Vivian Collignon released “Make Life Thrive”, an iOS game for the IPhone, IPod Touch and IPad in both an ad supported lite and a paid version for $0.99. You must make life “thrive” by nurturing a little stone using the right amount of elements like fire, water, air and earth. You capture the elements by dragging your finger around each element. You can also drag the stone to meet each element as it falls in the sky. You can also shake your device to use lightning as a catalyst. You can use snow flakes to freeze and slow down elements.
Foundation Games released Lumi , an HD action puzzle game for the IPad priced at $2.99. The game features Lumi, a creature who players must guide to save the universe. Darkness reigns in this universe but Lumi has the ability to lighten things up so to speak. Using Lumi’s abilities players must use magnetism and light through the keyboard controls to play Lumi. Foundation Games plans to release Lumi for the IPhone and IPhod Touch December 20th. (more…)
Apple named Contre Jour the IPad Game of the Year. Created by Mokus and published by Chillingo, Contre Jour enables the user to change the landscape to help you solve each level. For example if you can use your finger to make a piece of flat land ramp up or incline so Petit, the main character, can roll down the hill. Contre Jour’s video trailer showcases this feature. Contre Jour reminds us a bit of the World of Goo with darker visuals. Consumers can download Contre Jour to their IPad, IPhone and Ipod Touch both in “regular” and HD versions. (more…)
IGN and Reveille Productions are now accepting applications from prospective teams of 1 to 3 game developers in the San Francisco Bay area who want to appear on their reality game development show called The Next Game Boss. IGN will film the show in their San Francisco offices over a one week period in January 2012. (more…)
We receive many press releases from game developers who simply ported their PC game to the iOS platform and Android platforms. The games may be first person shooters or match 3 puzzle games. So many of these games fail to take advantage of the unique elements of the iOS and touch pad platform capabilities. They are simply plain old PC games “fixed” to work on the iOS or Android platforms. Happily we cannot say this about a game called To-Fu 2, created by UK based HotGen which Apple named RunnerUp Best Game of 2011. We are embarrassed we missed To-Fu 2 when it came out earlier this September. (more…)
Appshen and Wide Eyed Entertainment released Pop Bubble Pop in a both lite (free) and paid ($0.99) versions for the IPhone and IPad. Families and kids will enjoy this simple innocuous arcade game. The title “Pop Bubble Pop” describes the game perfectly. The game player must pop bubbles in many forms (Pigs, Air balloons, bubbles) while avoiding the poison bubbles. Pop Bubble Pop lite offers one game mode – marathon and one location – tranquil town. While the paid version offers both single player and mulitplayer, marathon & time attack, and three locations – tranquil town, graceful garden and midnight city. (more…)
Gaijin Entertainment released Modern Conflict, a one touch strategy game, in free to play mode, for the Android Market. In Modern Conflict game players tap the screen to direct tanks into battle positions. Gamers compete in the United States, Russia and China. (more…)
FutureMark Studios released this trailer showcasing game play for their upcoming tower defense game for the PC, IPad and XBLA, Unstoppable Gorg, a homage to the early Sci-Fi films of the 40s and 50s. The Gorg, lead by the Lizard King, attack earth in the classic flying saucers. The tower defense battles take place in orbit around earth as opposed to land based battles. The Unstoppable Gorg game play looks unique. FutureMark Studios plans to release Unstoppable Gorg in early 2012. Price is TBD. (more…)
Megacubic released Foodie the Bug, a side scrolling arcade game where the game player tilts their device to keep the main character, Foodie, as he flies around landmarks. Foodie powers his flights with jelly beans and collects ingredients as he works his way towards becoming a master chef. Megacubic produced a unique fun game. Foodie the Bug costs $0.99.
Here’s the description from Megacubic:
Foodie the Bug, on the iPhone App Store. This tilt-based flying game tells the story of Foodie, an extraordinary cockroach who desires to embark on a journey to discover tasty ethnic cuisines to fulfill his picky appetite. Combining game elements of both adventure and arcade, Foodie the Bug allows players to assume the role of Foodie that flies to the exotic destinations in a given amount of time and collects different food ingredients along the way.
“As our first game release, Foodie the Bug is a huge milestone for. We have received many positive comments from the pre-launch event of the game, and we’re confident that people will fall in love with such an adorable figure as Foodie.” remarked Kenny Su, Founder and CEO of MegaCubic. “In the meantime, we will continue to roll out more high-quality games in the near future.”
Foodie the Bug features various levels for each of its three main game settings: Egypt, Mexico and Italy. Each level is filled with jelly beans, collectibles, and multiple aids. Players will have to avoid obstacles such as Egyptian mummies or Italian mafia in order to finish the level. There are also numerous achievements and international dishes for players to unlock and share on Facebook, Twitter, and Game Center. ”
Rocket Splash Games released Courage Wolf Jump, a tilt based vertical scrolling platform game. The Courage Wolf Jump game player must tilt the device to direct the wolf onto each platform level. Courage Wolf doesn’t offer much in way of a story or plot. You must collect coins which enable you to buy new weapons and equipment. (more…)
