iPhone/iPod Touch Games Thread

Chris_Nahr · 2010-11-22T00:52:13.000Z

Galaxy on Fire 2 is very impressive from a technical perspective, but I’m already getting bored after a few hours. Trading and asteroid mining seem pointless as the profit is far too low compared to missions. Space outside each station is exactly the same: some asteroids to mine, perhaps some random enemy ships, and mission targets if applicable. Despite the surprisingly good voice acting in the story bits, I’ve never seen an open-world game fail so completely at establishing a credible, interesting game world. This amazing space sim engine would have been better used in a simple arcade game.

Cubit · 2010-11-22T05:51:42.000Z

Zenonia and Zenonia 2 are on sale for 99 cents and $2.99.

Alan_Dunkin · 2010-11-22T21:32:13.000Z

forgeforsaken:

Falcon Gunner is up at $5, I’m be curious to hear some impressions on that one.

Haha, it’s kinda funky. You tilt and rotate your device to move the gun–OR you can use Augmented Reality (AR) mode, so you rotate your chair to move the gun left to right, then pitch up and down with the device. You may look silly but it works much better.

So far it’s okay, but that fucking beeping sound when you get below 20% or so on your shields is annoying–it keeps playing between the end of the level and the stage stats screen and that lasts like 15 seconds. Ugh. There’s some movie cutscenes as well as some cheap voice-overs, and all kinds of little extras.

So far… not too bad.

Think I definitely need to get that Lego Harry Potter game.

— Alan

godhugh · 2010-11-22T21:58:19.000Z

Cory:

Zenonia and Zenonia 2 are on sale for 99 cents and $2.99.

Are these any good?

rei · 2010-11-22T22:05:44.000Z

Bahimiron:

You’ve got it on your iPad? iTunes keeps telling me that I can’t actually play it yet because it’s only compatible with iOS 4.2, which so far as I can tell isn’t actually out for iPad yet.

Anyway, I picked up SteamBirds for iPad and it’s pretty damn fun. It’s basically the same idea as the flash game you can play for free, but it works perfectly on the iPad and the dev is promising to support it with more levels. Then again, from what I understand the people who put it out also put out Canabalt and Gravity Hook and people have complained that they’ve gotten no support. Also the dev flat out says there won’t ever be multiplayer, which is too bad. SteamBirds kind of demands multiplayer. Hell, even hotseat multiplayer would work, where you secretly put in your moves and then passed it to the next person and they put in theirs and then you set it down to watch the game play out. Either way, I’ve gotten $2 worth of fun out of it.

I also picked up Dark Lords for iPad primarily based on the vaguely Patapon-esque visuals. Haven’t played it yet, but I’ve read some positive opinions. Sort of a side-scrolling RTS where humans are fighting demon armies. Also, the guy who developed it has been on the Toucharcade forums and has already released updates based on feedback.

Also looked at Civilizations Wars HD, and while I enjoyed the flash game I didn’t love it enough to drop $2 on it. If the idea of a fantasy Galcon with spells sounds good to you, though, maybe it’d be right up your alley.

Edit: In fact, I can’t even see Harry Potter on the iPad’s iTunes store. So I used my iTunes (the iPad is on mmalloy’s iTunes, which I couldn’t access at the time) to send Harry Potter as a gift. I redeem it and it tries to DL it, but then fails and tells me I can DL it next time I go in to iTunes. But, of course, when I go back in to iTunes HP isn’t there. Soooo… looks like I just lost $5.

Try to “buy” it again from inside iTunes.

Bahimiron · 2010-11-22T22:08:40.000Z

It actually automatically DLed once I got iTunes up and running under 4.2. So hooray!

godhugh:

Are these any good?

I don’t think so. I got Zenonia for .99 a while back, hoping for a decent riff on Secret of Mana. It’s pretty dull, though. The bigger deal from these guys is their new baseball game, Baseball Superstars (or whatever) 2011 for $2.99.

mike · 2010-11-23T06:49:28.000Z

Ash just got D-pad support.

