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Com2uS has five finalists for its Touch The Beat game contest to choose the user-created icon for the game. You can vote now on which icon will be the one for the music game that will be released soon for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad.

TTB is a new type of rhythm action game where users can tap, drag, hold and multi touch the wide screen of their iOS devices listening to music. The key to this game is that players can create their own games using their own music from their iphones, ipod touches and ipads, then share them with friends. You can check out the trailer for the game to get an idea of how the gameplay, and especially how creating a game, works.

To vote in the contest, head to the Touch the Beat contest site and click on the icon you want to win.

Scarlett and the Spark of Life is an adventure game coming to iPhone and iPod Touch in December. It’s the first episode in a series created by Launching Pad games. In this traditional point-and-click adventure game, the Princess Scarlett is anything but traditional. Kidnapped to await rescue by a knight in shining armor, she’d rather start a fight, make a daring escape, and ride into the sunset on a mechanical horse of her own making. The developer said that the game has been designed from the ground up for the iOS touch-screen platform with an intuitive UI and frustration-free gameplay. The game will launch with a price of $2.99.

Say What You See: The Collection is another merger between hidden object and word games. Launching tomorrow with two hand drawn puzzles, Scary Movies and Books 2 Film, your job is to look through the visual puzzles and figure out what movie they represent. For example, a chainsaw with a Texas flag represents the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The game will update every month with new puzzles and includes Game Center integration. You will be able to purchase it through the app store for $0.99.

Com2uS will also soon launch Touch The Beat, a music game for all three iOS devices. TTB is a new type of rhythm action game where users can tap, drag, hold and multi touch the wide screen of their iOS devices listening to music. The key to this game is that players can create their own games using their own music from their iphones, ipod touches and ipads, then share them with friends. You can check out the trailer for the game to get an idea of how the gameplay, and especially how creating a game, works. Com2uS has also launched several contests, including one to create an icon for the game through crowd-source design. You can check out the information regarding these contests at the Com2uS website.

Com2uS has announced the release of Slice It!, a geometry game that requires an intuitive sense how big each pie slice really is. Slice up shapes into equal portions using limits on the number of slices, mirrors, and obstacles to avoid.

Slice It! is the product of an in-house game design ideation competition that Com2uS held for new ideas in games. The game has 60 initial levels of slicing fun, with another 20 in the works for a future update. Hints are provided throughout the game, but you have to work to get more hint points, so use your hints with care.

Slice It! is available for both iPhone and iPad for the same price of $0.99.

Update: Com2uS responded to some questions regarding the different modes and the Apple devices available to run the game, and I’ve updated the article to reflect that.

Com2uS has released their next iPhone game in their baseball series today. 9 Innings 2011 is the next step up in baseball gaming on the iPhone, including more realistic gameplay, player photos and statistics, and the Card Shop…baseball card-based gaming.

Developed in conjunction with the MLB, 9 Innings 2011 features all of the 2010 American League All-Stars, National League All-Stars, coaches, managers, and almost 800 Major Leaguers from all 30 Major League teams. Each player appears in the game as a baseball card with their actual photo profiles and their latest statistics.

And you can manage your cards in the Card Shop. This new feature provides an interesting take on customization within the game. You can obtain better players by either drawing new cards to play with or combining old cards for a new player. Baseball cards come in Normal, Rare, Special, Hero, and Platinum grades, and you can level them up with points you win in any of the game modes.

Gameplay has been made more realistic as well, allowing you more control over your player than previous Com2uS baseball games. You can control every pitch in the game, but the throw is affected by player statistics and even mental status, providing better strategy for the game.

In League Mode, you pick a team to play a full 162-game season, making it through the postseason playoffs to the World Series. You can also pick from Exhibition and Homerun mode as well. Homerun mode is similar to a homerun derby game, where the goal is to hit as many homeruns as you can in a time limit. Exhibition mode allows you to pick any team and play against another team of your choosing.

9 Innings 2011 is available for iPhone 4, 3GS, 3G, and iPod Touch models for $4.99. Interestingly, the game does not seem to be available for the original iPhone. (Update: the developer confirmed that any Apple mobile device that runs OS 3.0 and above will run the game).

