Review- Pocket God Epsode 21: Flipping the Bird

Application Rating: 9+ for infrequent/mild cartoon or fantasy violence Genre:  Entertainment Number of Players: 1 Publisher: Bolt Creative Release Date:  July 9, 2009 Buy This game is meant for those of us who need a little more control in our lives.  Pocket God for the iPhone/ iPod Touch provides this need in a very cute user friendly way.  You play as the higher being and have absolute control over an island and it’s inhabitants. Everything is at your whim. Graphics: From lightening to sharks and birds, the graphics are consistently adorable and well done. The characters are very expressive and well animated. This simplicity adds to the overall style. Controls: The touch screen controls are pretty intuitive.  The environment and pygmies can be controlled by just touching the screen or shaking the iPod/iPhone.  Touching the menu at the top of the screen enables the player to added different things to

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Toki Tori Lite Released Today!

Chillingo released Toki Tori Lite for the iPod Touch/ iPhone today. This Lite version includes introductory levels to give players a taste of the game. Other features in the new Lite version include: · Tailor-made multi touch control scheme · Some of the best graphics you will see on the iPhone · Suitable for all ages · Catchy music and sound effects Once players decide they can’t get enough of the Lite version, the complete full version includes: · A wide variety of items and weapons · 80 levels spread over 4 large worlds · Dozens of hours of gameplay · Accessible and hard levels · Interactive cut-scenes The Lite version is a great way to try out this puzzle platformer for free! The full version is $4.99. Both games are available now on the Apps Store.

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CS.One Coming Soon to the App Store

Chillingo has announced an upcoming space shooter, CS.One for the iPhone/ iPod Touch. By looking at the screen shots, it appears that players are in for a Rez or Geometry Wars type experience combined with the action of a space shooter. Some of the features promised include: * Real-time Music Visualizer Effects Synced to Gameplay (hits change tempo, add fills, trigger visuals, etc. in time with the music) * Glowing Retro 3D Graphics Style Environment * Pulse Pounding Techno Soundtrack by DJ Vitamin Devo * 3D Camera Based Menu System + User Interface * High Speed Inertia Based Physics + Gameplay * Frenetic action and control in Zero G * Bullet-time Slow-Motion Game Mechanic * Time + Skill Based Difficulty * Multiple Intelligent Enemy Classes CS.One will be available within the next few days. Look for this shooter soon on the App Store.

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Callpod introduces Keeper encryption software

Callpod has released their first desktop software application called Keeper. Keeper is a military grade level password and personal information encryption software that you can sync with your iPhone or iPod Touch for access to this information while not at your main computer. You can store more than just passwords in this. Keeper has a tab for a notes section that you can use to keep track of account information and personal data for each entry. Another great feature is that you can enable Self Destruct mode so that if someone tries to log into Keeper with the wrong password five times, Keeper will erase all of the information stored inside so that nobody can get in to it. Keeper is sold on the Callpod website for $14.95 for the desktop application, and only $.99 for the iPhone/iPod Touch application.

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CrowdCafe Announces BubbleHead for the iPod Touch/ iPhone

Today, independent developer CrowdCafe announced the release of BubbleHead for the iPod Touch/ iPhone. This cartoon flyer puzzle game offers both Arcade and Random modes. Arcade mode includes five different planets with 25 levels and hundreds of obstacles. While Random mode offers randomly generated levels. The goal of BubbleHead is to use the touch screen and tilt feature to work your way through each level and collect stars. BubbleHead promises to be a family friendly puzzle game at a great price! It is currently available in the Apps store and is priced at $1.99.

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