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Coming Soon From Gameloft
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Gangstar: Miami Vindication – Nobody has ever given Gameloft an award for being creative in any way, shape, or form but they do typically put out solid games. Gangstar, the app that out-Grand Theft Auto’d Grand Theft Auto by coming out first in the app store is coming out with a new version called Vice City Miami Vindication.
Expect all sorts of GTA-like mayhem, including gratuitous violence, wild vehicle driving, 75 new levels, and a script that promises to be better than the first Gangstar iteration. Gameloft is calling Miami Vindication “the most ambitious crime simulation ever developed for handheld”, which is a lofty claim considering Rockstar’s solid GTA releases.
Anyways, be sure to check out the newly released screenshots after the break.
Dungeon Hunter 2 – Hello Diablo? Dungeon Hunter 2 is sequel to the superb Dungeon Hunter. I don’t think anyone would deny the similarities between Dungeon Hunter and Diablo, but without an official Diablo app, nobody is complaining.
Expect more of the same formula, with more demons to kill, more quests to complete, and more fancy graphics to look at. Gameloft is also including Game Center integration as well as an auto match up feature for multiplayer gameplay.
While you are patiently awaiting its arrival, enjoy the new game trailer!
[ Coming Soon From Gameloft is a post from 148Apps ]
Gameloft Exceeds 20 Million App Store Paid Downloads
Gameloft Details Upcoming Gangstar, Dungeon Hunter, Modern Combat Sequels
Gameloft Details Upcoming Gangstar, Dungeon Hunter, Modern Combat Sequels is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Gameloft has released a spate of new trailers and screenshots for upcoming sequels to its hit App Store titles Modern Combat: Sandstorm, Dungeon Hunter, and Gangstar: West Coast Hustle.
Gangstar: Miami Vindication, pictured above, takes Gameloft’s Grand Theft Auto-cloning franchise to the streets, beaches, and swamps of Miami. The game is set to launch in the App Store next week, offering players an open-world adventure featuring improved AI, more vehicles, and over 70 missions.
Dungeon Hunter II sets its sights on fans of Blizzard’s Diablo series, boasting similar loot-based dungeon-crawling gameplay. The sequel will include both Game Center and Gameloft Live support for multiplayer dungeon raids upon its release this summer.
Finally, Gameloft’s popular Call of Duty: Modern Warfare-like Modern Combat: Sandstorm is set to see a sequel in Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus. Few details have been revealed so far, but players can likely expect an updated graphics engine and refined controls when Black Pegasus launches later this year.
Five For Friday: Week of September 17, 2010
Uno: The ONE and only! (Get it? GET IT?)
Spider-Man: Total Mayhem is a Slick Action-Adventure
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Recently released for the iPhone, Spider-Man: Total Mayhem ($6.99) is a visually-stunning action game inspired by the comic book series from powerhouse studio Gameloft.
Spider-Man: Total Mayhem features full-on battles against some of spidey’s biggest enemies, including Sandman, Rhino, Electro, Venom, Dr Octopus, and Green Goblin. Battle spidey’s foes with over 20 fighting combos, slow-motion “spidey sense” and special web combos.
Set in New York City, the game features 12 levels that take you from the subway to the rooftops of NYC. Full voice acting and clever dialogue create a truly immersive story.
Spider-Man: Total Mayhem is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later.
Let’s Golf 2 – Hitting a virtual ball never looked so pretty.
Ultimate Spider Man: Total Mayhem Review
Ultimate Spider Man: Total Mayhem Review is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Developer: Gameloft
Price: $6.99
Version Reviewed: 1.0
Price: $6.99
Version Reviewed: 1.0
Graphics / Sound Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Game Controls Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Gameplay Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Re-use / Replay Value Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Overall Rating: 4.38 out of 5 stars
Based on the alternate-universe version of our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, Ultimate Spider-Man: Total Mayhem impresses from the get go.
Let’s dispense with the obvious and cliche criticism right off the bat, however: real buttons are important. Virtual D-Pads, Analog sticks and buttons are not the same as real physical buttons. That is the handicap that all console-level video games must contend with when created for or ported to the iOS platform. The precision of a real honest-to-goodness button or analog stick goes an exceptionally long way in making games like Ultimate Spider-Man: Total Mayhem work on portable consoles like the PSP or the DS.
