Chillingo keeps pumping new games to the AppStore. Their latest baby is called Ravensword: The Fallen King, and it’s probably one of the best (if not the best) RPG title for the iPhone/iPod Touch.
As you’re probably aware what RPG genre brings to the table, I’ll quickly jump to the game features:
Gameplay is a hybrid between 3D action game (FPS), adventure and RPG.
An expansive 3D world filled with diverse locations and an array of characters.
Enemies include Orcs, Trolls, Ogres and Demons.
Along the way you will be able to pick different weapons, items, and magical runes.
You can play either in first or third-person perspective.
Spatial 3D audio includes footsteps of creatures as they creep up next to you.
Additional features include horse riding, shoot practicing, and animal hunting in the forest.
Secret areas, monsters, and treasures keep hard-core RPG fans playing long after they’ve completed the main storyline.
Warner Bros has launched its first Harry Potter app in the AppStore – Harry Potter Spells, which lets players cast spells at their opponents using hand gestures. There is a total of 14 different spells available, and you can either play for yourself, or against a friend — all from a single device.
Right from the start, you’re invited to join the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and visit Ollivanders’ shop to pick up your wand. Afterwards, you attend the classes to learn how to cast spells, end eventually you’re ready for duels.
Finally, it’s worth adding there’s the Facebook integration, allowing you to post your scores on Facebook. The price is $4.99 and the AppStore link is here…
Konami has currently marked down the prices of all of their titles on the App Store until November, 30th 2009. ALL Konami titles are listed at $.99, and if you’ve been curious about any of their titles, now is the time to open up your virtual wallets and get to downloading. The titles that Konami currently have up on the App Store are:
It should be noted that all of these prices are only effective for only the US App Store, so for those of you not able to access the US App Store, I submit this commercial of Crazy Eddie to hopefully cheer you up on not being able to take advantage of this current price drop.
Konami is on board to sell its games in Windows Marketplace for Mobile. In that sense, just in time for the service launch in Japan, the company has announced that it will release six new mobile games for the platform. The Konami titles that will be available for purchase through Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)’s mobile store are:
DanceDanceRevolution S,
Gradius II,
TwinBee,
Konami’s Sudoku,
Konami’s Solitaire, and
Mobile Pawafuru Proyakyu, which will be available only in Japan.
Interesting thing is that all games will come with on-screen controls, allowing all-touchscreen device owners to enjoy them, as well.
If you’re not living under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the upcoming movie – Avatar. Not surprisingly it will get a video game for various platforms, iPhone included. Gameloft scored the licence and they’re preparing to release the game on December 15th, few days before the movie hits theaters.
We’re hearing Avatar for iPhone doesn’t follow the film’s plot — instead, it’s a prequel to the movie tale. Whether it will succeed remains to be seen. In the meantime, we have a trailer to share. Here it comes, ready or not.
Now, I’m not exactly in the iPhone-toting 14-year-old girl target demographic for this kind of game, but the concept struck me as really original: players adopt the role of artsy, nerdy, rebellious, or slacker high school students, and employ either flattery or abuse to curry loyalty from a variety of cliques. The tactics you use depend entirely on which blocks you pair up in the puzzle game that comprises the bulk of play. You get new powers and particular bonuses depending on your character, but crossing that with a highly-recognizable Bejeweled-style puzzle makes for a neat mix – if you’ve played Puzzle Quest at all, this might seem familiar. Mean Girls is based on the movie of the same name from 2004, starring Lindsay Lohan and Tina Fey, and should be available soon in the iPhone App Store for $0.99.
If you’re looking for something a little manlier, holing up in a bunker versus zombie Nazis is always an option.
If you’re a fan of shooing Nazis and Zombies, then this game might be what you’ve been waiting for. Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies brings the consoles’ ever popular “Night of the Undead” map pack, where you and your teammates work together to defend a point from wave after wave of Nazi Zombies, and brings it to the iPhone.
Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies features 2-player co-op over bluetooth, as well as 4-player co-op over Wi-Fi. Players can also create public or private online matches, so fight alongside strangers or your your best buds to fight off the zombie invasion. Controls are all on-screen and offer auto-targeting of the shooting reticule, but players can also zoom in and shoot from a more accurate perspective.
Activision also notes that Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies will feature new downloadable content in the future which will keep you Nazi Zombie murdering SOBs coming back for more! Jawohl!
One more game I’d like to tell you about today. Heck, it’s Friday… let’s have some fun, right?
Bplay has announced the launch of their new Sonic the Hedgehog 2 game for BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM). If you’re into retro-gaming at all (I’m talking Sega Genesis here), this one should probably be on your radar.
Official description:
With Dr. Eggman’s return to take over the world and turn the animals into mindless drones, Sonic the Hedgehog teams up with Miles “Tails” Prower to foil his evil plans! With a new Spin Dash Attack, defy the forces of gravity, blaze through 10 unique levels, and dash through half-pipe courses. Race to find all 7 of the Chaos Emeralds before Dr. Eggman uses them to fuel his Death Egg warship!
TGIF, right? Because it’s Friday I feel like covering a little more game action than usual. Just happened to check out a game from Battery Powered Games called ‘Light Racer 3D’ for Android. It has gone to version 1.2, and is a lot of fun…
There’s a definite TRON flavor to this one, as the object is to race your motorcycle to the death against an opponent in a 3D arena. Hem your opponent in to your ‘light rays’ left behind as you travel around the board… But there’s more to watch out for than just that. There are obstacles, walls and more that you’ll need to evade. Who can last the longest without crashing? That’s the whole idea for this one.
I think the video above explains it all, really. If you’re intrigued, hit up the Android Market for all the details.
In its latest video podcast, Gameloft released the trailer for its upcoming free-roaming iPhone skating game – Skater Nation. As you’re about to see – the game rocks, or at least promises to deliver tons of fun for skate-lovin’ folks.
You can select from eight different street surfing board jockeys and then browse around the city. Both accelerometer and touch controls are used, so you can show-off all the tricks you’ve learned… And now the mentioned video podcast featuring Skater Nation trailer. Enjoy!
Now, I’m not exactly in the iPhone-toting 14-year-old girl target demographic for this kind of game, but the concept struck me as really original: players adopt the role of artsy, nerdy, rebellious, or slacker high school students, and employ either flattery or abuse to curry loyalty from a variety of cliques. The tactics you use depend entirely on which blocks you pair up in the puzzle game that comprises the bulk of play. You get new powers and particular bonuses depending on your character, but crossing that with a highly-recognizable Bejeweled-style puzzle makes for a neat mix – if you’ve played Puzzle Quest at all, this might seem familiar. Mean Girls is based on the movie of the same name 
