Apple App Store iPad gaming update for the week of August 23 to 29, 2010
by at August 30, 2010 2:21 pm
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Not its best week but nor is it a bad week for iPad gaming. Hopefully, the September 1, 2010, event Apple is hosting will shed some light on the iPad’s version of iOS4 as I’m hearing more and more people are becoming turned off their pads in favor of their iOS4 equipped iPhones. What about you dear reader? Has the iPad lost it’s luster?
What’s Free
MetalWars HD Lite
“Metal Wars is Full 3D Shooting Game that attacks and destroys enemies while upgrading to various parts of bots and using variety of weapons. Not only can you destroy enemies on your own but can also be played alongside other players. You can create your own machine by assembling parts and weapons that you earn from each stage.”
8-IN-1 Casual & Puzzle Gamebox HD
“8 THE MOST POPULAR CASUAL & PUZZLE GAMES IN 1 APP!!!
Ace of Space HD free
“Fly in a beautifully created 3D space and face different enemies with different capabilities. Blow up your enemies to be left with collectables. Over 30 different levels with different difficulty modes. Advance in the game and face harder and more intelligent enemies. If you are good enough, you will face the main ship (big boss) at the final level. Good Luck!”
Free Solitaire HD
“Top 10 card game in 30+ countries! FREE Solitaire HD is Sniderware’s free iPad solitaire game. It features Klondike Deal 3 from Eric Snider’s Solitaire: Klondike.”
Solitaire Favorites HD Free
“Solitaire Favorites combines three of the most popular Solitaire games, Klondike, FreeCell and Spider into one package specifically designed to take advantage of the iPad features and larger screen. Each game has a variety of options including scoring, multiple undo, statistics and game modes. Full use of the touch screen to move your cards. Cards are large and easy to read and the iPad’s large screen allows full view of the playing table (no scrolling). Win a game and enjoy your surprise!”
Word Search HD FREE!
“FREE Word Search thanks to ALL-IN-ONE Casual and Puzzle GameBox”
Nano Tank Free
“Free version of the retro-awesome Nano Tank, featuring three levels of silky smooth vector-style goodness. Drive your tank around a maze, dodge enemy gliders, and destroy enemy bases. Intuitive multi-touch control scheme, simple and indisputably retro, but incredibly fun.”
Virtual Families Free for iPad
“Virtual Families is a casual family sim that runs in true real time, and now this acclaimed simulation game for iPhone and iPod touch is available in a free version for the iPad. Adopt a little person from the thousands of choices of little people who live inside your iPad. Encourage them to work in their chosen career to earn money for necessities and luxuries, help them choose a suitable mate, start and raise a family, let them kick back with a variety of leisure activities, and take care of and improve their home. Along the way, there will be many different random events to respond to, house malfunctions to repair, and mini-puzzles to solve, all of them adding an unexpected element to the daily routine. This is the same sensational game that became a smash Windows and Mac hit!”
Rollercoaster Extreme HD
“Brought to you by Barclaycard, makers of the top-rated Waterslide Extreme app. Barclaycard Rollercoaster Extreme HD sees you riding the rails of eight individual rollercoaster tracks in the suburbs of New York City. Race the clock and unlock new areas in Chinatown, Central Park, Upper West Side and Downtown New York. New features include Multiplayer functionality that uses Bluetooth to let you race your friends or challenge complete strangers. And ghost racing that pits you against our best Barclaycard Rollercoaster Extreme track times. If you can beat the best you’ll set new world records of your own.”
Just Deliver It! Lite
“Easy to Play! But hard to clear! In this sliding puzzle game, deliver parcels with a truck making your own ways using tiles and items within a limited time. Deliver parcels to the same colored houses as the truck’s colors. On the way, you can slide tiles to make roads for the truck. The truck goes backward at the end of the road. So use various tiles and items wisely to make ways in advance. Tick tock, tick tock, time goes by. Before time is up, deliver as many parcels as you can.”
