Comments on: E3: A Look at 'Prey Invasion' and More to Come from Hands On Mobile http://toucharcade.com/2009/06/04/e3-a-look-at-prey-invasion-and-more-to-come-from-hands-on-mobile/ ... keeping in touch with the latest in iPhone gaming Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:53:40 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: iphoneprogrammer http://toucharcade.com/2009/06/04/e3-a-look-at-prey-invasion-and-more-to-come-from-hands-on-mobile/#comment-24434 iphoneprogrammer Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:15:39 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=9355#comment-24434 Now was this game submitted on the 4th or earlier than that? Anyways this game was my most favorite FPS's on the Xbox and i can't believe that it is finally coming out for the iPhone. The frame rate looks pretty smooth and the control scheme seems to work very well. I would have liked to see a control scheme similar to Terminator Salvation: The Official Game and Brothers in Arms: Hour of Heroes (both by Gameloft). If hands On Mobile can adapt a controls just like those games then this will be the best FPS ever and a def. buy for me. Now was this game submitted on the 4th or earlier than that? Anyways this game was my most favorite FPS's on the Xbox and i can't believe that it is finally coming out for the iPhone. The frame rate looks pretty smooth and the control scheme seems to work very well. I would have liked to see a control scheme similar to Terminator Salvation: The Official Game and Brothers in Arms: Hour of Heroes (both by Gameloft). If hands On Mobile can adapt a controls just like those games then this will be the best FPS ever and a def. buy for me.

]]> By: M. Scott http://toucharcade.com/2009/06/04/e3-a-look-at-prey-invasion-and-more-to-come-from-hands-on-mobile/#comment-24422 M. Scott Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:07:30 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=9355#comment-24422 @ DannyV, that' what she said.... This game looks awesome, i havent seen any FPS games like this on the iPhone yet and for $2.99, why not?! This could be a really big hit, looks fun. @ DannyV, that' what she said….

This game looks awesome, i havent seen any FPS games like this on the iPhone yet and for $2.99, why not?! This could be a really big hit, looks fun.

]]> By: jackson http://toucharcade.com/2009/06/04/e3-a-look-at-prey-invasion-and-more-to-come-from-hands-on-mobile/#comment-24401 jackson Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:43:27 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=9355#comment-24401 wow only 2.99? they'll probably raise the price, it looks pretty professional. wow only 2.99? they'll probably raise the price, it looks pretty professional.

]]> By: spiffyone http://toucharcade.com/2009/06/04/e3-a-look-at-prey-invasion-and-more-to-come-from-hands-on-mobile/#comment-24378 spiffyone Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:54:50 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=9355#comment-24378 Seems my comment was deleted for some reason. Length? Anyway, to give it again (let the mods sort it out): DS games have the benefit of that extra screen so that you aren't covering screen real estate, and also have the benefit of physical buttons so that in FPS titles one can run and aim and shoot at once. Can't really do that on iTouch/Phone. You have to stop running or aiming to then press the onscreen virtual "button" to shoot. One way around this would be to adopt controls along the lines of the Metroid Prime action/adventure games. One "virtual" joystick controls movement and turning and a "button" to fire weapons, and you tap on enemies to "lock on". From there you can use the single "joystick" to move closer or further to the enemy, and circle strafe using left/right, and fire without need to take your hand off of the controls for one second. Seems my comment was deleted for some reason. Length?

Anyway, to give it again (let the mods sort it out): DS games have the benefit of that extra screen so that you aren't covering screen real estate, and also have the benefit of physical buttons so that in FPS titles one can run and aim and shoot at once. Can't really do that on iTouch/Phone. You have to stop running or aiming to then press the onscreen virtual "button" to shoot.

One way around this would be to adopt controls along the lines of the Metroid Prime action/adventure games. One "virtual" joystick controls movement and turning and a "button" to fire weapons, and you tap on enemies to "lock on". From there you can use the single "joystick" to move closer or further to the enemy, and circle strafe using left/right, and fire without need to take your hand off of the controls for one second.

]]> By: psionic http://toucharcade.com/2009/06/04/e3-a-look-at-prey-invasion-and-more-to-come-from-hands-on-mobile/#comment-24373 psionic Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:03:26 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=9355#comment-24373 @DannyV lol, read the comments on these articles about people bitchin' that the price over 2.99 is 'way too much'. @DannyV

lol, read the comments on these articles about people bitchin' that the price over 2.99 is 'way too much'.

]]> By: antonioj http://toucharcade.com/2009/06/04/e3-a-look-at-prey-invasion-and-more-to-come-from-hands-on-mobile/#comment-24361 antonioj Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:41:49 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=9355#comment-24361 actually fps on iphone control better than on the ds (or psp)...you won´t get cramps like with the ds for sure actually fps on iphone control better than on the ds (or psp)…you won´t get cramps like with the ds for sure

]]> By: DannyV http://toucharcade.com/2009/06/04/e3-a-look-at-prey-invasion-and-more-to-come-from-hands-on-mobile/#comment-24356 DannyV Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:21:34 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=9355#comment-24356 Looks pretty good! My only thing is, why not make it longer and more expensive instead or making it so short? Looks pretty good! My only thing is, why not make it longer and more expensive instead or making it so short?

]]> By: gadlaw http://toucharcade.com/2009/06/04/e3-a-look-at-prey-invasion-and-more-to-come-from-hands-on-mobile/#comment-24345 gadlaw Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:31:46 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=9355#comment-24345 Prey is a great game on the PC and 360 and it looks pretty darn good here. Perhaps I'll be able to play it a little longer without getting queasy like I get playing it in it's other forms. Prey is a great game on the PC and 360 and it looks pretty darn good here. Perhaps I'll be able to play it a little longer without getting queasy like I get playing it in it's other forms.

]]> By: Alex http://toucharcade.com/2009/06/04/e3-a-look-at-prey-invasion-and-more-to-come-from-hands-on-mobile/#comment-24341 Alex Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:10:53 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=9355#comment-24341 Not convinced by the controls yet, but I remember being very skeptical about Metroid on the Nintendo DS (a stylus-controlled FPS, nonsense! etc) - so what do I know... I'll reserve judgement :) Not convinced by the controls yet, but I remember being very skeptical about Metroid on the Nintendo DS (a stylus-controlled FPS, nonsense! etc) – so what do I know…

I'll reserve judgement :)

]]> By: antonioj http://toucharcade.com/2009/06/04/e3-a-look-at-prey-invasion-and-more-to-come-from-hands-on-mobile/#comment-24340 antonioj Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:57:14 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=9355#comment-24340 iFPS 1.1 zonal controls are close to perfection (virtual sticks work accordingly to the place you press on the screen)...hope this works the same way iFPS 1.1 zonal controls are close to perfection (virtual sticks work accordingly to the place you press on the screen)…hope this works the same way

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