Topic: iOS Gaming Thread

[gpw11]

I fucking love Punch-Out!

[idolminds]

Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land went free! Turn based strategy RPG thing? Check it people.

[idolminds]

BANG! is free! Western themed card game. There were some limited free versions released before, but now we get the whole thing. Check it out!

[idolminds]

So if you want to see what the fuss is about, you can get Angry Birds Seasons for free.

[gpw11]

Woah woah woah.  Angry Birds costs money on iOS?

[idolminds]

Yeah. Fun, huh?

Kitty! I'm not saying you should download this virtual cat simulator, but the screens are just....oh god...

[Xessive]

Woah woah woah.  Angry Birds costs money on iOS?

Yep, on PC as well unless you grab the Chrome version. It's only free on Android.

[idolminds]

Summoner Wars is the next card-based game from Playdek. This one is a bit different because you are summoning things to a board and moving them about. Free download, can buy more factions in-app.

[idolminds]

This is different and cool.

Comedy Central's Indecision Game! You make an avatar and choose a political party (Republican, Democrat, or Independent). You then pair up with another random person or someone from your Game Center list. Some political trivia is asked and correct answers earn you voters! At the end of a round (3-5 questions) you see how you did against your opponent and the person with the most correct answers earns bonus voters. You then "spend" your voters on states. Texas is 9, New Mexico is 2, whatever. If you play that many voters to a state before your opponent then you win the state and that number of points.

Kind of a fun "Political Machine Lite".

EDIT

Oh yeah and its async, too.

EDIT2

Quick search turns up an Android release as well!

[idolminds]

Playdek just announced the first expansion for iOS Nightfall, Martial Law, coming in August. To celebrate/get ready for it Nightfall will drop to 99 cents on Friday. So definitely check that out. Its a cool game.

[idolminds]

Ticket To Ride Europe Pocket!

A little strange that they made it a separate app from the regular TTR, but its cheap so I won't bitch. Also has an in-app purchase for the Sweden map!

[idolminds]

Organ Trail released! Not a type! It Oregon Trail but with a zombie twist!

[Quemaqua]

Junk Jack has been updated a ton. If any of you haven't played in a while or weren't sure if you wanted to grab it, the thing is pretty much on par with Terraria at this point. Tons upon tons of shit to build. They've added livestock breeding (you can build several kinds of stables and breed animals by feeding them), farming (I've got an orchard full of apple, peach, pear, and lemon trees, and have a garden full of all kinds of shit... some plants need tilled soil, others even need support structures), cooking (two different stations you can build to do absolutely all kinds of recipes), gem crafting for items to add extra stats, new mobs, and a graveyard biome.

Don't bother checking the wiki, as a lot of this isn't in there yet.

[idolminds]

Man, I might have to grab that now.

[PyroMenace]

I played through 10000000. I dont typically get that into iOS games but I loved this one. Its good for short play sessions but I would go at it for an hour and a half, really addicting and the music is awesome.

[Quemaqua]

Strange name, but that actually sounds pretty awesome. I've got a few games along those lines but this one seems to have its own unique twists.

[idolminds]

Copy and paste the good news!

Playdek is having a sale in honor of GenCon and their latest announcements. Here is what is on sale 8/16/12 through 8/23/12:

Ascension: Chronicle of the God Slayer - $0.99, all expansions $0.99
Summoner Wars - Buy Everything Bundle $4.99
Nightfall - $0.99
Food Fight iOS - $0.99

[Xessive]

I grabbed Galaxy on Fire 2 while it was on sale for 99c! It is pretty awesome.

Apparently I grabbed it last minute, I wanted to give you guys the head's up but just a few minutes ago it went back to $9.99.

UPDATE:
By popular demand the sale is back on! If you love space sims, grab it while you can!

[idolminds]

The World Ends With You

Square not giving a fuck about your iOS prices.

[Xessive]

The World Ends With You

Square not giving a fuck about your iOS prices.

That's actually $2 cheaper than my iOS store! Damn it!

[idolminds]

Loremaster

I don't know if this is any good, but it stood out as something that could be kinda fun and cute. An explanation from the creator:

You are dealt three types of cards: Nouns, Verbs, and Wild Cards (where you can type anything, as the name implies).

You create an entire sentence using these cards. After the first turn of the game, you'll be asked to pick a card from the previous players turn to use in your sentence.

The system is flexible enough so that you can change "Dragon" to "The Dragon" or "A Dragon" without using a wild card, as well. You can also use "Dragons" or "Dragon's".

Also, you get bonus points for arranging sentences in noun/verb/noun arrangements, to encourage long, more complex sentences.

