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Turn Your Photos into a Comic Strip with Strip Designer is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

Price: $2.99    Score: 10/10    By Daniel Bischoff

Have you been looking for a fun, creative way to show off your vacation photos? Just want to waste some time waiting for a movie? Strip Designer lets you do both of these while still hosting a suite of professional photo editing tools all aimed at creating professional looking comic strips.

Strip Designer, from developer Vivid Apps, doesn’t let you create just a few different types of strips, it offers TONS of templates for both comic and film strips, including both plain and embossed comic strips.  When you first open the app, it gives you the following options:

1. Create a new strip
2. Open a saved strip
3. Read instructions.

Creating a new strip will bring up all of the different templates to choose from.  After choosing your template, you’ll add photos to each frame by using easy buttons on the strip.  Once you choose a picture from your photo albums, you can rotate it, scale it to the size you’d like, and move the proper subject into frame.  While making these edits to your photo, you can also sharpen, invert, or add another filter to your photo.

Next, adding a speech balloon to your photo is easy.  Place the speech balloon on the image, then pinch and pull it to change the size.  From here, you can also add text to individual speech balloons.  After you’ve put the finishing touches on speech balloons and the like, you can save your strip to send to friends or edit later.  Strip Designer allows for sharing your created strip on Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter.

If you want to delve deeper into your strip editing, you can do so by installing new fonts and editing templates.  If you’ve really got a knack for creating strips, you can even join the Strip Designer Flickr group and share them with other professional strip creators.

What I like most about Strip Designer is that it offers an extremely full tool set, and doesn’t talk down to its users or dumb any of the tools down because of the platform it’s on.  At the same time, because Strip Designer is so streamlined with so many different tools at the users fingertips, it’s still really easy to use.  All of this is only further complimented by the very helpful tutorial that uses instructions and screen captures to teach the user within one tap from the title screen.

At $2.99 Strip Designer offers a ton of useful editing tools that will let anyone create a professional looking strip in minutes.  Buy it and make sharing vacation photos or that annual thanksgiving football game a bit more interesting.

Strip Designer is compatible with the iPhone and iPod Touch.  It requires the iPhone OS 3.0 or later.

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The Hero is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

Much like going to the movies, there are two ways of going into a new game. You can either go in thinking that it is going to be fantastic, or you can go in with no expectations at all. Rarely do high expectations pay off, but when they do, it makes for the best experience possible. Unfortunately, my expectations for The Hero were through the roof after seeing what I called at the time “the best app trailer ever”.

Much like the trailer showed off, The Hero is a superhero action game where you, The Hero, protect the world from the very Dr. Robotnik-like Dr. Hubbub and his band of evil militants. The game basically amounts to you flying around the screen while running into all the bad guys and potential disasters that you see. There are no punching or kicking moves, although you are given a few superpowers along the way… the majority of the time it is just up to your ability to ram into targets. The enemies, as expected, vary greatly from the stationary bombs to slow moving, high hit point tanks, to high flying satellites with laser beams. There are no real hit points in the game, only a “fame” bar, tracking how much the people adore you. Every time you get hit, hurt civilians, or let babies fall out of windows (seriously), your fame drops, but it can be regained by high-fiving supporters and killing bad guys. Once your fame meter runs all the way down, you lose.

The game really works on a number of levels, mostly being the graphics. There is something extremely satisfying about seeing a game on your iPhone that looks like it could just as easily be on XBLA. On my iPhone 3G, there were no slowdowns of any kind, and apparently on the 3GS you can enable a better graphics mode that runs at 60fps. I can’t imagine the game looking any better than it already does, but I’d love to see it try. The other winner here are the controls, which are almost simple to a fault. The Hero is controlled with a floating virtual joystick that works no matter where your thumb is on the screen. For the first hour or so the controls were spectacular, but I noticed after awhile that all the quick moving on the glass screen was giving my thumb a blister. Never being the kid that complained about thumb blisters, I played through the annoyance, but it was quite annoying.

My real gripe with The Hero is the story. After watching the trailer a few times, I was really excited about learning the story behind The Hero. I was hoping that the game would be an epic, taking you from the heyday to the point that he is in the video… depressed and smoking. I wasn’t expecting anything amazing, but I was hoping for a humorous Raging Bull-like downfall story. Instead I got a few screen before each level of a doting police chief and a press girl that seemed like a sexed up version of Moneypenny. On its own, the story isn’t awful, but my expectations were far too high for what I ended up getting.

