Best Iphone Apps Review » Canabalt http://www.bestiphoneappmatic.com Best Iphone Apps Reviewed on the Web Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:32:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Gamestop Joins the Canabalt Craze with Buck and the Coin of Destiny http://www.bestiphoneappmatic.com/games/gamestop-joins-the-canabalt-craze-with-buck-and-the-coin-of-destiny http://www.bestiphoneappmatic.com/games/gamestop-joins-the-canabalt-craze-with-buck-and-the-coin-of-destiny#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:00:33 +0000 admin http://fingergaming.com/?p=12265 Gamestop Joins the Canabalt Craze with Buck and the Coin of Destiny is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

Software retailer Gamestop has launched Buck and the Coin of Destiny ($0.99), a Canabalt-like action game starring the coin-hungry bunny featured in its current advertising campaign. If you’ve seen any of Buck’s recent television advertisements, you’ll be familiar with the game’s premise. Players run automatically to the right, and must hop and double-jump to collect [...] Continue reading →]]> Gamestop Joins the Canabalt Craze with Buck and the Coin of Destiny is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

Software retailer Gamestop has launched Buck and the Coin of Destiny ($0.99), a Canabalt-like action game starring the coin-hungry bunny featured in its current advertising campaign. If you’ve seen any of Buck’s recent television advertisements, you’ll be familiar with the game’s premise. Players run automatically to the right, and must hop and double-jump to collect [...] Continue reading →]]> http://www.bestiphoneappmatic.com/games/gamestop-joins-the-canabalt-craze-with-buck-and-the-coin-of-destiny/feed 0 Review: Monster Dash http://www.bestiphoneappmatic.com/games/review-monster-dash http://www.bestiphoneappmatic.com/games/review-monster-dash#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:00:13 +0000 admin http://fingergaming.com/?p=12167 Review: Monster Dash is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

Price: $0.99 (Download here) Version: 1.10 Official Site: Halfbrick Studios Has the market become saturated with Canabalt clones? If so, it’s too bad, because despite coming out in the wake of several other successful takes on the Canabalt format, Monster Dash still manages to be great fun, and one of the most polished iPhone games [...] Continue reading →]]> Review: Monster Dash is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

Has the market become saturated with Canabalt clones? If so, it’s too bad, because despite coming out in the wake of several other successful takes on the Canabalt format, Monster Dash still manages to be great fun, and one of the most polished iPhone games around.

If you aren’t familiar with the run-right-forever format, we’re basically talking about a game with minimalist controls that involves running to the right, dodging obstacles, and jumping over gaps in the path. The game slowly speeds up, increasing the difficulty until the inevitable happens. Afterward, you’ll feel compelled to try again for a high score.

Monster Dash adds enemies to the formula, as well as a variety of weapons, a vehicle, and multiple settings. Yet the controls boil down to “jump” and “shoot” — two fat and hard-to-miss virtual buttons that keep things simple. If you’ve played Canabalt or Robot Unicorn Attack (and I’m sure there are others), Monster Dash will seem very familiar, but its additional features keep it fresh.

Unlike others before it, Monster Dash features four different environments, each with a fresh look and a unique baddie suited to the locale. There are mummies in Egypt, vampires in Transylvania…you get the idea.

Every 1,000 meters, Barry Steakfries (yes, that is the name of your hero) is transported to a new location. Each one plays slightly differently, based on the enemies and the shape of the terrain pieces. The random order of the environments, coupled with the random spawns of weapons and restorative hearts, makes every game feel fresh and unpredictable.

Developed by Halfbrick Studios, it should come as no surprise that what really sets Monster Dash apart is polish. With a nine-year track record of developing for portable platforms from the Game Boy Advance to the iPhone, Halfbrick has mastered the art of presentation, and it really shows here in the little touches.

For example, Barry Steakfries whips past a little sign marking the spot when you pass your previous record for distance. Every time you die, Barry offers a short, consoling quip.

Best of all, the game is jammed with stats and both in-game and OpenFeint achievements. The game tracks how many monsters you’ve killed and how you’ve killed them, and even counts the number of consecutive kills by hopping on monsters’ heads. Almost every score bracket possible includes a label, as well as labels for killing a certain number of baddies. The list goes on.

If there was any criticism to level at Monster Dash, it would be that the formula has been done well already — how much is there really left to add? But while Monster Dash changes very little about how the run-right-forever genre plays, the variety, personality, and stats here make it a worthy buy, even for someone who worries that they might have seen it all before.