The Harry Potter game is fantastic, but really also needs a D-pad. At least for the iphone - I spend half the time covering the screen with my hand.

Bahimiron · 2010-11-23T12:07:11.000Z

Gameloft sale. Lots of stuff for $.99, including Iron Man 2, Asphalt 5, Brothers in Arms 2, UNO, The Settlers, NFL 2011, Hero of Spart 2 and Shrek Kart. The highlight is probably Let’s Golf 2. I don’t even like golf games and I love the hell out of LG2.

ducker · 2010-11-23T12:43:04.000Z

Bahimiron:

Gameloft sale. Lots of stuff for $.99, including Iron Man 2, Asphalt 5, Brothers in Arms 2, UNO, The Settlers, NFL 2011, Hero of Spart 2 and Shrek Kart. The highlight is probably Let’s Golf 2. I don’t even like golf games and I love the hell out of LG2.

I just noticed that too. Is The Settlers any good?

Tyjenks · 2010-11-23T17:40:51.000Z

Thanks for the Settlers heads up!!

ducker:

I just noticed that too. Is The Settlers any good?

There is a “Lite” version you can try. It was good enough for $.99. :)

BobJustBob · 2010-11-24T08:43:11.000Z

ChuChu Rocket is currently a buck, down from three.

Bahimiron · 2010-11-24T09:14:57.000Z

ducker:

I just noticed that too. Is The Settlers any good?

No idea, but it was worth $.99 to me, even though I’m still hooked on Game Dev Studio and Slice It.

That said, the iPad versions of some of these games are also $.99. Let’s Golf 2 and Settlers specifically. Not all of them, though. So check and see. Hooray?

ducker · 2010-11-24T09:28:34.000Z

well the trial of The Settlers is really quick… and well, really doesn’t tell you much more then reading reviews and the overview. but at $.99 I think it’s worth it. Seems like a combination between Magisty and AoE.

I’m still waiting on pulling the trigger on Game Dev Studio. if anything because I figure it will eventually drop more, and well, I have enough keeping me busy now.

Fugitive · 2010-11-24T18:52:46.000Z

Super Monkey Ball 2 is on sale for $2 now (normally $6, I think). Looks like the iPad version is a bit cheaper too. Edit: Actually, it’s part of a bunch of Sega stuff on sale, like the aforementioned ChuChu Rocket, and the Genesis games.

intruder · 2010-11-25T02:54:28.000Z

An overview of deals so far in this Touch Arcade thread:

TouchArcade

Thanksgiving Week Sales

Hey guys with the upcoming holiday/black friday/cyber monday I figured it would be a good idea to have a central location to have all the good...

Quite some games that were mentioned / discussed in here.
For example “100 Rogues” is down to $1.99 US

Chris_Nahr · 2010-11-25T03:23:48.000Z

Done with Death Worm. Great game but sadly there’s no decent endless / time trial mode, and the three story levels are way too long to replay for high scores. Also, the last mission of the last level sucked – killing 10 UFOs (and without Super Mega Worm’s aerial target indicators!) is basically impossible, I eventually managed five. So now I’m back to Super Mega Worm.

godhugh · 2010-11-25T04:28:41.000Z

intruder:

An overview of deals so far in this Touch Arcade thread:

http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=73982

Quite some games that were mentioned / discussed in here.
For example “100 Rogues” is down to $1.99 US

Awesome, been waiting for that game to go on sale.

Tyjenks · 2010-11-25T05:22:09.000Z

And this is why I check this thread more often than any other on the entire Qt3 forum. I love you thread and iPhone.

krayzkrok · 2010-11-25T07:53:24.000Z

Cut the Rope update is live. Uh oh. Cosmic Box is hard, plus it seems to rely on fast reactions a lot more than previously - hit the gravity button, pop bubble, hit gravity button again before candy flies off screen. But hey, more CTR is welcome.

datter · 2010-11-25T08:03:21.000Z

The more time I’ve spent with Cut the Rope, the less I’ve liked it.