http://podgamer.com game reviews and features for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, except not rubbish Sat, 27 Nov 2010 00:07:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://podgamer.com/1544/blue-defense-second-wave-twist-and-shoot/ http://podgamer.com/1544/blue-defense-second-wave-twist-and-shoot/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:24:00 +0000 Craig Grannell http://podgamer.com/?p=1544

Space Invaders was the first arcade game I remember playing. Due to my tender age, my dad had to lift me up to see the screen properly, something he instantly regretted, not least because I rapidly became hooked and I weighed quite a bit more than he realised. These days, I find Space Invaders about as much fun as being sandpapered, and so I’m not a big fan of Taito’s serviceable ports for iPhone/iPod touch and iPad. The original Blue Defense was a different matter, its glorious twisty neon destruction rekindling the spark that had ignited when I was a kid. And the amusingly short instructions also helped: “Tilt to aim. Bullets shoot straight up”. Now Blue Defense has got its ‘second wave’—and I’m hooked again. (Continued...)]]> http://podgamer.com/1544/blue-defense-second-wave-twist-and-shoot/feed/ 4