Posts Tagged ‘games’

Street Fighter IV iPhone app Review

Description:

In the newest edition of the Street Fighter IV iPhone app from Capcom you can now play as the unlockable characters Cammy and Zangief.  This if the first true fighting game for the iPhone and you will love all of the improved graphics and also the gameplay that has made this fighting serious so popular among gamers.  If you are already familiar with Street Fighter game controls then you will easily pick it up and if you are new then it is easy to learn!  You can also play the multiplayer mode to be able to go head to head against different people over a Bluetooth connection.  This offers hours and hours of play time for you and your friends.

Features:

• There are a total of 10 characters that you will be able to select from and play as.  Each of these characters have their own storylines and history.  You will also be able to see the seven different environments that have been created just for this game
• The fighting controls are also great.  There are a lot of different fighting sets that you will be able to try out including the special moves, the focus attacks, the ultra combos, the super combos, and the unique attacks
• One of the best parts about this game is the opportunity you have to be able to play multiplayer against other people just like you.  You can use the Bluetooth connection to be able to battle head-to-head with complete strangers or just with all of your buddies
• There is a lot of instruction that you can use to help you play the game better.  You can go through the “dojo” to be able to really turn yourself into a Street Fighter master
• You can also customize all of your controls in the game.  You will be able to move the buttons anywhere on the screen that you choose and then you can set how transparent you want the buttons to be
• There are also super moves that can be unleashed by just clicking on the special button.  You can also toggle it off in the menu and make it so that you have to access it manually

Conclusion:

This app is a mobile remake of one of the most critically acclaimed fighting games of all time.  This game literally changed the way that fighting games were played and revolutionized the industry.  Now you can have this game in the palm of your hands at all times and play an opponent here or there or whenever you have a few minutes of spare time that you want to kill (literally).

This app has been given a rating of 4 stars out of 5 stars by iPhone app users that have played the game and tried it our already.  This game is also available for download onto your iPhone for only $9.99.

Stick Stunt Biker iPhone app Review

Description:

The Stick Stunt Biker iPhone app is a great way to take a tiny little stick figure biker and take him for the ride of his life.  You will be able to go over some very challenging and exciting tracks that will include all kinds of loops, jumps, and every other obstacle that you can imagine.  You will be able to use the accelerometer in the phone to play so it will offer a very unique control system.  The controls are very fast and agile, and you will find that they are also very straight forward and direct.  Your biker will get destroyed as he goes around the track and tries to hit all of the jumps that are located around the track.

Features:

• This game is very simple and you will love the simplistic graphics that come along with it.  Everything is created out of stick graphics!
• The Physics in the game are also a lot of fun.  You will love how the ragdoll physics allow your little biker to get thoroughly destroyed.  The stick figure biker will actually break into a bunch of different pieces when you have some really hard crashes
• The bike that is in the game is also great for the physics engine.  You can completely destroy it when you go off the jumps or hit any of the other obstacles to be found
• The shocks that are located on the bike are also very realistic.  When you land the bike you will watch it absorb the shock
• The bike is very agile and you will watch how fat it reacts to the technologies that have been provided because of the accelerometer
• One of the fun features in the game is that you can actually race against your ghost.  You will see that the ghost represents the best ride or the very last ride you took
• There are also a lot of achievements that you will be able to unlock.  See if you can unlock all of them
• You can also see your high scores while using the online mode or while you are using the offline mode
• You will be able to view the online rankings and see where you are ranking among all of your other friends or any other players that may be on there
• After you finish a race you will see that you can view the actual world rankings

Conclusion:

This app has been given a rating of 4 stars out of 5 stars and has been rated by multiple iPhone app users and critics.  You can also download this app onto your iPhone for only $0.99.

More Grillin’ iPhone app Review

Description:

The More Grillin’ iPhone app is a great way to have a picnic right in your pocket at all times!

