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In case you've been busy spending the holidays with friends and family, or just cross-country skiing to the North Pole, here's our recap of last week's epic, five-part series on the 50 best iOS games of 2011. How many do you own? #50: Temple Run In 2011, independent developers Imangi Studios had their biggest hit yet: The endless running game Temple Run. A cross between Canabalt and Raiders of the Lost Ark, in Temple Run you have to make split-second decisions and quick button presses to try to survive. The combinations of simple swipes and tilt controls, plus Temple Run's freemium pricing and stylish 3D graphics, made it one of the year's best high-score survival games. Our Bottom Line: Now is your chance to be Indiana Jones. #49: Tapper World Tour After nearly 30 years, the Tapper license awoke from a drunken stupor to revel in the App Store. Tapper World Tour is a remake of the 1983 arcade original, where you slide drinks across a bar to slate patrons' thirst. The new version adds incredible character designs and environments, plus extra minigames and gameplay twists, like specialty cocktails, as a chaser. Our Bottom Line: With a fresh coat of paint and new touch controls, Tapper is ready for another round in World Tour. #48: Crimson: Steam Pirates Playing Crimson: Steam Pirates is like cracking open a classic adventure novel and getting lost in a tale of swashbuckling on the high seas. While the story is pure pulp, the gameplay is more like chess. You plan out how your fleet of ships is going to get to your objective, and watch as it plays out. Lots of love was put into this game, which should come as no surprise, because it's made by Bungie, the company responsible for Halo. Our Bottom Line: Crimson: Steam Pirates is like a good book and a game of chess rolled into one Must Have download. #47: The Adventures of Tintin Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg's animated tribute to the journalist/detective Tintin is still in theaters, but Gameloft's movie version offers hours of entertainment, too. Like they did with Avatar a few years ago, Gameloft's companion game for Tintin extends the movie's story, with tons of interactive elements like rapidly changing minigames and hunts for hidden puzzle pieces and coins. If you loved the movie, buy this game. Our Bottom Line: Tintin provides a mesmerizing journey Read More

Después del relanzamiento de Sonic en ““, ya sabíamos que el juego iría apareciendo en capítulos, así que hoy ya podemos ver el teaser del segundo, que estará a la venta en algún momento del año que viene. Como novedades, sabemos que volveremos a ver a su fiel amigo Tails, así como a uno de sus archienemigos Metal Sonic (que ya vimos recientemente en el remake de Sonic CD). Mientras tanto podéis descargar el episodio 1 por 0,79€. Read More

30 Dec 2011 alle 00:00 Come da tre anni a questa parte, Apple a partire dal 26 di dicembre fino al 6 gennaio mette in offerta gratuita (solo per 24 ore) un determinato contenuto dell’App Store/iTunes Music Store/iBooks Store: questa promozione è chiamata “12 giorni di regali iTunes” e Cupertino ha appena svelato il quinto prodotto gratuito. Dopo aver messo in offerta gratuita “Best in Travel 2012 di Lonely Planet“, Apple ha deciso di rendere gratis per 24 ore Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing di SEGA: se siete interessati al download di quest’app  potete farlo attraverso questo link ! Vi aspettiamo domani qui su iSpazio per scoprire il sesto regalo di questa fantastica promozione! Read More

Honestly, I can't really profess to be that big a Sonic fan. I like and have played most of the 2D iterations of Sega's headline platformer series on the Genesis, the Game Gear, and most recently, iOS. But I'm not a superfan by any means, and if I've ever played Sonic CD before, I don't remember. I certainly never owned it (though I do remember renting a Sega CD with a friend and playing Night Trap and Sewer Shark over a few weekends). All that said, Sonic CD, release just recently as a universal app for iOS, seems to me to be an exceptionally faithful port of what I do remember about Sonic, offering up colorful graphics, strong controls (performed with a virtual pad and jump button, and all of the standard complaints that come with virtual controls), and a great Sonic soundtrack. I do know that Sonic CD is heralded as one of the best Sonic 2D games, and this version of it comes off as a loving recreation of the original title. Especially on the iPad, these varied and well-designed worlds are big, bright, and beautiful to behold. And Sonic CD for iOS also offers a nice mix of old-school spareness with modern features. There are achievements and online leaderboards, but they're buried in very old-school style menus and are out of the way as you play the old games. I recently said that the Grand Theft Auto port was the best console recreation I'd seen on the iPad, but Sonic CD definitely gives that title a run for its money. It's very well done. Plus, the game's only $2.99 for the universal app, which makes this one a no-brainer. You do have to enjoy Sonic's frenzied platformer gameplay, but whether you're a Sonic CD veteran or never got a chance to play this version of the running hedgehog, this one's worth a look. Read More

