It’s Wednesday again, and the best thing for that post-keynote afterglow is a whole load of new games. There’s some good stuff in this list, and some entirely unexpected (but totally welcome) releases like a Penny Arcade game totally out of left field. As usual, these will all go live at 11:00 PM Eastern.
Fort Boyard, $2.99 – Forum Thread – I have never ever heard of this TV show, but apparently is is filled with weird physical challenges. The iOS game converts these to a bunch of different mini games.
He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe, 99¢ – Forum Thread – A side-scrolling brawler that manages to harness the power of Grayskull. You play as He-Man (surprise!) and fight all manner of bad guys from the TV show. An in-game currency system unlocks all sorts of upgrades.
N.Y. Zombies 2, $1.99 – Forum Thread – The original was a really slick zombie horde shooter, and from the looks of it, the sequel is everything a good sequel should be.
Penny Arcade’s On The Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3, $2.99 – Forum Thread – This release is completely out of the blue, and I couldn’t be more excited to finally play through a Penny Arcade game on my iPad.
Punch Quest, Free – Forum Thread – An absolutely incredible endless puncher by Rocketcat and Madgarden. Do not miss this game under any circumstances. It’s free, get it.
Totem Runner, 99¢ – Forum Thread – A really cool looking runner from Chillingo. It seems like there’s a transformation mechanic and boss fights.
Wizardlings, Free – Forum Thread – A free “tap adventure" game by Square Enix. It seems like it could be cool, but the dual currencies visible in most of the screenshots are making me nervous.
Zombiewood, Free – Forum Thread – A remarkably timely dual stick shooter from Gameloft featuring… You guessed it, zombies.
This looks really good, as all Cave's shmups do, but can any of you tell me if this is better than Espgaluda 2? I enjoy these, although I admit I'm not the most rabid fan of the genre, and don't have room for more than one of these since they're usually pretty big games.
Do you have an 8GB device or something?
Why would that matter? I have a 64GB 4S and I can't fit even half of my total apps on it... It's an addiction and I'm slightly ashamed :(
Nope. I have an ipad3 with 64GB. I have NO music on it and STILL have to dump-to-get all the time! I have this addiction big-time and would love a 128GB device. Spend so much money on this it's not funny!
It is an amazing game. Can't really compare to Espgaluda 2 as this is very different from other Cave shooters, designed for mobiles. The scoring is much more simplistic with 5 ships (2 need to be unlocked) and 15 levels with scoring resetting to zero each stage. Graphics are much sharper than Cave's other universal apps, more like the HD versions of DDPR and Espgaluda 2, with bullets standing out from the background. File size is 308MB installed and worth every kb. Game has an easy mode for newbies where scores don't count in the leaderboards and I guess there will be hidden features as usual. Well worth the early adopter sale price.
Thanks, that's really good input! May just have to switch to that one.
Do anyone have trouble installing this on the iPod touch 5? A few AppStore reviews mention they can't install on the iPod touch 5..
It says it needs a digital compass that isn't on them so it won't let them download it.
Too bad this wont run on older devices.... that's going to knock off alot of potential players.
Which is odd coming from Cave; their previous games were all playable even on older machines, with only the HD versions being the exception. This time though, there is no version that'll run on older devices.
My sis saw me playing this game on my iPh4 and she was like "I want that on my iPod!"... Now she plays DoDonPachi Daifukatsu since this one won't run on her device... So far, I've loved it *-*