While I certainly enjoyed playing all 15 levels of The Hero, I didn’t finish the game with the excitement that I wanted to. Unfortunately, this was a case there the trailer was so good that it actually took away from the overall experience. With the campaign mode and the survival modes afterwards, I’d expect a few hours of gameplay… certainly enough to warrant a purchase. Just don’t expect the app to be nearly as good as the trailer.

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KamAlert turns your device into a mobile security system! is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

Mobile Revolution in Personal Security

With the KamAlert iPhone application, iPhone users can have peace of mind, security and personal safety at all times, everywhere they go. This clever piece of software turns a mobile phone into a totally autonomous camera surveillance and Personal Alarm System and will send SMS texts, emails and photos if the user is in trouble.

There are two key features of this software:

1. Surveillance mode to detect movement and take photos of intruders
2. Two Help Buttons which can be pressed in case of either a medical emergency or if the user is in personal danger to alert the authorities

Surveillance Mode

KamAlert is the only iPhone application with a surveillance mode which converts an iPhone into a camera surveillance system. When the surveillance mode has been set, the phone will detect any continuous motion or change in light and immediately takes photos of the intruder(s). Once the photos have been taken, it sequentially sends SMS text messages, and photos via emails to the programmed contacts.

This is an inexpensive product which can be used to temporarily monitor an unoccupied property, an office with sensitive information stored in it, a hotel room, or even a room in a house which should not be entered, in place of a costly security system.

Emergency Help Button

The second useful feature of this application are the panic buttons. These can be set to quickly get help if there is a medical emergency, or the user is in personal danger from an attack or mugging. This application will give peace of mind for lone people in threatening situations, people with known health conditions who are concerned about leaving the house alone and parents who want to know that their children can easily get help should there be a problem.

To set this function, simply press either the Medical Emergency or Personal Danger Buttons to convert the phone screen to a “Help Button”. This button, if touched, will send SMS messages and emails including the exact GPS location of the user to the contacts entered into the Settings. There is a choice of up to three contacts for each of the Medical and Personal Danger modes. Selected contacts can include the ambulance service or police.

Developing KamAlert

The founding partners of KamAlert come from a background in the security business and identified a hole in the market for a mobile, easy to use and inexpensive solution to personal security. Randolph von Gans, Inventor of KamAlert, explains;

“There are some excellent security products on the market, but they are designed to either be fixed to a particular property or simply to sound an alarm if the user is in danger. With the development of Smart Phones, we saw an opportunity to produce a low cost and easy to use product which is totally flexible. KamAlert can be used in several different ways to suit the user’s needs. For instance, it can give users an added level of protection walking home alone, or be used to monitor your valuable possessions at home, in the office or on holiday.

The iPhone is an excellent platform for this security system and the programme has been developed to be intuitive and easy to use, even in the most difficult situations. It is being sold for less than 4€ via the iPhone application store, so this personal security system is open to everyone with an iPhone.”

The KamAlert is available for sale on the iPhone application store priced at just 3.99€. The developers of this product believe that KamAlert will be opening up surveillance and personal security systems to all, and will benefit thousands of iPhone users. For more information visit www.kamalert.com, email info@kamalert.com or view the introductory video on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXTbpJt7nn8) for an overview of the key features.

Using KamAlert

There are some key applications where KamAlert can be used particularly effectively:

• Walking alone at night – If you feel threatened whilst you are walking alone, then you can get the application ready with the help button showing and keep it in your pocket. This means that if someone does approach you, then you can hit the help button straight-away and inform your contact numbers that you are in danger. The phone can also sound an alarm to frighten the attacker away before you contact the emergency services.
• Medical emergency – If you have a health complaint or should a medical emergency occur whilst you are on your own, you can use KamAlert to contact the emergency services and your loved ones to ensure help comes quickly. Simply load the application and click on the medical alert button to contact your pre-programmed contacts, which could include your doctor or hospital. The iPhone will also provide your exact GPS co-ordinates so you will be found easily.
• Monitoring an empty property or room – If you have to leave a property or office unattended for short periods and want to ensure there are no unwelcome visitors, all you have to do is set up your phone in a good location. Set the KamAlert surveillance mode and once you have left the room, the surveillance function will be activated and any motion will trigger the phone to take images and send them to your programmed contacts by email or SMS. You can elect to have an alarm siren on, to scare-off intruders, or turn off this function to ensure you are able to alert the authorities whilst they are still in the premises.
• Security on holiday – It can be very difficult to protect your belongings and even your family when on holiday in rented accommodation or hotel rooms without security systems. Leaving valuables and passports unattended can be a great cause for concern, which can be overcome by using your iPhone with the KamAlert Surveillance System to monitor the room.