Fly Control HD
“Fly Control is back on iPad with a new happy, sunny, shiny look, new species to play with, new maps, a multiplayer mode and lots of battle items to make your game more exciting. However, the basics of the game remain the same: feed pests while avoiding encounters between them. Crush bugs to turn them into temporary sources of food.”
What’s New
Action
Crazy Choppers HD: Price: $2.99
“Crazy Choppers HD is insanely fun 3D game. Fly your crazy copter by tilting your device. Shoot at enemy vehicles, tanks, guns, planes and choppers by tapping the touchscreen. Collect crates with money. Rescue POWs. Upgrade your helicopter. Game has 20 different levels. There are 5 different unique environments from the desert to the North Pole. Destroy your enemy! Enjoy the game!”
Adventure
Scene of the Crime: Price: $1.99
“Pastel Games “Scene of the Crime” is now available for the iPad. Dwell in the dark world of New York. Become a detective. Solve the murder case.”
Secret of the Lost Cavern HD: Price: $9.99
“Secret of the Lost Cavern is an adventure game that plunges the player into an inspiring journey that takes place during the Paleolithic period in prehistoric time, 15,000 years B.C. The gameplay and each puzzle are designed to take unique advantage of the touch capabilities of the iPad. 3D graphics and videos are also optimized for an unparalleled visual quality on iPad.”
Samantha Swift and the Fountains of Fate: Price: $9.99
“Join the search for the Fountain of Youth in this casual hidden-object adventure game. When Samantha’s quest to follow the trail of Cortez and the conquistadors is interrupted by the manipulative M’Alice, she embarks on a journey to reclaim the Emerald of Judgment. With the help of Dr. Butler and technology-whiz Adam, the archaeologist and adventurer soon discovers that she’s in possession of an even greater artifact—could this golden statuette lead her to the mythical Fountain of Youth? As Sam, you’ll circle the globe collecting waters of longevity, immortality and life that give the new-found artifact special powers. You’ll have to solve brain-bending puzzles, and take on six hidden-object adventure missions while outwitting M’Alice and the evil Markus Payne. From the swamps of the Florida Keys to the Great Wall of China, you’ll have to collect tools to help you uncover finds for the Museum of Secrets Lost and thwart Payne’s plans to capture the healing waters for himself!”
Arcade
PongVaders: Episode One: Price: $1.99
“The alien forces have arrived, but why are they dancing? What are they shooting at you? What is that streak of mustard doing on your iPad? Get your friend to finish that hot-dog and prepare to defend humanity from over 10 waves of invaders who appear surprisingly coordinated to the music. You are each armed with a reflective paddle to defend your planet. Rebound enemy shots back to destroy the aliens. Yet take care – if one planet is destroyed, both will fly out of orbit and into oblivion. Volley shots between your paddles for a super-charged attack. Collect a variety of powerups, but first talk to your friend: your boost could cause their bust. You can even tilt the iPad to shift the pull of gravity! After you’ve beaten the game, try to unravel the scoring system and compete to top the leaderboards. But try not to feel too bad for those cute prancing aliens during your ball-bouncing rampage.”
Karate Champ XL: Price: $1.99
“The original arcade fighter from Data East comes to the iPad complete with **HEAD TO HEAD MULTIPLAYER**. Karate Champ is the very first fighting game and spawned a thousand imitators. One of IGN’s Top10 Most Influential Games of all time, and to many the game that embodies what a fighter should be.”
ATC – Air Traffic Control: Price: $1.99
“Can you handle the stress? ATC is a fast paced air traffic control simulation game specifically designed from the ground up for the iPad. You must take command of the skies and guide arriving planes to a safe landing at their destination. Tap the plane to select it and then change the heading, altitude, and speed. Line the plane up with an active runway at its destination and clear it to land. Departing planes will request takeoff clearance, don’t leave them waiting too long before guiding them to their destination.”