]]> http://www.bestiphoneappmatic.com/games/review-monster-dash/feed 0 In-Depth: Saltsman, One Year On From Canabalt http://www.bestiphoneappmatic.com/iphone/in-depth-saltsman-one-year-on-from-canabalt http://www.bestiphoneappmatic.com/iphone/in-depth-saltsman-one-year-on-from-canabalt#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:00:48 +0000 admin http://fingergaming.com/?p=11950 In-Depth: Saltsman, One Year On From Canabalt is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

[The following feature is written by Simon Parkin and appears at FingerGaming sister site Gamasutra.] This week marked the first anniversary of Adam Saltsman’s one-button Flash game, Canabalt, whose stylish visuals and ‘outrun the carnage’ concept made it one of the signature indie titles of recent times. Produced in just five days as part of [...] Continue reading →]]> In-Depth: Saltsman, One Year On From Canabalt is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

[The following feature is written by Simon Parkin and appears at FingerGaming sister site Gamasutra.] This week marked the first anniversary of Adam Saltsman’s one-button Flash game, Canabalt, whose stylish visuals and ‘outrun the carnage’ concept made it one of the signature indie titles of recent times. Produced in just five days as part of [...] Continue reading →]]> http://www.bestiphoneappmatic.com/iphone/in-depth-saltsman-one-year-on-from-canabalt/feed 0 Quibli http://www.bestiphoneappmatic.com/uncategorized/quibli http://www.bestiphoneappmatic.com/uncategorized/quibli#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:00:13 +0000 admin http://www.freshapps.com/quibli/ Quibli is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

Quibli, is difficult to describe in just a few words, as it is one of the most innovative games for the iPhone. It is easy to play (only one button) and yet provides Continue reading →]]> Quibli is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

Quibli, is difficult to describe in just a few words, as it is one of the most innovative games for the iPhone. It is easy to play (only one button) and yet provides Continue reading →]]> http://www.bestiphoneappmatic.com/uncategorized/quibli/feed 0 Freeplay 2010: Why Adam Saltsman Makes Video Games http://www.bestiphoneappmatic.com/games/freeplay-2010-why-adam-saltsman-makes-video-games http://www.bestiphoneappmatic.com/games/freeplay-2010-why-adam-saltsman-makes-video-games#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:00:38 +0000 admin http://fingergaming.com/?p=11608 Freeplay 2010: Why Adam Saltsman Makes Video Games is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

[The following article was written by Brendan Keogh, and originally appeared at FingerGaming sister site Gamasutra.] Adam Saltsman, creator of games such as Canabalt, Cave Story Wii, and Gravity Hook HD, began his Sunday morning keynote at Melbourne’s Freeplay independent game festival by asking of himself a simple but significant question: “Why do I make [...] Continue reading →]]> Freeplay 2010: Why Adam Saltsman Makes Video Games is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

[The following article was written by Brendan Keogh, and originally appeared at FingerGaming sister site Gamasutra.] Adam Saltsman, creator of games such as Canabalt, Cave Story Wii, and Gravity Hook HD, began his Sunday morning keynote at Melbourne’s Freeplay independent game festival by asking of himself a simple but significant question: “Why do I make [...] Continue reading →]]> http://www.bestiphoneappmatic.com/games/freeplay-2010-why-adam-saltsman-makes-video-games/feed 0 Solipskier: An Endless Skiing Game in the Tradition of Canabalt http://www.bestiphoneappmatic.com/games/solipskier-an-endless-skiing-game-in-the-tradition-of-canabalt http://www.bestiphoneappmatic.com/games/solipskier-an-endless-skiing-game-in-the-tradition-of-canabalt#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:42:29 +0000 admin http://fingergaming.com/?p=11533 Solipskier: An Endless Skiing Game in the Tradition of Canabalt is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

App Store newcomer Mikengreg has launched Solipskier ($2.99) a universal action game for the iPhone and iPad featuring endless, skill-based gameplay. In Solipskier, players draw slopes and jumps to guide a speedy skier through a fast-approaching obstacle course. Much like in the genre-defining Canabalt, play ends when the skier collides with an object or falls [...] Continue reading →]]> Solipskier: An Endless Skiing Game in the Tradition of Canabalt is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

App Store newcomer Mikengreg has launched Solipskier ($2.99) a universal action game for the iPhone and iPad featuring endless, skill-based gameplay. In Solipskier, players draw slopes and jumps to guide a speedy skier through a fast-approaching obstacle course. Much like in the genre-defining Canabalt, play ends when the skier collides with an object or falls [...] Continue reading →]]> http://www.bestiphoneappmatic.com/games/solipskier-an-endless-skiing-game-in-the-tradition-of-canabalt/feed 0 Five For Friday: August 13, 2010 http://www.bestiphoneappmatic.com/games/five-for-friday-august-13-2010 http://www.bestiphoneappmatic.com/games/five-for-friday-august-13-2010#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:04:12 +0000 admin http://www.148apps.com/?p=45984 Five For Friday: August 13, 2010 is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

Three games and two newsie apps coming your way for this very special episode of Five for Friday.

[ Five For Friday: August 13, 2010 is a post from 148Apps ]

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Happy Friday the 13th, everyone! Make sure you keep your teenagers locked in tonight, and don’t let them talk to anyone named Jason. With that warning out of the way, here’s your weekly dose of what’s new and interesting in the App Store.

The Incident – A severely polished and classy take on the sky is falling genre. Dodge wave after crazy wave of falling cars and major appliances, only to use those same items to climb ever upward to your destination, the stars.