Com2uS has announced the availability of their latest endeavor. IMO can now be found on the App Store. Their Inotia-based full-featured MMORPG for the iPhone and iPod Touch is freely available for download with in-app purchases to round out characters and play.

IMO has actually existed in the mobile space for several years, and finally iPhone/iPod Touch users get to join the rest of the mobile gaming world. Choose from one of three classes, and start in one of two realms. Character customization includes gender, name, hair style, and color. Skills are built through XP gained from in-game fighting.

Players can create parties of up to four members, or guilds of up to forty. Multiple chat modes exist for these groups, including speak, guild chat, and party chat, allowing you to target your message to the player or group you want. You can also engage in some PvP arena fighting. Challenges can be made within and between realms, inspiring collaboration between parties.

You can download IMO for free from the App Store today.

Caligo Chaser is the latest delicacy from tireless iPhone developer Com2uS. A slash n dash action-arcade game, you play Private Knight Zack, who is highly trained in martial arts to release deadly blows on his opponents.

Caligo Chaser is tailored to scroll horizontally automatically so you don’t have to. You have access to 27 skills that you can combo chain to your heart’s desire, as well as upgrade. You also have the ability to customize your character.

The game is available now on the App Store for only $2.99.

Heavy Gunner 3D is the latest in the Com2uS iPhone game lineup to hit the App Store. An intergalactic shooter game, you are placed in a futuristic time where alien weaponry is easily obtained as alien invaders attack from above. You man a turret with access to gatling guns, EMPs, missiles and probably anything else that your heart desires.

The game gives players a full 360 panoramic view from first person with which to aim and shoot the 3D enemy spacecraft. Eight different types of weapons are available with upgrade combinations to create higher damage. Weapon controls use a dual v-pad mechanism, so players can control the aim of each gun separately.

Complete with 35 missions, a survival mode, and achievements, the game includes 3 difficulty levels. You can pick the game up right now for $2.99 in the App Store.

 

What’s inside this episode:

• A review of Sniper vs Sniper, Com2uS’ latest iPhone shooter. Defeat snipers sent to destroy you, then go online and defeat some more!
  
• Plus, a review of Orbital, a retro-style tactical arcade shooter by Bitforge. Lot’s of circles with numbers. See how many you can bring down!
  
• Finally, a review of Phantom Mansion: Red Chamber, the first in Zattikka Games’ Phantom Mansion series. Hector…where are you Hector? Didn’t you see the hole in the floor, Hector?

Show Notes:

• The Apple tablet announcement is almost here…what do you think it will be called?
• Parents keep blaming video games for the amount of time their kids play them. I blame the parents. Listen and find out why.

Inotia 2 is going to have a makeover soon. Com2uS has announced an update to the recently released iPhone sequel, and included in the update will be a new Ranger class, complete with new weapons and equipment customized for this class (but apparently male only…what, there are no female rangers??).

Also, more special items will be made available via the in-app purchase mode for the game. Inotia 2: Wanderer of Luone can be purchased through the iPhone App Store.

Yeah, I’m in a posting bonanza today, ain’t I? The Chronicles of Inotia sequel, A Wanderer of Luone was launched on the App Store last week. The iPhone/iPod Touch RPG game continues a heroic journey through a land of magic, companionship, and a never ending battle against evil. Choose from five different classes, control up to three members in your party, customize your characters, and enter into multiplayer battles. Over 200 single-player quests have been included in the game.

Com2uS has also added two types of controls to the game. The touch controls familiar with many iPhone games that utilizes the iPhone touch screen, and a new Virtual Pad, which offers a more familiar approach with a directional pad and action buttons. Perhaps some traditional RPG players are still getting used to touching their game screen to play the game?

Lastly, take advantage of the online Match-up mode, which matches you up against other players on the Com2uS server. I don’t yet have any info on the determining factors for match-up, but I’ll find out when I review the game.

You can get the game right now in the App Store for $7.99.