Oklahoma based Tagger Games released Carl The Spider, a platform game available for download on the iOS platform for $0.99. In Carl the Spider you help guide the spider through the level by touching and holding the spot the spider should aim his web. You must hold the touch on the spot until the Spider is over his target area. Once you release Carl drops hopefully onto the right landing zone. You have to be fairly precise when touching the screen because Tagger Game hasn’t left much room for error when moving the spider along his path. If you miss then spot the spider dies. You will understand how to play Carl the Spider but it will be tough to master. (more…)
Mr Legs Android Platform Game Download
James Games, described as a UK based new independent micro studio released Mr Legs, a interesting and unique platform game for Android for $0.99. The game features Mr Legs, the best cherry picker in the land. The Mr Legs game player must adjust his height by increasing or shortening the length of his legs as he traverses the platform collecting cherries. (more…)
Monkey Bump IPhone and IPad Game Download
Pom Pom Games released Monkey Bump, a simple arcade game for $0.99 for the IPhone and IPad. The game player must tap the screen just below the monkey to make him climb the tree while consuming fruit to power his vertical trip. Monkey Bump does offer simple game play. The game play has to get used to tapping the screen at the exact location to get the monkey to “bump” up the tree. We can see how Monkey Bump might get addicting or frustrating depending on your eye hand coordination skills.
Monkey Bump IPhone Game Download $0.99
Monkey Bump IPad Game Download $0.99
Run Like Hell Yeti Edition Android Game Download
Mass Creation released Run Like Hell Yeti Edition, a free platform game for the Android platform staring Yeti. Does the Yeti get royalties? Who is his agent.
Run Like Hell Yeti Edition takes place in extreme locals in extreme weather conditions where the Yeti chases you as you run over and around obstacles as you would in a platform game. You must move faster than the Yeti, because he’s surprisingly quick. If he catches you, your fucked. Mass Creation embedded the game controls right on the screen which we prefer. (more…)
Silvester Adventure iOS Platform Game Update
Independent developer, Sim Chia Tek, released an update to Silvester Adventure, a puzzle platform game playable on the iPhone and the iPod Touch. In the game you play both as the main character Silvester and his shadow. You must guide Silvester in his quest while also protecting his shadow by keeping him in the safe shadow range. We think Silvester Adventure offers an interesting twist beyond the standard platform game. For the update Sim Chia Tek added GameCenter integration and English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese support. Silverster Adventure comes a in lite and paid version for $1.99 (more…)
Midnight Mansion Platform Game Download
Actionsoft released the HD PC version of their action platform game Midnight Mansion originally released for the Mac. Midnight Mansion HD Chapters 1 & 2 cost 16.00. You play as Jack Malone whi must explore 11 mansions, solve puzzles, navigate tricky platforms. The tricky platforms seem to present the most challenge. See 1 minute 8 second mark in the video. Rather than walking across the collapsing platform you must hop across so parts of the platform stay afloat so you can get back to your destination after completing a task. (more…)
Dark Incursion Android Platform Game Download
Big Blue Bubble released Dark Incursion, a steam punk style, platform game set an alternate reality version of the 1800s on Android for $2.99. Consumers can also buy in app credits for different prices. (more…)
Lumi IPad Puzzle Platform Game
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…)
Contre Jour IPad Game of the Year
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…)
To-Fu 2 Apple Game of the Year RunnerUp
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…)
