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Sunday Comics: Dead Island OK, interesting is the polite way of me saying “It makes me uncomfortable”. That might have something to do with the fact that I once worked as the studio’s PR and media relations guy until September of this year. If I was still in that position, I might have thought twice about making this video.
Activision commissioned TwitchGames, makers of Slice HD, to create a Prototype 2-themed minigame available now for iOS devices on the iTunes App Store. It’s a big free ad for the upcoming game, but it’s also a small free game that utilises the multitouch interface in a challenging way.
Final Fantasy has them. So does World of Warcraft. Heck, the big bad guy with a million hit points is a staple in traditional RPGs, as are their loot-dispensing qualities. Chair Entertainment, the developer behind the eternally replayable Infinity Blade for iOS, will introduce their own take on the “bag of hit points” in the sequel to their 2010 slide-and-slash.
Rhythm games are difficult to do well on a smart device without simply porting over the note-highway interface of Guitar Hero or Rock Band whose ship everyone has agreed sailed about three years ago. Russian Dancing Men (iTunes, universal app) delivers rhythm gameplay aided not necessarily by fast-twitch reflexes, but by truly listening carefully. The problem is it is difficult to the point of discouraging, inside of 10 minutes.
Epoch, a cover-based shooter developed by a bunch of former 2K Australia guys, will be out on the App Store on November 10. Amazing how far these little mobile games have come, no?
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Jason Cole is no Nathan Drake, but after getting a look at the hero of Gameloft’s upcoming action adventure game Shadow Guardian for the iPhone I get the feeling he really wants to be one.
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Remember Parrot’s awesome iPhone-controlled AR.Drone? Of course you do. Grab an AR.Drone-owning friend and when the augmented reality app hits the App Store, get downloading for some healthy Bluetooth-based competition.
The only thing more ridiculous than a television quiz show set inside a taxi cab is an iPhone game simulating a television quiz show set inside a taxi cab.
There is now an iPhone game that allows you to play drums against Animal from The Muppet Show. Truly we live in an age of wonders.
