Apple has just posted the fourth beta version of the iPhone SDK for download. Among other improvements, this release brings the notable inclusion of OpenGL ES support in the iPhone simulator. Developers can now test, tune, and debug their OpenGL ES code with ease, which is great news for the millions of us anxiously clutching our iPhones in anticipation of the June launch of the iTunes App Store.
OpenGL ES (OpenGL for Embedded Systems) is defined and promoted by the Khronos Group, an industry consortium interested in open graphics and multimedia APIs.
OpenGL® ES is a royalty-free, cross-platform API for full-function 2D and 3D graphics on embedded systems – including consoles, phones, appliances and vehicles. It consists of well-defined subsets of desktop OpenGL, creating a flexible and powerful low-level interface between software and graphics acceleration. OpenGL ES includes profiles for floating-point and fixed-point systems and the EGL™ specification for portably binding to native windowing systems. OpenGL ES 1.X is for fixed function hardware and offers acceleration, image quality and performance. OpenGL ES 2.X enables full programmable 3D graphics.
OpenGL ES is the official graphics API of the Symbian OS and Android mobile platforms and is also supported by the Playstation 3.
Looks like a good game, but I hate those deep primary colours! Needs an option to set colours or palettes.
Please see the latest screenshots in the App Store. The colors (and graphics in general) have been completely revamped to be more appealing.
Great - I'll buy!
Great game!! but I have had nothing but problems with it randomly loosing high scores. Wouldn't matter but I must be able to prove I am better than my husband :)
I love this game. Have also had problems with high scores saving. Just got 47892 on level 17 let's hope it saves. Theoneandonly!!!!!
Sorry about the save game bug. To make sure your scores are saved, please use the "exit" button from the game to quit out. This will force the scores to be saved off. We've submitted an update to Cubes which fixes this problem and introduces some new things including Global High Scores so you can compare your scores with top players from across the world! Hopefully gets approved by Apple soon :)
I love this game! I steal my boyfriends iPhone all the time to play. He thinks it is stupid because he doesn't understand how to play, which makes me feel really smart, but the game actually very simple.
What I don't like is when you want blocks to fall down, but you can't see enough of that chain to select it because you must work from a side view. I know iPhones don't have gyroscopes, but there could be a way to look straight down on the puzzle and make the blocks go straight up... maybe a reverse gravity option. ;) Nice game, Manta.
Hi Haley, glad you're having fun with the game! You'll want to download the latest version which was released yesterday. This version now has a "drop" button. So you can select the chain that you want, orient the cube in the direction you want it to fall, and then instead of double-tap, just click on the drop button. This will solve the problem you described. Happy cubing!
My husband loves this game!
Any plans for a window version?
is there anyway to play this game online?
how does one get a score to the weekly and daily. I just got a new high score and hoped to see it on the high daily scores.
I just had to remove this game because it stopped working and couldn't find it on app store to re-install it! Bummer! When i click on you link it says it's not available! Help!