[読んだ] Pipe Mania - Games,Reviews - 148Apps - iPhone App and Game Reviews and News


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Are you ready to lay some pipe? Pipe Mania is a revamped port of the classic computer game that puts your plumbing skills to the test. Puzzle games are a dime a dozen on the iPhone, but this is in the upper tier and perfect for fans old and new.

パイプつなげてくゲーム、他にもありませんでした?
iPhone/iPod touch向きのパズルゲームだから、この手のものは人気あるんでしょうね。
でもちょっと高いなぁ。115円なら買うんだけど。

[気になるアプリ] Minigore (Games)


Minigore is a 3D survival shooter for the iPhone and iPod touch. The game is all about John Gore, a little square fellow, who finds himself surrounded by the furries – hairy, round creatures with particularly sharp teeth. Your mission is to defend John at all cost from these creatures.

WHAT PEOPLE SAY:

“Minigore is a very impressive looking title with stylized, endearing graphics”
-Touch Arcade

“While MoreGames have left their dual shooter iDracula to concentrate their efforts on Knights Onrush, Mountain Sheep have taken over the mantle with their upcoming dual shooter MiniGore.”
-Mobile Game Faqs

“Think iDracula but with cuter characters and not so gory head shots.”
-The APPera

“It stylistically stands out from the rest of the pack, and it seems as if the crafty folks at Mountain Sheep have single-handedly created a world that seems twisted, yet fun.
-AppGamer.net

“While Minigore is in fact the survival shooter in the purest sense, its clever design elevates the game high above a dumb shootout contest, testing both your arcade skill and concentration.”
-Geek.com

“Killer cuteness!”
-iPhone Games Network

FEATURES:

-You control John with two virtual sticks; the left stick is for moving around and the right stick controls the shooting.

-Three different weapons: the trusty machine gun with unlimited ammo, a double-barreled shotgun to give you an extra boost and an exploding booby trap to catch unsuspecting furries with.

-One level of full 3D world rendered in the beautiful storybook style of Minigore, full with bushes, trees and props. Be sure to avoid the terrain with poor visibility… there may be a summer camp for vicious Furries in there!

-The furries come in four shapes and sizes: the small Minifurry, the Furry, the lamentable Giant Furry and the most dangerous of them, the Firefurry, a fiesty flaming furry that is able to outrun even John Gore himself. Be warned — blasting a Giant Furry will split the creature into several furries that, if destroyed will split into Minifurries. It’s Russian Nesting Dolls with a vengeance.

-Feeling cornered? Turn the tables by collecting enough four-leaf clovers to unleash your inner beast and become the new worst enemy for the furries by running them over to really awesome banjo music! Seriously, not kidding about the banjo! Perform clover combos to maintain the beast for as long as possible.

-Conquer the online leaderboards with your crazy scores and brag about them using the built-in chat. Minigore is fully OpenFeint Enabled.

-Play listening to the fully orchestrated original soundtrack with a taste of Monkey Island atmosphere in there, or if you prefer to blast away to your favorite trance beat, you can access your music collection directly in the game on the iPhone OS 3.0!

-The Egoraptor, Arin Hanson, creator of the insanely popular Metal Gear Awesome and other videos in the Awesome-series, starring as the voice of John Gore is something you don’t want to miss!

-Expert mode: after learning the ropes, switch on the expert mode to unleash the full fury of the furries! Very useful for people who want to focus on improving their score.

-Support for both left and right landscape orientations for the screen.

-Automatic save on exit to never lose a highscore you’ve achieved.

Minigore is developed by Mountain Sheep and published by Chillingo Ltd

絵柄が好きかも。

[気になるアプリ] WarShip (Games) [今なら115円]


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How to play
-Move the Ipodtouch / Iphone left and right to change the direction of warship.
-Shoot the cannon by checking the gauge level on the warship.
-Touch anywhere on the screen to shoot the cannon.
-When the enemy drops its trophies while fighting, you can pick them up and save them.
-Check the money on the upper-left side of the screen.
-Upgrade the cannon, speed and defensive strength of the warship with the saved money while playing or on the dock screen.
-Buy a much stronger warship in the shop with your saved money.


WarShip!
The screams of seamen echo in the deep and wild seas.
Now, the seamen will go through an adventure, risking their lives, fighting at sea. Advance to where no human has been before and become a master of Sea.

Only brave and the wise can be a master of sea.
There are enemies who have powerful warships and weapons in each zone. As you defend an attack by the enemies, you’ll get stronger. As you get stronger, you acquire trophies and in return you get stronger warships, each warship having a special feature. However, there will be pirates that will try to steal your trophies, so keep an eye out and make sure the trophies aren’t stolen.
We hope you win by understanding the features of each warship.

We wish you your victory.

What's new

- You can sell your ships back
- Added indicators to ships outside the screen

 

[読んだ] Report: iPhone app pulls in $1 million in first six weeks | Software, Interrupted - CNET News

F.A.S.T iPhone app
Apparently you can make a lot of money with an iPhone application. According to TechCrunch, Social Gaming Network's (SGN) Fleet Air Superiority Training F.A.S.T. dogfight game "pulled in over $1 million in download fees alone in the first six weeks it was available."

これ遊んだことないんですが、すごく売れてるんですね。

そういえばApp Sotreで見たことあるような。

[読んだ] iPhoneゲーム市場に大手も続々参戦 新興企業と対決 - ITmedia News

「今は独立系の開発者が開発したiPhoneゲームが人気上位だが、今後は大手パブリッシャーが反撃に出るだろう」とソーシャルゲーム企業にも投資しているベンチャーキャピタル会社、Lightspeed Venture Partnersでマネージングディレクターを務めるジェレミー・リュー氏は指摘する。

 「現状では、iPhoneゲームを見つけてもらうための方法は1つしか提供されておらず、その方法は資金力の豊富な大手パブリッシャーに有利になっている」と同氏。

 また調査会社Mobclixの共同創業者クリシュナ・サブラマニアン氏は、「大手企業はマーケティング費用が潤沢なため、ランキングが下がり始めたら、すぐに手を打ち、広告にお金を投じれば、ランキングアップを果たせる」と指摘する。

大手が巨費を投じるに見合う利益が充分に得られるのか、という疑問はちょこちょこ出てきてますよね。
そこらへんはどうなんでしょうね。
また、大手参入が盛んになればAppleの側も現在のアプリを探す窓口の狭さを変えてくるかも知れません。
というか、現在の探しにくさは早急に改善してほしいものです。