Recommended free apps thread

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  1. Sneeza

    Sneeza Active Member

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    Aren't you guys missing out Hurdle Turtle? ;)

    It's only free for today, so GET IT NOW!
     
  2. crex

    crex Doctor of Game of the Week-ology

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    Everywhere and Nowhere
    Picked it up! :)
     
  3. ninjackid

    ninjackid Well-Known Member

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    Well today we got:

    Spikedislike
    Helmet Hero
     
  4. GGi_Allan

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  5. JeffG

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    Retired but trying to help out my kids when the op
    At home, in my pad (which may be an i)
    I am playing with this

    ערס

    http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id349451817?mt=8

    I don't understand the instructions, there's video on the help page which helps a little - but the middle part seems to be about a different app. :confused:

    The puzzle is working out WTF it's supposed to do. :D

    JeffG
     
  6. ninjackid

    ninjackid Well-Known Member

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    Well today we got Grokion. Grokion's an AWESOME game for free.
     
  7. WizMan

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    Mahjong Triplet

    ✭✭✭Blood and honor!"CF Defense 2" is now available on iTunes, go and download it for free!!!✭✭✭

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    ✭✭✭Blood and honor!"CF Defense 2" is now available on iTunes, go and download it for free!!!✭✭✭

    Mahjong Triplet is a casual game with a unique Chinese style for both young and old with various functions,tile arts and desktop backgrounds, etc. It is quite suitable to play between family members or friends. Come on! Let’s enjoy the magic classical Chinese style mahjong game together!

    Game Features:
    - Various traditional Chinese style themes
    - Various customizable tile arts
    - Images from your album can also be used as backgrounds
    - Gorgeous visual effect
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    Genre:Board, Strategy
    Release:Dec 14, 2010
    Updated:Nov 30, -0001
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    Size:0.0
    TouchArcade Rating:Unrated
    User Rating: (1)
    Your Rating:unrated
    Compatibility:HD Universal
     
  8. WizMan

    WizMan Well-Known Member

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    Action Robot

    🏣🏢🏪🏥🏫

    Instantly playable and simple to control. Run, roll, and shoot your way through a robot infested city in …
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    🏣🏢🏪🏥🏫

    Instantly playable and simple to control. Run, roll, and shoot your way through a robot infested city in your very own robot suit! Grab a jetpack and destroy your enemies from up high using your termination missiles!

    Main features include high resolution Retina Display graphics, super smooth animation running at 60 FPS, Game Center integration, multitasking support, and music by Mathazzar Studios.

    🏣🏢🏪🏥🏫
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    Genre:Action, Arcade, Strategy
    Release:Feb 04, 2011
    Updated:Nov 30, -0001
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    Size:0.0
    TouchArcade Rating:Unrated
    User Rating:Unrated
    Your Rating:unrated
    Compatibility:HD Universal
     
  9. WizMan

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    KoreanWar

    Perfect harmony of defence game and FPS game
    You may create an illusion that enter the battlefield.
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    Perfect harmony of defence game and FPS game
    You may create an illusion that enter the battlefield.
    This Weapon of the game was used in Korean War
    > M1 Garand
    > M1D Sniper
    > M1918 BAR
    > M1928 Thompson
    > M9A1 Bazooka
    > M2
    > M4 Sherman
    You have to defend against an enemy attack by setting the mode of the aimed shot
    This game have 3 level of difficulty(Easy, Normal, Hard) and each of the 25 stage.

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    Goal

    you have to defend against an enemy attack; it's hiding around the building and rushing toward you
    If you can't defeat the enemy's vehicle or enemy shoot at me, the number of remaining [life] will be decrease.
    Success all mission(Clear 25 Stage), before the number of the remaining [Life] is Zero

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    Features

    If you shot at the head of enemy, enemy will be killed by one shot.
    According to kind of weapon, you can transfer sniper mode
    By using [F-button], you can be easy to defend the variety of enemy.
    You can buy items in shop by paying Gold

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    Tip

    The means of shot sound and the red arrow, you can find the enemy.
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    Genre:Action, Strategy
    Release:Oct 21, 2010
    Updated:Nov 30, -0001
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    TouchArcade Rating:Unrated
    User Rating:Unrated
    Your Rating:unrated
    Compatibility:HD Universal
     
  10. WizMan

    WizMan Well-Known Member

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    Doodle Sky Pro

    God's finger, "Drawing War", is now available on iTunes, download it for free!

    ✭✭✭Blood and honor!&qu…
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    God's finger, "Drawing War", is now available on iTunes, download it for free!

    ✭✭✭Blood and honor!"CF Defense 2" is now available on iTunes, go and download it for free!!!✭✭✭

    Press your finger on the screen, and the aircraft will follow your instructions to fight against the enemies!

