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Hmm…what’s that noise I’m hearing from my pocket? It sounds like…braaaaaaaainzzzzzzzz! Ah, yes, Plants vs Zombies has come out for the iPhone, in time for me to finally have time to play it. The award-winning zombie casual game pitting poor, defenseless zombies against savage, ruthless plants (ain’t historical revisionism grand) is now available for your iPhone or iPod Touch!

Defend your home from 26 different types of zombies using 49 different plant units in this clever and addictive (no, really, it is) tower defense game that translates really well to the iPhone’s small screen. BTW, this is probably the only game that I’ve ever seen on the App Store that does not have one rating below 4 stars…out of 2429 of them!

Available for all iPhone and iPod Touch versions, starting with the OS 2.2.1 and later. The game is only $2.99. Get it now!

TopWare Interactive has released more screens of the anticipated MMOG Two Worlds II. Delving below the surface of the world of Antaloor there lie cavernous mines rich with precious Veritas crystals, the ancient twisting catacombs of long forgotten cultures, and shadowy dungeons adorned with remnants of countless tortured prisoners.

Bleah!

Actually, the screens aren’t nearly as gruesome as the above imagery, which may or may not be good, depending on your tastes. In addition, you can also check out two new Moveshots, which is what TopWare calls brief animations of gameplay. Check it out!

 

What’s inside this episode:

• A review of The Movies Superstar Edition by Feral Interaction. This baby’s got everything for the budding movie mogul. Just hop in and express your creativity.
  
• Plus, a review of Thor by Freeverse. This slide-scroll platform game pits a goofy god Thor against giants, the goddess Hel, even a serpent. And Thor just keeps running and running and running and…
  
• Finally, a review of the Phantom Mansion: The Orange Library, the second episode in the Phantom Mansion series. No, Hector is still stuck in the Mansion. And Omaha is still waiting for more difficult puzzles.

Show Notes:

• A great conversation with Peter Cohen of The Loop!
• Peter and Omaha talk about Macworld Expo 2010, and the game scene, or lack thereof.
• Peter is going to the GDC. Should you?

Music Notes:

• Digital Droo featured music from Active Lancer by Freeverse; the Active Lancer soundtrack is available at CDBaby.
• John Gatti featured music from El Ballo.

 

The final day’s interviews from the floor of Macworld 2010 is now available.

What’s inside this episode:

• An exclusive interview with the finalists of the Macworld 2010 GameSalad Challenge that attended Macworld. Including Joe Kaufman, developer of Stunt Squirrels, Elie Hang and Justin Knappich who developed Bork’s Adventures, and Steven Hoffman who developed Traffic Ninja.

I’d like to welcome the folks at MyMac.com to the iGame Radio family, where they are now expected to fill the dishwasher and cook dinner every Friday. LOL.

Don’t forget to click on the link at the right, folks. It’s a great podcast all about the Mac, iPod, iPhone and related tech.

Merscom announced that Masquerade Mysteries: The Case of the Copycat Curator has been announced for PC and Mac. This casual adventure game pits private investigator Joy Black in her endeavor to bring the deceptive work of art thieves to light. There are the usual mix of riddles and puzzles, but an interesting addition the game will include is while gathering items, she’ll reassemble them into disguises and gadgets that will help her move through the museum and find the answers.

There’s no current info on when the game will be released or system requirements. I’ll update this when I get further information.

 

The third day’s interviews from the floor of Macworld 2010 is now available.

What’s inside this episode:

• aHandSoft has released the Comic Hero Meter, which is a first step into making the reading of comic books on eReaders more interactive. Though there’s no real gameplay involved at the moment, the potential to create little mini-games based on this technology within the comic storyline is tremendous.
• TeamPhobic released Bounce On, a slide-scrolling arcade game for the iPhone, in 2008. It’s success has been partly dependent on the developer releasing fresh content on a regular basis. Jonas of TeamPhobic talks about his experience creating and maintaining the game, working within the confines of the App Store, and his experience at Macworld 2010.

While I was away at Macworld 2010, a number of announcements were made that I just wasn’t able to get onto the site (being that I was out partying all night long busily uploading podcasts to the site). So I’m playing catchup now.

One of those announcements is that Farm Frenzy 2 has been released for the iPhone/iPod Touch. I find it ironic that I got the chance to meet with Alawar Entertainment, the publisher of the game, at Macworld, and was able to even play the game for a bit. It is a lot of fun. Farm Frenzy 2 is the sequel to the original grandmammy of the farm building games. Grow grass, feed chickens, collect eggs and take your produce to market, then use the money you earn to build more buildings, pull more water from the well, and dogs to help chase the bears away.

Wait…bears? Yes, you heard right. Bears. For reasons that I never understood, bears wander around your farm at times and kick your chickens out to who knows where. And we’re not talking just brown bears, as I had to encounter a Panda on my farm.

Compatible with all iPhone and iPod Touch models, but requiring OS 3.0 or later, it’s available now for $2.99 at the iTunes store.

 

ETA:I kept on getting Mark’s name wrong throughout the entire podcast. For some reason I wanted to call him some variation of Matt and Damon, rather than Mark Darin. So you know that meant I was going to screw up somewhere. Sorry about that Mark! Updated to reflect your *CORRECT* name.

The second day’s interviews from the floor of Macworld 2010 is now available.

What’s inside this episode:

• An exclusive interview with Mark Darin, Will Armstrong, and Chris Schmidt of TellTale Games about Tales of Monkey Island, how the games are being ported to the Mac, and why the decision was made.

The first day’s interviews from the floor of Macworld 2010 is now available.