If you go out for the day, or even just to a restaurant, you can get the application to text your partner’s phone, the hotel concierge or property management company if anyone enters your property. This can also be used effectively once the children are in bed to make sure no one enters the room and the children do not leave the room. This makes a handy alternative to bringing a baby monitor.

• Caring for others – Carers of children, the elderly and disabled need to be able to contact the emergency services, management or parents should anything happen. The Help Button on the KamAlert is an excellent way to ensure that Carers can get help at the touch of a button, no matter where they are.

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Top-Grossing Game Apps: Monopoly Overtakes Final Fantasy is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

In this weekly feature, FingerGaming rounds up the top-grossing iPhone and iPod Touch applications, as current that day on the iTunes App Store. This week’s top titles are:

1. Monopoly ($4.99)
2. Final Fantasy ($8.99)
3. Ragdoll Blaster 2 ($2.99)
4. Call of Duty: World at War Zombies ($9.99)
5. All-in-1 Gamebox ($0.99)
6. Bejeweled 2 ($2.99)
7. Plants vs. Zombies ($2.99)
8. Rock Band ($6.99)
9. Tetris ($4.99)
10. Rayman 2: The Great Escape ($6.99)

EA’s Monopoly finishes as this week’s highest-grossing game in the App Store, boosted by a recent television advertisement highlighting popular iPhone titles. Square Enix’s former chart leader Final Fantasy drops to second place, while Backflip Studios’ physics puzzler Ragdoll Blaster 2 takes third in its debut week.

Activision’s Call of Duty: World at War Zombies holds steady at fourth place, though Gameloft’s competing title Brothers in Arms 2 has fallen out of the top ten after a strong performance last week. Plants vs. Zombies also sees a drop in popularity after placing third last week, and finishes behind Triniti’s app compilation All-in-1 Gamebox and PopCap’s Bejeweled 2 in today’s chart results.

EA’s Rock Band moves up to eighth place this week, as Gameloft’s recently released iPhone version of the classic 3D platformer Rayman 2 closes out today’s chart.

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Roundup: Best iPhone Apps And Games Of February 2010 is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

It’s time to take a look at what February 2010 had to offer in terms of top-notch iPhone apps. These apps have undergone our rigorous review process and have come out unscathed as true 5-Dimple stunners. Take a look these great iPhone apps released in February 2010 and let us know your thoughts in [...]

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GDC 2010: Hands on with ‘Pocket Creatures’ is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

Today we met with Asbjorern Soendergaard and Morten Svendsen of new iPhone development group Tactile Entertainment. Tactile was founded a year ago to focus on iPhone games and their first project Pocket Creatures is finally nearing completion.

While we covered the game's announcement last week, today we had time to see the game in person at GDC. After spending time with it, Pocket Creatures seems a surprisingly complex experience. Soendergaard didn't want this to be considered just another pet game. Instead, he describes the game as an open world sandbox experience partly inspired by Black and White.

The game opens on a deserted island where you find a mysterious egg on an alter in an ancient temple. The egg hatches and you are responsible for the care of the creature. You can treat your creature with love or hate and condition it's behavior based on positive or negative feedback. Environmental objects and creatures can be used and combined in surprisingly complex ways.

Morten Svendsen walked us through the various interactions in the game:

Rubbing on screen will give your creature love/affection while swiping across the screen will slap/hit your creature. Feed it a banana and then slap it, and it will learn to hate bananas and avoid them in the future. Various objects and tools can be combined in different ways (seeds + water + manure = growing plant).

The game keeps running track of all the relationships between the creature and its environment, and the creature will act autonomously even without your interaction and will behave based on this previous conditioning. Meanwhile, different achievements unlock cosmetic add-ons, such as horns or wings, so you can customize your creature's look.

The game remains in pre-beta so the video does not represent the final visuals, which will be further enhanced. Overall, though, I was surprised and impressed at the depth of interaction for the creature and its environment. It was definitely beyond my initial expectations of a "pet" game, so I recommend at least watching through the video to see it in action. The game is about to go into beta, and should be coming in the next month or two.

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GDC 2010: ‘geoDefense 2′ Coming for the iPad is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

This afternoon we met with David Whatley of Critical Thought Games and aside from race cars and sniper rifles, we also discussed the future of his company and the geoDefense series of tower defense games.

Following a series of complicated business deals involving his former company, Simutronics, Whatley will soon be focusing full time on game development. Formerly, Critical Thought Games was a very small operation that existed entirely out of David's spare time. In the not too distant future, Critical Thought Games will be expanding, adding employees and setting up a brand new office to build iPhone, iPad, and various Facebook social games.