    There are different missions in different stages. For example, you can destroy the enemies, protect the VIP, and take part in the decapitation strike and so on. You will feel enjoyable and excited about different missions.

    There are eight aircrafts with different attributes for the players to control. You will find it easy to play if you can take advantages of the different attributes and abilities.

    Besides the gorgeous and exciting battle, the game system will give corresponding scores based on the players’ performance. There are also medal of honors and titles for you to take!

    Different attributes to choose from.

    Various stage design. Up to 40 addictive stages。

    Mighty air defense artilleries. Whether it be your right hand or not? It’s all up to you.

    You will feel enjoyable and excited about the rich gameplay and thrilling challenge, such as enemy stealth aircraft, aircraft carrier, various new-type aircrafts, up to 20 aircrafts' besiege and instantly aircraft-destroying electromagnetic weapons.

    There are three hidden aircrafts with extraordinary fighting strength.

    There are different missions and requirements in the story stages, such as destroying the enemies, protecting the VIP, decapitation strike and so on.

    Besides the story stage, you can choose challenge mode after clearing all stages.

    almanac system will collect all the achievements and aircrafts handbooks.

    - “High scores”
    Compare the scores with global players by build-in Openfeint.
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    Genre:Action, Strategy
    Release:Aug 10, 2010
    Updated:Nov 30, -0001
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    Size:0.0
    TouchArcade Rating:Unrated
    User Rating: (2)
    Your Rating:unrated
    Compatibility:HD Universal
     
  11. WizMan

    WizMan Well-Known Member

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    App info is currently processing and/or the app is not yet fully available for sale on the US App Store.
     
  12. WizMan

    WizMan Well-Known Member

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    Crystal War

    An astonishing shocking fun RTS game Crystal War’s goblin version has been updated!
    U can play the game as goblin!!!…
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    An astonishing shocking fun RTS game Crystal War’s goblin version has been updated!
    U can play the game as goblin!!!

    ● #1 Paid App in Japan, France, Spain, Russia, Thailand, Hong Kong and Denmark.
    ● #2&3 Paid App in Italy, Germany, UK, and US.
    ● Got featured in What’s hot and What we’re playing.
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    ●” Crystal War is a fun game with a good concept.” – 148apps review
    ●”Stage backgrounds are beautifully drawn on multiple layers, with parallax scrolling effects.” - no dpad review
    ●”It's a far more tactically nuanced game than you might expect. There’s a large degree of strategy involved with the creation of your army because of the economy and the value of each crystal earned.” – pocketgamer review
    ●”クリスタルをためて、兵士を派遣していくCartoon Wars タイプの戦争ゲーム。これに鉱夫システム、HP引き替えダッシュ、危機一髪のDivineなど、新鮮な要素が盛り込まれていて、気分良く熱くなれます。
    成長システム、ゲームバランスの成熟度も高く、ボリュームもそこそこ(きっと)。
    シンプルかつのめり込めるやり込める良ゲーが久しぶりにやってきましたね。” - appbank review
    ●”Este juego si es fabuloso. Un concepto nuevo, se nota que han esforzado mucho para que sea un juego diferente que otros. Me encanta!!” – user review
    ●”This exuberant mixture of role-playing and real-time strategy is immaculately presented and intensely gripping.” – user review
    ●”This is simply a great game, one of the best. And now with the endless mode with the cards, you get a slightly different game experience compared to the campaign, great stuff!!” – user review


    [Crystal War] is a Real Time Simulation Game that adds a strategy element of using natural resources on a defense genre game. Crystal War has been launched on the 21st of June with good evaluation of the game websites and the users.
    On the same day, it ranked first place in Japanese appstore on strategy game category, and began a good initiation on other international appstores as well.
    With v1.1 update that was carried out on July, we could manage iOS4, dealing rapidly with the feedbacks of the users and at the same time fixed the major bugs and came out with new balanced update.

    Finally, the endless mode which was strengthened from the campaign mode with new rules, Achievements System using OpenFeint, and adding some ranking services are planned to be upgraded at the end of July.

    Scenario:
    The world was maintained by a holy crystal power. One day, the Elf and Human were attacked from Goblin who accidentally discovered the means to use the holy crystal power. And the balance of world was breaking down.
    Now, Elf-Human alliance is going to begin the counterattack to retrieve their land back.

