Hi all at TouchArcade. I haven't been keeping track of gaming for the past hmmm 3-6 months. Just wondering what are the new killer apps, any deals that are on offer that I should really get, and any other concerning information regarding the world of Touch gaming... Thanks.
I'm wondering if you'd like to share your picks of the best games from when the store first opened until december of 2009 because that's when I first got my ipod touch. I have globall that I beat. Any oldies but goodies?
Some awesome games that have been released recently: Super QuickHook, Pix'n Rush, Tilt To Live, & Fruit Ninja. You should check them out.
Yup, I'll second that Pix'n Love Rush recommendation. Also really enjoying Pro Zombie Soccer at the moment...you've gotta lotta catching up to do, have fun!
You haven't missed that much although some really good games came out; - Fruit Ninja [Thread, iTunes] - Babylonian Twins [Thread, iTunes] - Carcassonne [Thread, iTunes] - Robot Unicorn Attack [Thread, iTunes] - Super QuickHook [Thread, iTunes] - Wolf Boy [Thread, iTunes] - Tilt to Live [Thread, iTunes] - Prince of Persia: Warrior Within [Thread, iTunes] - BATTLE BEARS -1: The Double Prequel [Thread, iTunes] Some BIG updates to already existing games; - Saucerlifter 1.3 Heavy Disk [Thread, iTunes] - Pocket God: Crack is Wack! [Thread, iTunes] - Jet Car Stunts [Thread, iTunes] Upcoming games to look out for; - Stenches: The Zombie Game to End All Zombie Games [Thread] - Dark Nebula: Episode 2 [Thread] - Legendary Wars [Thread] - Agents! [Thread] - Prisoner 84 [Thread] - iShoot 2 [Thread] -- Those are only some of many! Welcome back.
Why dont you says what genres you enjoyed before, because the recommendations are all over the map and skewed towards recent stuff. For example, like Dual Stick Shooters? There is probably still consensus that Meteor Blitz is the best. Like RTS? There is general consensus that Land Sea Air is the best single player experience by a comfortable margin, although it lacks multiplayer. In the pick up and play genre, Fruit Ninja and Tilt-to-live got and get lots of love from most TA'ers that like casual games. And so on, and so forth
Some other good ones Land Air Sea Warfare: best RTS period Sigma: interesting puzzle game Sword and poker 2: enjoy poker? Buy it haha Gun disassembly: I like it 100 rogues: if you like roguelikes then this is a game you will love Highborn: really nice Turn Based Strategy Fragger: its a fun grenade throwing game PHOENIX WRIGHT ACE ATTOURNEY: BUY BUY BUY!!!! Archetype: amazing online fps Carnivores: guns and dinosaurs? Sign me up! Hector: Badge of Carnage ep1: buy buy buy! Grokion: its a good metroidvania type game EDIT: oh and Oddy Smog is fantastic too
Thanks everyone! Forgot what a great community TA is! I've just bought angry birds and it is a great on the go type of game. The prince of Persia game looks great aswell as the new updates on pocket good (which I really really need to get).