$1.99

The Incident

+ Universal App – Designed for iPhone and iPad
Released: 2010-08-10 :: Category: Games / Action

Ninjump – Jump like a ninja (because that’s what you are) up through the levels, between buildings and over laundry. Attack various creatures in match three stealthiness for stupidly awesome score and height boosts. Brag to all your friends.

FREE!

NinJump

iPhone App – Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Released: 2010-08-12 :: Category: Games / Action

Ghosts N Goblins Gold Knights II – Capcom brings the sequel to its hardest game ever from the 1980s direct to your iPhone. You think you have what it takes? Well, do ya?

$4.99

GHOSTS’N GOBLINS GOLD KNIGHTS 2

iPhone App – Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Released: 2010-08-12 :: Category: Games / Action

Times for iPad – Takes your RSS feeds and turns them into a lovely newspaper-style layout. If you long for the simpler days of flimsy newsprint paper and fingers stained with ink, this may be the app for you.

$7.99

Times for iPad

iPad Only App – Designed for the iPad
Released: 2010-08-10 :: Category: News

Slate Magazine – In a world of iPad apps that continually ask you to pay more for their content (I’m looking at YOU, Wired), Slate asks you to read their magazine, for free, on your iPad. What more can you ask for from their asking of you? Wait, what?

FREE!

Slate Magazine

iPad Only App – Designed for the iPad
Released: 2010-08-10 :: Category: News

[ Five For Friday: August 13, 2010 is a post from 148Apps ]


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Canabalt creator Adam Saltsman has released Gravity Hook HD ($2.99), an endless, high score-based action title featuring many of the addictive qualities of Saltsman’s previous work. Equipped with a grappling hook, players ascend an endless vertical shaft by attaching their craft to nearby floating objects. Releasing the hook with precise timing will fling the craft [...] Continue reading →]]> Gravity Hook HD Now Available for iPhone and iPad is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

Canabalt creator Adam Saltsman has released Gravity Hook HD ($2.99), an endless, high score-based action title featuring many of the addictive qualities of Saltsman’s previous work.

Equipped with a grappling hook, players ascend an endless vertical shaft by attaching their craft to nearby floating objects. Releasing the hook with precise timing will fling the craft upward.

Many objects are fatal to touch while the grappling hook is attached, however, ensuring a challenging experience as gameplay progresses and grappling opportunities become more precarious.

Gravity Hook HD is available as a universal application for the iPhone and iPad, and also includes the original Gravity Hook title as an unlockable bonus for reaching a 500 meter ascent.

As with Canabalt, the full version of Gravity Hook HD is playable online. As an additional bonus, for this weekend only, Gravity Hook HD’s soundtrack is available as a free download from composer Danny Baranowsky’s Bandcamp site.


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Adult Swim, having previously made an indelible impact on the App Store with titles like Five Minutes to Kill (Yourself) and Amateur Surgeon, now eyes the Lisa Frank demographic with Robot Unicorn Attack ($2.99), a Canabalt-like action game filled with butterflies, dolphins, and rainbows. Originally released as a free online Flash game (which has since been [...] Continue reading →]]> Robot Unicorn Attack Will Make Your Dreams Come True is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

Adult Swim, having previously made an indelible impact on the App Store with titles like Five Minutes to Kill (Yourself) and Amateur Surgeon, now eyes the Lisa Frank demographic with Robot Unicorn Attack ($2.99), a Canabalt-like action game filled with butterflies, dolphins, and rainbows. Originally released as a free online Flash game (which has since been [...] Continue reading →]]> http://www.bestiphoneappmatic.com/games/robot-unicorn-attack-will-make-your-dreams-come-true/feed 0 New Pocket God Update Includes Canabalt Homage Minigame http://www.bestiphoneappmatic.com/games/new-pocket-god-update-includes-canabalt-homage-minigame http://www.bestiphoneappmatic.com/games/new-pocket-god-update-includes-canabalt-homage-minigame#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 23:00:13 +0000 admin http://fingergaming.com/?p=10035 New Pocket God Update Includes Canabalt Homage Minigame is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

Episode 32 of Bolt Creative’s simulation title Pocket God ($0.99) introduces an endless minigame in the vein of Adam Saltsman’s popular autoscrolling platformer Canabalt. Using a new power to split the earth, players can now send an unsuspecting Pygmy on a danger-laden trip through Hell itself. Once there, Episode 32’s “The Runs” minigame will begin. Players [...] Continue reading →]]> New Pocket God Update Includes Canabalt Homage Minigame is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

Episode 32 of Bolt Creative’s simulation title Pocket God ($0.99) introduces an endless minigame in the vein of Adam Saltsman’s popular autoscrolling platformer Canabalt.

Using a new power to split the earth, players can now send an unsuspecting Pygmy on a danger-laden trip through Hell itself. Once there, Episode 32’s “The Runs” minigame will begin. Players must jump deadly pits and dodge bat guano in an attempt to outrun a pursuing wall of lava.

Episode 32 of Pocket God also offers a new 99-cent skin pack that will give players the ability to transform the ice monster into a Japanese robot, a retro antennae robot, a poop-flinging yeti monster, and a pink bunny, among other creatures.


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