Rescue City
Lucas Young | Oct 30, 2011 Games
User rating: 
(6 votes, average: 4.33 out of 5)
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Rescue City (Free ($0.99 full game)) by Cleverson Leal
Available on iPhone & iPod Touch
We’ve all seen those line drawing games, the ones where you have to direct traffic, land planes, or direct trains, but this game provides a new take on this type of game. The aim of this game is quite simple, get the emergency vehicles to the destination before the time runs out. To do this you simply draw a route across the screen for the vehicle to follow. Although its not quite as simple as this, as you have to make sure that the vehicles don’t crash into each other. This is surprisingly hard in the later levels.
Q&F: Ad Hoc Helper
Tony Mei | Jul 1, 2010 Quick & Free, Uncategorized, Utilities
User rating: 
(9 votes, average: 2.89 out of 5)
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For the low, low price of free, this can all be yours!
Being too lazy to find my iPod Touch’s UDID* by manually plugging it into iTunes, I stumbled upon Ad Hoc Helper, by Erica Sadun. This no-frills utility basically snatches up some info about your device, such as your device name, model, system version, memory, free space and UDID and automatically pops open Mail so you can get that info where it needs to be. While this not be necessary for everybody, Ad Hoc Helper an awesome way for you to quickly get info about your device, and I recommend you scoop this app in case you’re ever in a pinch.
*A 40 digit serial code unique to your iDevice. Useful for app developers who are beta testing, debugging or adjusting their app. More info here, at TUAW.
App Sale: Theseus
Tony Mei | Apr 18, 2010 App Sale Alert, Games
User rating: (8 votes, average: 3.13 out of 5)
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Theseus is on sale for free – normally $2.99
Theseus is a fiendishly addictive and all-around superb puzzle game. Taken from the app store description: “Theseus is a refreshing twist on the traditional maze.”. And frankly, Theseus is personally one of the most enjoyable app store puzzlers I’ve seen in a while, if not my new all time favorite.
The game is at heart a logic puzzle, and involves lots of strategy and thought. Its 85 levels will keep a persistent gamer busy for a long time, so don’t expect to get much done for the few hours after downloading this app. It’s sleek user interface and easy-on-the-eyes game play is icing on the cake.
These kinds of apps don’t go on sale every day, so its highly recommended (I’m begging) that you head on over to the app store, grab Theseus, and enjoy some quality time with one of the top puzzlers on the app store.
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- And also, Theseus also boasts one of the best tutorials I've seen in any game, especially helpful for a moron like me.
Q&F: HippoRemote LITE
Tony Mei | Apr 12, 2010 Quick & Free, Utilities
User rating: (7 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)
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Have you ever wanted to use your iPod Touch or iPhone (or iPad, I should add) as a wireless multi-purpose combination mouse and keyboard gizmo? The thought never really occurred to be. However, HippoRemote LITE by RoboHippo LLC offers some pretty neat functionality in a simple and easy to use utility.
Setting up the application for a Windows OS involves downloading and installing a VNC client as opposed to a shorter route for Macs and computers running Linux. Thankfully, following the step by step guide in the app makes it very simple. Soon, I was able to surf the web and type on my computer using only my iTouch. Pretty neat. I’m sure everyone will have different results with this app, but I found the mouse and keyboard to be pretty responsive and easy to use, but in no way a replacement for my actual keyboard and mouse sitting on my desk about half a foot away.
The LITE version only offers up the mouse and keyboard function, but that’s basically the bulk of the app. Paid versions are ad-free, and contain some more intricate stuff like browser plugins, an arrow pad and macros.
All in all, HippoRemote LITE gives some pretty neat features and definitely warrants a download just to experiment with and play around with its features.
iTunes Link – HippoRemote LITE
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- Dual screen for your mousing and typing pleasure
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- An impressive array of on-keyboard commands
Q&F: QRANK
Brad H | Apr 7, 2010 Quick & Free
User rating: (11 votes, average: 3.64 out of 5)
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Are you smarter than your friends? Here is your chance to prove just that. Ricochet Labs gives us QRANK the daily trivia challenge game where you try to beat no only your friends but the rest of the world.
Every day you are given 20 questions of which you must answer 15. The questions are divided by difficulty, eight questions worth 100 points, eight questions worth 200 points, and four questions worth 500 points. Three of the questions have multipliers to spice things up.
Each day has four separate categories of questions ranging from entertainment to government.
When you play you will notice some questions have a leaf on the tile , this means it is a current event question.