Thank you RttaM for a great list of titles! It seems the app store is as strong as ever! I have just bought jet car stunts and it is fantastic - a real sense of speed. My favourite titles from 2008/9 (if I remember when these came out rightly, are Doodle jump - still a fantastic game although papi jump started it all, doodle jumps updates have made it far superior. iPingPong - loved the game to death, my favourite table tennis game Eliss - manic game and quite tricky. Zenonia - a brilliant rpg that wasn't bested when I was playing iPod touch games, and it was sooooooo long. Homerunbattle 3D - dunno how many people still play this game but it was nightly fun online and featured cod-like unlockables. Dinosmash - had a cult following on TA a while ago and was fantastic and crazy to play online. GeoDefense - the original was fantastic and I enjoyed it much more than Geodefense swarm as the areas you could place turrets weren't set. Both games are fun and hard which makes for an enjoyable and challenging experience. Dactyl - a favourite for quick fun, very addictive to get a high score tapping at the bombs before they blow up. WordFu - a great timed word game. TouchGrind - very well known game but fantastic nonetheless. Space invaders infinity gene - a great space invaders remake though the best bit is using your own music to create unique stages. Some others In a list: ZenBound - fantastic graphics Minigore iBlastMoki - exclusively on iPhone and very original, a puzzler with some similarities to angry birds - my favourite of 2009 Peggle - same as the pc version but soo much more fun Ragdoll Blaster - a great game shooting a person at targets HoldEm - the best poker game offline with Live Poker the best online Grand theft auto Chinatown wars - the real deal Blimp - a puzzler/platformer Cube Runner - fast, very fast Enigmo - puzzle with water F.A.S.T - fantastic flight game Real Racing - just like the good old codies games, and with great graphics. Knots - free and fun with more than one person I dig it - just like motherload from miniclip.com Fieldrunners - the original TD Moto X Mayhem - a solid bike racer like trials bike etc. iDodge: Space Ninja - a great timing game Space Trader - trading goods around stations to get the best value, had so much fun with this game Stoneloops of Jurassica - fantastic, just fantastic puzzle game. Theseus - another great puzzle game with you and the Minotaur getting one turn each to make a move and you have to get to the exit 4x4 jam - a great racer with an open world element Scoops - very original and addictive Tolu Tori - a great puzzler with high values
Also, I dont know whether he still does them, but Big Albie was the best reviewer on Touch Arcade for the majority of last year and before that for IPhone games, so if there's anything to know ask him, otherwise if you have anymore questions feel free to ask.
And to narrow it down a bit, I like original titles especially: First person shooters (as long as the controls are good) Different puzzlers (something with a uniqueness eg angry birds) Platformers (2d ones as 3d doesn't tend to work) An in depth rpg (leaning on development and questing) Hope that helps, sorry for the vague posting and the wait inbetween.
A first-person shooter just came out that's called Archetype. It's multiplayer-only (sans the "Training" level), but that is a fun one if you're looking for a multiplayer FPS that you can play over 3G and Wifi. As far as strange puzzlers go, though I haven't played it myself, Psychoban has been getting a lot of attention. It's an isometric "Sokoban" game where the point of the game is move blocks around and set them up on switches. I think that's the gist of it. From the things I've seen on Psychoban, it has that gameplay element, plus a devious sense of humor and a very peculiar little art style. I haven't noticed many noteworthy platformers coming out lately, but I'm sure you've heard of Soosiz? That's probably the best one I've played. Grokion finally released, and that's like a mix of Mega Man and Metroid. That's pretty fun, but also pretty difficult. I'm not too big into RPGs, but Ravensword is really good. I like it a lot, at least I'm sure somewhere in the thread, somebody already mentioned it, but I thought I'd go ahead and throw it in just in case: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. It's a fantastic point-and-click attorney simulator that has some great stories, memorable characters, and when the courtroom gameplay comes in, it's just outstanding. It's a very refreshing title that if you aren't familiar with, it's amazing. Look into it And if you're into extreme sports, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 was ported to the iPhone back in April, and they did a terrific job with it. If you played Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 back in its heyday, and want to relive that nostalgia, definitely don't hesitate to pick that up. Just thought I'd throw my two pennies in Disclaimer: I'm not entirely sure when any of these games came out for sure (except for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2), so I apologize if you already knew of them beforehand
It's alright, thanks for the help! I checked soosiz, out I think (the one where you can jump between world areas and go upside down sort of like a 2D super Mario galaxy). Ooh ravensword has finally come out! I'll have to check that out Nostalgia! Hopefully its a good port. Are the controls good? I'll have a look at the other ones aswell! Thanks everyone!
The controls in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 are disgustingly good. As long as you use the virtual d-pad as opposed to the accelerometer, the controls are outstanding.
