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We Rule updated yet again

HairyArse@allabouttheiphone.net — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:37:58 +0100

Reap that shit up

ngmoco's hugely popular farming sim We Rule has been updated yet again with its level-cap now raised to 35.
There're also additional crops which can be harvested for extra cash and XP including: blueberries, honey-dew melon, sunflowers, dragon fruit and cat whiskers.
New structures include the Red Dragon Lair - only available at level 35, as well as the level 16 coach house.
We reviewed We Rule some time ago, scoring it 3/5, and criticising it for its ultimately pointless gameplay with no apparent en...

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Reckless ('Deliverace') Racing now apparently backed by EA's developer program

peej@allabouttheiphone.net — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:56:11 +0100

Hands-on at comic con describes it as

Don't panic, it's not an iPad-only game but Pixelbite have obviously impressed the socks off EA with Reckless Racing. So much so that the game is now an EA distributed title and falls under their developer program.
What does this mean? Not a lot but it means it actually exists, and players who've gone hands on with the game for the first time at comic-con have been playing it using iPads and retina display resolutions to good effect.
Pixelbite's top-down racer looks absolutely gorgeous and the iPad version seems to have some sort of "everyone pick a corner" multipla...

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Scarabeus - Pearls of the Nile brings a touch of egyptian puzzling to your iPhone

peej@allabouttheiphone.net — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:55:47 +0100

Digital Reality and Catmoon want to read your Horus-scope

Though I'm slightly disappointed this isn't a revival of the classic C64 / Ariolasoft game Scarabeus, it's welcome nonetheless. Digital Reality and Catmoon studios have collaborated to bring Scarabeus - Pearls of the Nile to the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Mixing some neat Egyptian visuals with a ton of devilish puzzling, the game will be released on the 22nd July. Wait a second, that's tomorrow by the way. Get in.
The game will cost £1.79 on the UK iTunes App store.
Screenshots below for your delectation and now updated with a trailer too:

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Jim and Frank Mysteries - The Blood River Files Review

TheBoy@allabouttheiphone.net — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:13:23 +0100

It's a mystery, oh, it's a mystery

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Charles Caleb Colton apparently coined this phrase, and he was pretty darn bang on the money with it. The world of videogames is littered with many, er, let’s call them ‘homages’ to the greats. Tetris clones for example, are ten a penny and there have been many imitations of Super Mario.

Considering the success of the Professor Layton games on Nintendo’s DS, it’s something of a surprise that so long has been taken for someone to create a similar styled game for the iPhone. 99 Games and Chillingo have finally spotted the glaring gap in the market and delivered The Jim and Frank Mysteries: The Blood River Files for your favourite Apple touch-screen device.

To say that The Jim and Frank Mysteries: TBRF has been inspired by the Layton games is something of an understatement. The art style and gameplay are very similar as are the p...

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Fancy recreating that horny scene from Ghost on your iPad

peej@allabouttheiphone.net — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:03:57 +0100

Let's Create! Pottery. It's like nestling into a virtual Demi Moore covered in slithery mud.

Well this is my game of the year, absolutely no doubt about it. Bringing back memories of those heady schooldays where your art teacher would slap a giant ball of brown crud onto your worktable - THEN tell you it was time to go and get some clay out of the cupboard and make pots, the iPhone app "Let's create! Pottery" does exactly that. Lets you make pottery.
You take your rough misshapen lump of clay and using your deft fingers, shape it on a potter's wheel into a fantastic and bizarre pot design. Next, you fire it up in the kiln (if it's anything like any of my efforts it ...

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Plants vs. Zombies coming to XBLA this summer

HairyArse@allabouttheiphone.net — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:30:15 +0100

Includes co-op and multplayer modes

PopCap has announced that its much-loved take on the realtime strategy/tower defense genre, the delightful Plants vs. Zombies, is coming to Xbox Live Arcade this September.
Costing 1200 Microsoft Points (£10.20), it's the first time the game has been released in true high-definition, though anyone that tries to convince you that this game requires it, has been smoking some plants of their own.
The XBLA version features co-op and versus multiplayer, 12 achievements and 21 mini-games.
Achievements...