Cave Run: Price: $1.99
“Cave Run is a endless runner similiar to the the awesome game Canabalt. Featuring extremely simple gameplay, an Indiana Jones-esque theme, and random levels / obstacles that you must overcome by jumping. How far can you run before falling off a cliff? Don’t forget to collect as many coins as you can along the way since they will help the final score! One run is all you will need to see how addictive this game is!”
Moto Mania HD: Price: $0.99
“Race your way through dozens of levels in this physics based ragdoll dirt bike game. Tilt your device and use the accelerometer to lean your rider to perform back flips, front flips and to stick that perfect landing. Choose your bike color and custom wheels. Race in a city and country location. In the country you will have to tackle huge ramps, loops, massive jumps, bridges, treacherous cliffs and much more. In the city levels you will have to jump over cars and take on huge ramps and jumps, run over stray dogs and tons more. Watch out for the hazards. Avoid the construction zones or you will disappear in the giant hole. Slow down when you see a slow sign or the cops will run you down (literally). Be careful or you will wipeout and your rider will fly through the air like a ragdoll, complete with screaming and bones crunching. The ipad version really takes advantage of the bigger ipad screen allowing you to see much more of whats going on around you.”
Airport Mania: First Flight HD: Price: $1.99
“Pack your bags for a trip through the skies in Airport Mania! Travel through 8 amusing airports while you land a variety of planes, purchase upgrades, and avoid delays. Stay on your toes as some planes carry precious cargo and will need to land in a hurry, while others might need a trip to the repair shop. But, with good planning, you’re sure to make it to the gate on time! With unique challenges, whimsical characters, and fun that will put a smile on your face, Airport Mania is one flight you can’t miss!”
Board
Sudoku 2 HD Pro: Price: $2.99
“Sudoku 2 HD Pro is Sudoku + Point System, Runs, and Online Leaderboards. Discover the next evolution of Sudoku with amazing graphics, animations, and ease of use. This is a Sudoku like one you have never experienced before.”
Mahjong Deluxe: Price: $0.99
“Mahjong Deluxe is a solitaire game based on the classic Chinese game where you are challenged to eliminate all the tiles from the board. It includes 8 lovely backgrounds and 20 different puzzle layouts along with relaxing background music. Relax and enjoy this beautiful game today! The game is played with a set of tiles based on Chinese characters and symbols and made for us in China. Find matching pairs of images at the left and right ends of the lines in the various puzzles to remove the tiles from the board.”
Card
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Casino
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Dice
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Educational
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Family
Toy Story 3: Operation Camouflage: Price: $1.99
“Code Red Soldier! Operation Camouflage: Execute! Let’s Move, Move, Move! Heads up recruit, it’s time for Recon Basic Training! Your mission is to find top secret items camouflaged throughout Andy’s Room, Bonnie’s Room and Sunnyside Daycare. Only the best of the best can find them all. Are you up for the task soldier? Operation Camouflage has 20 missions throughout four locations: Andy’s Room, Bonnie’s Room, Caterpillar Room and Butterfly Room!”
Music
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Puzzle
Venice Mystery: Price: $2.99
“Venice Mystery the popular puzzle game for PC and Mac is now available on the iPad. Pair up beautiful tiles to clear over 70 levels and solve an ancient mystery. Gather special power-ups that will help you on your travel through the city of Venice, one of Italy’s most interesting cities. Can you find the thirteen lost paintings from the past that hide a well hidden secret and repair the old machine to save the historical city from its nemesis? Pair up colorful tiles to clear the many different boards to play. Get an extra bonus by destroying as many tiles as possible in one rush and collect combo lions. Use joker and other special power-ups, unlock certain areas on the play field by unlocking pyramid cover stones and find all hidden keys on the play field to finish your round.”
DrXLink: Price: $1.99
“This is the first game with battle mode in iPad! A strange old man, a fantastic travel, an interesting story…… After Dr.X drank the juice which instilled unknown drug, his body seemed to be exploding while flying out of a thousand miles away. When he woke up he found that he was lying on the Egyptian desert. He’ll pass through Egypt, France, the United States, China, and Australia by completing the game. You can play it alone,or play it with your friends together,even you can play it in a story mode! It is nice!”
