I now turn my attention to honorariums of the Star Wars franchise.  And by that I mean apps that try to rip off the iconic images and themes that George Lucas used in his original trilogy.  Even the name logo of the app shamelessly steals from Lucas’ movies.

Star Words is a marvellous way of simulating the "scrolling text" beginnings of all the Star Wars movies without actually paying George Lucas any money.  Naturally, since no license fees are paid, the text and backg…Read More

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Animals’ World HD ($3.99)

Version – 1.0

Review – “Explore the animal kingdom in HD!”

Most of us grew up with picture books of animals. As children these books help us learn about all kinds of different animals. Animals’ World is basically a picture book on your iPad, but the great thing is that it costs a fraction of what a physical book does, and it also offers a lot of other great features that you won’t find in any animal book!

When you download this app and open it you’ll see a screen with a bunch of animals on it. You can scroll through all the various animals that are available by dragging your finger across the screen. When you find an animal that you’d like to take an in depth look at just touch it and the app will zoom in on it.

When you have an animal selected there are four buttons you can press, one in each corner of the screen. In the upper right corner of the screen is a “zoom” button. Touching this will zoom in so that you can see all of the detail of the beautiful high-res images. Most of these images are large enough that you have to drag around the screen to see the entire thing.

In the lower left corner of the screen is a button with a ruler on it. Touching this button will show a silhouette of an average sized man next to the animal. This gives you an idea of the relative size of the animal.

In the lower right corner is a button with a globe on it. This button will show you a map of the globe with all of the areas where that particular animal lives highlighted. You can rotate and view other ares of the globe by touching it and dragging around. At any time if you want to go back to a previous screen, the upper left corner of the screen is a back arrow that will take you back.

The strength of this app definitely lies in the both the quality of it’s images and in the large amount of animals that is included. A couple of things I noticed on the other hand are that the globe is a little bit confusing to rotate, and it would have been nice if the app pronounced the names of the animals for small children that can’t read.

All things considered though, I could definitely see this app being a great way to expose your young child to the world of animals! While it would be nice to maybe see a few new features added, the interface is clean and simple, and there really is a lot of content.

As with a lot of “HD” apps for iPad I think it is probably a little overpriced. With that said, it is definitely cheaper than buying a physical book with animal pictures. If this app sounds interesting then what are you waiting for? Click the link below and check it out for yourself today!

- David H.

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Preschool Storybook Piano – iPhone App Review ($0.99)

Version – 1.2

Review – “Encourage your young child’s musical talents!”

If you’re looking for a great way to keep your young child entertained, this app may be just what your looking for! Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Preschool Storybook Piano is an app that uses visual aids to help teach your child to play piano!

Preschool Storybook Piano has four different modes of play: Play and Sing along, Learn the Song, Karaoke Mode, and Free Style Mode. In Learn the song mode your child will see the notes being played above a keyboard. As the song plays the keys will light up to show you which ones are supposed to be played. To start the song you just touch the “start” button on the left side above the keyboard.

In each of the four different play modes there are several different “keyboard sounds” to choose from. To switch between them just touch the little keyboard icon to the left of the “Start” button. There are all kinds of instrument sounds from piano, guitar and banjo all the way down to animal sounds!

Another thing you can do with this app is record yourself playing and listen to it again! It works great, but I found it to be slightly confusing the first time I used it. There is really not any description of how this feature works. To record yourself playing you have to touch the “Record” button so that it’s highlighted and then start the song to record.

In play and sing along mode you’ll see a story in the background as you play the song, in Karaoke you’ll see the words to the song, and in Free style mode you will both see the words and also the background from play and sing along mode! When you view the words with the song you have the option of viewing them in English, Spanish, or French as well!

If you have a young child in your life that is showing signs of talent/interest in music this app is a great way to encourage that! While it would have been nice to maybe have a few more songs included, the app is only $0.99 and it functions well. So what are you waiting for? Check it out in the App Store today!

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BFBC2 Guide – Battlefield Bad Company 2 ($2.99)

Version 1.3.0

Are you a fan of Battlefield Bad Company 2? Do you always find yourself running out to grab the latest game guide to make the most of your experience? If so, you may be able to save yourself the trip by picking up this app from Will Rodgers. This is not just a game guide, it’s so much more!

As described on the iTunes site, the game guide part of this app is just one of many features that you get with this app.

For $2.99 you get ..

- The “Ultimate Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Multiplayer Strategy Guide” written by Chris Jensen. This guide is nicely laid out and easy to follow. It has a Table of Contents so you can jump to what you care about reading. In addition, once you’ve picked your reading spot you can easily just keep going on towards the next discussion topic.

- Kit Creation. In this section you can add in your own kits, and even give them names so you can refer back to them.

- Popular Kits. This will require an active wifi connection as it syncs to the internet and pulls a listing of the most popular kits. They are broken down by Assault, Engineer, Medic, and Recon.

- Weapon Info (with damage charts) and a brief summary of each weapon listed. There is also a handy button so that you can easily compare weapons to each other.

- Zoomable maps, which have great detail to them. They show both a general overview layout, rush (when applicable), and also the conquest path (when applicable).

- Gadgets, Specs, and Vehicles, which give a listing of each, a photo, and a brief description.
- Achievements
- Trophies
- Pins

- Insignias

As you can see from all of the graphics above, the developer has spent a lot of time making this guide really in-depth and high quality. When it helps the purpose you will find graphics and charts and otherwise there is always an easy to read description or summary. This guide is well laid out, feature packed, and very easy to pick up and follow.

If you enjoy this game and want to make the most out of your experience, I recommend giving this app a look. It’s currently available in the App Store so follow the link below and pick up your copy today!

- Chris G

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Guide for FrontierVille (unofficial) ($1.99)

Version 1.0

Are you a FrontierVille addict? Looking for a great game guide to make the most of your experience? If so then you may be interested in Guide for FrontierVille (unofficial) which is a new addition to the App Store. Developed by Will Rodgers this guide may have everything you are looking for. Let’s check it out..

First of all, game guides have always been a popular desire for gaming addicts. These guys have gone through the program, inch by inch, and have conveniently package every tip and recommendation into the app for you, saving you all kinds of time in the process!

When you initially open the app it starts at the Table of Contents. You can immediately scroll down to see that this app is packed with lots of information. It breaks it down by “Parts” and then subsections under that. As an example Part IV is called “Quests” and a couple of the many subsections are called “Make Medicinal Tea” and “Fill the Pockets.”

This app is nice is a few ways. One is that you can scan the Table of Contents and go to exactly what you want to read about. The other is that when you finishing reading that section, and decide to read more, all you do is scroll down and continue. You don’t have to go back to the Menu and click on the next section. That is very convenient in my opinion.

As far as usability of the app it is nicely laid out, includes tables and graphics when they are beneficial, and it’s very well written. And .. it beats sitting there with a book in your lap!!

All in all, if you are one of the many (MANY) who are currently addicted to FrontierVille, and want to make the most out of your adventure, then I suggest you give this app a good look. It’s very well organized, has the right amount of detail so that you’re not overwhelmed or wanting for more, and will only improve your FrontierVille experience!

Guide for FrontierVille is available in the App Store now, so head over and grab your copy today!

- Chris G

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