iPhone App Reviews

App Launch Sale: Assassin’s Creed II: Multiplayer

Brad H | Mar 4, 2010 App Sale Alert

User rating: (6 votes, average: 1.83 out of 5)

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Earlier this week Ubisoft released AC2 Multiplayer for free as a promotion. Launching a well known title I’m sure they expected a lot of downloads, which they got, but what they weren’t expecting was a buggy release where a majority of people couldn’t even play a round. Ubisoft is aware of the situation and extended the free promotion until their update is released. I picked up the game and like many I was unable to play, that is until I tried to create my own game. If you try to do a quick play the load circle just goes and goes giving you no sense of progress on weather people are joining the game or if its just frozen. When you create your own game you see all four slots so when someone joins the game you can see. This is the only way I have been able to play a game so if you got the game and have the same problem I had try this method out. If you haven’t downloaded the game I would recommend doing it fast because the update can come at anytime.

It really works

iTunes Link – Assassin’s Creed II : Multiplayer

Version 1.0

Tags: free, fun, Games, sale

App Sale: Compression

Tony Mei | Feb 27, 2010 App Sale Alert, Games

User rating: (5 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)

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Compression is on sale for free – normally $1.99
Compression is a snazzy, Dr. Mario – style tetris game that I reviewed a few months back.

It’s casual, fun and pretty easy to pick up and play. There’s also a new $0.99 in-app purchase that unlocks another addictive game mode. A recent update fixed some of the issues with the first version, giving you another reason why you should definitely pick up this game while it’s on sale.

iTunes Link – Compression

Version 1.1

Tags: casual, free, Games, sale

App Sale: Sky Force Reloaded

Michael (Admin) | Feb 26, 2010 App Sale Alert

User rating: (7 votes, average: 2.00 out of 5)

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Sky Force Reloaded is on sale for free – normally $1.99

Sky Force is a top-down shmup similar to iFighter and Hotfield… it’s a quality game and has its own style, and apparently it’s on sale for one day only so grab it for free while you still can! I don’t know exactly when the sale ends but it’s probably very soon.

iTunes Link – Sky Force Reloaded

Tags: shmup

App Sale: Quick Status – Facebook + Twitter

Michael (Admin) | Feb 22, 2010 App Sale Alert, Social Networking

User rating: (4 votes, average: 2.75 out of 5)

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Quick Status – Facebook + Twitter is on sale for free – normally $.99

Yeah we know… there are a billion apps for posting to Facebook, and another billion for posting to Twitter… but this one combines both and includes GPS and Google Maps URLs! It also lets you post to both sites at once, plus there’s the option to save updates for reposting.

If you’re one of those people who’s always updating, take this app for a spin.

iTunes Link – Quick Status – Facebook + Twitter

Tags: facebook, twitter

gogoDocs Google Docs Reader

Michael E. | Feb 22, 2010 App Sale Alert, Productivity

User rating: (4 votes, average: 3.50 out of 5)

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WYSIWYG.  You’ve seen the acronym before and I’m sure just about everyone knows what it means:  What You See is What You Get.  Of course, nearly every iTunes app is a WYSIWYG on some level or other, but there are some apps that are more obviously WYSIWYGs than others.

gogoDocs is a perfect example. It is a Google Docs reader whose strength lies in the fact that it can sync your Google Docs to your iPhone or iPod Touch in order for you to view them anytime, anywhere.    It also incorporates a number of features, including a document sync that allows you to access your docs anywhere you can pull a signal.  You can star documents for later reference or use the star as a way to make certain those documents are always synced.  gogoDocs Google Docs Reader can bookmark documents and pdfs so that when you reopen the document, you can easily go right back to where you left off.  gogoDocs Google Docs Reader also does document sharing, list filtering, portrait or landscape viewing, and can email docs directly from the app.

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Tags: $1.99

App Sale: Sentinel: Mars Defense

Michael (Admin) | Feb 19, 2010 App Sale Alert, Games

User rating: (4 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)

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Sentinel: Mars Defense is on sale for free – normally $.99-$1.99

Sentinel goes on sale every once in a while, and if you like arcade/tower defense games you gotta get this! Sure, Origin8 has released a newer version of Sentinel that has yet to go on sale for free, but this older game can still hold its own.

iTunes Link – Sentinel: Mars Defense

Tags: tower defense

App Sale: pmg PassCode

Michael (Admin) | Feb 19, 2010 App Sale Alert, Business

User rating: (5 votes, average: 2.80 out of 5)

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pmg PassCode is on sale for free – normally $1.99-$6.99

I already have two password managers on my iPhone (1Password Pro is my favorite) but, if you need something like this, pmg PassCode is worth a look! This app not only provides an assortment of icons you can assign to different account types such as email, credit cards, etc., it also has a few different themes to choose from if you don’t like the app’s default look.

iTunes Link – pmg PassCode

Angry Birds

Tony Mei | Feb 13, 2010 App Sale Alert, Games

User rating: (8 votes, average: 3.50 out of 5)

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Edit: Angry Birds is on sale for $0.99, normally $1.99.

Private Snowball: Commander, these birds are angry.

Commander Napoleon: What? Why?

Private Snowball: It could possibly be because we stole their eggs to make Sunday Brunch.

Commander Napoleon: No, that can’t be it. We reimbursed them by giving them DDT-infused worms. What’s the worst these angry birds can do?