Features:

• This app is completely universal and you will be able to use it with native resolution on the iPhone, the iPad, the iPod Touch, and the iPhone 4.  The graphics are pretty amazing and you will be blown away with how great it all looks
• There are also a ton of different items that you can use for your grilling purposes.  You can cook up some chicken, some brats, some hot dogs, some hamburgers, some veggie burgers, some steak, and even shrimp on kabobs
• You can decide how well you want to cook each item so you can either do it rare or you can scorch it until is is well done
• You can also decide from a a lot of different decorative items such as plates and even tablecloths.  There are 6 different tablecloths that you can use and there are also 9 different plates
• This app also allows you to do a lot of customization with the grill itself.  You can choose for your grill to be in 8 different colors if you like
• There are also a variety of sauces and condiments that you can use for your grilling delight.  You can use over 10 different sauces and they include things like mayo, pickle relish, hot sauce, ketchup, mustard, steak sauce, and also salsa
• You can also have fun with the topping selection as well.  There are 12 different toppings you can use like American Cheese, Swiss Cheese, Tomatoes, Pickles, lettuce, onions, jalapenos, mushrooms, avocados, and more
• You can also decide which buns you would like to use.  Try out the plain buns, the sesame buns, the hot dog buns, the wheat buns, and also just the bread buns
• There are also 12 different side dishes that you can choose from on here.  You can pick the french fries, the onion rings, the potato salad, the baked beans, the potato chips, the baked potatoes, the cheese puffs, the watermelon, and the coleslaw
• There is also a grill-o-meter that you can check out to see how much stuff you have cooked and also a leader board online where you can see the world’s best grillers
• Once you have cooked a meal you can then share it with friends and family through text messages or email.

Conclusion:

This app has been given a rating of 4 1/2 stars out of 5 stars by multiple people on the iTunes store website.  This app is great for any summer occasion and can be downloaded onto your iPhone for just $0.99.

Fantasy Football Monster ‘10 iPhone app Review

Description:

The Fantasy Football Monster ‘10 iPHone app is one of the best fantasy sports apps out there on the iPhone right now.  You will be able to use it to see all of your fantasy teams whether they are on ESPN, CBS, or YAHOO.  The user interface is slick and easy to navigate through.

Features:

• This app will feature an automatic lineup feature where it will take your daily and weekly lineups of all of your fantasy football teams and then it will automatically adjust them where necessary
• One of the best ways to use the app is to get good at the drag and drop feature.  You can use the drag and drop to edit your lineups quickly and efficiently without having to jump through a bunch of hoops
• Finding new players is easy with this app!  You can simply use the auto-complete function that is included in the app to be able to find new players to put on your fantasy football teams
• One of the obvious features that is included in this app is the ability for you to add a player and also to drop a player
• Once you have created your different teams you will also be able to trade players throughout the season to make sure that you are maximizing the amount of points you get each game
• This app will also let you check live NFL scores so you can see how all of your fantasy players are doing
• If you want to see your next week’s matchups you can do it easily on this app because you can just check the weekly matchups right there
• If you like to talk trash and intimidate your opponents then you can use the message board to post comments and then you can also read the responses that people write to them
• You will be able to see who the latest transactions were and how much each player cost your team
• There are team notes that you can check out so that you can stay up to date on injuries and who will be starting for the team
• You can see the rosters for all of the teams as well as the standings for each of the teams in their divisions
• Get news on the players as well as injury reports on people you might have on your fantasy football teams

Conclusion:

This app has been given a rating of 11 stars by iPhone app users and you can currently download it onto your mobile phone for only $2.99.

TheSlayers iPhone app Review

Description:

In TheSlayers iPhone app you will be able to choose between two different races as you try to conquer all of your enemies.  War is coming and you will need to become the hero you were meant to be and lead your people on to a glorious victory.   You will be able to control your hero character during the battles so that you can cast spells and magic to be able to destroy all of the enemies that come your way.  You will have to collect mana and produce as many units as you can in order to kill all of the enemy units and destroy the opposing side’s castle.  As you go through the game, units will constantly be upgraded so you will have to collect your own gold and upgrade your own units.

Features:

• The gameplay in this game is very easy to pick up for gamers of any skill level and once you start playing you will realize that you love how enjoyable the game play is
• There are also a lot of different actions that you can do with your character as you are playing the game.  You can control the hero as well as cast magic spells and also produce a bunch of units
• The other fun thing about the game is that you can actually pick from 2 different races. This way you have some variety and can create and control a variety of different units
• There is also quite the variety of different units that  you will see in this game.  There are over 20 different types of units that you can use to wipe out all of your enemies
• You can also build and control over 6 different types of heroes. These heroes add a unique aspect to the strategy of the game because you will have to use them carefully and take advantage of their abilities
• You can also learn quite a bit of magical spells.  You will see that there are 18 different types of magic that can be learned and used on your enemies as well as friendly units
• One of the fun things about the game is that there are an unlimited number of stages that you can play in.  This greatly increases the replay value of the game and you will find yourself playing for hours on end
• The units can all be upgraded multiple times.  There are an unlimited number of unit upgrades that you can get as you are playing in the game.  Make your units as buff as you want them to be.

