After delivering strategic zombie-bopping mayhem to the iPhone and iPod touch, Popcap Games’ much-lauded Plants vs. Zombies makes its Apple iPad debut. But this isn’t just Plants vs. Zombies, it’s Plants vs. Zombies HD. The difference? Multi-Touch support, a 1040 x 768 resolution, and butter. BUTTER.
Kick-Ass, the movie based on the popular Mike Millar comic, hits theaters April 16th, so it was inevitable that footage of the tie-in video game made its rounds to the public. WHA Entertainment announced the upcoming release of Kick-Ass for the PS3 and iPhone/iPad/iPod touch, which will be released a day before the film is [...]
Remember when I predicted that the Apple iPad would ignite a third-party controller bonanza? The future, my friends, looks to be soon upon us.
Not long ago, I got to have some personal hands-on time with Mirror’s Edge for the iPhone coming out this Spring. Players familiar with the original will be happy to know that they are once again controlling Faith, a memebr of an underground group known as the “Runners,” who deliver messages from the outside world into the city by avoiding the government and using their acrobatics. The way the game works for the new console is very interesting and actually something I really enjoyed. More after the jump.
One of the most difficult and time consuming activites that a website editor does on a daily basis is tackle the press release beast. I, for example, receive dozens of very similar-sounding games and gaming accessory pitches in my inbox, with one being barely distinguishable from the next. Bank Run is not one of those [...]
Virtual Vox Pop is a weekly open mic in which we ask you, the reader, to sound off on a particular topic. This week, it’s Street Fighter IV for iPhone. I’ll be frank: the internets can play home to all manner of bullocks. From Tommy Hilfiger dropping the n-word on Oprah to aliens plotting 9-11 [...]
Freeverse, one of the kings of Apple iPhone/iPod touch video gaming universe, returns with a new offering, the $0.99 Parachute Ninja. The name may initially sound like an odd coupling, but upon firing up this immensely addicting title, you’ll soon realize its aptness. Parachute Ninja‘s backstory isn’t the most compelling, but, really, how much does [...]
2D ain’t dead – – not by a long shot. Games such as Mega Man 10, Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1, and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom prove that the art is still viable in the age of open worlds and polygon-counting. French developer Golgoth Studio is currently contributing to the 2D renaissance with its first [...]
