Slingshot Racing: One-touch grappling hook racer. Interesting dynamics, but can be quite frustrating. Univ. 3/5 $0.99 itunes.apple.com/app/slingshot-…
Angry Birds Star Wars: Crushingly inevitable license that will amuse fans but has little new to offer. 3/5 $0.99 itunes.apple.com/app/angry-bird…
Pitfall!: Surprisingly fun but derivative, grind-oriented endless runner. Has little to do with the 1982 game 3/5 Free itunes.apple.com/us/app/pitfall…
Freebie alert: Squids Wild West itunes.apple.com/app/squids-wil… – Turn-based strategy meets underwater critters with added sort-of billiards.
If you like shooters, you should also install Llamasoft’s Gridrunner, FiveADay and Minotron. GoatUp and Minotaur Rescue are also fab games.
And now, our first freebie of the year: Super Ox Wars itunes.apple.com/gb/app/super-o… < Jeff Minter vertical shooter with Ikarugaish overtones.
If you got a new iOS device over the hols, check out the recent tweets on this feed for some great apps and games to install.
Hello, & Happy New Year to you all! This year: more reviews, more bargains, and more grammar badness to fit mini-reviews/news into 140 chars
And that’s a wrap! This feed will be back in 2013. Enjoy the rest of December, whatever you happen to be doing. (Tip: play Letterpress!)
1. Letterpress: itunes.apple.com/app/letterpres… < Async two-player Boggle-meets-Risk. Hellishly addictive and beautifully designed.