If all that isn’t enough slap on a huge list of achievements to get you jonesing for your next QRANK fix.
My only complaint is the game uses it’s own system for achievements and friending people, I wish they had gone with a system like open feint or the plus+ network.
If you would like to test your wits against mine, and I’m not about to put out my personal email, post a comment saying add me and make sure you put your email where it asks for it and I will add you.
Version 1.0.0
Reviewed on iPhone 3G OS 3.1.3
Tags: Entertainment, free, fun, Games
Q&F: Quizarium
Michael E. | Mar 28, 2010 Games, Quick & Free
User rating: (5 votes, average: 3.40 out of 5)
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Are you a fan of trivia games? If so, here’s a freebie you might want to pick up. Quizarium is a Plus+ game specializing in all things trivia. It allows the user to customize the game to their liking- everything from determining color options so that your ID stands out from other users to creating your own game rooms with characteristics you set. What I enjoyed about the game is the fact that you can match wits with other players in a variety of game settings and topical areas.
You can share your results on Twitter and Facebook, rack up awards, invite friends into your game rooms, and challenge your intellectual ability in one of three difficulty levels.
There’s also a Quizarium Pro version available for .99. The Pro version is free of banner ads and offers 9 different skins.
One note, however. Since it’s an online multiplayer game, the quality of your data connection is critical. Spotty connections can lead to lag and lag is never a good thing where every split second counts.
Version 1.1
Tested on an iPod Touch 3.1.3
Tags: free
App Sale: Drag Racer: Pro Tuner
Tony Mei | Mar 6, 2010 App Sale Alert, Games
User rating: (6 votes, average: 3.50 out of 5)
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Drag Racer: Pro Tuner is on sale for free- normally $2.99
Pro Tuner is a simple drag racing game from XMG Studio Inc. that focuses on a plethora of enhancements you can add to your ride.
Dozens of cars, custom paint jobs and the ability to tweak everything from your brakes to gear ratio makes this an authentic, addictive racing RPG. Definitely worth a look if you are into the sport, but it’s easy to enjoy this lose yourself in this game for the pure joy of customizing and upgrading your car. Lots of in-app purchases unlock some certain bonuses in the game, but certainly aren’t necessary to enjoy it.
iTunes Link- Drag Racer: Pro Tuner
App Sale: Uniwar
Brad H | Mar 5, 2010 App Sale Alert
User rating: (4 votes, average: 3.25 out of 5)
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For today only Xpressed is slashing their price on Uniwar from 4.99 to Free! Uniwar is a turn based strategy game that can be played against the computer, online, cross platform, or even with a friend on a single phone. If your a fan of games like starcraft this could be your next time sink, so head over to the app store TODAY and get this game.
Version 1.0.6
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
Q&F : Zombie Defense
Michael E. | Mar 3, 2010 Games
User rating: (7 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
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Save the cheerleader, save the world? Not quite, though there is a cheerleader and she could help you save the world.
In Zombie Defense, rural Texas has been- except for four survivors- taken over by zombies, all a-hankering for a hunk of your merry band. By day, you search for contraband to use in a crusade against carnivorous corpses. At night, you make your stand: in an alley, gym, or post office. The draw of these locations is that there’s only one point of entrance.
This is a strategy game, so if you position and equip your players wisely, you might just survive 20 nights of zombie attacks.
Oh. I should point out that although it’s free to download, it only gets you through the first few nights; Zombie Defense is one of those in-app purchase deals that will cost you .99 cents to unlock the remaining nights.
Good hunting!
Version 1.1
Tested on an Ipod Touch 3.1.3
Making a stand in the alley
Tags: free
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.
Version 1.1
Q&F: List!
Michael E. | Feb 25, 2010 Productivity
User rating: (4 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)
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ToDo/List apps tend to remind me of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. No matter how hard I try, I can never find the perfect fit for my needs and have gone through more apps than I care to remember.
Lists! by Secret Society Software is a straightforward To Do app that has some small, but useful features that lift it above the standard ToDo/List fare. Since I hate swiping through dates, I really like how it can add days or weeks to the Due Date by tapping the ‘+Day’ or ‘+Week’ button. ‘Revert’ takes me back to where I was just seconds ago and if I hit ‘Today’, it goes back to today’s date. Priorities are marked by the number of exclamation points, from ‘-’ up to ‘!!!’. And the app will automatically sort the ranking of lists by 5 variables.
Best of all, it’s free. So try it. You might find that it fits you just right.
Version 1.0
Tested on an iPod Touch 3.1.3
A sample list
Tags: free
