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The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW): Whip it! Whip it good! Pocket Jockey for iPhone is spanktastic
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond: News: Mix: Pocket Jockey, Griffin Discount, China Mobile, Google Voice
Macworld: New iPhone game roundup: Guitar Rock Tour, iFun, more
Whip it! Whip it good! Pocket Jockey for iPhone is spanktastic
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
Filed under: Gaming, Humor, Found Footage, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch When this app made it into the TUAW mailbox this afternoon, it raised a bit of a ruckus. You'll see why if you continue to the video in the second half of the post.
Pocket Jockey (click opens iTunes) is a US$0.99 horse-racing game that can provide a workout while you play. You can race against friends or the iPhone three different ways:
Jump up and down while holding the iPhone in front of your face, then "whip" your horse by flicking the screen.
Bouncing your legs like you're on the ...
News: Mix: Pocket Jockey, Griffin Discount, China Mobile, Google Voice
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond —
Muse Interactive has released its Pocket Jockey game for iPhone and iPod touch. Described as a “full-body” horse racing game, Pocket Jockey encourages users to gallop to the beat of a song, and the closer they are to the beat, the faster their horse will go. To control the horse, the player can jump up and down while holding the device in front of them and flick the screen to whip the horse, bounce their legs after placing the device in a back pocket (whip by spanking), or simply by tapping the screen (again, whip by flicking). Pocket Jockey is available now from the App Store and sells for $1. From now until November 30, Griffin Technology is offering a 25% ...
New iPhone game roundup: Guitar Rock Tour, iFun, more
Macworld —
by Peter Cohen , Macworld.com Games remain the biggest section of apps available for download from the App Store, and one of the most popular segments. Here are some of the ones that have come to our attention just in the past few days. Guitar Rock Tour is priced at $7.99, but it's as close as you can get to Guitar Hero or Rock Band for the iPhone right now. You get to play lead guitar or drums to 17 famous songs—everything from Scorpions' "Rock You Like a Hurricane" to "Message In the Bottle" by the Police (performed by sound-alike bands. SGN—maker of iGolf, iBowl and iBaseball—has released iFun , designed to work as a social networking ...
