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Snkfanatic · (01-18-2012, 06:56 PM)

Originally Posted by Foob:

oh my good god i cannot wait for this game to come out tonight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YZHh...layer_embedded

Whoa, that looks awesome. Thanks for pointing it out

ParityBit · (01-18-2012, 06:57 PM)

Originally Posted by Foob:

oh my good god i cannot wait for this game to come out tonight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YZHh...layer_embedded

iCade?! (Yes, I am addicted)

Chuck (Old) · (01-18-2012, 06:58 PM)

SoulCalibur's touch screen controls blow.

krypt0nian · (01-18-2012, 07:06 PM)

Originally Posted by Foob:

oh my good god i cannot wait for this game to come out tonight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YZHh...layer_embedded

Yes please! Wow the amount of cool games lately...

bubnbob · (01-18-2012, 07:14 PM)

Don't see the big deal with the Jazz game. What's the gimmick? I already bought Terra Noctis from them... why do I want to buy that?

Item_Screen · (01-18-2012, 07:15 PM)

Well, it took forever, but I went through the entire GAF GameCenter list and added everybody. Some of the names didn't go through because I may have typed them in wrong, and I'm sure I missed a few others, so if you didn't get a request from me (donniebutts) please add me!

...now if only more of you had Bug Princess

Time to get Hero Academy I guess.

bubnbob · (01-18-2012, 07:15 PM)

Originally Posted by Neo Child:

downloaded super brothers s&s. away to get baked and then play, is it good?

Highly overrated. YMMV, and I don't see how being baked can enhance the experience

Ranger X · (01-18-2012, 07:18 PM)

Originally Posted by Foob:

oh my good god i cannot wait for this game to come out tonight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YZHh...layer_embedded

Oh nice!! New platformer with amazing art = I am sold.

dk_ · (01-18-2012, 07:28 PM)

Originally Posted by Franklinator:

Yeah, I can see em assuming that there's only one level pack. You can find it on the level select screen

Where?

Nelo Ice · (01-18-2012, 07:28 PM)

Tiny Heroes is free today.
http://itunes.apple.com/app/tiny-her...458645418?mt=8

Franklinator · (01-18-2012, 07:31 PM)

Originally Posted by dk_:

Where?

[img]http://i.imgur.com/nWIC6.jpg[Img]

[img]http://i.imgur.com/BZIBD.jpg[img]

Weird, it's showing them to the right of world 5 for me

dk_ · (01-18-2012, 07:37 PM)

I deleted and redownloaded the app. Still nothing! I guess I'll keep my money...

glaringradio · (01-18-2012, 08:48 PM)

Soul Calibur is horrendous because of the touch screen... Who would have guessed it? Terrible waste of money.

Slacker · (01-18-2012, 08:49 PM)

Originally Posted by Chuck:

SoulCalibur's touch screen controls blow.

How could they not? I can't imagine how this kind of game would be playable on iOS devices (also known as iPads/iPhones/iPod Touches weeee).

Dog Problems · (01-18-2012, 08:52 PM)

Originally Posted by Slacker:

How could they not? I can't imagine how this kind of game would be playable on iOS devices (also known as iPads/iPhones/iPod Touches weeee).

Well, King of Fighters-i and Street Fighter IV Volt play fine so it's not hard to believe that Soul Calibur could have been good.

Gamecocks625 · (01-18-2012, 08:57 PM)

I wouldn't mind SFIV if it were universal. I thought it controlled just fine. Granted, I'm not an avid fighting game fan, but it worked on the iPod touch. I would definitely keep playing it on iPad.

Dynamite Shikoku · (01-18-2012, 08:57 PM)

I had no problem playin gamelofts soul calibur clone so i dont think the controls will be a problem for me. The price on the other hand...

Fusebox · (01-18-2012, 08:59 PM)

Originally Posted by Neo Child:

downloaded super brothers s&s. away to get baked and then play, is it good?

Great game, would be a very cool chill out session when baked, enjoy.

chickdigger802 · (01-18-2012, 09:02 PM)

Originally Posted by glaringradio:

Soul Calibur is horrendous because of the touch screen... Who would have guessed it? Terrible waste of money.

I also found the controls to be garbage on gamepad. Hate trying to press (left button and right button, or top button and down button) at the same time.

