Saints Row 2 Mobile

By Shane | September 3, 2008

I wasn’t a huge fan of the “GTA clone” Saints Row for the Xbox 360 when it came out a couple of years ago. It was entertaining, but I soon lay it to rest as it just didn’t have that lasting appeal for me.

Saints Row 2 is looking promising on the 360, PS3 and PC however, and is also coming to a mobile device near you by THQ Wireless.

Expect multiple missions, activities and mini-games integrated into the game-play. You will have the ability to complete missions on foot or while driving as you battle to regain territory from rival gangs and corrupt police.

Here are some features

* Continue the story of the Third Street Saints and battle to regain their territory from rival gangs and corrupt police
* Inhabit and “own” 5 large city territories by capturing enemy strongholds to help build your empire, then defend your turf against enemy gang reprisals
* Each gang with it’s own unique style and methods; new rival gangs – the Ronin, the Sons of Samedi, and the Brotherhood
* Complete multiple missions and mini-diversions; rob civilians, take hostages, rob shops, escape cops
* Gain respect and recapture the city

Star Wars: Force Unleashed on N-Gage

By Shane | August 27, 2008

Star Wars: Force Unleashed is unleashing on many platforms including the iPhone and iPod touch in the mobile sector and we’ve got some new screens of the N-Gage version to show you.

Developed by THQ’s Finland-based studio, Universomo, Star Wars: Force Unleashed will utilize the Cell Weaver technology and provide players with unique community features, including tournaments, score uploads and downloadable content, through N-Gage Arena services.

Gregg Sauter, Director, Publishing, Nokia.

“We’re proud to be able to deliver the next chapter in the Star Wars saga on the N-Gage platform,” “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Mobile game will take advantage of the N-Gage platform’s robust native development environment to provide the ultimate mobile gaming experience, including powerful graphics, connectivity and community elements.”

And here’s a video:

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Wayfinder Brings Location Based Gaming to GPS Phones

By Shane | August 27, 2008

GPS is all the rage these days for mobile phones, so it’s only natural that we see exciting 3rd party applications evolve over time. One of those technologies is location based gaming and alternative reality platforms from the folks at Wayfinder. Imagine finding the position of yourself in the world that is reflected in the game - this has tremendous opportunity. A world wide game of Risk anyone?

Wayfinder, a leading supplier of innovative location and navigation services in mobile phones, has introduced a forum where game developers can create location oriented games using Wayfinder technology.

Jonas Sellergren, VP Innovations at Wayfinder.

“We see a huge potential for location oriented entertainment and gaming in mobile phones. By giving access to our 3rd party APIs to the game developer community, we believe that we can help these developers save a substantial amount of time when creating Location Based or Alternate Reality Games, especially on the mapping, search and positioning side”

Astraware’s Howard Tomlinson Interview on iPwnGames

By Shane | August 26, 2008

iPwnGames managed to snag an interview with Astraware, the makers of GTS World Racing recently. The new title has been out for a few days now and is reporting solid sales. The interview goes on to talk about downloadable content, demos and challenges.

When asked if they were planning to port more of their games over to the iPhone, Howard Tomlinson replied:

“Very much so. We’re bringing our own IP across where it makes sense, and lots of our licensors are working with us to expand to cover iPhone too. We’re also looking at revisits of some of our older games, where we reckon a new treatment for iPhone would be fun. It’s a balance between experimenting with new ideas and playing it safe with trusted games and brands.”

Ikanoid iPhone Review: Best Breakout Game

By Shane | August 22, 2008

I wanted to talk about Ikanoid because I love the classic Breakout games. It’s an excellent style of game suited for mobile devices and I’ve played Breakout on just about every gadget including my old Sony Ericsson K750. I haven’t purchased one for my new 3G iPhone yet as I wasn’t sure which of the lot was the best. Now I know and I’m off to pick up Ikanoid thanks to Touch Arcade’s Breakout reviews.

Touch Arcade has taken the liberty of reviewing all the current Breakout-style games and has come to the conclusion that Ikanoid is the best of the bunch with its “responsiveness, great sound effects and arcade feel”. Version 1.4 is out and includes the new features such as net high scores, ability to start at an arbitrary level and background music, volume controls.

Check out all the reviews and an included video.

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Pangeasoft’s Billy Frontier Coming to iPhone and iPod Touch

By Shane | August 21, 2008

It seems like every game company out there is jumping on the iPhone/iPod Touch port wagon these days, and why shouldn’t they; the iPhone is a powerful portable game device that sells like chocolate ice cream on a hot summer day.

Pangeasoft’s Spaghetti Western, gun slinging title Billy Frontier is making the port over from the Mac with alterations to accommodate the iPhone and iPod Touch. Pangeasoft is claiming Billy Frontier, a Space Cowboy who’s mission is to rid the galaxy of alien outlaws, will be the “most diverse 3D game on the iPhone and iPod Touch”…for the time being.

Expect four mini games in one, which include: Dueling, Shootout, Stampede, and Target Practice.

Check out more screens and info on Pangeasoft
via iPwnGames

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Bejeweled 2: New iPhone and iPod Touch Features

By Shane | August 21, 2008

PopCap Games has listened to its Bejeweled 2 fans and is going to deliver four of the most requested player features and enhancements for iPhone and iPod touch.

Check out the new features in Bejeweled 2 for the iPhone:

• Endless Mode: A popular game mode from PopCap’s Mac/PC version that allows gamers to enjoy limitless gameplay without ever hitting No More Moves.

• High Scores: A feature that allows players to retain their high scores for both Action and Classic mode. It also tracks the user rank and lifetime stats, including best lifetime score, overall number of gems collected, overall time played, and more.

• Music System: An option that enables players to listen to iPod music during gameplay. Controlled from the settings menu, players can choose to activate game sound effects, or turn them off.

• Battery and Clock Info Bar: An option that displays battery life data and time when the game is paused from the options or pause menu.

Finally a little bit of facts on Bejeweled on the iPhone:

Nearly five million users have already played the free version of Bejeweled created specifically for the Safari browser on the iPhone, and hundreds of millions more have played the PC, online and console versions. Consumers have enjoyed more than six billion hours of the Bejeweled franchise across more than a dozen platforms from iPods to seatbacks on leading airlines.

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Hellboy Mobile

By Shane | August 20, 2008

Connect 2 Media just announced the launch of Hellboy, a fantasy based action game on a Mobile device near you this summer. The mobile launch will conicide with Hellboy: The Science of Evil on the PS3, Xbox 360 and PSP and will contain 12 levels inspired by the comic book series.

Greg Robinson, General Manager of Connect 2 Media.

“Hellboy is a comic book hero with a wide appeal that issue to grow with the anticipated popularity of the video game and movie launches this summer,” Konami’s mobile games are famous for outstanding playability and we are excited to start off what will hopefully become a long-time collaboration with a key games publisher.”