IPhone/ITouch/IPad Game App Thread

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:50 pm

I bought 'Resident Evil 4' for $3 bucks today. Offer only good for a few days.

JRod · Post by **JRod** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 1:09 am

Anyone download Civ Revolutions? It's 4.99 but sometimes they put it back at 9.99.

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:42 pm

JRod wrote:Anyone download Civ Revolutions? It's 4.99 but sometimes they put it back at 9.99.

It's $2.99 this weekend and a steal at that price.

Leadfoot5 · Post by **Leadfoot5** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:56 pm

Run! is a great new $0.99 game if anyone is looking for a good quick time waster....

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 11:43 am

Natural Motion has put out a GameBreaker game on the iPhone.

It's reportedly not a full football game, you control the ball carrier and try to evade tackles.

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:35 pm

wco81 wrote:Natural Motion has put out a GameBreaker game on the iPhone.

It's reportedly not a full football game, you control the ball carrier and try to evade tackles.

So they put their tackle alley tech demo as an iPhone app?

LMAO

Gurantsu · Post by **Gurantsu** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 2:00 pm

My wife recently got an ipod touch, so of course I've been playing with it. the MLB app has to be one of the best out there if you are a baseball fan. The clarity of the gameday video is insane.

The Google Earth app is also pretty impressive.

Wilk5280 · Post by **Wilk5280** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:17 pm

Dungeon Hunter is a nice little Diablo clone hack 'n slash rpg.

pigpen81 · Post by **pigpen81** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 12:54 am

Fifa 10 is out for tonight.

I might pay the $10 as I am not buying the console versions or Pro Evo this year.

Blublub · Post by **Blublub** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 10:29 am

pigpen81 wrote:Fifa 10 is out for tonight.

I might pay the $10 as I am not buying the console versions or Pro Evo this year.

I think you're in for a huge letdown in that case. At best I'm happy when I can actually slog through a match. If you're familiar with the RealSoccer series I think the control here is only marginally better.

Seems to be the same huge selection of sides, but unfortunately like the bad FIFA of old there seems to be absolutely no difference between players and sides on the pitch (Chelsea is as much of a challenge as Swansea).

Teal · Post by **Teal** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:08 am

Just picked up an iTouch for my birthday. Bought the Dungeon game, and yeah...that's a fun Diablo clone. Also purchased Real Racing, and man! That's one incredible little racing game.

I've DL'ed a s*** load of game demos in the last couple of days-some good, some eh, but I never knew this little iPod could do so much. I'm pleased!

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:01 am

Blublub wrote:
pigpen81 wrote:Fifa 10 is out for tonight.

I might pay the $10 as I am not buying the console versions or Pro Evo this year.
I think you're in for a huge letdown in that case. At best I'm happy when I can actually slog through a match. If you're familiar with the RealSoccer series I think the control here is only marginally better.

Seems to be the same huge selection of sides, but unfortunately like the bad FIFA of old there seems to be absolutely no difference between players and sides on the pitch (Chelsea is as much of a challenge as Swansea).

Blub, have you played X2? I prefer it over Real Soccer by a wide margin. I'm wondering how FIFA compares to X2.

Blublub · Post by **Blublub** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 12:56 pm

Leebo33 wrote:
Blublub wrote:
pigpen81 wrote:Fifa 10 is out for tonight.

I might pay the $10 as I am not buying the console versions or Pro Evo this year.
I think you're in for a huge letdown in that case. At best I'm happy when I can actually slog through a match. If you're familiar with the RealSoccer series I think the control here is only marginally better.

Seems to be the same huge selection of sides, but unfortunately like the bad FIFA of old there seems to be absolutely no difference between players and sides on the pitch (Chelsea is as much of a challenge as Swansea).
Blub, have you played X2? I prefer it over Real Soccer by a wide margin. I'm wondering how FIFA compares to X2.

Leebo, I think X2 is still my favorite as it comes closest to something I can actually make it through a whole match without wanting to chuck the whole phone. I'm looking forward to the 2010 X2 release and that likely will be the only one remaining on my phone.

Still, though, it feels a little silly to play any of these compared to the now-very-solid PES on the PSP, or even PSP FIFA.

Teal · Post by **Teal** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:56 am

Some games that I've previewed/ purchased lately that I think are worth the dough:

-Let's Golf
-AC 130 (think that one mission from Modern Warfare)
-2XL SX (insane graphics for an iTouch game) but 10 bucks might be a little extreme
-Wild West Guns

the only big issue is battery life, which frankly sucks while playing games. What's the best alternative to extending the battery life? Is there one?