Alextended · 09:13 PM

Originally Posted by chickdigger802:

I also found the controls to be garbage on gamepad. Hate trying to press (left button and right button, or top button and down button) at the same time.

Wut? I don't remember any such moves in SC... Did they add them for the iOS port or what, and why would they?!

Hell, that's pretty much 100% impossible to do with an analog stick as on DC so I'm pretty sure they weren't there...

Foob · (01-18-2012, 09:04 PM)

Originally Posted by bubnbob:

Don't see the big deal with the Jazz game. What's the gimmick? I already bought Terra Noctis from them... why do I want to buy that?

oh i dunno maybe because it looks awesome

Animatik · (01-18-2012, 09:19 PM)

Originally Posted by Foob:

oh i dunno maybe because it looks awesome

Game definitely looks awesome! Just playing as a jazz man is interesting enough for me to want try it. Will grab it when i get home after work.

buhdeh · (01-18-2012, 09:24 PM)

Originally Posted by Alextended:

Wut? I don't remember any such moves in SC... Did they add them for the iOS port or what, and why would they?!

Hell, that's pretty much 100% impossible to do with an analog stick as on DC so I'm pretty sure they weren't there...

I think he's talking about the "face" buttons.

Kuran · (01-18-2012, 09:35 PM)

What is the best source to find daily free apps? All I have is www.appshopper.com but that is always listing so much garbage..

bubnbob · (01-18-2012, 09:37 PM)

Originally Posted by Foob:

oh i dunno maybe because it looks awesome

That's why I got Terra Noctis. Oh well, I'm fine with one game.

Slacker · (01-18-2012, 09:40 PM)

Originally Posted by Kuran:

What is the best source to find daily free apps? All I have is www.appshopper.com but that is always listing so much garbage..

I get all my info from this link. :)

Got the Shakes · (01-18-2012, 09:49 PM)

I finally broke down and bought SpellTower. It's an amazing game. My GC username is Got the Shakes if anyone wants to add me for the leaderboards.

Mario · (01-18-2012, 09:50 PM)

Originally Posted by Wrestlemania:

But Whale Trail has only managed to make 140,000 paid downloads to date. That's a game which was heavily marketed and talked about, it popped up on a lot of blogs with "App of the day" style articles.

That's kind of my point. In my view, Mighty Fin is pitched at the right level of investment and will have made back far more of that as a percentage than Whale Trail. The Whale Trail team over invested, probably spending too much on marketing/advertising which has a low ROI, and may never break even.

Quote:

Not saying a game with a much lesser budget couldn't reach 60,000, but it seems like success relies pretty heavily on pure luck and just breaking even must be very difficult.

There are definitely ways in which you can protect your downside to increase your chance of breaking even and moving into profitability. Luck plays a role, but you can stack the odds for success considerably with smart decisions, careful spending, and the right activity.

All but 2 of the 15 titles PikPok have published so far have failed to or won't break even.

The main problem developers face on the App Store (and indeed for most platforms) is the naive belief that developing a great game is the only thing that matters. The world is littered with the corpses of developers who made great games.

Jedeye Sniv · (01-18-2012, 10:19 PM)

I really love Caverns of Minos, it's easily Minter's best since Minotaur Rescue. Has a nice difficulty curve, some hilarious pickups and enemies and perfect controls on iPad and iCade. It looks janky in screenshots (although that's on purpose) but it has a real charm in motion. I'm currently number 6 on the Novice scoreboard, come at me bros :D

chickdigger802 · (01-18-2012, 10:24 PM)

Originally Posted by buhdeh:

I think he's talking about the "face" buttons.

Yeah. Played sc games on so many platforms hard to recall any layouts. Dc has similar layout as Xbox though right?

Pastry · (01-18-2012, 10:26 PM)

Hero Academy is easily my favorite asynchronous game for iOS, personally I enjoy it way more than Carcassone (maybe its the action).

Chinner · 10:39 PM

Originally Posted by Tobor:

Argh. Call it the iOS gaming thread, FFS!

It's like fingernails on the chalkboard.

i agree, but hey it's not the end of the world.

edit: woops responding to a post over 200 posts back lol/

AngmarsKing701 · (01-18-2012, 10:33 PM)

Originally Posted by Pastry:

Hero Academy is easily my favorite asynchronous game for iOS, personally I enjoy it way more than Carcassone (maybe its the action).

