How Bitter is Sam? Why is Sam Bitter? Apparently, Sam’s life has never been easy. Who’s life has been easy, Sam? When you were in your mother’s womb did someone promise you an easy life?
He’s been overlooked by his family, did shitty in school and lost out on love… and now scientist kidnapped and tossed him into a bottomless pit to search for crystals which hold a secret power. You will find out more when independent game developer Moon Active releases their first game called Bitter Sam on the iPhone and IPod Touch on March 15, 2012 priced at $0.99. Moon Active describes Bitter Sam as a “tilt based action puzzler”. (more…)
Riverman Media released Pizza Vs Skeletons, an interesting arcade game built specifically for the iOS platform. In Pizza vs Skeletons you play a giant pizza who must defeat bad guys like skeletons and fire breathing robots, by crushing them while avoiding their pointy spears and fire. You do this by tilting your device to the left or right. You can also make the pizza jump by tapping device’s screen. We applaud their creative approach to building a unique game. Pizza Vs Skeletons requires iOS 5.0 or later. (more…)
Game Development Studio Hart Dev released GraviMaze, a physics puzzle game for the iOS platform. You tilt your device to slide the ancient hieroglyphic like flat cube around the maze to collect gold coins. So far we have breezed through the initial five levels but have spent 30 minutes trying to solve the sixth level. Gravimaze will initially cost $0.99 and comes with 100 levels. The are working on an IPad version slated to come out later this year.
In GraviMaze, the player rotates the level and uses gravity to navigate through tortuous mazes and escape with as many coins as possible. The game contains a hundred levels sprawling five mayan temples, each with unique visuals and attractive melodies. “GraviMaze can be picked up in seconds, but be prepared to wrack your brains if that’s what you are looking for,” said David Hart, founder of hart[dev].
David explains: “I am a huge fan of puzzle games. I had the idea for GraviMaze a while back but we didn’t start work on it until January 2010. This game is the result of one year’s blood, sweat and tears, and we are really proud with the end result. We hope you will enjoy it as much as we did developing it.”
GraviMaze will be available world-wide in February from Apple’s App Store for iPhone and iPod Touch.
London Based Hutch Games released Smash Cops, an interesting action game for iOS platform priced at $2.99. If you have an iOS device running the 4.2 or later platform your set. You play the game from the perspective someone in a helicopter following a police chase like the infamous O.J. Simpson slow chase in the early 90s. The Smash Cops game player chooses one of two types of controls: push or joypad. The controls take some time to get used to. In Smash Cops you (The Police) must “smash” the bad guys vehicles as they drive through the city. (more…)
Francisco Padilla, an Indie Game Developer, released Beat Enigma, described as a casual puzzle game for iOS platform for $0.99. In Beat Enigma machines have taken over the world. You play as a hacker and member of the resistance and must crack the code using a match 3 dynamic. (more…)
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.
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…)
Half Brick Studios released JetPack Joyride, a fun side scrolling arcade game for free on Apple’s App store. Jetpack JoyRide features the not so clean shaven Barry Steakfries who previously starred in such HalfBrick classics as Age of Zombies and Monster Dash. Barry discovers and evil laboratory containing jetpacks and lined with obstacles like a giant electric barrier which resembles a giant rubber band. Gamers can play Jetpack Joyride on their IPhones, IPod Touches and IPads. Half Brick Studios has yet to confirm the permanence of this price change but it may lower your cholesterol levels. Half Brick does offer in app purchases of coins and other fun goodies. (more…)
Exit Strategy Entertainment released their space pirate themed puzzle title Planet Buster on iPhone, iPad and Android devices for $2.99. Its a match 3 puzzle game! Wow. We haven’t seen one of these before. That’s sarcasm for those of you who are unfamiliar with our humor. Match 3 games, regardless of platform, are more common than the element oxygen. (more…)
TellTale Games, creators of point and click episodic adventure video games, have released Tales of Monkey Island Episode 2: The Siege of Spinner Island on the iOS platform: IPhone, IPad and IPod Touch. Originally released in 2009 on the PC and Wii, Tales of Monkey Island tells the story of a pirate named Guybrush Threepwood who battles the arch rival the pirate LeChuck. During their tussles, Threepwood accidently releases a voodoo pox with the potential to turn pirates into less than friendly monsters. You will have to buy Tales of Monkey Island to find out more..
