Today we look at the release of Pangea Software’s flying game AirWings and Falanxia releases two versions of Spaced Away. Also, AppSynapse shows us how NOT to release a game.
Pangea Software has released a 3D flying game, Air Wings, in which you pilot paper airplanes and attack your opponents planes with some really awesome weapons, including rubber bands, suction cups, spit wads, heat-seeking pencils, etc. The game includes multiplayer battles with voice chat over Game Center and is even AirPlay compatible. Best of all, the game is a free download of universal binary for all iOS devices running iOS 5 or later.
Spaced Away is a physics puzzler where players have to maneuver through an asteroid field with limited fuel and oxygen. The video does a great job of showing the clever puzzles that you’ll have to solve, using the physics of nearby planets and asteroids to maneuver. The game has come out for iPhone and iPad for $0.99, with a special version for iPad 2 for $1.99 that has some outstanding graphics.
Sometimes, we highlight an iOS game that has done it all wrong. The Famous Game is a great example. The game itself seems like it would be fun…a simple 2D marble game where you tap to avoid spaces in the map. The developer added in a cool feature where rolling the marble onto objects by tilting the device can result in a simple song being played. But viewing the videos makes you think about keeping that $0.99. The trailer for the game shows images of people playing the game from the POV of the device; we wanted to watch a video of the game, not people playing it. And the tutorial video showed that the lite version lets you play for 30 seconds, with sound jarringly broken between screens. Looking at the few other apps the developer has done we also see complaints regarding bad performance or even that the app doesn’t work. And the website? A video with a link to the game on iTunes…no further info about the game, development, or developers. None of this gives us any confidence in the game or the developers, and we can’t recommend that you even waste your time to try out the free version.
If you are wondering where to go first in your gaming purchases from the Mac App Store, here’s a primer on some of the games you might want to look at.
Pangea Software starts our list. A longtime Mac game developer, Pangea has added its archive of games to the Mac App Store, including some 3D games using traditional 3D glasses (sold separately). Included is Nanosaur 2, Otto Mattic, and Bugdom 2. They are also selling Pangea Arcade, their arcade package. Their games range from $19.99 to $4.99 for the arcade package.
G5 Entertainment has also brought eight of their Mac games to the Mac App Store, including Virtual City, The Mystery of the Crystal Portal, and Supermarket Mania. They are all available for $6.99 each.
Freeze Tag Games has brought two of their titles onto the App Store. Both Unsolved Mysteries Club: Amelia Earhart and Mystery Masterpiece: The Moonstone can be downloaded for $9.99.
Feral Interactive has already announced their games that are coming onto the Mac App Store, starting with the inimitable LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4. Unfortunately, you won’t see it up on the App Store at the moment…there seems to be some kind of download problem that Feral is in the process of working out with Apple. We should see Borderlands: GoTY edition up there soon as well.
Lastly, PlayFirst made a dive into the Mac App Store with their popular dash series. Diner Dash 5: Boom! and Hotel Dash: Suite Success are the first two titles to appear in the App Store, starting at a price of $6.99.
If you are a fan of Pangea Software games on the iPhone, now you can enjoy the multiplayer fun of Nanosaur 2 and Cro-Mag Rally on the iPad as well. With the release of iOS 4.2, both games have been updated to include multiplayer networking via Game Center.
Nanosaur 2 is a 3D action-adventure game where you pilot a time traveling pteradactyl from the future. In the multiplayer version of the game, you compete against others in two-player matches in a joust-like competition. The Nanosaur 2 update is now compatible with the game running on any iOS device. Players can choose from Battle, Capture-the-Flag, and Race modes against other players an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.
Cro-Mag Rally is Pangea Software’s caveman racing game where you race primitive vehicles such as the Bone Buggy, Geode Cruiser, Logmobile, etc. around prehistoric and ancient racetracks. With the game update, up to four players can race against each other using any of the vehicles in the game.
Pangea Software currently has all of their iOS games, including Nanosaur 2 and Cro-Mag Rally, on sale for just $0.99.
What’s inside this episode:
- A review of Venice Mystery, by Gamgo Games. Mahjong with a twist, as you romp through the streets of Venice. But if you are looking for a real challenge, you might not find it here.
- Also, a review of Antimatter, by Pangea Software. An unusual sci-fi take on arcade action. Just be careful to pay attention to the screen.
What’s inside this episode:
- A review of MTV Star Factory, by GameHouse. A sandbox game for music lovers that forgot the music.
- Also, a review of Box Battle for iPad, by MaxNick. A typical physics shot game that stands out for the integration of a unique and fun theme with good quality physics and smart puzzles to beat.
- And a review of Nanosaur 2 for iPad by Pangea Software. A flying game involving a not so typical dinosaur seeking eggs. Keep an eye on him, though, cause he might just disappear into the environment.
Pangea Software has announced the release of Antimatter 2.0, a universal binary of the game that is optimized for the iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad platforms. Originally released for the iPhone, Antimatter is an arcade-style game in which the player moves glowing antimatter blobs in order to affect cosmic strings. As the levels increase, more and more strings show up on the screen, making the game more difficult.
Antimatter 2.0 is available on the App Store for just $0.99.
Pangea Software has announced the release of Billy Frontier 2.0, a universal binary app of the 3D space-western action game. This new version will run on both iPhone and iPad. The graphics have been enhanced to account for the iPad’s larger screen and power needs.
Billy Frontier is a spaghetti-western adventure arcade game set in space with four mini games wrapped into one. Test out your dueling reflexes, attempt to outrun a stampeding herd of alien Kanga-Cows, hunt down alien bandits in first-person shooter style gun battles, and blast catapulted critters out of the sky in the Shooting Gallery.
Billy Frontier 2.0 is available today on the App Store for $3.99. The update is free for all current Billy Frontier owners.
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