App of My Eye » Games http://appofmyeye.com The Best iPhone Apps You'd Never See Thu, 08 Sep 2011 02:56:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Get High On TapCloud http://appofmyeye.com/2011/08/10/get-high-on-tapcloud/ http://appofmyeye.com/2011/08/10/get-high-on-tapcloud/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:48:36 +0000 Dennis http://appofmyeye.com/?p=1727 Platform: Iphone

Today at App Of My Eye, we will be using TapCloud’s screenshots from the App store. Why? TapCloud by Qubop uses your IPhone camera for the background of its game and the palatial offices Ed, Art and I share are not appropriate for the World Wide Web. The gameplay is simple – you must tap clouds, planes and stars that float by onscreen. Timed levels and objectives require you to move your phone to find your targets. Soon, you start spinning around your apartment, waving your arms frantically like a hall spinner at a Grateful Dead show while you are trying to track the moving planes, falling stars or lazily floating multi-colored clouds. As levels get higher, objects move faster, causing you to shake and spin even more. When you can tap no more icons before the time runs out, TapCloud even tells you how many calories you’ve burned. This game is fun and could probably a great time waster to mollify your kids. Head over to the AppStore and pick this game up for a cool $0.99. Now, I’ve got to get going, all this spinning and swinging my arms has made me ill.

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]]> http://appofmyeye.com/2009/10/15/outword/feed/ 3 Caster http://appofmyeye.com/2009/08/03/caster/ http://appofmyeye.com/2009/08/03/caster/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:57:08 +0000 Art http://appofmyeye.com/?p=1157 Caster iTunes PageI know that you know I always start my recommendations with some whimsical anecdote from my youth or my early professional career.  The other device I use is comparing a game to something that I have seen in the past.  Well, this entry will use two of the three to double your pleasure!  When I first started checking out Elecorn’s Caster, everything from the POV, the environments, and even the visual effects reminded me of an old Interplay PC game called Evolva, which I helped integrate into Heat.net (check out the link – nothing to brag about).  It was a fascinating game, in which you are able to adapt DNA into your body to improve your body’s defenses, weaponry, etc.  Unfortunately, in an era when most games sucked up more resources than readily available on the majority of computers, it’s visuals did not compensate for some lacking areas in gameplay.  Fortunately, Caster does not have these failings at any level as you rid the world of an invading alien bug infestation called the Flanx.  Destroying the natural resources of the land, the Flanx comes in many forms that you need eliminate by dashing, jumping, and shooting pulse weapons from your hand.  While the controls requires a slight learning curve, there is no denying that the smooth 3D graphics, responsive controls, challenging missions, and overall polish is worthy of a download.  The screenshot alone speaks volumes.  Price: $2.99.

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]]> http://appofmyeye.com/2009/08/03/caster/feed/ 0 Bedeviled 1: The Most Diabolical Sliding Puzzle Ever http://appofmyeye.com/2009/07/14/bedeviled-1-the-most-diabolical-sliding-puzzle-ever/ http://appofmyeye.com/2009/07/14/bedeviled-1-the-most-diabolical-sliding-puzzle-ever/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:59:27 +0000 Art http://appofmyeye.com/?p=1023 Bedeviled 1: TMDSPE iTunes PageWhen Darrel reached out to us to check out his game, we were skeptical about how good it could be considering the bravado shown in the title alone.  “Most Diabolical Sliding Puzzle Ever”?!  Really?  What shameless hubris!  Such undeniable self-promotion not only for the game, but also for the creators!  This is the kind of language and attitude that people have when they are hiding a shortcoming or are just plain insecure.  Yet, when we started playing Bedeviled 1: The Most Diabolical Sliding Puzzle Ever, we slowly noticed how obsessed we became with solving each puzzle.  The simple objective layered with various elements from different childhood games, such as n-puzzle (aka ’15 puzzle’), jigsaw puzzle, memory match, and rolling ball, grabs hold of you and just never lets go.  Basically, it’s like the game is toying with you rather than you toying with it.  It is most diabolical indeed.  Maybe the game is as advertised.  Or maybe it’s the advertising that makes the game.  Or maybe Darrel is just Satan incarnate.  Whatever the case, all aboard!  This just might be the only ticket to Hell worth purchasing.  Price: 99¢.

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]]> http://appofmyeye.com/2009/06/27/kidtivities/feed/ 0 Skateropolis http://appofmyeye.com/2009/06/18/skateropolis/ http://appofmyeye.com/2009/06/18/skateropolis/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:19:16 +0000 Art http://appofmyeye.com/?p=731 Skateropolis iTunes PageAltough my knowledge of skateboarding has been limited to the documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys (at least it’s not Gleaming the Cube),  Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 & 2 on the SEGA Dreamcast and Sony PlayStation 2 respectively, and the lingering effects of a deep bone bruise from a banana board accident in the summer of 1983, I am aware of the significance of the sport, it’s expanding demographic, it’s evolving culture, and the influence it has had around the world.  Yet, it came as a shock to me that there were only a few apps, which really supported the sport, its athletes and fans.  One of the best has to be Skateropolis as it provides not only skate park locations, but also user reviews, messaging, creating/joining groups, photo and video uploading/sharing.  Basically, the developer took the best parts of our favorite online past times, such as Flickr, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, patched it up with Thrasher magazines, and created a beautiful monster: a deep app with solid navigation for everyone to enjoy at any level.  With an update for worldwide support coming in the next month, this is highly recommended, especially if you’re looking for spots close to home or on the road.  Price: $2.99.

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]]> http://appofmyeye.com/2009/06/18/skateropolis/feed/ 0 WifiPad http://appofmyeye.com/2009/06/15/wifipad/ http://appofmyeye.com/2009/06/15/wifipad/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:08:37 +0000 Art http://appofmyeye.com/?p=690 WifiPad iTunes PageTo take a break from iPhone games (believe it or not), I check out games on the PC.  In tough economic times like these, a good source of free games comes from the Internet at websites like AddictingGames.com and Download.com as well as cable channel websites like Discovery, MTV, and SciFi.  Call them casual or online games, either way, there is rarely anything to download or register for to play them.  In the past, I often wished I had a controller rather than just a keyboard to use so I can really kickback and play with my heels up.  But I didn’t want to spend the money.  So instead, I downloaded WifiPad for the iPhone, which works by connecting to your computer via a Wi-Fi network.  While you’ll need to download a small program to your computer, it works very well, especially for games that uses the keyboard for default controls.  Wholly customizable, change and save key configurations, visual themes, and even button layouts.  Highly recommended for the cheap gamer in all of us.  Price: Free.

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]]> http://appofmyeye.com/2009/06/15/wifipad/feed/ 0 Darts http://appofmyeye.com/2009/05/29/darts/ http://appofmyeye.com/2009/05/29/darts/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 08:41:40 +0000 Art http://appofmyeye.com/?p=486 Darts iTunes PageI’m pretty sure I’ve played darts more in video games than I have in an actual bar, but I really do prefer it that way.  I mean, haven’t you ever had that fear you’ll hit someone in the head with a dart and it’s so deep that pulling it out would cause irreparable damage?  God forbid that person will need to live with the dart in their head for the rest of their lives, which most likely will affect their social life and maybe, just maybe, not making it possible for them to wear a hat ever again.  Complete sadness!  So rather than tempt fate, I’ll just play Darts on my iPhone, which is graphically rendered in 3D, plays very smoothly in either Cricket or X01 game variation, and now includes the sweet new ‘Aim and Flick’ control.  Best in its class.  Price: Free.

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