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A little less remuneration
by News Elvis (November 26th, 2010 at 9:30 am)
Uh-huh, thngyrvrmsh, omnomburghrburghrdrgsdrgs.
Issanr POGUHMRSAYRUNUP, a-huh. Continue reading this post…
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++ NAMCO = CHEAP ++
by NEWS ROBOT (November 25th, 2010 at 9:34 am)
++ OBSERVATION: RETURN OF NAMCO SALE ++
++ ENUMERATION: LISTED GAMES CONSIDERABLY / NOTICEABLY / NEGLIGIBLY REDUCED // DELETE AS APPLICABLE WITH STANDARDISED HOLE PUNCH ++
++ ACTIVATE PODGAMER NEWS ROBOT REPORT DESIGN MODULE ++
++ ACTIVATE PODGAMER NEWS ROBOT INTERJECTION MODULE ++ Continue reading this post…
Posted by NEWS ROBOT on November 25th, 2010 at 9:34 am
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++ GAMELOFT = CHEAP ++
by NEWS ROBOT (November 23rd, 2010 at 11:04 pm)
++ UPDATE: REDUCTIONS INCONSISTENT. ERRORS CORRECTED ++
++ OBSERVATION: RETURN OF GAMELOFT SALE ++
++ ENUMERATION: LISTED GAMES REDUCED TO 59p/€0,79/99¢ ++
++ INVENTORY: ASPHALT 5, BROTHERS IN ARMS (GLOBAL FRONT), HERO OF SPARTA 2, IRON MAN 2, LET US GOLF 2, NFL 2011, THE SETTLERS, SHREK KART, SPLINTER CELL CONVICTION, UNO ++
++ OBSERVATION: iPAD VERSIONS ALSO INCLUDED IN SALE ++
++ INVENTORY: ASPHALT 5 HD, BROTHERS IN ARMS (GLOBAL FRONT) HD, HERO OF SPARTA 2 HD, IRON MAN 2 HD, LET US GOLF 2 HD, NFL 2011 HD, THE SETTLERS HD, SHREK KART HD, SPLINTER CELL CONVICTION HD, UNO HD ++ Continue reading this post…
Posted by NEWS ROBOT on November 23rd, 2010 at 11:04 pm
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Podgamer Recommended
Get down! Get back up again! Zarjaz!
by J Nash (November 22nd, 2010 at 9:31 am)
Spiffo, I’ve been waiting for this to happen. Big Blue Bubble’s Thumpies is a superior rhythm game that benefits enormously from the specially composed music; instead of bongoing the grotesque chumpbundles around to your terrible taste in CDs, you “compose” a layer by following their dizzied bouncing and that’s then added to the soundtrack for the next sequence.
Promo shot; all of mine are rubbish because I AM TRYING TO MUSIC.
Meanwhile, butterflies flap around as the currency for unlocking (EXTRA CHARACTERS, extra characters, not levels) and you have to wriggle a skip in your conducting to net them before the tumbling beasties scoff the loot as they bob. (If you lose the beat altogether your entire bank escapes all over the screen promoting chaos.)
It’s altogether groovespangular and the game’s just plunged to an excuse-invalidating 59p/€0,79/99¢. If you’re still not convinced because you’re D Tomlinson or R Morley, you can try the three-level demo (with in-game unlock). There’s also an all-new iPad version that I’ve not played and is still £2.99/€3,99/$4.99.
(ALERT! The demo unlock didn’t seem to work for me and in fact I’ve been charged again for the complete version. I’ll sort that out now, but I’d recommend that if you like the demo then you buy the full game separately.)
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No objections here
by Nathan Grayson (November 21st, 2010 at 9:29 am)
Nathan: “Hey everyone, it’s nearly Thanksgiving!”
Everyone [In unison]: “We’re in the UK. Well, mostly. We’re a fairly diverse group, but contrary to your ethnocentric view of the world, only a small minority of the Podgamer Legion hails from North America.”
Nathan: “Wow, that was really impressive! Did you guys rehearse that?”
Everyone [In unison again]: “Well, only that sentence and this handy follow-up phrase. Beyond that, however, asojfinwidmwoemckmsdf [unintelligible shouting].”
Nathan: “Oh. Well, um… ok. Anyway, you may not take a day each year to stuff your faces and celebrate Greek Hedonism (or whatever it is that informs my strange customs), but this year, Thanksgiving is still worth giving a crap about. Why? iThing games! Capcom, specifically, is having quite the sale. See for yourself: Phoenix Wright for £1.19/€1,59/$1.99, Mega Man II for 59p/€0,79/99¢, Dark Void Zero for 59p/€0,79/99¢, and 1942: First Strike for 59p/€0,79/99¢. Also, if you are from the US, there’s Cash Cab, Cash Cab: Las Vegas, and, er, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire – all for 99c. Aren’t you envious, Everyone? U-S-A! U-S-A! No? Ok, screw it, I’m moving to Canada.”
