Android – Iphone – Applications

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TipCat Mobile’s rating: 8.0
IAR’s rating: 8.0

TipCat Mobile (a CWC company) has certainly made a splash with their first action game for the iPhone called Cell War.  It’s an arcade shooter, a horizontal shmup to be exact (and we’re all about exact here at IAR).  There’s no shortage of these babies in the app store so does it carve out a niche or simply step to the back of the line?  TipCat tells us it’s the former and I tend to agree…read on for their capsule review followed by the comments of yours truly in the name of all that’s honest and fair.

TipCat Mobile’s summary:

What Cell War is about:

Where this app needs to improve:

We aren’t satisfied with the art style which we implemented in the game.

Features and improvements planned for the future:

More levels if players like the game. Continue reading »

Popularity: 1% [?]

written by Duy Phong \\ tags: 3G, App, Apple, Application, Download, Game, Iphone, ITunes, Mac, OS, Tutorial, Unlock

Every once in a while I find a great theme on Cydia and I have to say that Ellseedee (as in LCD) is one of the most beautiful simple themes I have seen.

The problem with that type of theme is that if you don’t have an icon for a particular application, then your theme looks all funky. This theme for example doesn’t come with many icons and it doesn’t have an icon for Tweetie. If I was to put the Tweetie icon on the springboard, it would look out of place.

Oh well, it’s still a great theme that deserves a little attention.

Do you like it?

Popularity: unranked [?]

written by Duy Phong \\ tags: App, Application, Cydia, Iphone, OS

BowlCalc 2.0

Category: Sports
Price: $0.99 (iTunes)
Version: 1.0 -> 2.0

Description:

BowlCalc quickly and easily calculate bowlers handicap based on league rules.

How fast do you roll the ball ?

Want to know what series you need to bowl in order to increase your average by 1 or 2 pins.

Need to know the book average of your team mates or that real average of that ringer the other team just introduced

BowlCalc is for you Bowling fans

What’s New

Capability to find a bowler’s averages using current USBC Bowling data.

Updated Average Change screen to show current average

BowlCalc

Popularity: 1% [?]

written by Duy Phong \\ tags: Android, App, Iphone, ITunes

iVariometer 1.2

Category: Navigation
Price: $9.99 -> $2.99 (iTunes)

Description:

Do you love the sky? Do you love fly like a bird? We do and we develop our application with love to gliding.

iVariometer is exclusively designed and optimized for iPhone 3G S and 3G.

iVariometer shows your position and track you during the flight. During the flight iVariometer assist you with a lot of various information – your current altitude, speed, vertical speed, flight time and direction. After a flight, you can make most detailed debriefing ever.

iVariometer allows you to monitor your hangar, due to this you’ll never miss a regular inspection and will be able to predict the status of your paraglider, hang glider or a glider.

iVariometer on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSKOHwp6JO0

NOTES

The first generation iPhone and the first and second generation iPod touch do not have the GPS chipset to acquire GPS signal, so navigation abilities will disabled.

WARNING

Use iVariometer is at user’s risk.

What’s New

General bug fixes, interface improvements and optimisations.

Added Russian localization.

Logbook:

Added flight statistic in the player mode.

Preflight:

Added flight targeting with Magnify It technology.

Flight:

Added time to target and distance to target meters.

Variometer accuracy and tracking have been improved.

All new variometer sounds.

Tracking improvements and optimisations.

Settings:

Added accelerometer calibration.

Added settings for the climbing alarm.

Added settings for the sinking alarm.

iVariometer

Popularity: 2% [?]

written by Duy Phong \\ tags: 3G, Android, App, Application, Iphone, ITunes, OS

Underworlds 1.22

Category: Games
Price: $2.99 -> $0.99 (iTunes)

Description:

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“It is really an amazing update- probably the greatest single update of any app I have ever seen.” – Jebus (Touch Arcade Fourms)

Game of the Month (April) – AppGamer.net

“it occupied almost all my free time from the minute I downloaded it.” – MacWorld, 4 of 5 star review.

“Underworlds is a game that will loot your heart and have you coming back for more…Underworlds is an absolute blast!” – thatvideogameblog.com review

“I give Underworlds a strong recommendation to any hack and slash fan. I’ve had a great time playing through it, and I’m still having fun on my second time around.” – TouchArcade.com

“The game is dark, atmospheric, intense, and it’s a fine debut” – 9 out of 10 review, AppGamer.net

“I’ve been waiting for an action RPG in the same vein as Diablo on this platform for months and now it’s finally here.” – iphones.com

“This is the first Authentic iPhone Role Playing Game!!” – appBank.net

Touch Arcade’s YouTube Preview – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wzJjty4OLI

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About the Game

Underworlds is the premiere role-playing adventure game on the iPhone/iPod Touch!

Chapter 1: Into the Abyss

You are the guard of McTavish’s traveling caravan, carving out a comfortable existence by taking odd jobs and protecting against the occasional Orc raider when a mysterious attack on the nearby town of Albrect compels you to lend your blade to the good townspeople.

It’s not just rats that plague the Happy Cadaver Inn. Denizens of hell are seeping through to the world of mortals! During your journey you’ll face a horde of gruesome enemies…and their wicked overlords!

Chapter 2: The Giant Fortress

Discover the hidden secrets of the sprawling town of Termon.

Face new and fierce enemies in your quest to lift the curse that plaques the ‘old town’ residents.

The fortunes of many are in your hands!

More about Gameplay

The experience you gain during your adventure lets you learn powerful offensive feats like Slash, Shield Bash, and Berserk or advance in the healing arts to gain Health and Vitality Boosts. As you increase in level, you can upgrade your existing Feats or add new ones. The active combat feats feature graphically stunning on-screen special effects to help make your battles even more heart-pounding and exhilarating.

As you progress you can choose exactly how to improve your character’s abilities. Hone your strength to become a real bruiser, become nimble and accurate by focusing on dexterity, increase intelligence to unlock more feats, or work on your constitution to better withstand the onslaught of the undead.

Features:

• An iPhone/iPod Touch exclusive release! The game was designed around the powerful Touch controls of the iPhone/iPod Touch

• Fully configurable controls for right or left hand play, use a virtual direction pad or just touch where you want to go

• Customize your character’s attributes and feats to suit your play-style

• Advance your character’s abilities while you explore mysterious graveyards, dark chambers and dangerous crypts

• Test your skill on 4 difficulty settings, including the extreme difficulty challenge

• Find thousands of unique armor and weapons to use or trade for gold

• Discover hidden traps and treasures

• Choose from two simple, smooth control schemes to make play easy at home or on the go

• Save your progress at any time or restart with your current experience and items

• Enjoy Underworlds again and again – play through multiple times, on different skills levels

What’s New

-Updated Blacksmith Quest in Chapter 2

-Added Pixel Mine additional games section
Underworlds

Popularity: 1% [?]

written by Duy Phong \\ tags: Android, App, Download, Free, Game, Hack, Iphone, ITunes, Mac, OS, Unlock