Today Omaha reviews two iOS games: Cling!, a clingy puzzle game of strategic balance, and Pangolin, a cute strategy game where you maneuver the platforms, not the critter.
What’s inside this episode:
A review of Cling! for iPad by First5 Games. Clinging to the walls requires some real strategic thought to conquer the puzzles in Cling!, but don’t cling to your money if you want the buy the fun inside.
A review of Pangolin for iPhone by Feed Tank Games. Pangolin’s gameplay is lot’s of fun and full of potential. But the monetization method comes across as less than honest.
Self-realized Atomic Robo and his team of Action Scientists have detected an anomaly in an abandoned Soviet Weapons Depot. One of Robo’s greatest and most annoying foes, Baron von Helsingard, is looking for something of great power. Robo must find it first using (gasp!) robot smarts over robot brawn. This is…Violent Science.
Developer Second Fiction has released Atomic Robo Violent Science. Based on the Graphic Novel, Atomic Robo, this action-platformer uses retro gameplay merged with a fast-paced running style (ala Temple Run) to create an action game for the iOS that, despite its name, has gameplay based more on violently creating solutions than violently executing your enemies. But you still get to knock off some of them.
Pangea Software has decided to step up the pace of their Air Wings game by introducing Air Wings Intergalactic. This time you fly various types of spacecraft in a 3D, multiplayer environment, battling other online opponents in real-time from around the world. And the best part is that the game is free, so you get to try it out first before you engage in upgrading your craft or buying new levels.
Today Omaha reviews Block You, a modern-day competition Tetris-style game, and Wreck A Word, in which Boggle meets a wrecking ball.
What’s inside this episode:
A review of Block You by Skejo Studios for iPad. Block You has a real potential to be a lot of fun, but is hampered by too many limits on gameplay that make no sense and limit the fun.
A review of Wreck a Word by Rich Experiences for iPad. A unique take on word games that could use just a little more to make the fun last longer.
OOTP14 has almost reached the end of their pre-order season; better check it out before pre-season starts.
If you’re a big fan of Out of the Park Baseball, then you’ll be happy to hear that OOTP14 is in pre-order right now. In fact, today is the LAST day to get that $5 off, so better click on the link now if you want it. The pre-order price is $34.99 and everyone who pre-orders gets entered into a contest AND gets the game 3 days before everyone else. Check out the link for more details about the contest and the game itself.
In the meantime, glance at the first screens of the game and drool. Out of the Park Baseball is a sophisticated and best-selling baseball simulation game by Out of the Park Developments. OOTP and it’s mobile version, iOOTP, is probably one of the most immersive, realistic, and customizable baseball sims you can play, complete with an annual baseball season that all fans participate in. Since its inception, OOTP has won numerous awards, including multiple “Sports Game of the Year” awards.
On September 15, at the Tokyo Game Show, Capcom unveiled their next steps in furthering the Street Fighter regime, with new characters for Street Fighter IV: Volt, and two games.
Street Fighter IV: Volt is an iOS version of the console game Street Fighter IV, itself based on the beloved arcade fighting game of old. Visuals rendered in 3D still remain in a 2D plane, while players either beat up their opponent with focus attacks or taunt them from afar. Street Fighter IV: Volt for iPhone and iPod Touch was released with 8 characters, and since then new characters have been added through free updates.
Now Capcom has added two more to the mix. “Fei Long” and “Yun” join the now 22 characters of Street Fighter IV: Volt. To celebrate, Capcom has reduced the price of the game from $6.99 to $2.99 until September 19th.
In addition, Capcom has released Final Fight. Play one of three characters to rescue “Jessica“ who’s kidnapped by the violence group “Mad Gear”. Play solo or multiplayer through wifi or bluetooth connection. Final Fight has also been released for a special price of $0.99 until September 21st, where it will be raised to its regular price of $2.99.
Capcom has also released the Street Fighter 2 Collection, which will include Street Fighter II, Street Fighter II Champion Edition, and Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting.
We sat down with Mark Jessup and Lane Daughtry of Tinkerhouse Games at a booth in a little-known restaurant hidden away at PAX Prime 2011. This booth was their Booth, with quiet to boot. Tinkerhouse Games has released Current, what one might call a match-3 shooter, as well as a clever app called The Airhornsman, and are working on a children’s app called Monster Orchestra. We talk with them about their games, their philosophy about development, and why they left the traditional game dev scene to work on mobile game development.