Fans of the geoDefense series will be happy to know that one of these new games they're working on is geoDefense 2. Initially the sequel will be iPad-only, with levels and gameplay that take advantage of the increased screen real estate available on the device. It will share the same graphical style, only this time instead of a small array of towers with deep upgrade paths, Whatley is debating a Plants vs. Zombies style game that just has tons of different towers to utilize.

Things with geoDefense 2 are still in the air while the new Critical Thought Games offices and staff get settled, but David assured us he does have plans to adapt the iPad version of the game to the iPhone as well. Needless to say, once more details are available on geoDefense 2, we'll post them.

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Dolls Beware: Ragdoll Blaster 2 An All-Out Flingfest is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

Ragdoll Blaster 2, the much-anticipated follow-up to the wildly popular, cannon-powered, ragdoll flingfest Ragdoll Blaster, has finally been released by Backflip Studios into the app store. With a completely redesigned steampunk-inspired presentation and significantly more levels than the original, Ragdoll Blaster 2 reinvigorates the series in a big way.

Ragdoll Blaster 2 Pros:

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The Graveyard is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

I recently picked up Heavy Rain, for the PS3, and played it through in one setting. After being locked to the television for 8 hours straight, my wife had to come peel me from my chair. The game was an amazing experience, and really expanded my interest in cinematic gaming experiences. When I saw The Graveyard out for iDevices, I jumped at the chance to once again experience this style of play.

I believe it’s silly to assume that you’ll find a similar scope in a PS3 game that you will in an iDevice game, but I was surprised at how fast my gaming experience ended in The Graveyard. My best comparison would be assigning Heavy Rain a full motion picture length, and The Graveyard being a YouTube video. There isn’t anything wrong with YouTube videos; they just usually aren’t all that long.

Length aside, The Graveyard provides an extremely powerful message, though I think that message will be lost on a lot of people, especially the younger crowd. The game boils down to a look back on the life of an elderly woman, as she passes through the graveyard of people who have come and gone before her. At the end of the long stretch of graveyard is a bench that the elderly woman sits on to rest.

The goal of the game, for lack of a better term, is to slowly walk this woman through the long corridor of the graveyard and sit her down on the bench. Once there, the real message of the game begins.
Control wise, the game plays fairly rough. My first play through found me moving from side to side, not truly understanding how to get the woman to move straight down the path. After getting to the bench, I wasn’t sure how to sit down. I checked out the instructions by pressing the bottom right hand corner. They explained how to sit down, but when I tried to close the window in the same manner I opened it, I was tossed to an internet site. I closed out and restarted the game, and had to make the slow walk once again.

I’m having trouble really coming to a conclusion on if to recommend this game. At $1.99 it doesn’t provide a LOT of gaming potential. As an art form, it’s an amazing experience. It’s an easy recommend based on its merits to artists. It’s visually appealing; the impressive graphics matched with the soft black and white environment make it great to look at. I keep coming back to the short game play for the price, however.

My recommendation for the reader would be to try out the free version if you appreciate various forms of art. If you have a very powerful experience, grab the full version to support the developer. The only difference between the two, according to the developer, is that death is a possibility in the full version. Not the best marketing plan, but I am a big advocate for supporting developers who create a worthwhile product.

If the hidden messages and deep meanings behind song and art really don’t fit your fancy, The Graveyard is not for you. You would be better to try the free version if your curiosity is still peaked. That said, my own personal opinion is that it was a beautiful display of how game and cinema can be joined together for a fully interactive experience. I hope more developers follow suit with this approach.

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Namco Teases Tekken for iPhone is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

Speaking to Pocket Gamer, an anonymous Namco Networks representative claimed that the company’s flagship one-on-one fighting game series Tekken is on its way to the iPhone and iPod Touch.

The franchise’s latest sequel, Tekken 6, hit consoles late last year after a successful run in arcades. Like its predecessors, Tekken 6 brings together dozens of bizarre fighters — including pandas, kangaroos, and necktie-wearing furry pro wrestlers — for the brutal “King of Iron Fist” tournament.

There’s also this one guy who got dropped into a volcano, but survived, then was killed again, but remains in the game as a playable character. He wears a giant diaper now, for some reason. Anyway, the story’s not the point.

Namco’s representative revealed no further details regarding Tekken for the iPhone, leaving room for speculation. Will it be a port of the PSP version of Tekken 6? Will it be an upgraded version of the recently released Tekken Mobile? Or will it be an all-new game? Whatever it is, it should offer some solid competition for Capcom’s upcoming iPhone version of Street Fighter IV.

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