    How to play and Tips:
    - Mine the crystal, and produce your units to defend against enemies and attack opponent's chief.
    - Cast various magic skills; make a success of a divine chance to overcome a crisis.
    - Collect Blue orbs from opponent units to lessen the skill cooling time.
    - Reveal new units with gold which can be earn during the battle, and Upgrade them.
    - Upgrading mine workers and crystal skill can give you great advantage.
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    Genre:Action, Role Playing, Simulation, Strategy
    Release:Jun 21, 2010
    Updated:Nov 30, -0001
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    TouchArcade Rating:Unrated
    User Rating: (10)
    Your Rating:unrated
    Compatibility:HD Universal
     
  13. thumbs07

    thumbs07 Well-Known Member

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    #73 thumbs07, Feb 26, 2011
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    ^ good mentions.

    Big Cup cricket
    As a hater of cricket- looking the most dull sport on Tv I surprisingly liked this game. By playing it I can see some of the appeal of the sport, and that's credit to the game. The game is polished, and has an appealing slightly cartoonish style.

    My neg to the game is I'm not actually sure how hardcore cricket fans would find this since it doesn't perhaps have the usual depth of other cricket titles. Eg a bowled ball towards you- in this you can pretty much bat anywhere according to your swipe. That's not the standard outsmart the batter type game.
    Anyway concerns aside, I give a 3/5. Worth a look being a quality title.
     
  14. Dazarath

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    Castle Warriors

    REVIEWS
    "Castle Warriors is a simple and attractive strategy game that should appeal to a broad range of player…
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    REVIEWS
    "Castle Warriors is a simple and attractive strategy game that should appeal to a broad range of players."
    -toucharcade.com

    "I’m a huge fan of games that I get a laugh out of, and Castle Warriors doesn’t fail to deliver."
    -nodpad.com

    "If you enjoyed Galcon, this app will bring a nice 3D twist to the gameplay."
    -appvee.com

    "Simple, fun, quick, and addicting, Castle Warriors was a great experience and I really enjoyed the look and presentation of the game’s campaign."
    -The Appcast

    "The game is pretty addicting and highly enjoyable."
    -appsmile.com

    "...a gem that can really showcase what we’ve come to expect from the App Store."
    -touchmyapps.com

    "It’s very simple, yet incredibly fun and entertaining."
    -appadvice.com

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    Battle for Queen and Country: skewer a few clichés along the way.

    Queen Mynera rules a lovely land threatened by despicable foes. Of course, you are her only hope. Castle Warriors is a tensely fought, tightly paced RTS game set in a landscape that gently tweaks all those fantasy tropes from the games of yore. Lead armies of warriors, veterans, warlords, heroes and even giants, against goblins, orcs, ogres, trolls and demons. You must take and defend castles, use superior strategy and tactical timing to gain advantage before claiming victory.

    You must Creep on the Borderlands, defend Waterseep, and find the Temple of Elemental Good. And what possible trouble could a few missing magic items be? Hmmmm…

    FEATURES
    Simple touch controls
    12 battlefields linked in a campaign
    Castles that upgrade during the battle, with new capabilities and defenses
    Difficulty modes to suit your style of play

    Buy Castle Warriors now. Because if you don’t stop evil now, what chance will you have in the sequel?

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    By the developers of 'Downhill Bowling' and 'Biplane Wings of Raccoon'.
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    Genre:Action, Strategy
    Release:Sep 18, 2009
    Updated:Nov 30, -0001
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    TouchArcade Rating:Unrated
    User Rating:Unrated
    Your Rating:unrated
    Compatibility:HD Universal
     
  15. WizMan

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    Sentinel: Mars Defense

    Origin8
    ***** Sentinel 4: Dark Star is now available! Get the series' latest epic installment here on the App Store! ***** Sent…
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    ***** Sentinel 4: Dark Star is now available! Get the series' latest epic installment here on the App Store! ***** Sentinel: Mars Defense - a premium sci-fi strategy game. It’s war. Earth's first off-world colony is fighting for survival against a savage alien onslaught! Mars is under siege and thousands of lives are on the line. Humanity’s only hope is you, the commander of the dropship Sentinel. Welcome to the future of Tower Defense! Deploy sophisticated turret technology across the Martian landscapeto halt the alien advance. Protect walls and barriers that block the enemy’s path to your base. Upgrade your weaponry, or release robotic drones to repair buildings and harvest resources. Watch the battle for the planet unfold in beautifully rendered, atmospheric graphics. Features: - Specialised structures and units provide unique tactical gameplay. - Use the landscape and destructible defenses to maximize the effectiveness of your weapons. - Resource harvesting and interest system adds a new dimension of risk and reward. - Assault mode provides hours of play; endurance mode is an endless challenge. - Visually stunning environments, towers and enemies with fluid zooming and scrolling. - Compete for high scores with players worldwide using GameCenter! - Earn GameCenter achievements! - Challenge your friends highscores directly. - Save your progress at any time. Automatically saves during a call. REVIEWS: "sets a new benchmark for the rest to match" "as unique as it is evolutionary" "New gameplay features alone justifies adding this game to your collection" - onemoretap.com "Sentinel is a tower defense game that rises to the top with spectacular graphics, great sound, and intuitive controls." "...a truly quality game." - iPhoneAppReviews.net "Highly addictive" "Amazing graphics" "Lots of polish" "I spend too much time playing this game!!!" - Appversity.com "Excellent Graphics" "Great Sound" "New Strategy Elements" - TouchMyApps.com Visit www.origin8.com/sentinel for more information, screenshots, videos and our community forums. Follow us on www.twitter.com/origin8 for updates for all our apps. ** Continue the fight with Sentinel 2: Earth Defense! ** ** Dominate the universe with Space Station: Frontier! ** ** Take the fight to the enemy in Sentinel 3: Homeworld! ** ** Look out for Sentinel 4: Dark Star - Coming Q4 2014! **
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    Genre:Action, Strategy
    Release:Feb 27, 2009
    Updated:Nov 29, 2012
    Version:2.0.0
    Size:9.1 MB
    TouchArcade Rating:Unrated
    User Rating: (2)
    Your Rating:unrated
    Compatibility:HD Universal
     