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Cave releasing Do-Don-Pachi Dai-Fukkatsu on iPhone this summer

HairyArse@allabouttheiphone.net — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:19:36 +0100

Bullet-hell-fire

Fabled Japanese shoot-em-up (shmup) developer Cave has revealed that its popular arcade title Do-Don-Pachi Dai-Fukkatsu will be released on the iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad via the iTunes App store this summer.
After its success with the marvellous ESPGALUDA II, Do-Don-Pachi follows in the same mould and delivers a bullet-hell experience unlike no other.
As per Cave's previous release, Do-Don-...

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Cowboys vs. Zombies Shuffling its way to iPhone shortly

HairyArse@allabouttheiphone.net — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:06:13 +0100

Takes tower defense to a new dimension.

Developer Tall Chair has revealed via its Facebook page that its alternative take on the tower defense genre, Cowboys vs. Zombies, has been submitted to Apple for iTunes App Store approval.
Instead of viewing the action from a 2D overhead perspective ala FieldRunners et al, Cowboys vs. Zombies takes the Crash Bandicoot approach to 3D action and sees you defending a route that snakes off into the distance. It's one of those things that's hard to describe but easy to understand.
Check out the official trailer below and we look for...

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Play SNES games using Wii Remote on your iPad

HairyArse@allabouttheiphone.net — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:18:11 +0100

Convergence takes on a whole new meaning

You remember when Nintendo was banging the whole connectivity drum? Well we're not sure this is exactly what they had in mind, but nonetheless, what follows is a cool and useless hack that is bound to give you nostalgic pangs.
The guys over at LifeHacker have just released a guide that outlines, quite simply, how to run a SNES emulator on your Jailbroken iPad, and perhaps best of all, control it using a Wii Remote connected via BlueTooth to your iPad.
The SNES emulation software is called snes4iPhone and has to be purchased for $5.99 from the Cydia store - Cydia is a pro...

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Luigi's Mansion returning in 3D?

HairyArse@allabouttheiphone.net — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:12:27 +0100

Nintendo producer hints at series return.

Nintendo producer Hideki Konno, while to speaking to Wired this week, revealed that Nintendo actually had glasses-free prototypes of its 3D technology as far back as the GameCube days.
Nintendo has been experimenting with 3D since the early NES days and has trialled it in many diifferent formats with varying levels of success. It's only recently that it's been satisfied with the results and confident enough to take the development further, hence the reveal of the 3DS.
Perhaps most interestingly, Konno also added that a 3D version of the much-loved but low-selling Luigi...

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Plants vs. Zombies 2 shuffling across a garden near you soon?

HairyArse@allabouttheiphone.net — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:04:45 +0100

PopCap teases possible sequel

Casual gaming behemoth PopCap has scheduled a special event to be held in San Franciso on the 2nd August. What it's for, no-one on the outside knows for sure. But tongues have certainly started wagging thanks to the included teaser image which shows the iconic Zombie hand from the first game.
The most obvious suggestion is a sequel to its monster-hit Plants vs. Zombies which combined two classic genres, Real Time Strategy with Tower Defense to create a game unlike no-other that was very well recieved by both casual and hardcore gamers. Others have suggested that it's to announc...

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Galaxia is really Galaxians but is superb nonetheless

peej@allabouttheiphone.net — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:06:13 +0100

Retro shooter with nifty controls comes to your iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad

It might be missing the 'ns' off the end but new shooter Galaxia is a pretty faithful and pixel perfect conversion of Namco's classic Space Invaders beater.
The game uses a neat floating joystick (Namco take note for some of your retro retreads) and is pretty responsive. Players fight wave after wave of insidious insectoid invaders in classic vertical shooting stylee.
If you're after a great looking retro shooter, grab this before Namco not...

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Star Wars: The Battle for Hoth Tower Defense goes tauntaun-chopping crazy on your iPhone

peej@allabouttheiphone.net — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:52:16 +0100

You thought it smelled bad on the outside?

Wanna see what the upcoming THQ Star Wars: The Battle for Hoth tower defense (defence) game looks like when it's moving? We've all marvelled at the static shots but here's the whole thing in motion as a perfectly manicured finger sees off wave after wave of stormtroopers, speeder bikes and AT-ATs.
The game's arriving on the iTunes store on July 15th.
(Rather like the fact that it's intercut with scenes from The Empire Strikes Back).

