Guess what! There is a new tower defense game coming to the iPhone, its called Cowboys vs Zombies. I know what your thinking, “Really. Your excited for a game that is base on one of the most over played game types in the app store?”
Well the real reason I am excited about this games is I want to see more cowboys in the app store. After playing Red Dead Redemption on my 360 I need a Wild West fix on my iPhone. I hope this game will inspire other app devs to embrace these classic American heroes.
Check out the trailer below to see what the game is about.
As you can see the game is going to be your basic tower defense game but with a different perspective. Zombies will come to attack your town and its up to you to tell your cowboys what buildings to protect and when to fall back and cut your losses. It sounds like from the description of the game, that there will be boss battles and cowboy upgrades. Which is all standard for any good tower defense game.
This game may surprise me and get me excited about tower games again. I guess we will have to wait and see. I’m Not sure if I will buy this one right off the bat but I will keep my eye on it. I really just hope this is the first of many new cowboy themed games.
Ngmoco, famous for making freemium games, and Newtoy, famous for making Words with friends, teamed up and relased “We Rule”. The game is a Farmville clone; you know the game all the people at your office play on the clock, but instead of just farming your “ruling” a kingdom.
The game features over 20 varieties of crops to grow, 50 unique structures to build, and a few other bells and whiles to manage. The game connects with Ngmoco’s Plus+ network so you can connect with your friends (which is an important part of the game). Also since is a freemium game there is plenty of mojo to spend real sash on. Mojo is a magical potion that makes your crops grow faster.
Like Farmville, We Rule is nothing more than a time management game. The only real motivation to keep playing is to make money to create the coolest looking kingdom. Don’t get me wrong, the interface is very well done which does make it enjoyable to play. But if you don’t have a network of friends to play it with expect to get bored with the game in a few weeks.
OMG play this game if you like time management games or the office got wise and blocked Facebook and/or Flash to increase work productively.
OMG don’t play this is you don’t have other friends with iPhones. It’s a lonely game without friends and you may slip in to a deep depression.
Overall I think the game is one of the best time management games on the iPhone. The graphics, interface, and animation really add a lot to this game. I am going to continue playing this game for now but I can’t see me sticking with it for much longer. They say they’re going to be adding more updates soon so I will keep you posted if they add more game play.
Earlier this week Apple added a feature to allow you to send an App to another person as a gift. This is great news because now I can send my friends games that I enjoy for their birthday. This way I know there getting the game and not the new Taylor Swift single. The old way of gift apps was an iTunes gift card, but they could really buy anything they want.
To send an app as a gift all you have to do is click the Buy App drop down and select the option “Gift This App”. You are then sent to a page were you enter their email and name, then type out a personal message to them.
Another cool feature is that you have the option of printing out the card and handing it to them in person. This way you know your present didn’t get lost in there inbox. The only thing you will not be able to gift is in-app purchases and upgrades to the OS.
Does anyone remember the show “Super Dave”? It was a fictional show about a Stuntman that had a verity show. At the end of each show he would do an outrageous daredevil stunt and would always end up nearly killing himself doing it. M-Digital Media’s soon to be release game, Daredevil Dave: Motorcycle Stuntman reminds me of that show, which isn’t a bad thing.
From what I can tell form the trailer, the game is based on a stuntman going on a career of progressively harder jumps. If he fails, he must come up with the money to pay for a hospital visit.
Features:
Career Mode with 10 unique and challenging jumps
Injury Mode: See how high of a hospital bill you can
Ragdoll physics, as well as shark attacks, deadly helicopter blades, and fire
Jumps have random elements so you never play the same game twice
Global leaderboards
Multiple views including TV cameras, and an on-the bike camera
Adjust your ramp-tilt and speed to land each jump successfully
The developer say the game should be out sometime this month. We will keep you posted.
Treehouse Ltd. just released some early screenshots of their forthcoming game, 1951, a top down dogfight game set in WWI. The game will use both tilt and gesture controls to help keep the interface clean and you in the action.
From what I can tell from the screenshots this is going to be a great looking game. The game will also have 3d graphics with changing weather conditions.
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The developer says the game will feature advanced AI and some light RPG elements. The game will have two different single play modes, wave and survivor. It will also have two-player mode via Wi-Fi.
There is no word on a releases date and from what I can tell this is an early announcement. We will let you know as soon as more information become available.
