Who knew the iPhone came with a free game?
You know all those lame “test your reflex” games trying to get your hard earned money on the iTunes store? Well, you might not know it, but apparently the ultimate “reflex challenge” comes bundled with every iPhone! (Well, every iPhone running the 2.0.2 firmware, at least. You see, 2.0.2 was when Apple changed things a bit, making it seemingly impossible... Read More
PhoneSaber to return this month as “PhoneSaber Unleashed”
GameCyte recently spoke to a THQ representative who has confirmed that popular iPhone app PhoneSaber (which THQ had removed from the iTunes store for copyright issues) will be released some time this month under the new name PhoneSaber Unleashed. PhoneSaber’s publisher TheMacBox confirmed last month that THQ (which owns the mobile gaming rights for the Star Wars franchise)... Read More
Review: MetaSquares is the iPhone’s “Tetris”
Yes, that’s certainly a bold claim. However, my Tetris comparison is not meant to compare game types between the two (you’ll find no falling bricks here), but rather to convey the type of single-minded, addictive gameplay the two games share. This is now what I see when I close my eyes. To me the best games, whether on consoles or portable devices are usually puzzle/strategy... Read More
Batman LEGO game for iPhone is the best unfounded rumor ever
If there’s one thing I love more than LEGOs, it’s Batman. And if there’s one thing I love more than Batman, it’s the iPhone. That’s why I totally understand the excitement behind a fast-spreading rumor that LEGO Batman is being ported to the iPhone. Never mind that there appears to be zero evidence of this at the moment – all we have to... Read More
Review: Preschool Adventure comes up “short”
While many people who do not have kids may scoff at the idea of handing over their $199-$599 iPhone to a 2 or 3 year old, I have found (with my kids at least) even very young children quickly learn that “Daddy’s iPhone” is very fragile, and we must be very careful with Daddy’s iPhone, and if we drop Daddy’s iPhone Daddy will cry. So it is not surprising... Read More
“300 Bowl” price drop in honor of “National Bowling Week”
Like most people, odds are you’ve probably called in sick to work today because you’ll be celebrating “National Bowling Week” all week long, and who can blame you? Well, here’s a little something extra to get excited about, in honor of NBW (as it’s known in the industry) TheWay, LTD is dropping the price of its 300 Bowl iPhone game to $1.99 from... Read More
On my iPhone: “Cannon Challenge” Reviewed
Reviewing a free app is a little silly I guess, as I should probably save myself some time and just write “I liked this, go download it yourself and see if you do too”, but what the heck – the guys over at the Discovery Channel put some effort into this, I enjoyed my time playing with it, so the least I can do is tell you guys about it. Above: It would be cool... Read More
Review: MotionX Poker – That’s how I roll, baby
Having found myself fully caught up in the excitement of the iTunes App store launch, I have gone on a bit of a buying spree with the iPhone apps lately, and unfortunately, I have experienced quite a bit of buyer’s remorse as well. Especially with the games. It isn’t so much that the games aren’t well made, or don’t do what they claim to, it’s just... Read More
Behold! The best description of an iPhone game… ever
Engrish… It’s not just for Eastern Asia anymore OK, let me just say up front that I fully admit that if I tried to describe a game in Italian, it would be a disaster, but honestly, read the following description of the iPhone game Oxxo, and tell me if you are any clearer on the finer points of gameplay after you have read it. Above: You sure about that? Wow. Every... Read More
Reward! Who is “FoldyLocks”?
By far my favorite iPhone game of the moment is Apple’s own Texas Hold ’em, the wonderful Texas Holdem card game featuring the mystery girl below, whom I have dubbed “FoldyLocks” for her habit of almost never staying in the game long enough to even place a bet. Above: FoldyLocks on the rare occasion of actually placing a bet (left) and the even rarer occasion... Read More
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