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Space Invaders Infinity Gene shows off new side-scrolling modes

peej@allabouttheiphone.net — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:16:51 +0100

Could this be the greatest shoot 'em up ever on the iPhone / iPod Touch?

Grandad's back to teach you whippersnappers some new tricks. The ultimate shoot 'em up for those of you who are old enough to grow ear hair, Space Invaders, is back for a bit of an anniversary outing. Taito's godfather of shoot 'em ups is coming back to the iPhone with Space Invaders: Infinity Gene showing off new game modes, blisteringly hectic levels and now a rather nifty set of finishes and side-scrolling modes to compliment the vertical shooting action.
Unless you've lived under a rock most of your life, or unless you stumbled here by mistake while looking for poodle te...

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Babylonian Twins free for a day

HairyArse@allabouttheiphone.net — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:26:47 +0100

Get this classic Amiga platformer gratis

Babylonian Twins, a classic Amiga game revised for the iPhone and iPad Touch, is free to download for today thanks to the FreeAppaDay.com initiative.
This 16-bit inspired side-scrolling platformer is also discounted on iPad with 60% off its usual sale price bringing it down to a very reasonable $2.99.
Grab it while you can.

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iPhone most popular gaming device/phone hybrid

HairyArse@allabouttheiphone.net — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:17:44 +0100

Blackberry comes nowhere close

A survey by Compete revealed today that the iPhone is seen by the vast majority of its owners as a bona-fide gaming device with 51% of iPhone owners having 5 or more games installed. Conversely, 46% of Blackberry owners have no games at all on their device.
The survey also interestingly revealed that 37% of iPhone owners play a game of some sort on a daily basis with most, as is to be expected, playing puzzle games.
Danielle Nohe, director, ...

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Bing Bong splices Peggle with Minigolf for a smart looking iPhone puzzler

peej@allabouttheiphone.net — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:55:29 +0100

It's more than a load of balls, I'll have you know!

Bing Bong is an upcoming puzzler that genetically joins the joys of minigolf with the pinball-tastic ball on peg gameplay of Peggle. A rubbish sales pitch, I know but this is what it looks like when the magic elves inside your iPhone make it move:

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Drift Mania brings tail-slidey Japanese rice-racer action to your iPhone and iPod Touch

peej@allabouttheiphone.net — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:51:02 +0100

Going sideways in the land of the rising sun

Drift racing is arguably one of the most graceful forms of automotive competition and they're absolutely bonkers for it out east in Japan. So it's about time the iPhone had its own drift-racing game isn't it? Of course it is.
So big props to RatRodStudio for producing something of a marvel. A cool looking 3D drift racing game that gets all slidey and tail-happy on your iPhone's ass.
Here's some footage of the game in action.
Slippery when wet.

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Omino brings NES style platforming action to your iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad

peej@allabouttheiphone.net — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:54:25 +0100

Lovely graphical style and classic Mario-like action in this retro inspired platformer

Games like Omino are a rarity on the iPhone, and I can't understand why. You'd think the machine would be literally overrun by quality platformers but they're few and far between. So it's good to see a smart looking and playable platformer that works on all the touch devices with equal success.
Omino is as cute as heck and there's no hiding the fact that it pays homage to classic NES era games like Super Mario. There's plenty of action, plenty of powerups to nab and a deliciously retro front end to the whole thing.
Well worth checking out. Here's some footage:
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Kick Off Pinball competition gives you till Sunday to try and win 250 Euros

peej@allabouttheiphone.net — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:20:33 +0100

Feeling like a pinball wizard? Want to win some cash? Submit your high scores and win!

Radar-Net PR is running a competition in association with Kick Off Pinball, a game Drew thought rather highly of here at AATG. Highest scoring players on OpenFeint or submitting screencaps of their high scores to daniel@radar-net.de via email will win the top price of 250 Euros. Runners up will win loot bags of Bad Monkee goodies including Giana Sisters T Shirts.
Sunday 11th July is the closing date for the ...

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