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Freeverse announced the release of Top Gun 2, the sequel to the popular iPhone game based on the movie. Help contain the threat of encroaching Communists as you aid the USS Enterprise in ridding enemy waters of hostile forces.

Is it wrong of me that I can’t think of this game, or the movie, without thinking of Hot Shots?

The game features more missions, including Search & Rescue, where you rescue a pilot behind enemy lines; Clear the Way, where you destroy an enemy airfield for a recon mission; and Make the Skies Safe Again, where you chase and destroy an enemy ICBM before it reaches the US.

Top Gun 2 also lets you choose from the F-18 Hornet, the F-16 Fighting Falcon, and the F-14 Tomcat, each with upgradeable weapons systems and 2 offensive and defensive capabilities. The arcade action includes dynamically design levels and an enhanced AI that throws multiple attack patterns and evasive maneuvers at you.

There are 7 maps to play in, including air-to-air and air-to-ground combat missions. And Freeverse has pushed the tech boundary by turning this iPhone game into more of a AAA title, with full-screen anti-aliasing, shader effects and enhanced specular and particle effects.

The music comes from Daredevil Squadron, a group known for some interesting sounds that span blues, metal rock, and good ol country. If you are into saga rock, you might know three of their members from Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

You can pick up Top Gun 2 for the iPhone from the App Store for $2.99

Slitherine Strategies has announced the availability of the Commander series as a digital download. Both Commander: Europe at War and Commander: Napoleon at War can be purchased for £ 19.99 ($30.50 US) each from the Slitherine online store.

Originally co-developed by Slitherine and Firepower Entertainment, then ported to the Mac by Freeverse, the digital version is being released via Slitherine’s Kameleon Project. Though the boxed versions are still available via Freeverse’s site, the support forums have closed. I spoke to Slitherine, and they said that they would continue to give support from their forums.

The Commander series is a turn-based strategy war game. In Europe at War, the scenario is set during WWII and spans the entirety of the European theater. Players can play either allied or axis sides. Napoleon at War is set during the Napoleonic era, in which players can take the side of Napoleon or the Allied Coalition.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains. — Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

It is a truth universally acknowledged that slaying shambling hordes of the undead is a fine way to spend one’s leisure time. — Pride and Prejudice and Zombies for the iPhone

It is a truth universally acknowledged that once one app has been released featuring zombies, there will be uncounted numbers of apps featuring zombies to follow. –Omaha’s truth about zombies on apps

Freeverse has announced the release of the all time mashup of mashups, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies for the iPhone. The official zombie game based on the re-imagining of the classic Jane Austen book, Pride and Prejudice, about young Elizabeth Darcy as she lives out her life in Regency England battling it out with zombies and the social class structure is available on the App Store today.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies for the iPhone is a side-scrolling action title that uses a click-wheel style interface for attacks through twelve levels of zombie slaying and romance narrative. The 2D graphics have a painterly affect, reminding one of those Regency paintings in the museum. PPZ rounds things out with Plus+ social networking support and score sharing.

You can pick up Pride and Prejudice and Zombies for the iPhone on the App Store for $2.99 today.

Freeverse has released Flick Baseball Pro, the next in their Flick Sports lineup, available in the App Store today. A fully 3D baseball simulation of America’s favorite pastime, now you can play baseball with a flick of your finger.

You can create your own teams with complete customization or choose from up to 34 unique teams in the game. Gameplay includes accelerometer-based aiming controls for batting and pitching and touch-screen tapping for fielding players. You can play a full 165 game season, or variations including single games and spring training. All game progress, ranking, and stats are tracked automatically. You can also choose between two difficulty modes.

You can brag to your heart’s content as well through the Plus+ network, which will track game progress with online leaderboards and achievements. The game is available right now for $2.99.

Freeverse has also partnered with Chevrolet to release a free sponsored exhibition game version of Flick Baseball Pro, Chevy Baseball. This sponsored exhibition version of the game is available for free on the App Store. However, the game is not yet up on iTunes.