By Carter Dotson on December 26th, 2011 As 2011 winds down to a close, 148Apps takes a look back at some of the finest games released this past year. In what was another fantastic year in the world of iOS apps & games, we are here to bring you the fifty titles that we, the staff of 148Apps, thought were the best of the year. Here are the gaming titles 16 – 25 in our Best Games of 2011: : Zach Gage’s second iOS release is another smash, as SpellTower proved to be a fun take on the ever-popular word game genre. It comes with some special restrictions to force more creative word usage, and the requirement to make words out of nearby tiles, managing the tile stack as well as trying to form words causes the game to have a deeper dynamic than many word games have. $1.99 Released: 2011-11-17 :: Category: Games 24. Hard Lines: I did not know it was possible for lines that are only one pixel wide to have character, but these lines shout out constant witticisms while they try to make them crash into each other. A variety of modes are featured throughout this Tron lightcycles and Snake hybrid, along with the ability to compete against friends’ high scores. Nothing like a good old high score battle to get the blood pumping, and to develop a little bit of hatred between friends that keeps the relationship strong! FREE! $0.99 Released: 2011-06-09 :: Category: Games : Kairosoft put out a ton of their simulation games on iOS this year; any one of them probably deserved to be in this slot, but Mega Mall Story gets the nod by taking elements from tower-building titles, with that signature Kairosoft charm to make it an experience that 148Apps writer Rob Rich is on record as saying that it made him squee. He said he squeed on the inside, but I leave it to our audience to judge the accuracy of the claim themselves. $3.99 Released: 2011-08-09 :: Category: Games : iOS games typically shoot for a smaller focus than the other systems do, going for short-term, repeatable experiences. Mission Europa throws that out the window, bringing an original, and expansive first-person shooter with RPG elements to the platform. In the vein of such titles like System Shock (and its more well-known modern spiritual successor BioShock), this iOS original is Read More

It's no secret that iOS game developers enjoy a good holiday sale, and this week they've pulled out all the stops, dropping the prices on hundreds of titles. We've sifted through the sales and highlighted the best games below (and it's ). If you've had your eye on any of these, this is a great time to pull the trigger. Free Call of Mini: Zombies - Review - 3/4 - Free (was $0.99) - Open in iTunes Hero of Sparta II - Review - 4/4 - Free (was $4.99) - Open in iTunes iStunt 2 - Snowboard - Review - 4/4 - Free (was $0.99) - Open in iTunes Jetpack Joyride - Review - 3/4 - Free (was $0.99) - Open in iTunes MinoMonsters - Review - 3/4 - Free (was $0.99) - Open in iTunes Ninja Fishing - Review - 3/4 - Free (was $0.99) - Open in iTunes Sentinel 3: Homeworld - Review - 4/4 - Free (was $2.99) - Open in iTunes Stenches: A Zombie Tale of Trenches - Review - 3/4 - Free (was $0.99) - Open in iTunes Sales The Adventures of Tintin - Review - 4/4 - $4.99 (was $6.99) - Open in iTunes Amazing Breaker - Review - 4/4 - $0.99 (was $1.99) - Open in iTunes Amazon - Hidden Expedition - Review - 4/4 - $0.99 (was $3.99) - Open in iTunes Aralon: Sword and Shadow HD - Review - 4/4 - $0.99 (was $6.99) - Open in iTunes Backstab - Review - 3/4 - $0.99 (was $6.99) - Open in iTunes Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - Review - 4/4 - $0.99 (was $2.99) - Buy It Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror: Remastered - Review - 3/4 - $0.99 (was $5.99) - Buy It Chaos Rings - Review - 4/4 - $6.99 (was $12.99) - Open in iTunes Chaos Rings Ω - Review - 4/4 - $5.99 (was $11.99) - Open in iTunes Civilization Revolution - Review - 4/4 - $0.99 (was $6.99) - Open in iTunes Dead Space - Review - 4/4 - $0.99 (was $6.99) - Buy It Deathsmiles - Review - 3/4 - $6.99 (was $11.99) - Buy It Desert Zombie Last Stand - Review - 3/4 - $0.99 (was $5.99) - Buy It Driver - Review - 3/4 - $0.99 (was $2.99) - Open in iTunes Edge Extended - Review - 4/4 - $0.99 (was $2.99) - Buy Read More

