Preview: Astraware Golden Skull for iPhone
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
Filed under: Gaming, Software, iPhone, App Store
A few weeks ago we took a first look at Astraware's GTS World Racing for iPhone; now they're back with another title -- Golden Skull. Golden Skull was developed by Deluxeware and published by Astraware. If you're ...
Astraware’s ‘Golden Skull’ Game
Touch Podium —
Astraware, publishers of the oh-so-popular GTS World Racing, have been hard at work with another release for the App Store. This one’s called Golden Skull, and is very similar to Bejeweled in every way.
The goal of this game is to try and get rid of the jewels, while grabbing all the gold coins as you pass them by. Upon downloading this game, you take on the job of finding the Golden Skull, so the name of the game says.
If you’re familiar with the Bejeweled 2 genre of jewel-matching games,
then you’re well on your way to understanding Golden Skull. In this
game, you’re introduced to a character ...
Astraware Releases ‘Golden Skull’
Touch Arcade —
Astraware has released Golden Skull [App Store] today to the App Store.
The $2.99 game is a variant of the “match the same” type of games wrapped in a loose story. The gameplay is described:
Touch groups of sparkling gems to make them disappear and earn the 5 gold coins you’ll need to progress on your search for the Golden Skull. Remove larger groups to earn your coins more quickly but don’t run out of moves or your journey will end.
Golden Skull has 4 levels of difficulty, automatically saves your progress on exiting the game, and allows you to listen to ...
$0.99 Madness: Flick Bowling, Monkey Puzzle Lab, Virus, Imangi, Golden Skull
Touch Arcade —
It seems several developers have gone mad with discounts, and their insanity is to your benefit. A number of prominent games have dropped to only $0.99 today (game titles link to App Store):
Virus ($3.99 -> $0.99) - this new game from Manta Research adds a ton of production value to a simple game. The gameplay is similar to existing games like Filler (flash), in which you try to fill the screen with expanding circles (white blood cells) while avoiding a variable number of bouncing balls (viruses). While the game is simple, the impressive level of polish and inclusion of a global scoreboard make it ...