Conclusion:

This app has been given a rating of 4 1/2 out of 5 stars by iPhone app users that have tried out the game.  This game can be downloaded onto your iPhone for only $0.99.

Solebon Solitaire iPhone app Review

Description:

If you love Solitaire then the Solebon Solitaire iPhone app is the perfect fit for you.  This game has over 40 different games that you can play in and each of them offer a new gaming experience that you will quickly fall in love with.  You will be able to play games like accordian, aces up, agnew sorel, beleaguered castle, baker’s game easy, baker’s game, askew, ambrose, blind alleys, four seasons, bouquet, creepy crawly, colorado, demon, doublets, eight off easy, eight off, fanny, fortune’s favor, fourteen out, free cell easy, free cell, honeybees, golf, klondike deal 1, klondike deal 3, monte carlo, penguin, provisional, pyramid, pyramid easy, lady of the manor, scorpion, spiderette, spiderling, russian revolver, yukon, triple mulligan, and even spiderling suits 2.  With all of this variety you will never get bored of this little solitaire app.  Plus you can play it no matter where you are and at any time of the day.

This is the best hand held solitaire game for serious players.  You will be able to play in 40 different games that all have a ton of features.  Smallware does a great job in the development of this app and you will love what they have done with the game.

Features:

• One of the best features of the entire game is just the fact that the screens are all very easy to read so you won’t have to squint at the screen in order to see what you are doing
• If you have the iPhone 4 then you will love the enhanced graphics that are included with the game
• The background color selection is up to you so you can personalize and customize the app to your heart’s content
• You can also personalize the card back colors and images which adds another dimension to the game so that you feel like you are the one in control
• You can also choose from reversed layouts, whatever you feel more comfortable with as you play
• Another nice thing is that you have unlimited undo button actions so that you can go back and fix whatever thing you did wrong when you were playing
• There is also a foundation autoplay that you can turn on in order to speed things up in the game
• You will get to look over statistics as you play to see how you are doing in general
• You will also get a timer so that you can complete your games quickly and try to get the highest score possible
• You can also track all of your moves that you are doing in each of the games
• You can also mess with the in game rules if you choose to do so

Conclusion:

This app has been given a rating of 4 stars out of 5 stars and it currently can be downloaded onto your iPhone for only $1.99.

Zen Bound 2 Universal iPhone app Review

Description:

Zen Bound 2 is the much anticipated sequel of the first game in the franchise and only adds on to the great things that were available in the first game.  You will see that this game adds a lot more beauty to the game, mixes up the gameplay and then adds a bunch of levels.  The music and atmosphere is also there with some additions to make it even better than it was in the first place.

This Zen Bound game is a really fun and addicting puzzle game where you will be able to wrap rope around a variety of wooden sculptures that you will find in the game.  You will have to use tact and strategy in order to accomplish your goals and move on in the game.  You will have to focus on making the rope, stone, and wood look and feel like it is real.  It needs to be believable.

Some of the biggest and best parts of the game center around how great the controls are as well as the atmosphere that is created.  You will love how the game takes everything that is good about multi-touch and tilt and packages it all together in this game.  You will love the visuals that are created and especially when they mesh with the soundtrack that was created by “ghost monkey”.

Features:

• There is a lot to do in this version of the game.  This app has over 100 different levels that you will be able to test your tact and strategy in
• The gameplay in this version of the game is also really enhanced.  you will be able to play in completely new game modes including one that has paint bombs
• The visuals in the game are also really detailed.  The graphics make it look as if the structures and sculptures in the game are actually real
• The soundtrack in the game is also all new.  The ghost monkey musical soundtrack will last over 45 minutes total
• You will be able to play all of the levels that were available in the first Zen Bound game but they will all be upgraded with better graphics and even better gameplay
• Last of all, you will get the Tree of Tribute which will feature guest stars from other iPhone games that have been developed

Conclusion:

This app has been given a rating of 3 1/2 stars out of a 5 star scale.  You can also download this app onto your iPhone for the cost of $2.99.  This is a little bit more expensive than most but it is a much anticipated sequel of the first Zen Bound game.