I love the idea of console games coming to mobile. Back when QB was first starting out, we were solely about mobile games. The problem was, they all totally sucked. It made for a really cynical blog that pretty much only doled out bad reviews. Most of our hate was concentrated on the RAZR and every game that came with it. I constantly talked about how the day will come when mobile gaming will be fun and we’ll have genuine console ports. It’s incredible that I’m still blogging and that day has come.
Katamari is now available for the iPhone. Heck yeah! The game costs $8 on the App Store and although I haven’t played it yet, it seems to have most of the functionality of the original game.
Though I wasn’t a big fan of their Poker Odds Calculator Pro, I really like Mobigloo’sNintaii for BlackBerry. Some of you may remember us mentioning Nintaii back in October when we discussed the finalists for the BlackBerry Developer Challenge. ‘Nintai,’ a Japanese Kanji that means “patience” offers users a great experience from start to finish - if you can, that is. It’s easy to install, and there’s virtually no setup. The controls are easy to learn and operate. And, there are about 100 different levels (of increasing difficulty), so with a little perseverance this game may in fact teach you all about the meaning of patience.
Great news today for members of the BlackBerry Nation looking for an excuse to waste more time on their BlackBerry. Bplay just emailed us to let us know that they now support direct billing!
Direct billing for games is now available for AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint subscribers at Bplay. Subscribers of those carriers can bill Bplay games directly to their phone bills by using Premium SMS. It is available at Bplay through an additional “Bill to Phone” option on the game product pages.
Over time, Bplay will be adding more US and Canadian carriers. We’ve included links below to our three favorite Bplay games.
The sequel to IUGO’s much loved Toy Bot Diaries has launched on the App Store. Toy Bot Diaries Entry 2 has more levels, more content, more graphics and of course the little robot that everyone finds just so freaking adorable. In the first entry, our little robot faced off against the giant flame spewing evil bot, eventually shooting him with a cork in the face that pushed his sorry ass down a pit. In Entry 2, we begin where we left off; climbing out of the dingy sewers and into a whole new world of challenges in the sky.
Toy Bot Diaries Entry 2 is available on the App Store for $3.99.
Inhance Digital Corporation announces the worldwide release of their iPhone game, Shooz which utilizes a finger swipe technique to toss horseshoes-the length, speed and angle your finger swipe dictates how far your horseshoe will go and where it will land.
Shooz features 10 different levels and settings for easy, medium and difficult. There are also secret bonus pegs, awesome sound effects and other surprises! One player can compete against the high score or two players can compete against each other.
The game is available for $2.99 through the iTunes App Store.
Venger is a cool space flight shooter as you can see from the above video. They’ve dropped the price for the game from $6.99 to $0.99 too! Along with the price drop, you’ll soon get some great updates including:
If you’ve tried the latest flight simulator for the iPhone and iPod touch, you’ll appreciate this controller case. The case gives your iPhone a nice landscape view controller form that protects your phone while gaming. Although it’s not currently available, you can get it preordered now.
Everybody knows Snake. It was one of the, if not the, first mobile game. Inlogic has brought back the game in its true original and retro form. Although the game has been shifted to the 3D world as well, Inlogic software has decided to bring its version to many up-to-date phones.
Here is a great example of how iPhone games and the App Store are going to truly take over mobile entertainment. Now there is an Australian college, Qantm, offering courses in iPhone game development. The courses cost $7,300 USD and are available at any Australian or European Qantm college. I’m looking forward to seeing all the cool games developed and offered for free because they’re some guy’s term project.
Glu has announced an agreement with DreamWorks SKG to develop and publish the “Monsters vs. Aliens” mobile game. The game is set to launch in conjunction with the March 2009 film release. The film reinvents the classic ‘50s monster movie into an irreverent modern day action comedy. Continue reading ‘Glu and Dreamworks SKG to bring “Monsters vs. Aliens” game’
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