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[Mr Cola]

Also god damnit every single f'ing game needs to have it so i can listen to my own music and play!

 

[LaneDS]

I'm just waiting for the price to come down. It's fun, but not sure it's $2.99 fun.

Yeah, I wouldn't spend more than $1 for any of those "go as far as you can" games that are so numerous on the platform. Even then I have trouble justifying the purchase after so many similar ones.

 

[wolfmat]

I wish I could 'subscribe' to app updates like podcasts, so they get downloaded here and there automatically when necessary. Oh, and patches, not the entire bloody app all over again (elements wtf?)

Patches are hard to do in a generic manner.

The subscription idea isn't bad because it potentially reduces the need for interaction in order to update. You could propose it if you wanted to: http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html

 

[Mr Cola]

First impressions of fifa, bare in mind this is my only experirence with football games on the iphone.

So it looks pretty and 99% of the time there is no lag, so thats the first concern out of the way. During free kicks or corners it can get a tad dicey, but not much, it picks its times oddly its not like the whole set piece is laggy, most of it is smooth.

Controls wise its taking some getting used to, the stick seems a bit unresponsive at times, but im still getting used to it, first game was hard, second decidedly easier but there is still a learning curve to it.

Scoring is really fun, really fun, which is the best barometer for a football game imo, lots of really cool animations.

Just about to head into an FA cup so ill update with second impressions a bit later.

 

[OMG Aero]

I do think as we see Apple toss the white syncing cable in favor of WiFi syncing (is there some sort of wireless charging too? I heard of a power mat you just place your devices on with no cables and it charges them), we'll see some sort of more automated updating and backing up / keeping in sync.

This is the thing I want the most for my iPod. I have a speaker at home that I always plug it into to keep it charged or listen to music and it would be so good to just sync it there instead of taking it out, plugging it into my laptop, syncing, unplugging it and putting it back.

 

[Minsc]

The only real bad thing about subscribing to updates for apps would be that what happens when an update comes out that breaks the app on the device, or in the case of PvZ, removes functionality (removal of the MJ zombie)? Guess you're just SoL if you have a subscription, at least with manual updates you could choose to not update an app if the update is screwed up.

 

[Apesht Mcfckface]

picked up Monkey Ball 2. I had this game before through the friend sign on thing, but he changed his password and I couldn't migrate it over when I updated. Pretty decent, worth a buck.

 

[seady]

Bought:
Super Monkey Ball 2
Spider
Osmos
Super Mega Worm

Also started playing Words With Friends for the first time. Super addicting. Are there any other games like this that have such interesting connectivity? This is the perfect way of connecting friends and I hope all future mobile games take a look at this.

 

[soldat7]

The only real bad thing about subscribing to updates for apps would be that what happens when an update comes out that breaks the app on the device, or in the case of PvZ, removes functionality (removal of the MJ zombie)? Guess you're just SoL if you have a subscription, at least with manual updates you could choose to not update an app if the update is screwed up.

Or if it kills your saved game for some reason.

 

[Minsc]

Bought:
Super Monkey Ball 2
Spider
Osmos
Super Mega Worm

Also started playing Words With Friends for the first time. Super addicting. Are there any other games like this that have such interesting connectivity? This is the perfect way of connecting friends and I hope all future mobile games take a look at this.

Have you bought Carcassonne?

 

[Gamecocks625]

First impressions of fifa, bare in mind this is my only experirence with football games on the iphone.

So it looks pretty and 99% of the time there is no lag, so thats the first concern out of the way. During free kicks or corners it can get a tad dicey, but not much, it picks its times oddly its not like the whole set piece is laggy, most of it is smooth.

Controls wise its taking some getting used to, the stick seems a bit unresponsive at times, but im still getting used to it, first game was hard, second decidedly easier but there is still a learning curve to it.

Scoring is really fun, really fun, which is the best barometer for a football game imo, lots of really cool animations.

Just about to head into an FA cup so ill update with second impressions a bit later.

Interesting. Thanks for the impressions. I'm just curious, did you enjoy and/or play FIFA for psp?

 

[Mr Cola]

Interesting. Thanks for the impressions. I'm just curious, did you enjoy and/or play FIFA for psp?

Dont have a psp no

So ive played around 20 games so far and camera angle makes a huge fucking difference, at least to me. The scroll wheel still doesnt feel responsive enough, player movements are too sharp BUT you can mitigate this by going to tele cam and upping the hight and zooming out. The problem with the default angle is that its so close that your thumb blocks the screen and sometimes your passing in the dark. The game is good, its fun, scoring is great the keepers are fantastic, basically they nailed the scoring/saving aspect of the game. However the midfield play and defensive play is a bit of a headache at times, its very very hard to move individual players around freely, at least it is for me, the scroll wheel and the angle the players move at just doesnt work as well as it should. It is very playable but its like climbing a mountain at times. This bleeds over into the defence where sometimes one player on the opposing team can just run straight and because of how un-responsive the wheel is if you havent planned 2 moves in advance you cant cut them off, which just plain sucks.

