Comments on: Two New Casual Games: 'Cosmic Nitro' and 'Sky Burger' http://toucharcade.com/2009/04/16/two-new-casual-games-cosmic-nitro-and-sky-burger/ ... keeping in touch with the latest in iPhone gaming Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:17:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lankershim http://toucharcade.com/2009/04/16/two-new-casual-games-cosmic-nitro-and-sky-burger/#comment-19665 Lankershim Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:40:21 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=4706#comment-19665 I gravitated to this site because the reviews had an honest feel to me. I like that they don't use a star-ranking system, and I feel like I can tell whether or not I'll like a game from the review, irrespective of the reviewer's opinion. Shilling for sponsors? Who knows. But I trust the reviews to help me decide what to buy, and I haven't felt burned yet. I gravitated to this site because the reviews had an honest feel to me. I like that they don't use a star-ranking system, and I feel like I can tell whether or not I'll like a game from the review, irrespective of the reviewer's opinion.

Shilling for sponsors? Who knows. But I trust the reviews to help me decide what to buy, and I haven't felt burned yet.

]]> By: Adams Immersive http://toucharcade.com/2009/04/16/two-new-casual-games-cosmic-nitro-and-sky-burger/#comment-19654 Adams Immersive Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:37:29 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=4706#comment-19654 TA is clearly not just pushing product, since they do criticize games. They also apparently prefer to review games that have something good to recommend, and ignore the rest. Which is what I prefer to read too :) And so of course on average they have more praise than criticism. TA is clearly not just pushing product, since they do criticize games.

They also apparently prefer to review games that have something good to recommend, and ignore the rest. Which is what I prefer to read too :) And so of course on average they have more praise than criticism.

]]> By: Jim http://toucharcade.com/2009/04/16/two-new-casual-games-cosmic-nitro-and-sky-burger/#comment-19641 Jim Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:20:39 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=4706#comment-19641 TA is, essentially, nothing more than advertising. The articles don't demonstrate journalistic integrity: they are designed to push product. In fact, the only characteristics TA articles share with most journalistic publications is the poor grammar and punctuation. So I wouldn't consider the sponsor reviews a conflict of interest because it is very much in line with the TA mission statement. But I also have to point out that, in this case, I have not noticed any ad space rented to Ian Marsh/Nimblebit for Sky Burger. TA is, essentially, nothing more than advertising. The articles don't demonstrate journalistic integrity: they are designed to push product. In fact, the only characteristics TA articles share with most journalistic publications is the poor grammar and punctuation. So I wouldn't consider the sponsor reviews a conflict of interest because it is very much in line with the TA mission statement.

But I also have to point out that, in this case, I have not noticed any ad space rented to Ian Marsh/Nimblebit for Sky Burger.

]]> By: Kris Jones http://toucharcade.com/2009/04/16/two-new-casual-games-cosmic-nitro-and-sky-burger/#comment-19629 Kris Jones Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:41:59 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=4706#comment-19629 You stick it to 'em, arn! I plan on purchasing advertisement space here for my upcoming titles, but I doubt *that* will be the reason my games get reviewed. People come here for the content, and seeing that there are quite a few people here, they like the way things are done. You stick it to 'em, arn!

I plan on purchasing advertisement space here for my upcoming titles, but I doubt *that* will be the reason my games get reviewed. People come here for the content, and seeing that there are quite a few people here, they like the way things are done.

]]> By: arn http://toucharcade.com/2009/04/16/two-new-casual-games-cosmic-nitro-and-sky-burger/#comment-19628 arn Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:11:45 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=4706#comment-19628 there are no sky burger ads on this site. you talking about cosmic nitro? this is old overdone topic. If you believe coverage is only reserved for advertisers, then you shouldn't visit the site. advertisers pay for ads here because we're the biggest iPhone gaming site by a large margin. It's also no surprise that games developers are willing to put out money to advertise sometimes happen to be games worth mentioning. There will be ads on this site. There will be stories about apps that have been or will be advertisers. There is no causality. arn there are no sky burger ads on this site. you talking about cosmic nitro?

this is old overdone topic. If you believe coverage is only reserved for advertisers, then you shouldn't visit the site.

advertisers pay for ads here because we're the biggest iPhone gaming site by a large margin. It's also no surprise that games developers are willing to put out money to advertise sometimes happen to be games worth mentioning.

There will be ads on this site. There will be stories about apps that have been or will be advertisers. There is no causality.

arn

]]> By: Eric5h5 http://toucharcade.com/2009/04/16/two-new-casual-games-cosmic-nitro-and-sky-burger/#comment-19627 Eric5h5 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:00:42 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=4706#comment-19627 You're suggesting that TA should never review apps that have bought ads, then? Or else they get accused of "selling out"? Hardly seems fair. TA has reviewed loads of games that haven't bought ads. You're suggesting that TA should never review apps that have bought ads, then? Or else they get accused of "selling out"? Hardly seems fair. TA has reviewed loads of games that haven't bought ads.

]]> By: drunknbass http://toucharcade.com/2009/04/16/two-new-casual-games-cosmic-nitro-and-sky-burger/#comment-19624 drunknbass Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:46:09 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=4706#comment-19624 too bad... TA has sold out and (im not knocking these games at all) seems to publish new reviews on games that just happen to be a sponsor. Very obvious by the skyburger ad right under this post on the homescreen. too bad… TA has sold out and (im not knocking these games at all) seems to publish new reviews on games that just happen to be a sponsor. Very obvious by the skyburger ad right under this post on the homescreen.

]]> By: IBITF http://toucharcade.com/2009/04/16/two-new-casual-games-cosmic-nitro-and-sky-burger/#comment-19622 IBITF Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:13:55 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=4706#comment-19622 sky burger is the greatest! i have logged 1/3 of my past 12 hours playing this game please do a full review i need some challenge on the leaderboards! not like im in the top anyways........... sky burger is the greatest! i have logged 1/3 of my past 12 hours playing this game
please do a full review
i need some challenge on the leaderboards!
not like im in the top anyways………..

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