Friday, June 15, 2012

App Store Update: Father's Day Edition




Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.

Game Debuts

Zombie Quest – ($0.99)

Zombie Quest combines three of my gaming passions into one $0.99 package: zombies, hexagons and board games. Excellent!


 

Top Gear: Stunt School Revolution – (Free)

BBC has released a free Top Gear tie-in game. Stunt School puts gamers in dozens of zany automotive situations, including hopping the Grand Canyon in a motor home, escaping Alcatraz with a daring barge jump and participating in a round of car bowling.



Space Ace HD – ($4.99)

iPad owners can now experience the classic Don Bluth laserdisc interactive animation on-the-go.


 

Price Drops


To celebrate Father’s Day, EA is running a large “Games for Guys” sale all weekend long. Some of the sale items make sense – shooters, racing games… the usual. But Tetris? Regardless, we aren’t complaining. Jump in and save some dough!

Mass Effect Infiltrator – ($2.99)

EA’s Mass Effect third person shooter spin-off is once again on sale for $2.99, matching the game’s cheapest offer.


 

Burnout Crash – ($0.99)

Burnout Crash was just on sale for $0.99 a couple weeks ago, but it’s awesome. So if you missed it last time jump on it!


 

Real Racing 2 – ($0.99)

Racing fans can save some dough on Firemint’s impressive iPhone racer. The separate iPad release is also on sale.


 

Flight Control HD – ($0.99)

Flight Control is an absolute iOS classic, but it’s always been a little silly that the iPad version’s normal asking price is $4.99. This $0.99 sale is a good chance to grab it for a more reasonable price.



Tetris – ($0.99)

EA’s “new play control” Tetris has upset some hardcore Tetris fans. If you had your eye on the title now is a good chance to give it a shot – it is on sale all weekend long.



FIFA Soccer 12 for iPad – ($1.99)

Save 80% on EA’s latest iPad FIFA release. With FIFA 13 still months away, this is a good opportunity to get your summer soccer fix.


 

Dead Space for iPad – ($1.99)

Dead Space for iPad is discounted from its normal $9.99 asking price on a regular basis. Every time, this column tells readers to buy it if they ignored all its previous sales. The game is an excellent example of high-end iOS action gaming done right. So buy it already!



Sid Meier’s Pirates! for iPad – ($1.99)

iPad owners can now grab this excellent pirate sim for just $1.99 all Father’s Day weekend.



Civilization Revolution for iPad – ($2.99)

Another heady Sid Meier game is also on sale this weekend. Civ Rev is a great distillation of the franchise’s complex rules and presentation. It is not to be missed.



Updates

Angry Birds Seasons

Rovio has released what might just be the biggest update to Angry Birds Seasons yet. Gamers can now explore the island of Piglantis, complete with 30 new levels and new underwater physics.





Source : ign[dot]com

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