I recently got an iPod touch, and now I don’t go anywhere without it.
Here are a few games/apps that I am currently enjoying, and definitely recommend:
Bejeweled 2
A puzzle game. I’ve been playing Bejeweled for years, so naturally, I wanted it on my iPod, and the version is so seamless & smooth, I fell in love with it all over again. I am also looking forward to Bejeweled Blitz, as an add-on, which was previously a Facebook exclusive, and will be fully integrated with Facebook so you can upload & share scores.
3D Fantasy Tunnel
A racing game, for lack of a more applicable genre. Awesome, and awesome. Utilizes the accelerometer in a way that makes you wonder the whole time you play: “Why the heck hasn’t this always existed?!” One word that may describe it: Trippy.
Crush the Castle
Yeah, you literally just crush the castle. It’s kind of physics-based, and tons of fun.
Trace
A casual platformer. Use your strategizin’ skills to draw your way to each level’s goal. Avoid lots of obstacles, don’t get pwned. Tons of levels, and very fun.
AppSniper
Not a game, but totally worth the 99 cents. Browse by recently discounted apps (yes, this includes “temporarily free” kinds of promos, of which there are way more than I expected), set it to alert you when apps you’re interested in drop in price, and also find way more cool free stuff in general than you ever could in the regular app store. Get it, and remember to check every day for one-day-only price drops.
November 10th, 2009
Usually, the average gamer gets screwed when it comes to games. Paying $60 for a 5 hour third person shooter is a bit to ask for. Paying $10 for a 15 year old game with a new coat of paint is straight up rip-off. But once in a great while, the gaming comunity gets rewarded for all their wasted money and is rewarded with a package that, for once, is worth more than they paid.
The first major bargain came in 2007, with The Orange Box for the Xbox 360 and PC, and later PS3. It featured the award-winning Half-Life 2, its two episodic sequels, the multiplayer extravaganza Team Fortress 2, and the surprise hit Portal. $60 for five fully featured and amazing games is unbelievable!
Now, in 2009, we are graced with a deal that is JUST shy of being equally amazing: the Metroid Prime Trilogy for the Wii. This is a single-disc package, featuring all three Metroid Prime titles. The original two for GameCube, and the third one for the Wii. All three games are critically acclaimed, beautiful, moody, and incredibly well-made. The best part of it, though? The original two have been completely revamped with the third installment’s Wii controls! So now all three games can be played with the precision aiming of the Wii remote, as opposed to the archaic control scheme of the original two which didn’t even allow movement while aiming.
The way it was meant to be played.
All three games are absolutely mind-blowing. They take everything that made the 2D Metroid games special and somehow perfectly translate them into a 3D world AND with a first person perspective. With so many games of the past having so much trouble adjusting to modern times, the Metroid series smartly skipped the ugly world of the 64 bit era and jumped onto the GameCube to critical acclaim.
Not only do the games come on one disc, but for once Nintendo actually went the extra mile and gave it special packaging. Featuring a metallic case, a see-through slip-cover, AND an art book, the game actually feels like a complete collection. The menus of the game allow you to launch any game from a single interface as well, so it’s not like the three games were slapped in there with a menu to choose one. They’re all integrated together as a single unit. They even include achievement-like accomplishments for each game to unlock bonus features!
Whether you’ve played the old Metroids or not, whether you own all three games or not, you owe it to yourself to pick up this huge package for only $50. If the Orange Box never happened, this would be the best deal in gaming.
August 28th, 2009
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