated with content that these tactics become necessary to get mindshare..
wondermega
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They like the huge increase of DLS they are getting and perhaps they want to enjoy the influx of positive ratings they can receive? (I think Apple just got rid of "rate on delete" so you won't see so may people giving crappy ratings to everything just "because they can," anymore)
Oh, that's great news - thanks for letting me know!noire said:dock said:
Just thought I'd let you know that my 5 year old niece and 7 year old nephew had a great time with TumbleDrop
I HATE tilt controls, and sadly Birdstrike isn't changing things for me. Why can't there be an alternate control scheme where you run your finger side to side on the bottom of the screen to control the path of the bird? That I'd actually enjoy. Instead, I can't help loathing the imprecision of tilt controls.
Hello everyone! Great news today, Halfbrick is officially announcing its very first original iPhone title. And it's a doozy.
And finally, the Coup de Grace - the live action Fruit Ninja trailer, featuring some pretty intense action sequences. If you love it, please show your friends!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6hUTC1Edyo
Fruit Ninja will be releasing next week and we're very keen to make it a huge hit! Follow along with updates at the official Twitter page!
http://twitter.com/fruitninja
Thanks for your support!
And finally, the Coup de Grace - the live action Fruit Ninja trailer, featuring some pretty intense action sequences. If you love it, please show your friends!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6hUTC1Edyo
Fruit Ninja will be releasing next week and we're very keen to make it a huge hit! Follow along with updates at the official Twitter page!
http://twitter.com/fruitninja
Thanks for your support!
RelentlessRolento
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woah!
Unify is free today. Nice!
Unify is free today. Nice!
Raging Thunder 2 looks like it might be fun if you're into the crazy arcadey style (video here).Gamecocks625 said:
Removal of rate on delete is for 4.0 I think...so the crapfest will probably continue for a few months.wondermega said:
Yeah this is why I couldn't play the game much. I bet touch controls would screw the leaderboards though.Aaron said:
I'm sure that was fun to make and all, but it's a 54 second video with ~12 seconds of gameplay that doesn't show up until half way through.HalfbrickPhil said:
Nothing against you personally or anything, this is just something I've noticed with a lot of videos and it bugs the hell out of me. Get to the damn game already!
the_painted_bird
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Very. Downloaded.RelentlessRolento said:
Diablohead
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The Twin Blades update really helped the game, it's turned it from being a cheap but nice looking zombieville clone to a full game worthy of owning, the zombies being bullet proof, faster and all that as you progress also help vary the gameplay a lot more then just shooting and slicing.
I feel guilty for buying it at 59 at launch now since the update is a huge one and has taken time, might buy it on xbox live indie also to support the devs.
I feel guilty for buying it at 59 at launch now since the update is a huge one and has taken time, might buy it on xbox live indie also to support the devs.
Gamecocks625
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Brewster's Wallet said:http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/fm-2010/id352933624?mt=8
Football Manager out in the UK. Hoping its a slightly scaled back version (surely must be) and thus will be like the best versions from the later nineties and early 2000s
Nice. Can you "play" with international teams? I've never ventured into the FM arena before. I'm curious
HalfbrickPhil said:Hello everyone! Great news today, Halfbrick is officially announcing its very first original iPhone title. And it's a doozy.
Thanks for your support!
I loved all of your PSP Minis so I'll definitely give it a shot. Actually, I really dug this section on Wii Sports Resort.
Jesse Jane
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Gamecocks625 said:Nice. Can you "play" with international teams? I've never ventured into the FM arena before. I'm curious
FM 2010 for the iPhone is still packed with tons of information compared to it's rival Championship manager.
You can not manage international squads on the iPhone but yes on the PC
jessecuster
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I am totally addicted to Words With Friends, now. Anyone want to play?
My username is Jessecuster.
My username is Jessecuster.
Just discovered Soosiz and am amazed by it. A very solid little game with great controls, visuals, and performance. I think it sets the bar as far as what developers should aim for, really. The visuals are crisp and clean while running at a rock solid 60 fps. Absolutely amazing looking.
Some of the other platforms at there run so poorly that they may as well not even have existed.
It seems to me that polishing up simplistic ideas to perfection works best with the iPhone games. Trying to go beyond the limits of the platform produces rather uninteresting results.
Some of the other platforms at there run so poorly that they may as well not even have existed.
It seems to me that polishing up simplistic ideas to perfection works best with the iPhone games. Trying to go beyond the limits of the platform produces rather uninteresting results.
I'd like to get some thoughts on FM 2010 from some real fans or experienced players. I read reviews of the PSP version and they were less than glowing, I do wonder if iphone/ipad effect has lowered people's expectations enough so that they suddenly find themselves enjoying the same game on a different platform.
I'm going to repost this for Phil since we got the bloody bottom of the page again! Argh! 