So id say im mixed, ill keep playing it because scoring is pretty phenominal, lots of animations, you can sucker the keeper out in one on ones and they make some pretty epic saves from long range attempts.

So id give it maybe 3/5

Also the replay function is epic, 360 rotation zoom in out camera BUT theres no way to save them a feature i think is sorely missed, ive scored some great volleys and awesome long rangers that ill never see again.

 

[whitehawk]

Also god damnit every single f'ing game needs to have it so i can listen to my own music and play!

Seriously. Custom soundtracks should be a universal feature for every single application, it's ridiculous. I can't listen to my music if I want to play pacman or Tony Hawk 2.

edit: sort of off-topic. How are you guys converting videos for your 4th gen iPod or iPhone 4.

 

[Mr Cola]

Seriously. Custom soundtracks should be a universal feature for every single application, it's ridiculous. I can't listen to my music if I want to play pacman or Tony Hawk 2.

edit: sort of off-topic. How are you guys converting videos for your 4th gen iPod or iPhone 4.

Two ways, one is allok, worth the money, has an option "ipod" just click that BAM convert

Otherwise there is an app i have called airvideo which converts on the fly

 

[rc213]

Mediacoder is nice for iPhone 3GS, They added an iPhone/iPod 4 preset.

 

[NekoFever]

This is surprisingly reviewed to be one of the better (though short, only a few hours long) sRPG style games on the iPhone recently. Probably worth grabbing if you're looking for a strategy game.

I really liked it. It's a solid enough game in its own right but seeing all the G1 characters there in 3D was enough to awaken my inner fanboy. It actually uses the licence in some ways as well, rather than just slapping it on some generic SRPG.

 

[Mr Cola]

Ok just played pes 2010 and the controls kick the shit out of fifas. However the lack of content is criminal. I also pray they add a third button for through ball because two buttons makes the game far too easy. The look and feell is near perfect though. It's a toss up pes is easy but smooth and awesome to play
and FIFA is occasionally very good but frustrating for the most part. Pes feels like a tech demo so I'm hoping the 2011 version really steps up the content and complexity.

 

[TouchMyBox]

Mediacoder is nice for iPhone 3GS, They added an iPhone/iPod 4 preset.

Any reason at all to use it over say Handbrake?

Spoiler

Compressor?

 

[whitehawk]

Mediacoder is nice for iPhone 3GS, They added an iPhone/iPod 4 preset.

This is great. Thank you.

 

[Gamecocks625]

Ok just played pes 2010 and the controls kick the shit out of fifas. However the lack of content is criminal. I also pray they add a third button for through ball because two buttons makes the game far too easy. The look and feell is near perfect though. It's a toss up pes is easy but smooth and awesome to play
and FIFA is occasionally very good but frustrating for the most part. Pes feels like a tech demo so I'm hoping the 2011 version really steps up the content and complexity.

If you double tap B you perform a through pass. I had a great goal today from a through ball. Right on about the content. The developer said they wanted to focus on the controls and gameplay for this first version. 2011 should be pretty sweet with more content and even more refined controls.

 

[rc213]

Any reason at all to use it over say Handbrake?

Spoiler

Compressor?

I find it real simple to use, Can't comment on quality since I go for the smallest size before artifacting. But it's multi-threaded and multiple quality options.

 

[whitehawk]

What am I doing wrong. I just had a 174mb file jump up to 250mb...

 

[Jazzy Network]

Picked up both Sonics and FF2 during the sale. Hope the controls aren't bad.

 

[rc213]

What am I doing wrong. I just had a 174mb file jump up to 250mb...

If you take a video with a small resolution and encode it to the iPhone 4 preset it will up the resolution and size I think.

 

[Mr Cola]

If I had a recommendation then I would say hold out for pes 2011. I hope they make it harder though and add master league

 

[whitehawk]

If you take a video with a small resolution and encode it to the iPhone 4 preset it will up the resolution and size I think.

Yeah I figured that, so I changed it to the ipod video preset, and even lowered the audio quality. Video turned out 249mb lol

 

[Buttonbasher]

Oh dang! Peggle just updated and added Peggle Nights for free! Sweet new icon too!

 

[Struct09]

Oh dang! Peggle just updated and added Peggle Nights for free! Sweet new icon too!

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY FOR SO LONG. I love you, PopCap.

Edit: The trial is what's free, but Nights is finally available for iPhone Bought!

 

[dream]

Oh dang! Peggle just updated and added Peggle Nights for free! Sweet new icon too!

It's a $2.99 IAP.

 

[VOOK]

Still not Retina Display compatible though, Peggle that it.

 

[Jonnyram]

God damn it. I could do without lies like that to deflate my excitement.
I'd probably buy it if the app supported retina display, but right now, no thanks.

 

[OMG Aero]

How do in app purchases actually work? I heard that if you remove the app from your device or get a new a device, you have to buy the content again when you re-sync. Is that true?

 

[nofi]

You all need to buy Time Geeks: Find All.