Does anyone know if this is getting the universal treatment at some point? I hate playing games in 2x on my iPad.

Alextended · 10:51 PM

Originally Posted by chickdigger802:

Yeah. Played sc games on so many platforms hard to recall any layouts. Dc has similar layout as Xbox though right?

Yeah... But what's hard about pressing two buttons together... Loads of games ask that.... Now, it can be a bit tricky compared to the arcade games where you have big ass buttons you press with fingers other than your thumb but consoles give you 4 extra shoulder buttons to map those two tricky combinations on, if you don't want to get an arcade stick.

Or you could map the shoulder buttons to the primary functions, and put combinations on the face buttons.

Or whatever else.

Roders5 · (01-18-2012, 10:46 PM)

Is there a list anywhere of games that support iCloud? Or games that can sync data between iPhone/iPad? Hate having to stick to one device for certain games.

Flunkie · (01-18-2012, 10:46 PM)

Last thread's winners (losers):

flashburn2012 · (01-18-2012, 10:50 PM)

What the fuck, I posted over 100 times in the last thread? I got issues.

Fusebox · (01-18-2012, 11:01 PM)

How did I get so far up that list?! Must have been due to my constant dedicated and selfless contribution to the GAF iOS community. I'm also amazingly modest.

Wario64 · 11:05 PM

Looks like Real Racing 2 will be 99 cents again tonight

Also, Order Up is coming out tonight...free with IAP disable ads. Hmmm

ShineALight · (01-18-2012, 11:04 PM)

Look, Wario's #1 on another leaderboard.

Zeth · (01-18-2012, 11:04 PM)

Originally Posted by Nelo Ice:

Tiny Heroes is free today.
http://itunes.apple.com/app/tiny-her...458645418?mt=8

Great game!

Nelo Ice · (01-18-2012, 11:11 PM)

Originally Posted by Wario64:

Looks like Real Racing 2 will be 99 cents again tonight

Also, Order Up is coming out tonight...free with IAP disable ads. Hmmm

Damn think I may pick up Real Racing 2 this time then.

CrunchinJelly · (01-18-2012, 11:14 PM)

Originally Posted by Wario64:

Looks like Real Racing 2 will be 99 cents again tonight

Also, Order Up is coming out tonight...free with IAP disable ads. Hmmm

Isn't Order Up a retail 3DS game?

Franklinator · (01-18-2012, 11:14 PM)

Originally Posted by Wario64:

Looks like Real Racing 2 will be 99 cents again tonight

Also, Order Up is coming out tonight...free with IAP disable ads. Hmmm

I kinda want to try Order Up

Originally Posted by cjelly:

Isn't Order Up a retail 3DS game?

The sequel is. I'm not sure what this iOS version is

Wario64 · (01-18-2012, 11:15 PM)

Originally Posted by cjelly:

Isn't Order Up a retail 3DS game?

I dunno, it was on Wii though, sounded like it was a good game

Not sure how freemium this game is though, especially if IAP is just to disable ads

neojubei · (01-18-2012, 11:19 PM)

Originally Posted by Foob:

oh my good god i cannot wait for this game to come out tonight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YZHh...layer_embedded

Wow that's pretty cool. Might buy this with soul calibur tonight.

Henk_Glimlach · 11:24 PM

Originally Posted by dk_:

Where?

Same problem here can't find the new levels for Scribblenauts.

GeekyDad · (01-18-2012, 11:25 PM)

Originally Posted by Franklinator:

The sequel is. I'm not sure what this iOS version is

Is it actually a sequel? I was under the impression it was merely a 3DS port.

Technosteve · (01-18-2012, 11:25 PM)

Originally Posted by ShineALight:

Look, Wario's #1 on another leaderboard.

he probably has a controller that cheater

Franklinator · (01-18-2012, 11:29 PM)

Originally Posted by GeekyDad:

Is it actually a sequel? I was under the impression it was merely a 3DS port.

I think you're right. Just did a quick search and it seems the 3DS game is a port of the Wii game with extra stuff. And this iOS version is some spin-off

I found it here:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=431889