  16. thumbs07

    thumbs07 Well-Known Member

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    Thief lupin
    Free app of the day- which is probably staying free as it has ads. The game is like a combination of a platformer, and a sort of vertical ascending dungeon game. The aim is getting past each vertical floor and then going onto the next. With a boss on the final one. To get past a vertical level the game varies the way you play the character(thief lupin) - for instance- you'll be able to jump some levels, or only be able to run, or you'll stealth.(all using one simple control of tapping) And each you have to balance timing to get past the obstacles, and enemies of a level.

    I liked the game, it doesn't appear finished as there are levels on the map saying 'under construction'. That being said there are ample sort of levels to play. The neg to this game is can get repetitive, and with frustrating levels(floors) at times. (you can actually skip them though). And the game has this area where one mistake- you can't play that area for 30mins- which I think is an awful idea. You don't have to do this area but for a game to not allow a part of it's content for a duration in a repeat-till-you-perfect-the-timing game it is a little lame.

    But that aside, and the ingame ads that you can accidentally press sometimes, a decent game and I rate 3/5, that would have been 4 without the 30min block on one area.
     
  17. thumbs07

    thumbs07 Well-Known Member

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    Tiki10pinbowlinggold
    Immediately I tried this it just stuck out as one of the better bowling games on the idevice. It's just sheer intuitive controls: drag left or right, swipe up to bowl. The speed of the swipe dictates speed of the ball, and you have left/right arrows as the ball is bowling to add spin. Still playing more of this but strong first impressions-worth trying.
     
  18. thumbs07

    thumbs07 Well-Known Member

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    Daltan the awesome
    3/5 Doodle-style runner inspired by monster dash. Has a nice touch of zombies chasing you, has some quite cool power-ups and the graphics look surprisingly good for a doodle-style. Runner genre still needs advancement though.
     
  19. Dazarath

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    Geared

    * 24 HOUR SALE
    * Ranked #1 Paid Game in 53 countries.
    * 18 Million downloads of Geared games.
    * 200 Unique L…
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    * 24 HOUR SALE
    * Ranked #1 Paid Game in 53 countries.
    * 18 Million downloads of Geared games.
    * 200 Unique Levels of varying difficulty.

    ---- PRESS ----
    TOUCHARCADE............. "Excellent"
    GAMEPRO.............. "Beautifully Designed"
    G4TV.................. "Challenging and Inventive"

    ---- DESCRIPTION ----
    "Power the blue gears." The goal is deceptively simple as you will soon find out. Each level adds more complexity than the last. Other gear-based puzzle games restrict players to a snap-grid. In Geared, players are rewarded for their creativity and ingenuity.

    ---- ACCLAIM ----
    On release Geared skyrocketed to the top and grabbed the #1 Top Paid App spot. Enjoyed by over 18 million players, Geared remains one of the most popular and entertaining puzzle games on the store.

    ---- FEATURES (v 2.0.7) ----
    - 200 unique levels of addictive gameplay.
    - Varying difficulty; Easy to near-impossible.
    - Intuitive and clean user interface.
    - Compatible with all iOS devices.
    - Continued support with updates.

    ---- ACCOLADES ----
    * Featured by Apple in "New and Noteworthy."
    * Featured by Apple in "What's Hot."
    * #1 Paid App Rank in 53 countries.
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    Genre:Puzzle, Strategy
    Release:Aug 09, 2009
    Updated:Nov 30, -0001
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    TouchArcade Rating:Unrated
    User Rating: (1)
    Your Rating:unrated
    Compatibility:HD Universal
     
  20. ninjackid

    ninjackid Well-Known Member

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    Downloading this one...
     

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