Cards cost 150 gold each and my estimation is that the average player will earn ~60-80 gold for a short-medium length game. You can end the game after earning 30 XP, but you gain a multiplier that increases for every 10 additional XP... so if you end the game after earning 120 XP, then you'll get a 2x bonus and walk away with 240 gold.

There are currently 150 cards in the deck: 50 characters, 50 places, 50 things, and nearly 100 verbs that are common to all decks.

If you're not happy with a card in your hand, then you can drag it to the bottom of the screen where an exchange tray will pop up. Exchanging a card costs 25 gold.

So you can choose to end the game early or keep playing to pile on XP. There is a Win/Lose record that I'm not sure how it works because this seems much more like a cooperative story making kind of game, but for a buck it sounds kind of neat.

[idolminds]

Well Loremaster went free, so time to check it out.

[idolminds]

Heads up! Carmageddon is free for the 24 hours of launch. Grab it fast.

[idolminds]

Borderlands is coming to iOS with Borderlands Legends! Coming Oct 31st.

Behind the big guns of Brick, Lilith, Mordecai, and Roland, fans will be treated to a fresh take on the series’ signature shoot-and-loot formula. Playing from a top-down perspective, they’ll encounter various classes of familiar foes — Skags, Bandits, Crimson Lance, Spider Ants — and pimp skill trees loosely based on the original Borderlands. Characters possess three action skills and six abilities, with each of the latter supporting five levels. In a neat twist, players control all four characters simultaneously and can temporarily coordinate their corpse-piling talents to unleash powerful attacks.

[sirean_syan]

So..... Starblo?

Really though, that's the sort of thing where I wish they would make a $20 game on the level of Torchlight and not restrict it to stupid touchscreens.

[idolminds]

Yeah I kinda hope they bring that back to PC. It looks pretty snazzy.

[Quemaqua]

Holy crap. I downloaded like 7-9 games tonight, almost all free. Big sales this weekend. I love/hate you, TouchArcade app.

Notable purchases include Organ Trail and that zombie runner. Tried it out tonight... worked pretty nicely, kind of amusing. Haven't messed with it since I got back from the walk (you don't have to run), but we'll see how it goes.

[idolminds]

Oh wow, thanks for catching those. Since I already have them marked as bought I didnt get a notification for the price drops.

[Quemaqua]

Dude, Punch Quest is the best game in the universe.

[idolminds]

Haha, yeah its pretty cool. I keep saying "Eh, its just another endless runner with a twist" but then why do I keep playing it?

[idolminds]

For iPad owners, Corpse Craft is currently a freebie.

[idolminds]

Borderlands Legends releases tonight. I'm not hearing good things.

But also coming is Knights of Pen & Paper!

[Quemaqua]

Huh, that last one looks really neat. I haven't heard of it. Any amazing infos?

[idolminds]

Not too much, but initial responses seem positive. Its already had a release on Android so there is some feedback on the Google Play store, and now some iOS as well.

If the price is right it might be worth grabbing.

[Quemaqua]

Looks like $2 on Android. I'm sold after doing a little reading, though don't have any real sense of its breadth or depth. But it seems very unique for $2.

[idolminds]

This is a thing.

Halo 4: King of the Hill Fueled by Mountain Dew

Win Double XP Matches and Digital Halo 4 Gear!

Mountain Dew, Doritos and 7-Eleven - in partnership with Xbox, 343, and Ogmento - are helping bring the Halo 4 experience into the real world with this location-based promotional game! Battle to become King of the Hill at your local 7-Eleven Store to win cool digital Halo 4 gear including Double XP and an Exclusive Custom Locus Helmet (US Only) or Ghost Prop Avatar (Canada Only)! Scan your favorite Halo 4 themed Mountain Dew and Doritos products to get in-game supplies to keep the battle going at each store location! Download and play for free!

Key Features:

•Location-Based gameplay ties the in-game action to real world 7-Eleven Stores!
•Compete on local and national levels
•Use Augmented Reality & Computer Vision technology to scan Mountain Dew and Doritos products to obtain supplies!
•Win Halo 4 prizes for your home console including Double XP matches, an exclusive Halo 4 Theme, a "Bulletproof" Emblem, and a "Locus" Helmet (US Only) or Ghost Prop Avatar (Canada only)!

Get Halo 4: King of the Hill Powered by Mountain Dew and join the battle!

This is real, not a joke app. Seriously.

[Quemaqua]

What the fuck?

[gpw11]

That looks like the stupidest thing since that Borderlands game a few posts up.

[idolminds]

Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor is free! HD/iPad version appears to be as well. I've heard good things about this one.

[idolminds]

Ticket To Ride Europe Pocket is free today! Grab this one for sure.

Lost Winds 2 is also free.