It's Friday the 30th of September, 2011; it's almost the end of the month; and you know
what that means?
It means a WHOOOOLE lot of extra content just for you.
Let's hop right to the Friday News Wrap-Up.
This isn't so much a news post as it is a sort of public service announcement for fans
of AppSpy and fans of highly replayable RPGs.
When asked what some of my favorite games are on iOS, one of the top contenders is 100
Rogues, a Rogue-alike with an attitude.
The turn-based gameplay may not be to everyone's tastes especially when it also sports a hardcore
'one chance' system, but that's all part of the fun of picking from one of three main
classes (or many 'monster' classes) and trying to beat your way down in to the depths of
hell.
Items can be carried over to new games (if you're lucky enough to find a magic locker)
and the mechanics feature a lot of depth, teasing you to discover new methods of destruction
(or basic survival).
Two years and only $1.99 later and I'm still playing it - I'd call that value for money!
Kiloo Games have a lot to live up to when they call their upcoming title Bullet Time
the 'next massive action-adventure' for the iOS, but I'll let it slide as the full version
is set to feature not only multiple campaigns and quests, but additional secrets and treasures
over a 'large, living 3D world'.
Given that it also sports multiplayer with up to three players, I'm sort of hoping this
twin-stick-looking shooter has a bit of a Action-RPG edge (you know what I'm talking
about) as well to keep me coming back for more.
I looooves me some horror-based gaming.
As someone who willingly and excitedly plowed through the Penumbra series and clocked Amnesia
twice, I'm all for a bit of spookiness.
The Dark Meadow by Phosphor Games looks set to mix a bit of action and horror as you pit
yourself against a bunch of creepy monsters and a cute, but deadly ghostly foe.
Hopefully there's more to the game than smacking around a few monsters, but until more details
are released all we have is the footage to work with.
Semi Secret Software and Spry Fox's earlier release of Steambirds was received with a
mixed reception - although it brought us the spectacularly entertaining and challenging
turn-based gameplay that is Steambirds, it was more or less a direct port of what was
already available for free online.
With this in mind, Spry Fox has teamed up with Halfbrick to release a full-featured
iOS release complete with 64 missions on launch; eight unique aircraft to pilot; and a host
of power-ups.
Better still it'll be out next month and for Free!
We'll update when we have a release date.
Ok this is more of a tease than anything else as Android users should already be able to
play an official release of Minecraft as of the 29th of September.
What makes this so exciting is the teaser by Team Mojang of a possible iOS release in
the future - it's nothing solid, but fans of Minecraft can cling on to this thin ray
of hope as a sign they'll have something 'soonish'.
It seems like today is the day for teasers and we'd be remiss for not mentioning the
rather gorgeous-looking Bladeslinger by Luma Arcade.
Sadly not much is known about the gameplay involved, but the trailer does give it a brawler-like
feels.
Supposedly touting 'hours of unique gameplay', I'd like to think Bladeslinger feels like
a more open-world Infinity Blade.
Due to time restrictions I'll have to suspend the mini-review for the week - my apologies
for those who enjoy the segment and I'll try to make up for it next week!
Now I know what you might have expected me to say the Game of the Week was, but while
Shadowgun is certainly the prettiest game of the week, it only takes a brief look at
various forums to realize there's more than a few issues hampering people's enjoyment
thanks to bugs (including a dreaded save-game corrupting glitch).
So for those looking for a must-try, check out Jelly Defense, the latest in a series
of 'Jelly' titles from Infinite Dreams.
Unlike its mini-game related brethren, Jelly Defense packs in a whole lot of gameplay and
not just the basic tower defense tropes you're used to.
Featuring a unique 'binary' tower and monster system, you'll need to cover multiple routes
with towers that switch on or off depending on what they're fighting.
This can be terribly difficult if you're after a perfect completion, but patience and practice
will see you through (as well as some well-timed power-ups).
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