Freeverse has announced Flick Baseball Pro, the next in their Flick Sports lineup, will be available on May 3rd. A fully 3D baseball simulation of America’s favorite pastime, now you can play baseball with a flick of your finger.

You can create your own teams with complete customization or choose from up to 34 unique teams in the game. Gameplay includes accelerometer-based aiming controls for batting and pitching and touch-screen tapping for fielding players. You can play a full season, three or nine inning games, or even a single game. All game progress, ranking, and stats are tracked automatically. You can also choose between two difficulty modes.

You can brag to your heart’s content as well through the Plus+ network, which will track game progress with online leaderboards and achievements. Freeverse is also partnering with Chevrolet to release a free sponsored exhibition game version of Flick Baseball Pro, Chevy Baseball, also available on May 3rd on the App Store.

Freeverse’s space exploration game for the iPad has just been released for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Offering 35 star-systems, 172 different starships, over 100 main quests and never-ending non-quest missions, Warpgate lets the player explore space, combat aliens and pirates, and market in the legal and illegal. Intuitive touch-screen controls and beautiful graphics combine with an integrated mapping feature so that users of all devices can share in the experience.

Plus+ social networking and in-game Postman postcard sharing features allows players to brag about conquests and share adventures and awards

Warpgate for the iPhone and iPod Touch is priced at $4.99.

The iPad games lineup is getting long and luscious, so we thought we’d post about some interesting titles that you can get your hot hands on come April 3, otherwise known as “Saint iPad’s Day”.

• Plants vs Zombies HD: PopCap’s fabulous casual zombie tower defense game munches its way onto your iPad. PopCap promises exclusive features and functionality for this version, including the Buttered Popcorn mini-game wherein players touch zombies to “butter them up” for attack and four new achievements. The game will go for $9.99. Enjoy our tongue-in-check exclusive preview of Plants vs Zombies HD from yesterday’s podcast!
• Pangea Software Five Game Line-up: Pangea Software is releasing five of their iPhone games for the iPad, including Enigmo Deluxe, Cro-Mag Rally for iPad, Bugdom 2 for iPad, Otto Matic for iPad, and Nanosaur 2 for iPad. Game improvements include more enemies, improved graphics, customization of controls, and improved physics controls. Enigmo Deluxe includes a level editor and over 400 extra free levels. Each game will be available for $9.99.
• Ace Omicron: The survivalist space shooter by ProRatta Factor that will be available for both iPhone and iPad. A 3D update of Asteroids, complete with 3 modes of play and upgrades to your ship. The game is $2.99 for both platforms.
• We Rule: ngmoco’s city-building MMO for the iPhone/iPod Touch now comes to the iPad. Hopefully, the server problems won’t come too. But hey, it’s free!
• CastleCraft: Freeverse’s city-building MMO for the…wait, what? Hey, doesn’t this sound like We Rule? Didn’t these guys merge recently? What’s going on here?? Well, regardless, we reported that CastleCraft was coming to the iPhone/iPod Touch because, well, that’s what info we got, but we also mentioned on the podcast that the site only listed iPad on the screen above (despite the trailer saying otherwise). Today the developer now says “exclusive to the iPad”. And it’s…free.
• Warpgate HD: Freeverse announced Warpgate months ago, even had a contest about naming a planet in the game’s systems. Then we heard nothing. It was always assumed that the game would come out for the iPhone, but suddenly we have the announcement and it’s coming out for the iPad first. The iTunes blurb does say that the game will be coming out for iPhone/iPod Touch later. But there’s no indication of whether there is any multiplayer functionality to the game. The game runs for $7.99
• PartyPad: a new twist on the classic game of marbles from GameHouse. Three modes to choose from, including Space Mania, the classic game of marbles, Table Tactics, which involves more strategy, and Monster Picnic, a more fast-paced game involving feeding a marble munching monster. The game features real-life physics and up to four players can play. $4.99
• Hangman RSS HD: As if the news headlines aren’t damaging enough, now you can hang someone while reading them. Introducing Hangman RSS by Finger Arts, wherein you try to guess the headlines of your RSS feed before you hang the dude. We say that there’s no better analogy for reading the daily news. The iPad version automatically updates the newsfeed over WiFi, then allows the player to access either a summary or the original webpage of the news article when the puzzle is completed. The game sells for $3.99.
• Mirror’s Edge: This is the first of several Electronic Arts titles that are coming to iPad. Mirror’s Edge for iPad will include exclusive head-to-head gameplay in split-screen PvP mode with friends. The price is heftier than any of the other titles mentioned so far, coming in at $12.99. We’ll see if the game lives up to the price.
• Need for Speed Shift: Need for Speed Shift needed to swing large things farther, so the price is $14.99. For that, we’d better be getting a significantly awesome racing game, EA. So far, the screens bear that out, as well as the exclusive features like 8 cars on the iPad you don’t get on any other platform; physics-based, accelerated graphics; and the ability to utilize and access controls and mirrors in the car.
• N.O.V.A.: Gameloft’s highly anticipated game (certainly anticipated since everyone saw a preview of the game on the iPad at the device announcement last year), this SciFi FPS follows the story of the Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance as it seeks to protect Earth from evil invaders. The game utilizes the iPad’s touch-screen technology with 2-finger throwing for grenades and multi-touch targeting for multiple kills. The screens look great, the price lower than I would expect (especially considering EA’s intro prices), at $9.99.