It’s surprising, then, how well this Gameloft video game plays on the iPhone. Aside from a slipped thumb or two during frantic gameplay, the controls weather their virtual existence well, allowing for solid 3D platforming and beat-em-up gameplay. Fighting through hordes of baddies en route to the big boss — in the shape of a well known villain from the Ultimate Spider-Man universe — rarely feels tiring, instead allowing the gamer to become one with the console and the game in a way most iOS games rarely do.
The game plays out as a typical in media res comic-book story, complete with snappy patter voiceovers as Spider-Man is tasked with both figuring out what the heck is going on in his city as well as beating up an endless array of minions both large and small on his way to larger boss battles with the likes of Electro, Rhino, The Sandman, and Green Goblin, to name a few. While the story isn’t going to win any awards for originality or pathos, it serves as enough of a backdrop to explain the gaming goings-on just fine.
What sets this game above many other iOS beat-em-up games is the solidity of the fighting mechanics. The animations are solid, smooth, and incredibly quick. Spider-Man punches, kicks and — better yet — avoids injury from the bad guys around him with nary a stutter or frame rate drop. Here is a clever system for anticipating offensive damage from foes: a Spider-sense icon appears, allowing players to tap and avoid the damage, sometimes even concluding the dodge with a fully animated counter-attack that’s all Spider-Man. The developers obviously thought through the thematic elements of Spider-Man’s fighting style and adapted it to the smoothly rendered battle animations made possible by the faster processor speeds in the newer iPhone and other iOS devices. Another very welcome mechanic is an auto attack focus; in other words, when players tap the fist/attack virtual button, Spidey goes straight for the nearest bad guy, wihtout the need for a cumbersome aiming or camera mechanic.
Speaking of camera, the game does fall prey to similar and typical camera issues. It’s a game-controlled camera, rather than player-controllable, which lends itself to a smaller portable title like this, but can create some awkward moments when platforming or attempting to attack specific targets. It’s not a deal breaker, as it’s rather infrequent, but the awkward camera angles can take a player out of the moment at times, making for a less than optimal immersive experience.
Add to the above a solid experience point upgrade system (collect red dots for XP, turn in for various ability upgrades), high quality voiceover and menu UI systems, and plenty of extras and achievements (collect comic books in game for artwork un-lockables, earn trophies for higher point scores). iOS gamers now have a serious superhero game that can compete with the best that the game-only devices can offer without breaking a Spider-sweat. Players will forget that they are playing an iPhone game, and instead concentrate on the fact that they are playing a Spider-Man game, as long as those same players can handle the virtual button system and ignore any quirky camera issues or low-interest storyline — three critiques that have been leveled at many other games on both iOS and other gaming platforms. The fighting and avoiding mechanics are a delight to watch and effect as a player, while the high quality production makes the game a must-own for any gaming or Spider-Man fan.
[ Ultimate Spider Man: Total Mayhem Review is a post from 148Apps ]
Gameloft Reports 11 Percent Sales Increase for First Half of 2010
Fishing Kings Review
Fishing Kings Review is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Developer: Gameloft
Price: $0.99
Version Reviewed: 1.0
Price: $0.99
Version Reviewed: 1.0
Graphics / Sound Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Game Controls Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Gameplay Rating: 3.75 out of 5 stars
Re-use / Replay Value Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Overall Rating: 3.69 out of 5 stars
After Flick Fishing’s success, it was only a matter of time before Gameloft jumped into the fishing action. Their answer to the fishing genre is Fishing Kings—and while it might not be my type of game, there’s no denying that it’s polished, looks great, and comes with plenty of fish, locations, and possible upgrades to keep you hooked.
At each fishing spot, your character will appear in a boat, looking out over the water. Tap the water to choose where to aim, then flick your iPhone to cast your line. The view transitions to an underwater look at the lake, river, or ocean. You can see the fish swimming past, as well as local flora like the coral reefs in the first location.
