Two notable iPhone games that we enjoyed and covered in the past have received free, lite versions.
The level complexity, 3D rendering, and cinematics come together to deliver an impressive experience. For fans of the "Hack n' Slash" genre, the overall production value of the paid app and the fun to be had is likely worth the $5.99.
The free, lite version [App Store] features only a very short first level (versus eight of the full release), but should give a basic feel for the paid app to those debating the purchase.
A new challenger approaches in the castle defense arena, Chillingo's Knights Onrush [App Store] was just released! If you're new to these types of games, the basic gameplay element consists of flicking away enemies approaching your castle.
Most of them also feature some kind of upgrade system where you spend whatever currency the game has to increase the strength of your castle door, along with several other fun defenses like boulders to drop and fireballs to throw. Knights Onrush has all of these features and more, providing much needed depth in to the genre.
Mobile developer SmallBall has released SmallBall Pinball, Grand Canyon [App Store], a free pinball game for the iPhone and iPod touch.
The first episode in a series of coming pinball releases, SmallBall Pinball is an easy-paced pinball game with a Grand Canyon graphical theme and, interestingly, a backstory.
In the first of many, SB Pinball: Grand Canyon is themed after America
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Dizzy Bee arrived on the scene on the first day of the App Store's launch, and the game was a pleasant surprise with more polish and character than practically every other game at the time. It really gave us hope for the future of iPhone gaming.
While Igloo Games did eventually follow it up with Dizzy Bee 2 [$2.99], they hadn't released any brand new games until just last night with the launch of Bed Bugs [... Read more »
Fishing Cactus has just released Equilibrio Lite Edition [App Store], a free version of its gravity-based game which challenges you to get your ball to the end goal by navigating ramps, trampolines, spikes, and more.
While the premise of the game may seem familiar, the game incorporates a number of twists to keep it interesting. There are 5 types of balls, each with different properties and gameplay characteristics. Th
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What was once paradise is now waste and rotting meat. I am surrounded by the decaying corpses of these disgusting invaders. The stink of them fills my thoughts. And I'm so hungry. Before my mind consumes itself in despair, I have to write our story. My name is Jhava, and as far as I know, I'm all that's left.
Heavy stuff… Such begins Last Cannon, a game in which you control a cannon at the bottom of the screen with the mission of destroying an onslaught of alien invaders bent on wiping out your installation. It sounds like a pretty well known formula, but Last Cannon packs some twists.
Your cannon has several ways of dealing with the advancing Knurlings (the aliens in question). Hitting a Knur
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Galactic Gunner. Australian brothers Jamie and Simon Edis have taken an unconventional approach to the genre–Instead of having the player control the flying and shooting like Galaxy On Fire 3D [App Store], Galactic Gunner is a shooter on rails. As the title hints, you play as the gunner and shoot by tapping where you want to fire on screen.
Kris Jones of Pocket Monkey Gamer is a one-man studio who decided to take his passion for game design and technology to start making his first iPhone game back in March. He has since seen early success with his first release Sparta [App Store] (now in the Top 50 Paid apps) which will allow him to continue to work full-time in iPhone gaming.
Jones told us that he first started visiting TouchArcade as a regular visitor, keeping up with latest iPhone gaming news, but later became an
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Featuring stylish pixel art, an entirely vocal soundtrack of human beatboxing, achievements, online leaderboards and a friends list to compare scores, Taxiball is an extremely fun game that all of us here are enjoying.
Over the past few months, iPhone gamers have all been wondering what in the world happened to Sega. They released Super Monkey Ball [App Store], then Columns Deluxe [App Store] not too long after, and then just disappeared until tonight when Sonic the Hedgehog [... Read more »
The level complexity, 3D rendering, and cinematics come together to deliver an impressive experience. For fans of the "Hack n' Slash" genre, the overall production value of the paid app and the fun to be had is likely worth the $5.99.
Mobile developer SmallBall has released SmallBall Pinball, Grand Canyon [
Fishing Cactus has just released Equilibrio Lite Edition [
