Author Topic: I luv my iPhone 3G! (Read 15950 times)

GoldenPhoenix · « **on:** April 01, 2009, 11:49:39 PM »

Today I got my new iPhone and I really love the features it has (better then my ancient, 3.5+ year old phone). Do you guys happen to know what games are worth getting? It is really overwhelming when you look at both the free stuff and the pay stuff.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #1 on:** April 02, 2009, 12:24:09 AM »

Labyrinth is a great showpiece for the accelerometers. Rolando's fun. If you like Risk I can't recommend Lux DLX enough. Blox is simple fun for 99 cents. Dropship actually manages to make dual analog controls work in something that's half Geometry Wars and half Lunar Lander. Looking at my phone I can't help but notice I have way too many word games, Wurdle is a good Boggle clone. It's not a game, but WunderRadio is great if you want to listen to terrestrial radio stations without carrying around more hardware, it has every local station in my area except one or two.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #2 on:** April 02, 2009, 12:31:07 AM »

Thanks for the advice. I actually bought Oregon Trail, Yahtzee (sadly it doesn't use motion), Monkey Ball, another Yahtzee esque game, and um I think that is it. It is SO EASY to spend money that i may go broke iPhone app/game shopping.

Pale · « **Reply #3 on:** April 02, 2009, 12:35:26 AM »

If you want a tower defense game, get Field Runners.

Also, my first iPhone game is being deved right now, so buy that when it goes up. I'm thinking I'll ask 2 bucks...

I may not ever finish it.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #4 on:** April 02, 2009, 12:38:26 AM »

Wait, there's Oregon Trail on there? I have to go get that. Yacht is a Yahtzee clone that uses motion to roll the dice. I really didn't like the controls in Monkey Ball, especially when you compare them to Labyrinth which gets them so right.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #5 on:** April 02, 2009, 03:17:44 AM »

Are there any games that are good as "graphical showpieces" for iPhone? Any 3D games besides Monkey Ball?

DAaaMan64 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 02, 2009, 03:46:00 AM »

That MGS game?

NWR_DrewMG · « **Reply #7 on:** April 02, 2009, 09:00:18 AM »

Quote from: Pale on April 02, 2009, 12:35:26 AM

If you want a tower defense game, get Field Runners.

Field Runners is good, but I just got GeoDefense, and it is way better. Harder, too. Field Runners is pretty simple.

Also, Zen Bound is a really great, relaxing puzzle game if you're up for spending $5.

vudu · « **Reply #8 on:** April 02, 2009, 02:24:44 PM »

If you don't already read it, I'd recommend checking out The Tilt blog on 1UP.

They have a weekly column that discusses cool gaming apps that come out every week. They also review some of the "bigger" games.

It's actually worth checking out even if you don't have an iPhone (like me) because Parish goes off on wild tangents where he'll spew information about old Apple computers.

nickmitch · « **Reply #9 on:** April 03, 2009, 12:40:55 AM »

Tap Tap. All my friends love it. Also, Knots is great. It's like twister for your fingers. Great in 2 player.

Gylldas · « **Reply #10 on:** April 03, 2009, 12:50:27 AM »

My favorite game on my iPod touch are Aurora Feint (free edition), Tap Tap Revenge, and the Oregon Trail. Mind...those are the only games I have at the moment. :O

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #11 on:** April 03, 2009, 01:04:57 AM »

I just couldn't get into Tap Tap.

Gylldas · « **Reply #12 on:** April 03, 2009, 05:49:22 PM »

Quote from: insanolord on April 03, 2009, 01:04:57 AM

I just couldn't get into Tap Tap.

It's not a great game, nowhere near DDR or Guitar Hero. It is a fun little game though to pass the time when you're in the car...that is until you start getting carsick.

I'm not too fond of the sections where you have to shake the system instead of tapping a dot though as I always end up loosing my grip and dropping my iPod. At least they have an option to turn that part off.

Oregon Trail is an absolute BLAST!!!

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #13 on:** April 03, 2009, 05:58:38 PM »

Quote from: Gylldas on April 03, 2009, 05:49:22 PM

Quote from: insanolord on April 03, 2009, 01:04:57 AM
I just couldn't get into Tap Tap.

It's not a great game, nowhere near DDR or Guitar Hero. It is a fun little game though to pass the time when you're in the car...that is until you start getting carsick.

I'm not too fond of the sections where you have to shake the system instead of tapping a dot though as I always end up loosing my grip and dropping my iPod. At least they have an option to turn that part off.

