Vampires are so damn serious. That’s probably why there are so few iPhone games about them. Plus, they’re usually loners. When you’re in the mood for blasting, clubbing, eviscerating, and decapitating with soccer balls, you need hordes. You need zombies. If you’ve checked the App Store recently, you might think we’re experiencing a zombie invasion. …
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In Duck vs BP for iPhone, it’s your job to save the world’s last surviving duck by plugging oil-spewing pipes. If only life could imitate app. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could fix this catastrophe and rescue wildlife with a few screen taps? I suppose it was only a matter of time before an app directly referenced the BP …
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The other night I watched the last half hour of “Toy Story 2” on TV. So what if the children were in bed? It’s one of my all-time favorite movies–go ahead and laugh–and I can’t wait for “Toy Story 3,” which opens Friday. Needless to say, I was jazzed when Disney’s free “Toy Story 3” app arrived yesterday. That is, …
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GoodReader? They should call it GreatReader! OK, pardon the lame joke, but what is arguably the best document viewer currently available for the iPad just got better. The app already excels at bringing all kinds of files to your iPad: Office and iWork documents, PDFs, text files, HTML pages, photos, music, and videos. It does this using any number of …
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The iPhone may be many things, but it’s no steering wheel. Much as I love using accelerometer controls in racing games such as Jet Car Stunts and air-combat sims like F.A.S.T., the iPhone is just too small to grip comfortably. Consequently, I end up getting frustrated with the games I should be enjoying. I was skeptical that PosiMotion’s Helix Gaming …
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A few months back I briefly previewed Frogman, which, with its dazzling 3D graphics and comic-book-inspired storyline, came across as a kind of Frogger, Extreme Makeover Edition. Somewhere along the way, the developer did a bit of gene splicing and turned Frogman into Banzai Rabbit. I’m not sure why–maybe Konami didn’t like the similarities–but it doesn’t matter. Frog, rabbit, terrier–the …
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Now that you’ve had a little time to let all the iPhone 4 news sink in, it’s time for an important question: what’s the one new feature that really made your day? Was it the long-rumored front-facing video camera? The bigger battery? Maybe you’re jazzed about the new apps such as iMovie for on-device video editing and Netflix for iPad-style …
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If you’re over the age of, oh, 25, this may not interest you much. For you youngsters out there, however, this is, like, so totally cool: MTV just got its own app. Free but ad-supported, MTV News serves up the latest pop-culture gossip–er, news–about music, movies, TV, celebrities, and gaming. It’s available for the iPhone and the iPod Touch now; …
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Your monthly iPhone bill is high enough without tacking on another $5, $15, or $20 for a text-messaging plan. That’s why free-SMS apps are so popular: They let you text to your heart’s content without putting a single extra penny in AT&T’s pocket. One of the most popular free-SMS apps, Textfree Unlimited, costs $5.99. That’s pretty cheap considering the money …
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Everything old is new again–or at least resurrected. This week’s batch of new games includes an early arcade classic, the sequel to an early iPhone smash, and the martial-arts legend himself, Bruce Lee. Get your trigger fingers–er, screen thumbs–ready for all kinds of crazy action. Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior This is a must-have for fans of fighting games, Bruce Lee …
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