Teal · Post by **Teal** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 12:05 pm

I need to also include Shift, a cool as hell puzzle/platformer.

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 3:15 pm

Photoshop Mobile is up and it's free. Haven't had a chance to mess around with it much but I did add a nice soft black-and-white filter to a picture of my daughter and was impressed. I'm sure it's pretty bare bones but for a photoshop nut like me it's nice to have a portable version even if it's limited.

GTHobbes · Post by **GTHobbes** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 4:02 pm

Danimal wrote:
wco81 wrote:Natural Motion has put out a GameBreaker game on the iPhone.

It's reportedly not a full football game, you control the ball carrier and try to evade tackles.
So they put their tackle alley tech demo as an iPhone app?

LMAO

The Backbreaker game is just tackle alley, as you've noted, but it's worth the 99 cents, IMHO. The tackles in the game aren't that much worse than some of the ones I've seen in PS3 Madden. Hopefully, they'll get around to releasing the full game someday on next gen consoles.

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 4:22 pm

iLounge gave FIFA10 an A- and Real Soccer 2010 a B+.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:12 pm

wco81 wrote:iLounge gave FIFA10 an A- and Real Soccer 2010 a B+.

I am pretty sure I'll be getting Fifa but will wait for a price drop. Playing Real Soccer 09 so far.

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 12:20 pm

Not really a game app, but I picked up LogMein Ignition when it was on sale for $19.99 (and I was using a $50 gift card that I paid $40 for at Best Buy a couple weeks back so knock another 20% off). We have a cheap Windows PC that we own mainly for the kids to bang on and I've been using LogMeIn to play OOTP X and Second and Ten Football remotely on my iPhone. The speed is great wirelessly and more than acceptable on 3G. You would think that it would be too small for the phone screen but you can zoom in close and there is an option to keep the mouse stationary and move the screen instead which makes it pretty easy to move around. It fatigues my thumb slightly but with the proper zoom it's no worse than any other app on the eyes. It's pretty damn cool to be able to play text-based PC games on my phone plus be able to use the app to email a file, use Word/Excel on my iPhone, or kickoff a download remotely.

Teal · Post by **Teal** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 1:47 pm

Picked up a couple of game apps over the weekend. Rally Master 3D is a pretty amazing looking rally racer, and it's quite good. That is, if you don't use the accelerometer to steer. I felt like I was having a seizure trying to steer and countersteer with the thing!

Also picked up Asphalt 5, and it's awesome. Pure arcade racing, with shortcuts, cops, and pretty blazing speeds.

MGS Touch is another one that, while not terribly deep, is pick up and play accessible, and fun, at that.

And for anyone like me who really enjoyed that AC 130 gunship level in CoD 4, there's AC-130. It's the level from CoD, pretty much, and it's fun as well.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 2:26 pm

I picked up the free version of Real racing GTI 2010, no acceleration just steering from the cockpit view is pretty cool.

Also 'Sandstorm' was finally on sale and grabbed it for $5, excellent shooter.

Waiting for 'Doom' to come down in price.

Teal · Post by **Teal** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 2:54 pm

10spro wrote:I picked up the free version of Real racing GTI 2010, no acceleration just steering from the cockpit view is pretty cool.

Also 'Sandstorm' was finally on sale and grabbed it for $5, excellent shooter.

Waiting for 'Doom' to come down in price.

Sandstorm is cool, but I just cannot play first person shooters on this thing-can't get the movement down. And they've integrated the GTI stuff into the full version of Real Racing recently as well-the cockpit views are amazing for a little machine like this.

Teal · Post by **Teal** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:50 am

Star Wars: Trench Run is in the app store, and it's quite fun. It's the dogfight and the 'trench run' from Episode IV, and it's a blast to play.

Another one that is pretty graphically stunning, for what it is, is called "Jet Car Stunts". Think Trials HD with a rocket car, but 3D and in the sky; it's equal parts puzzle game and stunt game. Really, really good stuff.

Also, Ghosts n' Goblins is available. It's a new iteration, not the old classic, and it's not bad at all.

DivotMaker · Post by **DivotMaker** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:31 am

There have been two updates to Tiger Woods for iPhone recently. Not sure what they do as I have been busy with TW Online, but they are also offering Hazletine as a course add on....can't remember how much they want for it though.