Oregon Trail is an absolute BLAST!!!

Oregon Trail is a good game. It is a nice remake of the classic. Brings back a lot of memories!

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #14 on:** April 04, 2009, 12:43:31 AM »

About 10 years ago I downloaded a Mac IIe emulator and Oregon Trail and my friend and I played through it. He died of dysentery, and some died from snake bites and what not, but God damn it, we made it all the way through...or at least I did.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #15 on:** April 08, 2009, 02:54:05 PM »

I'm very sad right now, I just decided against buying an iPhone app because of it's size. We finally removed the fridge cleaning from the Wii just in time for it to become an issue here.

decoyman · « **Reply #16 on:** July 28, 2009, 12:25:51 PM »

Guys, I just got an iPhone a few weeks ago! I'm having a great time with it, and am surprised with the sheer number of quality games out there. Wow.

DrewMG guided me towards GeoDefense, and I've been hooked. It's really challenging and addictive, and I've almost beat all the levels (just one Hard stage left!). Also picked up Pixelogic, a really well-done picross game, and a pseudo-sudoku game called Nine Gap. Oh, and Hero of Sparta, when it was on sale for 99¢, which has been called God of War for the iPhone – cool graphics/presentation, but I just can't come to grips w/ the controls. Oh, and picked up ShapeShape, which is an odd platformer-esque game where you maneuver the little guy by "pushing" him with your touch. The last game I picked up was Zentomino, a tangram game.

Oh, it's not a game, but I picked up an app that gives you access to like hundreds of emoticons – Emoji. Only other iPhone users can see them, though.

GP, I'm with you. I luv my iPhone too.

Insanolord, which app did you decide against?

NWR_DrewMG · « **Reply #17 on:** July 28, 2009, 01:40:16 PM »

The good thing about the .99 games on the iPhone is that if you don't like the game, you can delete it, and there's virtually no guilty. I too haven't really given Hero of Sparta that much playtime yet.

The games I've probably put the most playtime into lately are:

Tiger Wood PGA Tour - an amazing rendition of the franchise, with a pretty cool control mechanic
Rope n' Fly - It's basically a Spiderman simulation high score game.
Zen Bound - a bit pricy, but a very "Zen" game indeed. Sort of a physics based puzzle game.

Ghisy · « **Reply #18 on:** July 28, 2009, 04:15:27 PM »

Oh I get it now: this whole thread is an April's fool joke!!
Because I was beginning to worry that people actually think the **** iPhone is a viable platform for real games. Pheww!

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #19 on:** July 28, 2009, 04:37:15 PM »

Quote from: Ghisy on July 28, 2009, 04:15:27 PM

Oh I get it now: this whole thread is an April's fool joke!!
Because I was beginning to worry that people actually think the **** iPhone is a viable platform for real games. Pheww!

I'd rather have an iPhone as a game machine than either Sony platform this generation (though if I didn't already have a 360 and I were able to overcome the awful PS3 controller it might be higher). There's some really great stuff there, and like I do when someone dismisses the Wii as a gaming platform I'm just going to say that I feel sorry for you for not being able to experience it.

To stay on topic, just before I opened this thread I opened the App Store to download a few of the games on John Davison's latest big list of great iPhone games.

Ghisy · « **Reply #20 on:** July 28, 2009, 05:58:06 PM »

Oh don't feel sorry for me, I have no intention in hell to buy an iPhone. I can't stand the thing.
If I had to chose another portable device besides the DS to play games, I would go for a PSP. Wait, I already have one!
But Apple and its overpriced/overhyped stuff, no freaking way, thanks.

decoyman · « **Reply #21 on:** July 29, 2009, 11:14:34 AM »

I think the saying goes, à chaque un son gout?

iPhone is the r0xorz. <3 it.

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NWR_DrewMG · « **Reply #22 on:** July 29, 2009, 12:05:19 PM »

The vast majority of iPhone games cost < 4.99. How is that over priced? Sure, the device is pricey, but with all the things it does, it probably SHOULD be pricey.

Ghisy · « **Reply #23 on:** July 29, 2009, 05:09:24 PM »

Quote from: decoyman on July 29, 2009, 11:14:34 AM

I think the saying goes, à chaque un son gout?

I'm actually French and the saying goes like "à chacun ses gouts".

kraken613 · « **Reply #24 on:** July 29, 2009, 05:50:10 PM »

I will never buy another phone other than an iPhone again.

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Author Topic: I luv my iPhone 3G! (Read 15950 times)