And also watch the trailer! You won't want to miss it!
And also watch the trailer! You won't want to miss it!
HalfbrickPhil said:Hello everyone! Great news today, Halfbrick is officially announcing its very first original iPhone title. And it's a doozy.
And finally, the Coup de Grace - the live action Fruit Ninja trailer, featuring some pretty intense action sequences. If you love it, please show your friends!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6hUTC1Edyo
Fruit Ninja will be releasing next week and we're very keen to make it a huge hit! Follow along with updates at the official Twitter page!
http://twitter.com/fruitninja
Thanks for your support!
Jesse Jane
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kaizoku said:
If you're expecting PC Version details you're going to be highly disappointed. No player pictures, play calling is basic, no international team coaching available, etc.
If you're looking for the best version of a football manager game on an iPhone FM 2010 is the obvious and best choice(championship manager doesn't even come close).
The amount of depth present in the game is still a substantial amount to warrant the $10 price tag and as can be expected from SI, you will have your occasional update to hopefully improve the experience but yeah it's basically FM 2010 Lite.
Jonnyram said:
TouchArcade's Warpgate HD review should translate well.
As for the music, it's "proper" in that it's more epic and whatnot, but there aren't a lot of tracks. There is an in-game music player so you can put on your own stuff, though.
soundahfekz
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arab said:
Just bought this on your recommendation and the youtube video. Looks awesome!
I've been kind of out of the iPhone gaming market since about August - what's been big since then? I've got Sword & Poker and the demo of Space Miner, but everything else is new to me. Sorry if this has been asked recently... I saw a general question in the last couples of pages about recommendations, but nothing about what's happened in the last several months.
mrklaw said:
The C64 app is kinda crappy. Really hard to control the games... it is free though, and comes with a few games you can try.
Flashback, again, is very hard to control.
I have played a few other d-pad games that have gotten it right on the touchscreen, so hopefully we'll see updates for the classics.
And, funny you should mention it, but a remake of Sentinel just came out:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/koth/id348372401?mt=8
There's also a great remake of Populous that I mentioned yesterday:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tribes/id366798640?mt=8
Kosma said:
I really doubt you have to worry about that. I believe there has been just one game that has come out that requires a 3GS, and a small handful that actually utilize it. If anything, now is the time to get a 3GS as we'll probably getting a lot more games that take advantage of it.
They basically all share the same d-pad issues. Didn't like the Flashback demo. Have the C64 app and while the variety is decent some of the games are trash and controls are eh. Bruce Lee borders on unplayable about a 3rd of the way in.mrklaw said:
Basically, none of the old games were meant to be played this way. I would like a Sentinel remake for touch, though.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Bird Strike is okay, but I'm kind of sick of these 'launch something in the air, then use object X to keep it going higher' games. Soooooo many of them over the years.
The use of the accelerometer is also really weird, in that it feels like there's a huge deadzone then you suddenly move from one side to the other by a further millimetre tilt.
Even if the 4th gen is just an incremental upgrade, the 3GS will still probably be that bit cheaper than it is now.
The use of the accelerometer is also really weird, in that it feels like there's a huge deadzone then you suddenly move from one side to the other by a further millimetre tilt.
Now is not the time to get an iPhone full stop.FlyinJ said:
Even if the 4th gen is just an incremental upgrade, the 3GS will still probably be that bit cheaper than it is now.
d58e7 said:
You could practically pick any page, and the same question (with an answer) will appear.
Anyway, my picks (in no particular order):
Edge
Space Invaders: Infinity Gene
Pac-man Championsip edition
Angry Birds
The Creeps!
Flight Control
Unify
DDR S
Doom
Street Fighter IV
Space Miner
Monopoly
Scrabble
Tetris
Yahtzee Adventures
Peggle
Plants vs Zombies
Snood
Sword & Poker
Colorbind
Electric Box
Geared
Card Ace/ Word Ace
Real Racing
Catan
Civilisation Revolution
Monkey Island SE
geoDefense/GD swarm
Mini Squadron
http://hippotrouble.com/igames/games/d58e7 said:
Sort by # to get a sense of popularity I guess.
Also Espgaluda II!
Flunkie said:
It is. It really, really is.
When it comes to iPhone, it's much tougher getting the word out than on other consoles, simply because there is so much stuff. I can pretty safely say that Fruit Ninja is one of the best games we've made, and is just as simple, fun and addictive as all the other heavy hitters on iPhone. Hopefully it can be successful!
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infiniteloop
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Lijik said:
Isn't that just the lite version?
I dont know, its not called Lite, and it was noted as expiring in the original site I was linking to which I swapped out so it didnt seem like I click-fishing for it.infiniteloop said:
EDIT- Yeah its definitely a lite version. Really weird they didn't just call it Lite.
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