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The iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch Gaming |Thread4| NOT Doomed
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Congrats on the Touch Arcade review, it is sure to help drive sales. Best of luck to you!
BobJustBob
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It's a port of a flash game which you can play. People are hyped because they've played it. And because it's a dollar.
BlackBanditSho
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Barkley's Justice
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anyone know if pinball arcade performs better on ipad2?
i'm playing on ipad1 and the graphics are nice enough. textures can be a little murky at times. but i'm wondering if it runs at 60fps on ipad2? it definitely does not on ipad1.
i'm playing on ipad1 and the graphics are nice enough. textures can be a little murky at times. but i'm wondering if it runs at 60fps on ipad2? it definitely does not on ipad1.
dream
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This is so fascinating.
http://aeiowu.com/365-puzzlejuice-emails-pt-1/
The developers of Puzzlejuice published the entire history of the game's development -- which, as it turns out, was all done via email -- chronicingly everything from the conception of the game to their concerns about the similarities between Puzzlejuice and Spell Tower to post-release problems they had to address.
http://aeiowu.com/365-puzzlejuice-emails-pt-1/
The developers of Puzzlejuice published the entire history of the game's development -- which, as it turns out, was all done via email -- chronicingly everything from the conception of the game to their concerns about the similarities between Puzzlejuice and Spell Tower to post-release problems they had to address.
BlackBanditSho
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Thanks! Looking forward to seeing the revenues and development costs!
Minsc
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As far as I understand the only difference currently is the iPad 2 has AA, performance is the same, it still gets choppy on one of the tables. I think the iOS/Android launches were pushed out a little early because they're free to update and Farsight could use a little cash. It feels like it's 60fps for the most part on an iPhone 4 to me, on Arabian Nights anyway. The camera pans as it zooms in and out are extremely smooth if not. Textures have been getting complaints as well, but again, on a smaller device like the iPhone, they actually look really sharp. I think in a few months it should be in tip-top shape! They need to focus on the console/PC/handheld releases, and then they can start really optimizing for the platforms and focusing on all the DLC tables.
From what I've read, the iPad 1 performance is significantly faster than the what I must assume to be the average Android device, people were complaining on their facebook page the beta performance of the Android port lacked quite a bit against an iPad.
dunno if it's been mentioned yet but corpse party has been released on App Store (currently Japanese only)
here's an article I found: http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/App+Store/news.asp?c=37736
here's an article I found: http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/App+Store/news.asp?c=37736
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
I tried a table in the free version of Pinball Arcade, is there no fixed camera angle that doesn't zoom in places, like the fixed view in War Pinball and Pinball HD (btw I wish they'd let me update to that new version that unlocks all these tables in one making it similar to Pinball Arcade without rebuying)? Also, the interface is clunky. The rest seems good but I'm not sure I'll bite...
Awesome, bought.
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
Spice Invaders is free and seems pretty good so far, and I'm not even a big fan of tower defence...
But the reviews say there's tons of crap IAP etc. Although all it shows in the list is "spice' which is basically earned in-game too and used to unlock upgrades and skills and stuff, I think. I'd say try it and decide yourself, it seems well put together.
But the reviews say there's tons of crap IAP etc. Although all it shows in the list is "spice' which is basically earned in-game too and used to unlock upgrades and skills and stuff, I think. I'd say try it and decide yourself, it seems well put together.
bigwinnerx
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Agreed. One of the only non-asynch or Cave games I've kept on my iPad.
GeekyDad
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Played through a hefty amount of the game, and I never felt the need to spend money on IAP. You can replay missions for spice and whatnot, and it's not too much of a grind. The multiplayer features were the highlight for me; otherwise, it was pretty much just like playing any number of TD games in Warcraft III -- competent but nothing special.
RetroGreg
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This. I bought Kingdom Rush about a week ago and I just can't put it down. So awesome. This game is up there with Defense Grid for me.
a secret-boss
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Watched some vid of rebuild gonna buy it
Jedeye Sniv
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Sweet! I was playing earlier and got all the way to having the heli come in, i must have been no more than 30 secs away from it and got killed as I ran out of ammo. I yelled in fury. Tasty, awesome fury. You win this round, benSks...
sonikokaruto
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First, from what I remember Dash said that the latest gamecenter updates broke the way he was using not to display people's real names in the challenges. Second, Dash is banned...
EleventhDoctor
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Macho Madness
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Not on iPad.
dream
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This is absolutely insane.
Dog Problems
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So I guess The Other Brothers is a platformer.
In response to what somebody said on Touch Arcade's forums:
The developer said:
In response to what somebody said on Touch Arcade's forums:
The developer said:
Any good?
No clue, just saw it was on sale from appshopper.
I never felt that was the case, seems like I'm constantly earning spice when I'm playing.
What I really like about the game is how slick it is, very nice visuals and overall design
Dynamite Shikoku
Congratulations, you really deserve it!
nope
dreamcastmaster
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Good post, what I'll add to that is as pinball machines are mechanical devices they age with play so the ball will react slightly differently over time. So I can play the same pinball machines at two different locations and my performance will vary per machine. I've checked the tilt on the tables by looking at the screw legs to see if the table has been angled too high by an operator.
Just play it safe by making it into a point & click adventure game, please. Those screenshots uploaded a few pages back look too good to be made into a mediorce platformer.
Chuck (Old)
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Anyone else's Blissful Death not showing their achievements in Game Center?
Dacvak
No one shall be brought before our LORD David Bowie without the true and secret knowledge of the Photoshop. For in that time, so shall He appear.
Yeah, after I spent more time with Pinball Arcade, I realized the physics aren't really as bad as I might have implied. In fact, when the ball's moving really fast, they're pretty darn good. There are just some small things that don't act properly, like the spinning bottle in the Arabian table - it spins too much with too gentle of a nudge from the ball, like it's super-greased or something. I've played that table a few times, and it's definitely not that loose. (Granted, that could have been the fault of my table.)
But really, after playing a while, it's not the physics that bother me. It's just the polish, in general. Compared to Zen Pinball on the iPad, this just looks bad. The lighting is really flat, the textures and geometry aren't very impressive, and some animations (like pulling the launcher back) are choppy or strange. Ironically, when I play Zen Pinball, it feels far more like an actual pinball table, even though it has fantastic things like a ball trail, and impossible geometry. Pinball Arcade plays much more like the Collection games (which obviously makes sense). There's nothing wrong with that... I LOVED the Williams Collection on the Wii. I guess since Pinball FX and Zen Pinball, I've come to expect more polish - both in the visuals, and just the overall feel of the game - and Pinball Arcade (on the iPad, at least) lacks that.
Still, it's a great deal for a buck. I'll even grab a few other tables when they come out. (I'm really hoping for Space Shuttle!)
Dog Problems
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Yeah, I think I agree. I love platformers and all but it looks like it could be a good point-and-click.
Not showing for me either.
It's worth it. The only thing that's bugging me about Soul Calibur is that you can't assign more than 1 shortcut. I need A+B, B+K and a throw shortcut damn it!
Dog Problems
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Yeah, that art is so unappealing.
chickdigger802
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Ash II gold is on sale for $3.
It's pretty much the 'season pass' one where all future chapters are free. Seems like a good deal.
Need to finish up 1 first though =/
It's pretty much the 'season pass' one where all future chapters are free. Seems like a good deal.
Need to finish up 1 first though =/
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