'Toy Bot Diaries 2' Arrives
posted by arn on November 12th, 2008 3:07 PM EST in $3.99, iPhone games, iPod touch games
IUGO has released the second episode of their popular iPhone game Toy Bot Diaries. We at Touch Arcade were huge fans of the first episode.
Your favorite robot is BACK! Join Toy Bot in his latest and greatest adventure: Toy Bot Diaries Entry 2. Toy Bot begins where he left off, climbing out of the dingy sewers and into a whole new world of challenges in the sky. Entry 2 gives you more levels, more content, more graphics and maximum fun! See why Toy Bot has been called one of the best games exclusive to the iPhone. If you liked Entry 1, you’ll LOVE Toy Bot Diaries Entry 2!
We found the first episode to be a particularly polished and immersive experience and we still highly recommend it.
App Store Link: Toy Bot Diaries 2, $3.99
Praise Jebus!
/me runs to the App Store to grab a copy.
I've been jonesing for more Toy Bot action since I beat the all-too-short first release. These guys should take a page from Little Big Planet, release a level editor for Mac and PC, and let the community design a bunch of cool levels for them.
Would they charge $60 for it too?
I loved the first game, but it was short. Does anyone know if the second game has a longer play time?
nice! I'll try it out tonight
releasing episodes is a great way of charging more for your game.
Does this mean we should expect a price drop for version 1?
I never got round to buying that one…
I like the idea of multiple cheaper chapters vs a $9.99 game.
I only hope this one starts at a difficulty at or above the end of chapter one, and not an easy tutorial start.
There's a short, condensed tutorial, then you dive right in. Some good, fresh gameplay. Haven't yet finished it, so don't know how long it is.
Chalk me down as well as another who'd pay more for a longer game!
Advice for IUGO: please turn down the sound for the bombs, I was listening at a reasonable volume level and then they suddenly nearly blew my ears off. Ouch.
I really like the game but this breaks / cheats the app store model of charge once, free updates.
I might just sit the rest of these out, lest I end up spending $21 on a $9.99 game.
Is this really the AppStore model? When updating all apps iTunes asks me if I really want to download all free updates. This sounds to me like there could also be non-free updates, which I think is fine, if they add new features and non only bugfix.
And for Toy Bot Diaries: That's a new game with a new story and new puzzles. It's ok to sell it as Toy Bot Diaries 2, which is also what they announced from the start of the first Toy Bot.
Do you really think that the devs should give you every update and even new games or storylines for free? I don't. And most companies do not. Maybe I should talk to Apple, because I did not get 10.5 for free, although I bought 10.4…
No, this isn't an update. It's a sequel.
I'd prefer it myself if these games were far larger/longer, even if it meant they were much more expensive. But hey, different strokes for different folks.
ern2150: There are actually only a very few vendors mentioning lifetime free updates in the app description. The AppStore is only a few months old. I am pretty sure other vendors will charge for significant updates as well, especially those who rolled out an initial release for free or just one buck.
TDB2 is not an upgrade – it is a completely new game using the same principle. I just finished the first world and it is worth every penny IMHO. It seems turning on the magnetic boots does work a bit differently (or less reliably) now – not sure I prefer it.
I really like these games, and this second installment has some new surprises and I think a generally more challenging skill level, but I've managed to completely clear Toy Bot Diaries 2 in just two days of casual play.
I'll keep playing it once in a while as I do with the first, but I think IUGO really needs to find a way to kick up the replay value in this franchise… Maybe a timed mode or some sort of particularly crazy extra challenges or hidden level?