One thing to note is the variation in pricing. They are all over the place. Expect that the pricing will continue to fluctuate for the first month or so as companies feel their way around what the right kind of pricing is for apps on the iPad. Those prices will rise or fall depending on consumer purchases. We will be interested to see where that pricing bottoms out, but don’t expect it to be anywhere close to the iPhone pricing.

Freeverse announced today that they are bringing MMO CastleCraft to the iPhone and iPod Touch. A city building strategy game, CastleCraft offers players the ability to follow three different quest lines, form alliances, and train different types of military, resource, and technology units all while building their own realm. The game includes day/night cycles, dynamic particle effects, and real-time chatting with other players in the game. Dragon Crystals, which power each city, will fall from the sky, and you must get to them first to gather them before your foes do.

Social networking support is provided through the Plus+ network. In development by Infinite Lives, CastleCraft will be available on the iTunes App Store “soon”. For more information, check out the official game page, or Freeverse’s website.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains. — Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

It is a truth universally acknowledged that slaying shambling hordes of the undead is a fine way to spend one’s leisure time. — Pride and Prejudice and Zombies for the iPhone

You knew it had to happen. First, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Then Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, the graphical novel. Soon we will see a movie based on this book. And now, Freeverse has hit that all time mashup of mashups. A zombie game based on a zombie mashup.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies for the iPhone is the official zombie game based on the re-imagining of the classic Jane Austen book, Pride and Prejudice, about young Elizabeth Darcy as she lives out her life in Regency England battling it out with zombies and the social class structure. An action title with 2.5D graphics and Plus+ social networking support, the game will become available for the iPhone and iPod Touch in April.

Flick Bowling 2, the sequel to the Freeverse iPhone game that let’s you bowl with a flick of the finger, is available today on the App Store. Defeat the evil deeds of Baron Von Schtopwatch with your exceptional bowling skills while you play as one of six historical figures with no attachment to historical reality, such as Cleopatra or Genghis Khan.

You can throw that ball in five different bowling alleys set in different time periods as well, despite that fact that most of those time periods never saw bowling alleys at all. Flick Bowling 2 features beautiful 3-D graphics and true to life pin physics. Simply position your player and flick across the screen to roll the ball. Add a hook to your roll by moving your finger left or right at the end of your flick. Earn awards and compare scores with Plus+ integration as well.

The game includes both hotseat and bluetooth multiplay modes, so you can face off against your friends. There’s also a fast lane mode, for you folks that can’t wait your turn. The game is available right now for $2.99.