Tal como avisamos ayer, los siguen apareciendo en la App Store, así que os vamos a ir dejando varios listados resumen, con lo mejor que podemos encontrar estos días. A destacar hoy Real Racing 2 o todos los juegos de Los Sims 3 a 0,79€ cada uno. Como siempre, por tiempo limitado. Podéis ver el resto del listado después del salto. Read More

+ Universal App $9.99 Our Review By Jennifer Allen on December 20th, 2011 Rating: :: INVOLVING The best soccer management game on the App Store yet, but it could still do with a few tweaks in time for next year. Developer: Price: $9.99 Version Reviewed: 3.1 Device Reviewed On: iPhone 4 Graphics / Sound Rating: Game Controls Rating: Gameplay Rating: Replay Value Rating: Overall Rating: The Football Manager series of games have been responsible for countless ‘wasted’ hours of free time. I say wasted, but it’s actually a fantastically enjoyable way for soccer fans to spend their spare time. On the PC, it’s a gripping and in-depth management simulation that continues to add more and more features as the year goes by. On the iPhone or iPad, it’s a similarly detailed experience despite a few handy features being omitted such as half time team talks. Such omissions for the most part make for a more streamlined experience – ideal for short play sessions as is expected with a portable device. The user interface behind Football Manager Handheld 2012 is simple yet effective, offering intuitive touch and drag controls alongside intuitive touches, too. It’d be easy to make such involved interactions feel clumsy but there’s no sign of that here. Spectating matches is cut back somewhat compared to the PC incarnation but it’s not too heavily to the detriment of the game, although at times I did feel my level of control was limited. For instance, while new formations can be created before a match begins and very easily with a swipe of a finger, players can’t adjust quite so readily midway through a match, instead having to revert to a previously saved tactic. No team talks is also limiting for the power hungry manager. Fixing such uncertainities is that of the new Challenge mode, however. It’s ideally pitched at the gamer with limited time on their hands and wanting a change of pace. The player takes over a club, frequently halfway through a season, and have to change their fortunes in some way by completing an objective. These range from avoiding relegation to overcoming a sudden flurry of injuries to the first time. It adds a great sense of purpose and I’d love to see more added in a future update. For the US gamer, there’s sadly still no sign of being able to play in the MLS but there is Read More

Ahora que estamos casi en Navidad, muchas empresas y desarrolladores están empezando a rebajar sus juegos, así que os dejamos un nuevo listado de juegos que han sido rebajados en la App Store. A destacar algunos recien salidos como Sonic CD. Como siempre, son por tiempo limitado, así que si os interesa alguno no esperéis. Tenéis el listado completo después del salto. Read More

The nominations are in, and the poll is ready to go! The TUAW Best of 2011 awards are all about you -- the readers -- and what you think is the cream of the crop of Apple or third-party products and software. To vote, select one entry from the top nominations made by readers. We'll be announcing the winner in just a few days. Vote early and often! TUAW is asking for your vote for the best iPhone game app of 2011. The apps that made it into our final voting have provided hours of fun for millions of iPhone users. The first app on the list is Jetpack Joyride (currently free) from Halfbrick Studios. Barry Steakfries, the protagonist of Jetpack Joyride, would love your vote. This app has a 4.5 star rating out of 5 possible with over 15,500 ratings on the App Store, so it is an incredibly popular iPhone game. Next in the lineup is the popular word game W.E.L.D.E.R. (US$3.99). This app has been a past iPhone Game of the Week on the App Store, and according to Tested.com, it "takes Bejeweled, Boggle, and Scrabble and smelts them into one mining-themed word puzzle." Want a board game in your pocket? Ticket to Ride Pocket ($0.99) has sold over 2 million copies, achieved Apple Game of the Week in Europe, and was #1 in the strategy games category in 32 countries. I'm betting that we'll see a lot of votes for Ticket to Ride. Scribblenauts Remix (currently on sale for $0.99) is another big hit in the App Store, gaining a 4.5 out of 5 rating with over 10,800 total ratings. It's one of the few games out there -- perhaps the only one -- where you can create just about any sort of object. The latest update even supports creating objects using voice dictation on the iPhone 4S. Our last entry in the voting for the best iPhone game app of 2011 is Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing ($1.99). It's an app that made it into an iPod touch ad, and it features Sonic the Hedgehog and a bunch of other SEGA characters racing in cars, monster trucks, bikes, planes and bananas... Be sure to vote for the iPhone game that you think is the top for 2011. The winner will be announced in a few days. What is the best iPhone game app of 2011? Read More