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Eggcellent value
by Craig Grannell (November 20th, 2010 at 3:30 pm)
Eggs is currently free on the App Store. If you’re very old indeed, you might remember Nintendo Game & Watch Egg or the similar Mickey Mouse. Chickens lay an alarming number of eggs and it’s your job to catch them all in your seemingly magic TARDIS-like frying pan.
Frying tonight!
Eggs is pretty much the same, but in cartoon-o-vision. If we’re being brutally honest, we’re not sure we’d recommend this as a paid-for title, but it’s fun and jolly enough for a quickfire freebie, especially on this nasty, grey, wet, generally BLEURGH Saturday afternoon in soggy Hampshire.
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Bang per (no) buck(s)
by Craig Grannell (November 20th, 2010 at 2:58 pm)
Often, the best games are those that strip a genre back to basics, leaving it in its purist form. In this modern age of hugely complex 3D shooting games, Westbang has long been a breeze of fresh air, battling against the stench of shit that emanates from the bulk of iOS shooters.
Westbang cunningly eschews mid-1990s (and on) fare, instead drawing influence from Sega classic Bank Panic (or, as Suv points out on the comments, Gremlin’s blatant 1986 rip-off Westbank). You’re in a sheriff in a suspiciously busy bank. Doors randomly open. If it’s a customer, don’t shoot; if it’s a bandit, shoot—but only after they draw (because you’re one of the good guys).
An accurate representation of what happens when Western governments allow the banking sector to be destroyed by idiots. OHO! SATIRE! (Sort of.)
Over the game’s 25 levels, things speed up and 21 different characters are introduced. The basic tap controls are first-rate and the game looks, sounds and plays great. For 59p/€0,79/99¢, it was a massive bargain, but it’s currently free, do download it now.
Posted by Craig Grannell on November 20th, 2010 at 2:58 pm
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Morning freebie: Super Laser
by J Nash (November 19th, 2010 at 10:37 am)
1. Bullet hell? Check!
2. Tauntingly retrievable power-ups? Check!
3. Slightly too busy backgrounds? Check!
4. Frequent bosses you can shimmy past embarrassedly, claiming an important dental appointment? Check!
5. Free until lunchtime? Ch — Hang on, what? — eck!
Go Go!! Epicforce’s Super Laser the Alien Fighter.
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Tales of interest
by Nathan Grayson (November 18th, 2010 at 6:24 am)
Normally “free” and “not shit” are enough to warrant a bark and a point from us, your trusty App Store hounds at Podgamer, but today I’ve decided to mix things up. See, while Brutal Fantasy-Prologue is definitely free and also gleefully slashy (though generically so) enough to cross the rickety bridge out of Shitsville and into Mediocrity Zone, it’s also – dare I say it – profound. Actually, I don’t dare say it, because it’s really not. But it is profound’s plainer, lose-the-glasses-and-we-might-have-something sister, “interesting.”
See, in a slight twist on the normal App Store release formula, the full version of Brutal Fantasy won’t be out for another month, and this free Prologue – as you might expect – sports the beginnings of its storyline. What is that storyline, you ask? Uh, I think there was an evil knight or something like that. I didn’t really pay attention, but seeing as there are about three fantasy plots in existence, I’ve got a decent shot at being on the money. Point is, even if Brutal Fantasy-Prologue’s story physically spurted chopped liver out of my iPhone speaker, I wouldn’t have minded. It’s not important. What is important is the delivery of that story.
Posted by Nathan Grayson on November 18th, 2010 at 6:24 am
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Minigore for mini price (no price)
by Craig Grannell (November 16th, 2010 at 2:26 pm)
PODGAMER PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT.
Twin-stick shooter and RevStu fave Minigore is free for 48 hours. If you don’t already own it and also avoid downloading it within this 48-hour period, you are a dolt. That is all.
Yes, we're using auto-aim, because otherwise taking a screen-grab is a massive pain in the backside. Thanks, Chillingo, for spraying crap all over your App Store screen-grabs. You're lucky we're covering this game at all.
END OF PODGAMER PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT.
PODGAMER PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT, PART TWO.
If the game is still showing a price tag, go back in a few hours. Apple’s black-turtleneck-powered servers might not have caught up with the exciting price-drop in your region yet.
END OF PODGAMER PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT, PART TWO.