Remember when we took a look at the Parrot AR.Drone last September? It seems like ages ago with how fast the App Store moves. Anyway, one of the things Parrot was pushing hardcore for the AR.Drone device was a yet-to-be-released two player augmented reality game where players would be able to engage in real-time augmented reality dogfights utilizing two iPhones and two AR.Drones. (Making it one of the most expensive two player games on the App Store.)
Details are vague right now, but Parrot is openly announcing the release date of AR.FLYINGACE as April 15th. In addition, they’ve also released the following teaser trailer of the game in action:
With third party app support for the AR.Drone being somewhat predictably lackluster, it’s great to see Parrot finally releasing some games for the device. I’m not entirely sure that AR.FLYINGACE makes the AR.Drone any more compelling of a purchase since it requires having a buddy who also has an AR.Drone, but assuming you’re in that kind of situation now, you’ve got something awesome to look forward to next week.
This is actually a good thing for parents like myself who's 8yo is constantly asking if they can try to break a world record. Now instead of them trying to grow their fingernails to 7 feet or eating 50 hot dogs in 3 minutes, i can just hand him this game without having to worry he will choke on a Nathan's or have a strange mold take hold in his fingers :)
Screw Guinness, they refuse to recognize my claim as the world's tallest midget.
Guinness makes as if to say "So you want an iOS record to be considered as a real record? Take these mini-games and be happily relegated as we see fit for such a diminutive platform that is so reducible to the raw and easily characteristized gestures that make iOS gaming so tempting to stereotype and ridicule."
Good things come to those that whack; )