Private Snowball: Sir, it appears they are launching themselves at our headquarters using a giant slingshot.

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Tags: $.99, $0.99, casual, Games

Music Catch

Tony Mei | Jan 28, 2010 App Sale Alert, Games

User rating: (6 votes, average: 3.67 out of 5)

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Edit: It would seem Music Catch is on sale for free. Better get it quick, if you’re interested.

The Good: Music Catch is a fantastic, zen-like game made by Reflexive Entertainment. The game was an absolute favorite of mine on the computer (http://www.reflexive.com/index.php?PAGE=WebGamePlay&WGID=94), and I was super excited stumble upon it on the app store.  Game play is wonderfully calming: just move your fingers to collect shapes while beautiful ambient music plays in the background. Things like bonus multipliers and point-collecting vacuum cleaners add a bit of spice to the game play.  Frankly, enough apps are made about slashing enemies or shooting others, and it’s nice to wind down a hard day of violent gaming with a bit of Music Catch.

The Bad: Those seeking a more active game will get bored easily by the zen-like feel. I was hoping for some sort of online leaderboard or stat tracking – OpenFeint and the like. The replay value is inherently low (the game has four songs that each take a few minutes), but I did find myself drifting back to the game, even after I thought I was sick of it. After the first few rounds, Music Catch will only end up catching your attention for a few minutes before drifting away.

The Ugly: To be honest, I couldn’t find any glaring negative qualities about Music Catch. Again, this game would benefit from more development. Things like online integration, leader boards and more songs would make this already good app pretty darn great.

Tags: casual, free, game, Music, relax, sale

App Sale: Classics

Tony Mei | Jan 27, 2010 App Sale Alert, Books

User rating: (5 votes, average: 4.20 out of 5)

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Classics is on sale for free – normally $2.99

Classics is an extremely impressive book library for your iPod Touch and iPhone.

Classics is streamlined, quick, and doesn’t lag, unlike many other book apps. The library to choose from is pretty unique, ranging from The Call of the Wild to The Art of War, and the selection is pretty beefy, clocking in about 20 full-length works.

The books are a joy to flip through, and the app has a set of rather neat features (bookmarks, reading multiple books at once) that set it apart from other mobile bookshelves.

Andrew Kaz and Phill Ryu created an impressive app that’s already a favorite in the app store, and is a fantastic deal right now.

Edit: Almost forgot this link again, but I caught myself. I’m learning.

iTunes Link – Classics

Tags: book, free, sale

App Sale: Heavy Crossbow II

Tony Mei | Jan 20, 2010 App Sale Alert, Games

User rating: (3 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)

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Heavy Crossbow II is on sale for free- normally more expensive
Heavy Crossbow II is a neat strategy game that combines castle defense, RPG – style weapon leveling, zombies, one of those iPhone gun apps, and firing a big freaking crossbow.

The main twist to the game comes from actually having to drag back the string on the crossbow or reload a shotgun, which, I suppose, is more work than actually pushing a ‘shoot’ button of some sort.

The controls occasionally get a bit wonky and unresponsive, but I can’t expect to shoot zombies without having my giant crossbow malfunction once and a while. Occasionally the controls would stiffen up, leading a parade of marauding zombies into the castle and me back to the beginning of the level.

For those who are a fan of  the castle defending style, ByGames provides some fresh nourishment and quite a bit of zombie-thrashing potential in this game.

iTunes Link – Heavy Crossbow II

(Guess who remembered to put this link in their post)

Tags: castle defense, free, Games, sale

Kapowie

Sara | Jan 18, 2010 App Sale Alert, Games

User rating: (6 votes, average: 2.83 out of 5)

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UPDATE: Looks like this app is going for free for a short time, so you better get now!

I sat in a field with my shotgun ready.Everyone had always told my that they hadn’t existed, but I knew they did. As quiet as a cat stalking its prey, I waited. Then they started coming. The flying pigs were coming from all directions! The adrenaline pumped through my entire body as I tried to shoot them. With 20 bullets, I downed 15 pigs. “Pretty good,” I thought. Now I could bring them home and prove to everyone that they do exist!

Ok, so pigs will never fly, and I will never go hunting for them. Well, at least not in the real world, but on my iPhone, anything is possible! I was playing this fun app called Kapowie by Bjango. It is a crazy and silly shooting game packaged up all in one. The arcade style guides you through several levels where you shoot anything from balloons to penguins in elevators (Attention PETA and PETA activists: no penguins were hurt in the making of this game:D). As you advance through the levels, you get less ammo and more targets to shoot, so your accuracy must improve or it’s game over!

I found myself playing this for an hour instead of doing homework. And for all you parents who would love a game to hand to your child without any violence or gore, this game is 100% blood/gore/gross-stuff free!

There are six different themes: balloons, rolling balls, cardboard ducks (like the old-school carnival game), screaming dudes in a mountain, cannonball stunt devils, and penguins in elevators. Playing this game is definitely a great stress reliever or just a fun way to end the day.

I loved the cartoonish graphics in this game. If this game was more realistic with blood and gore, I wouldn’t play it, but since is has cute graphics that don’t make you feel guilty that you just shot a penguin in an elevator, (why a penguin is in an elevator, I don’ know) the game is fun.

If you want a great game that you won’t have to hide from the kids that is only $.99, check out Kapowie!

iTunes Link – Kapowie

Reviewed on iPhone 3GS OS 3.1.2

Version 1.o

Tags: $.99, fun, Games