Pandora’s Box: Price: $0.99
“Why solve a single puzzle when a 3-in-1 puzzle pack is waiting for you- just a click ahead? Pandora’s Box provides a complete pack of 3 different puzzles.”
iRobbo HD: Price: $3.99
“The iRobbo HD is a game where You, Robbo the robot, have to collect needed amount of bolts and leave the planet on a warpship. This of course is not as easy as it sounds. The game, after all, is a mixture of action and puzzle genres. The game contains 50 levels of increasing difficulty. Some levels require good reaction and fast decision making, some can not be complete without careful deliberation. The goal of the game is to reach Robbo’s home world – planet Zyyr. To get to Zyyr, You must complete all 50 levels. You have to find keys to open locked doors, get bolts, move though the laser beams at the right time, avoid dangerous enemies, position objects in the right place and move explosives to a useful place so that you can create a path when you detonate them.”
Racing
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Role Playing
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Simulation
Supermarket Management HD: Price: $4.99
“Help Kate climb her way to the top and become Supermarket Manager! Fresh out of college, a job has fallen into Kate`s lap and now she needs your help to succeed. Keep your customers happy as you manage a supermarket in this mile-a-minute Time Management game. Purchase upgrades and hire co-workers to make your store run more efficiently and increase profits. Open new shops and make it to the top of the corporate ladder!”
Sports
Fishing Kings HD: Price: $4.99
“Visit 5 beautiful 3D-rendered locations with HD graphics from around the world, including saltwater fishing in the Bahamas and exotic places like the Amazon River and the Waikato River in New Zealand, each with 3 different fishing spots. From bass and piranhas to golden dorados and marlins, catch a wide variety of fish in every location you visit. You can even learn more about each species thanks to in the in-game fishing diary. The underwater camera is a unique feature on the iPad that puts you in the heart of the action as you struggle to reel in the big one! You can also simply take a look at the dozens of fish swimming around you.”
Strategy
Last Front: Europe HD: Price: $1.99
“It’s here! iPad users can now immerse themselves in the European battles of World War II with the launch of Last Front: Europe HD from developer Plow Games. With a new interface and new campaigns with new and redesigned maps, Last Front: Europe HD is an intense strategy-based gaming experience that offers players three modes of game play, as well as the ability to customize accounts and create their own maps. Last Front: Europe HD offers players three modes of game play, in which users can play as the British, Soviets, Germans or Americans. Featuring 24 maps spanning six historic battles of the European theater, including Operation Barbarossa and Operation Husky, Last Front: Europe HD lets players immerse themselves in the conflicts that took place in Europe during World War II.”
European War for iPad: Price: $2.99
“European War (musket & artillery) is a new style strategy game for iPad. It takes you to battleground Europe during the eighteenth century and nineteenth century. In this game many tactics been used in order to defeat the other forces. You can select six empires: British, French, Ottoman, Russia, Germany and Austro-Hungary in this age. If your army conquest enemy’s territory your total tax revenue will be improved. You would get all of the empire’s Territories and improve yourself total tax revenue after your army conquered enemy’s Capital. Tax can be used to purchase cards (Draft Card, General Card, Marshal Card, Ship Card, Fortress Card, Cannon Fire Card.)”
Trivia
Wit or Nitwit 2 for iPad: Price: $0.99
“Wit or Nitwit 2.0 for iPad has been completely updated for faster game play and to take advantage of the iPad’s larger screen area. Over 600 questions are in the internal database with many more available when connected to the Internet. Internet based questions are updated daily. Features include: 3 game play modes, hints, trophies, rankings, time scoring, additional facts, quick game play, personal and worldwide statistics and submit your own questions. Over 30 different question categories. Question difficulty is dynamic based on your abilities.”
Word
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