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iPhone Game Roundup: Hero of Sparta, Killer Pool
Macworld —
by Peter Cohen, , Macworld.com Killer Pool Billed as "the most realistic pool game on the iPhone," Killer Pool features 8 Ball, 9 Ball, UK Black Ball, Killer and OctoKiller. You use your finger to swipe to shoot, you can spin and swerve, and the game follows official APA 8 and 9 Ball rules. It costs $2.99. Hero of Sparta Gameloft's latest entry for the iPhone is Hero of Sparta . Players take the role of King Argos as you journey from the depths of the Underworld to the summit of Mount Olympus, battling monsters and other weird and magical things along the way. The game features eight 3D levels, bad guys like Cerebrus, the Cyclops and ...
Hack and Slash With Hero of Sparta on the iPhone
TheAppleBlog —
I’m a bit of an ancient culture geek, and a big fan of the God of War series of video games. For these reasons I was both excited and wary about the new Hero of Sparta ($9.99) game for the iPhone and iPod touch, the latest Gameloft release. Having recently reviewed Brothers in Arms and found it rather enjoyable, I had every reason to believe Hero of Sparta would be good, too. While the games have some elements in common, Hero of Sparta will definitely appeal to a different kind of gamer, though the Gameloft polish is still there.
Let’s start with the familiar parts. Gameloft established a successful blueprint for iPhone/iPod touch ...
Article: iPhone Gems: 3-D Shooting, Action, Driving, Boat, Tennis + Puzzle Games
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond —
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been playing lots of iPhone and iPod touch games—so many, in fact, that we couldn’t get to all of them in yesterday’s 2-D game roundup , or in today’s 3-D game roundup. They come from a huge variety of different genres, some of which have never before been tapped by iPhone game developers. And some of them are truly excellent. [image] Though they vary in their approach to 3-D, some using completely 3-D gameplay, others only 3-D graphics, the titles in today’s edition of iPhone Gems demonstrate new and impressive approaches to iPhone OS visuals, gameplay, and controls. Our top picks are Ngmoco’s Dropship, Gameloft’s Hero of Sparta, ...
What Apple can teach Nintendo and Sony
Macworld —
by Darren Gladstone , PC World Editor’s Note: The following is reprinted from the Casual Friday blog at PCWorld.com . Nintendo, Sony: Let’s talk for a sec—just you and me. Look, guys, over the past couple of years, you’ve had a great run. Nintendo, your DS has tons of games, a wide variety of unique stuff that’s a blast to play. Sony, your PSP is a gadget-lover’s gaming tool, with everything from Skype to Internet-radio support (oh, yeah, and you have some cool games, as well). But unless you both do something in 2009, the iPhone and iPod Touch will soon become the top dogs in handheld gaming. Apple, the same folks who have pretty much ...
Six iPhone games still worth playing
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
Filed under: Reviews, iPhone, App Store, iPod touchiPhone games are interesting because of the App Store... most people will download them, play them for a few hours (or minutes), and never think twice about opening them again. Is this due to the App Store's "candy-esque" display of applications, or is it that some apps don't possess a high replay quality? Either way, here are 5 applications that I love to play, and keep me coming back. Hero of Sparta First on this list would have to be Hero of Sparta [iTunes]. It introduced something that I hadn't seen in an iPhone game yet: stunning ...
iPhone games on sale: Hero of Sparta, Duke Nukem 3D, Brawn GP Racing
iPhone News Updated —
Are you a bargain hunting gamer? In this case check out list of recently released iPhone games that are currently available on sale.
The resulting savings will allow you to buy more games than you would’ve intended to, and the list of those bargain games is below.
1. Hero of Sparta iPhone game currently costs $1.99 instead of $5.99! A free Lite version is also available.
2. Duke Nukem 3D, a game that brings classic FPS action to the iPhone, currently costs only $2.99.
3. Brawn GP Racing is (as it sounds) a high octane racing game, it is at 50% off at the ...