Once you hook a fish, you must reel it in—but slowly, minimizing the line’s tension to prevent a break. The fish thrashes about, and you must tilt your iPhone to match its direction. Once it’s close enough, you can flick your iPhone again to land the fish.
This control scheme, while lengthy, works well for the most part. My only complaint is that sometimes the reel wouldn’t respond, which seems like a very odd bug.
Fishing Kings’ main focus is on catching fish, but missions from your PDA (really? a PDA?) give it structure. Some are just “Catch x of fish y”, but others place you in tournaments, where you’ve got a set time to land the largest fish of the designated breed. Clearing missions unlocks gear upgrades and new fishing locations.
Overall, Fishing Kings is a comprehensive take on the fishing genre. It looks great, and other than that reel bug, it works perfectly. My only real complaint is that, well, I got tired of doing the same thing over and over again. It’s an extremely repetitive game. But that’s personal preference. Fans of fishing (or just fishing games) should find a lot to love in Gamelofts’ newest title—and they’ll even snag some Gameloft Live trophies to boot.
[ Fishing Kings Review is a post from 148Apps ]
Gangster: West Coast Hustle on Sale
Gangster: West Coast Hustle on Sale is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Yesterday, Gameloft revealed the sequel to their Gangstar: West Coast Hustle game, entitles Gangstar: Miami Vindication. In celebration of that reveal, Gameloft has set the price of Gangstar: West Coast Hustle to $0.99 for a limited time.
Gangstar: West Coast Hustle is very much Grand Theft Auto for the iPhone, and has seen very positive reviews on the app store (125 five star reviews out of 217 total reviews). The game includes 50 missions, tons of unique vehicles, and intuitive touch controls.
Get Gangstar: West Coast Hustle for $0.99 on the app store, and look out for it’s sequal, Gangstar: Miami Vindication in the app store soon.
Gangstar: West Coast Hustle requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad.
New on iPad: Splinter Cell, Let’s Golf 2, Super KO Boxing 2
New on iPad: Splinter Cell, Let’s Golf 2, Super KO Boxing 2 is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
iPad owners can enjoy native versions of two of Gameloft’s most popular App Store offerings this week, along with an adaptation of Glu’s flagship mobile boxing sim Super KO Boxing 2.
These games speak for themselves fairly well, so I will let them do so!
Splinter Cell Conviction HD ($9.99)
“Play as Sam Fisher, a highly skilled Special Forces operative and fight a corrupted secret agency to get your daughter back. Follow a trail of intrigue that leads from Iraq to a high-security building in Washington.
Run, jump, fight, and shoot using a handgun, shotgun, AK47 and bazooka, or maintain stealth by improvising with nearby objects. You are now a renegade spy agent; you don’t follow any orders except for your own rules of engagement!”
Let’s Golf 2 HD ($4.99)
“We’ve listened to the fans of Let’s Golf! and given them what they want: a faster, more colorful and fun golf experience! That’s why this newest edition to the popular series is just the thing to satisfy your need for an exciting golf adventure!”
Super KO Boxing 2 for iPad ($2.99)
“Get in the ring as the famous K.O. Kid and go toe-to-toe with a motley crew of 15 face-breaking opponents who will stop at nothing to put you on the mat.
In your quest to become champion of the world, you’ll figure out your opponents’ tells, avoid their signature moves and retaliate with powerful hooks, super-punch combos and lightning KO’s.
Blinded by 15 Cent’s gilded grill? Punch-drunk from Shogun’s lights-out assault? Super K.O. Boxing 2 now comes with 3 FREE Roid Rage power-ups that transform the K.O. Kid into an unstoppable boxing monster!”
iPhone Racer Asphalt 5 on Sale for $.99 for Limited Time
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Ashpalt 5, from developer Gameloft, has just recently been updated to take advantage of the new iPhone 4 Retina display and is currently on-sale for just $0.99.
Originally $6.99, there’s never been a better time to check out this popular racing game.
With more than 30 different automobiles to drive including cars from Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Ducati, 8 different game modes to choose from such as Cop Chase and Escape, and Bluetooth/Online multiplayer action, Ashpalt 5 becomes a steal for racing game lovers.
Asphalt 5 is compatible with iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad requires iOS 3.0 or later.