Seriously, it's a brilliant, cheap as chips (59p/99c) hidden object game with chip music and pixel art.

My review's here, but don't read it, just buy it.

 

[thetrin]

How do in app purchases actually work? I heard that if you remove the app from your device or get a new a device, you have to buy the content again when you re-sync. Is that true?

That's not true at all, unless you never sync with your computer. When you sync, all your purchases are saved on your PC, which also means games you don't want taking up space on your iphone you can remove.

 

[Jonnyram]

That's not true at all, unless you never sync with your computer. When you sync, all your purchases are saved on your PC, which also means games you don't want taking up space on your iphone you can remove.

You don't even need to save on your PC. Purchases are tracked the same way as apps. If I buy DLC on my iPad, I can get it again for free on my iPhone directly from the store.

 

[Mario]

That's not true at all, unless you never sync with your computer. When you sync, all your purchases are saved on your PC, which also means games you don't want taking up space on your iphone you can remove.

I don't think you even need to sync. I believe the purchase is stored in the iTunes backend, so if you didn't sync the phone after a phone based purchase, you should still be able to download to your PC for free. Without a sync or PC based purchase, it won't show up as a bought app in your iTunes until a sync or a PC download though.

 

[rc213]

Anyone know if Flick Kick Football, Words With Friends or Stick Golf are getting Game Center support?

I hope Apple adds a chat/msg system to Game Center.

 

[protonion]

After the nights update, Peggle crashes at the pop cap logo every time. Anyone else with this problem? I have the 3GS.

 

[seady]

Shibuya is free. I heard it's pretty good.

Link

 

[SmokyDave]

After the nights update, Peggle crashes at the pop cap logo every time. Anyone else with this problem? I have the 3GS.

Me too. I'm on the iPhone 4 and it just crashes after the Popcap logo. Tried re-booting the phone, no luck.

 

[bomb_jack]

That new Bubble Bobble game is really good.

 

[protonion]

Me too. I'm on the iPhone 4 and it just crashes after the Popcap logo. Tried re-booting the phone, no luck.

Deleting and reinstalling didn't work either.

 

[LCfiner]

game loads up fine for me. it tries to launch the prompt for buying the peggle nights add-on right away so that may be what’s causing the crash for some.

 

[Koodo]

Damn, I must make it a priority to purchase the in-app StarDunk Premium. My addiction is at its highest thus far, but I only have 3 online contests per day. :c

By the way, I MUST GLOAT: I'm second on the GC leaderboard and only behind Astrolad by 300-400 points. That number 1 spot shall be mine! :lol


Anyhow, no one answered a question I posted a page or two back, so here it is in case someone knows the answer:

Question: does the AppAdvice app also list which games are being offered for free?

 

[McBacon]

After the nights update, Peggle crashes at the pop cap logo every time. Anyone else with this problem? I have the 3GS.

iPod touch 4th gen - crashes after the logo. Same with iTunes commenters.

 

[Mario]

Anyone know if Flick Kick Football, Words With Friends or Stick Golf are getting Game Center support?

All the Flick Kick games should be getting GC support, but not sure on timeframe. Possibly before the end of the year.

There is talk of multiplayer for Flick Kick Football as well.

 

[shock33]

Damn, I must make it a priority to purchase the in-app StarDunk Premium. My addiction is at its highest thus far, but I only have 3 online contests per day. :c

By the way, I MUST GLOAT: I'm second on the GC leaderboard and only behind Astrolad by 300-400 points. That number 1 spot shall be mine! :lol


Anyhow, no one answered a question I posted a page or two back, so here it is in case someone knows the answer:

How do people get 140k in the online contests? I'm only getting 60-70k max, is it just the type of ball they're using? Or am I missing something?

(playing with the free version at the moment)

 

[japtor]

How do people get 140k in the online contests? I'm only getting 60-70k max, is it just the type of ball they're using? Or am I missing something?

(playing with the free version at the moment)

From a few pages back:

If you keep playing, you unlock new balls with special abilities, that does have a lot to do with it. But regardless, I generally incorporate a strategy of lighting up all 4 backboards as soon and as often as possible, even if it results in me missing the basket. Those super abilities (especially the multi-ball) really rack up the point totals. Getting clean shots when it doesn't take too long to line up is part of the strategy too.

Yeah that's basically it, light up the boards to get the power ups and try to get clean shots. The latter is pretty important cause I think there's a multiplier associated with them. With the right ball it might be better to ignore the power ups and just go for clean shots since some have an extra bonus/multiplier on top of the standard one.

 

[Buttonbasher]

It's a $2.99 IAP.

Oh baw. Sorry. I just posted due to the update notes. Of course that wouldn't be a thing. : (

 

[Dacvak]

Here's an interesting nugget... The game 0.03 seconds Pro (top 25 right now) uses music from Cowboy Bebop and Goemon Adventures. It's developed by one dude, so I'm pretty sure he didn't get the rights to those... Lol.

Guess no one has called him out yet, since it's still up.