$.99 Holiday Sale Mega List

Discussion in 'Price Drops, Must-Have Freebies, and Deals' started by freedog, Dec 22, 2010.

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  1. freedog

    freedog Well-Known Member

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    Here's some games that I have no problem recommending out of the ones I have played already from the list:

    Recommended and ( * = Highly Recommended)
    Check these out if you don't have em yet:

    Age of Zombies
    Cartoon Wars 2
    Dark Lords
    Field & Stream Fishing
    GAMEBOX 2*
    Little Soldiers HD*
    Psychoban
    Puzzle Agent
    Solipskier*
    Quarters*
    Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2*
    Resident Evil 4 Platinum
    Rapala Pro Bass Fishing
    iBomber Defense
    3D Mini Golf Challenge
    Jewel Quest Mysteries
    Mirror's Edge
    Mystery Mania*
    NFS Hot Pursuit
    Stick Tennis Tour
    Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3*
    Across Age*
    Spiderman*
    LOTR: Middle Earth Defense*
    Toy Bot Diaries Compilation
    Family Feud*
    Press Your Luck
    Pool Pro Online 3
    Garter & Ghouls
    Despicable Me: Minion Mania
    Super Monkey Ball 2
    Mikado Defenders


    The following is a list of games I'm wondering myself if they're worth getting..
    Any comments or recommendations on the following?

    Gatsby's Golf
    Kings Hero
    Mystery Agency
    Xenome
    Voicemod
    High Caliber Hunting
    The Last King of Africa
    Orions
    Knights of the Phantom Castle
    I Dig It Expeditions
    Split/Second
    Cause of Death
    MMA
    Floe
    Scrabble
    Snood
    Splinter Cell
    A.D.D.
    The Amazing Race
    Mystery - Gallery Homicide
    Soul Card Master
    Guardian Soul
    Itarus
     
  2. ninjackid

    ninjackid Well-Known Member

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    I've been thinking about gamebox 2 by triniti... Just how good is it?
     
  3. freedog

    freedog Well-Known Member

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    with all the games included and the ones soon to be added, $.99 is a good deal.
     
  4. ninjackid

    ninjackid Well-Known Member

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    Ok, I regretted buying the first one. Are all of the games highly polished?
     
  5. freedog

    freedog Well-Known Member

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    Its pretty much the same thing, the games are decent enough, but mostly you're getting a deal on quantity, when you add them all up their worth more than a buck, they aren;t bad games if that's what you're asking but they aren't gonna blow you away either. If you didn't like the first one then I would think about it some more because I'm not sure how much or what you're expecting out of it.
     
  6. ninjackid

    ninjackid Well-Known Member

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    Hmm... thanks for your opinions. I know a lot of the games in the first one just felt really cheap and like not much thought was put into them. In other words, it was just more quantity than quality.
     
  7. freedog

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    yes, but they aren't bad games just have a more casual feel to them. Its not a bad deal though the Gamebox 2 has a 4.5/5 rating in the store so a lot of people like it enough and its hard to complain for a buck.
     
  8. undeadcow

    undeadcow Well-Known Member

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    Kings Hero - back to $2.99 as of 12/27/10 (but looks cool) :mad:

    Xenome - generally positive reviews, I picked it up but haven't played it much.

    Knights of the Phantom Castle - highly recommended, it's a real time strategy game with a micro 4 unit team; big on strategy.

    Splinter Cell - some may disagree but I ended up deleting this one because it was hard to see things in the shadows on my ipod and the controls felt too automated (push one button and your character will grab someone by the neck and dispose of them; almost like pushing a button lead to a cinematic rather than interactive experience).

    Guardian Soul - I bought it but from reviews I understand it's lukewarm at best.

    Itarus - I hear good things about Itarus so picked it up also. So far the controls seem decent with intuitive placement of spell/item buttons so not too button mashy.

    Garters & Ghouls - says "new low price" and has been at $0.99 since 10/27/10 so there may not be a big hurry to get it while it's cheap. I'm interested too but holding off for now.
     
  9. skeeter

    skeeter Well-Known Member

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    Any comments or recommendations on the following?

    Gatsby's Golf
    Kings Hero
    Mystery Agency- two thumbs down
    Xenome
    Voicemod
    High Caliber Hunting
    The Last King of Africa- great graphics, like so far (just started)
    Orions
    Knights of the Phantom Castle
    I Dig It Expeditions
    Split/Second
    Cause of Death- too much text, gets boring fast!
    MMA
    Floe
    Scrabble- fun but WOrds With Friends is better
    Snood- fun, same as the classic
    Splinter Cell
    A.D.D.
    The Amazing Race
    Mystery - Gallery Homicide-bad
    Soul Card Master
    Guardian Soul
    Itarus
     
  10. skeeter

    skeeter Well-Known Member

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    #70 skeeter, Dec 28, 2010
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    It really is a personal choice. Maybe they should be put in categories to make it easier for people to find what they like. I love the adventure puzzle point and click type games ie. Jules Verne, grisly manor etc. Where as another may hate those type of games :) I thought Puzzle Agent was extremely agitating, slow and unable to hold my attention where as you highly recommend it :)
     
  11. undeadcow

    undeadcow Well-Known Member

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    I downloaded Defence Hero from Nate Games and would not recommend it, the gameplay is similar to Cartoon Hero (characters side scroll automatically from one castle to the next and fight). It's not a very polished game and there are better alternatives.

    I'm trying to return it to appstore... but how?
     
  12. freedog

    freedog Well-Known Member

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    I totally agree with this, I would not recommend Defence Hero either. I bought it a month ago because of some positive reviews, but after playing some I thought it was very unpolished and not fun to play.
     
  13. Habakuk

    Habakuk Well-Known Member

    Since I Dig It (without "Expeditions")…

    http://itunes.apple.com/app/i-dig-it/id314864297?mt=8

    …is still "free for holidays" you should try it. If you like it, buy Expeditions maybe, seems to be basically the same. "I Dig It Expeditions takes the same popular formula of the original and improves upon it in nearly every way imaginable" - Touch Arcade

    Today I watched a guy playing I Dig It all the day—he seems to be addicted. I started with it some minutes ago and it's really fun and well done graphics. Just care about enough fuel. Good tutorial.
     
  14. SirAwesome

    SirAwesome Well-Known Member

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    EA's .99 sale is over, however some of their games are still on sale.
     
  15. freedog

    freedog Well-Known Member

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    Game Dev Story ($2.99 > $.99)
     
  16. sdmiracle

    sdmiracle Well-Known Member

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    good:d
     
  17. crex

    crex Doctor of Game of the Week-ology

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    Everywhere and Nowhere
    Just got it!:D
     
  18. Spade

    Spade Well-Known Member

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    Yes! Didn't think it was worth the $5 or $3, but for $1 YUSS!
     
  19. eddieg

    eddieg Well-Known Member

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    I don't know why but I just can't seem to get into this game.
    I guess for a buck I might have to pick it up to see what all this fuss is about.

    Lots of great sales this holiday. Didn't expect to buy so much but lots of new goodies! :D
     
  20. SirAwesome

    SirAwesome Well-Known Member

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    Slightly bummed i got this game at 2.99 before the itunes connect went back live thinking the game would go back up in price, oh well at least i got a good game slightly discounted
     

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