Blog Profile / Touch Arcade
| URL : | http://toucharcade.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Mobile / Mobile Apps | |
| Posts on Regator: | 7221 | |
| Posts / Week: | 36.5 | |
| Archived Since: | August 9, 2009 | |
Blog Post Archive
'The Simpsons: Tapped Out' Receives New Update, Level Cap Expanded and New Buildings Added
EA's The Simpsons: Tapped Out [Free] received a new update the other day, adding in a bunch of new stuff especially for maxed out players. Of most note, the update expands the cap to level 29 and allows you to pick up Agnes Skinner. Also, new buildings, including Sprawl-Mart have been added in addition to [...]
'Go Home Dinosaurs' for iPad Review - Dino-MITE Tower Defense
Save the BBQ from hungry dinosaurs in this tower defense-puzzle hybrid.
'Sid Meier's Ace Patrol' Review - The Legendary Designer Delivers with this WWI Dogfighting Sim
The introduction of airplanes changed the face of warfare. The same could be said of Firaxis' entry to the iOS gaming scene: when a Triple-A studio headed by the cherished game designer Sid Meier starts putting out iOS exclusives, you just know things are never going to be the same. Only, instead of bringing about [...]
First Trailer for Ron Gilbert's Match-3 RPG 'Scurvy Scallywags' Released
Back in March, renowned game designer Ron Gilbert left Double Fine Productions in order to branch out and do his own thing. Following that, Gilbert revealed that he was working on a new iPhone game called Scurvy Scallywags in The Voyage to Discover the Ultimate Sea Shanty. Seriously, that's the name. It almost seemed like [...]
'Dark Avenger' Review - All Action, No Substance
With the recent announcement that Diablo would be making its way to consoles, gamers have been looking for something to satisfy their hack-and-slash needs on their iOS device. Gameloft recently released the fourth installment of their dungeon crawler, Dungeon Hunter 4, and less than two weeks after, Gamevil has come out with their first foray [...]
Major 'Battle of the Bulge' Update Adds New Scenarios, Generals
Veteran designer John Butterfield's Batle of the Bulge [$9.99 (HD)] is one of the best historical wargames we've played. Designed from the ground up for the iPad, it feels perfectly suited to that device - so much so that one of its few flaws is that it isn't quite as perfect a fit on the [...]
Hey, A 'World War Z' Movie Tie-In Game Is Happening
Horn [$6.99] creator Phosphor Games is working on a World War Z movie tie-in game, IGN reports on its mobile blog. It's scheduled to hit mobile devices this May 30. Details on this one are few and far between, but the teaser trailer IGN secured does shed some light on what this thing will be [...]
'Sonic The Hedgehog' Remake Update Now Available, Adds Tails and Knuckles, iPad Support, and Much More
At GDC back in March, Sega announced they were remaking and rereleasing the original Sonic the Hedgehog [$2.99], and that it would be coming as a free update to the existing game on the App Store. Today, that update has gone live. For the nitty gritty behind the Christian Whitehead/Sega saga, refer to our previous [...]
'Frozen Synapse' Review - A Brilliant Tactics Game Comes to the iPad
Few recent tactical strategy games have received such a large amount of attention as Frozen Synapse [$6.99 (HD)]. It has been praised for both its art style and excellent strategy gameplay. Starting on PC and Mac it has now found its way to iOS. While initially overwhelming with a busy interface and lengthy tutorial, Frozen [...]
TA Plays: 'Trigger City' - It's A Video Game
Eli and I opened up a lot about the movies that made us cry while we gave Trigger City [$0.99] a spin the other afternoon. If you don't know about it, it's a retro-inspired brawler that plays pretty much just like... a retro brawler. In the game, you're tasked with punching and kicking a bunch [...]
Out Now: 'Bombcats', 'Chasing Yello Friends', 'ERA Deluxe' 'Frozen Synapse' for iPad, 'Karateka Classic' and More
It's kind of a weird week this week, there's a lot of games coming out at least compared to previous weeks but quite a few of them aren't spinning our proverbial clocks- At least in first impressions. Regardless, we look forward to spending more time with these titles to see how many of them grow [...]
'Karateka Classic' Brings the 1984 Apple II Original to iOS
Last year, Jordan Mechner teamed up with Liquid Entertainment to create a modern remake of his 1984 beat 'em up classic, Karateka. The modern, 3D recreation of Karateka [$2.99] (which we reviewed in December) does an excellent job of conveying the tragic tale of the poor, imprisoned princess Mariko and the bold quest to rescue [...]
Google Play Game Services Unveiled, Will Work Cross-platform Across Android, iOS and the Web
If you've been keeping tabs in the mobile space recently then you might have heard of something called Google Play Game Services, details of which were leaked out onto the net and showed an online gaming service for Android similar to Apples Game Center or Microsoft's Xbox Live service. Today at Google I/O, the search [...]
'Nikko RC Racer' Nails the Nostalgia of RC Cars, but Feels Underwhelming as a Racing Game
When I was a kid I loved RC cars. My cousin was a little more hardcore, and would order the various kits from catalogs and actually build his own, and while those were incredibly awesome they were also quite expensive. For me, I was usually content with just snatching up the pre-made Nikko RC cars [...]
'Gravity Guy 2' is a Big Departure from the Original, but Fun in Its Own Right
The original Gravity Guy [$0.99 / $2.99 (HD)] popularized the whole "gravity flipping" mechanic on mobile back in 2010, but the long-awaited sequel does away with that entirely in favor of a more traditional – though still innovative – endless runner formula. Gravity Guy 2 won't have you frantically switching between running on the ground [...]
Upcoming Release 'Fire And Forget: The Final Assault' Isn't So Great, Interplay Apparently Still Around
Fire & Forget: The Final Assault is an arcade post-apocalyptic racing game that's set to debut tonight alongside a bunch of other new releases. You can catch a look at it below, but you should probably avoid the actual product. It's not good. The driving feels super floaty, the car-to-car combat is bland, and the [...]
'Bombcats' is a Physics Puzzler that Combines My Love of Cats and Explosions
In case you hadn't noticed, Chillingo had taken a short hiatus from their normal weekly release pace, but are back this week with – wait for it – a physics puzzler. It's called Bombcats and being a fan of both cats and explosions I took it for a quick spin this morning. It's cute, plays [...]
TA Plays: 'Blitz Brigade' - We Meet Bobby in This 'Team Fortress 2' and 'Battlefield' Gameloft Mash-Up
Blitz Brigade [Free] is a class-based, competitive shooter that takes a lot of cues from other class-based, competitive shooters like, say, Team Fortress 2 and Battlefield 1943. It's a Gameloft joint, so it's more copycat than original and it's loaded with a ton of free-to-play features, including the ability to buy gems to respawn instantly [...]
'Frozen Synapse' Hitting Tonight On iPad
Frozen Synapse on iPad is one of the few notable "core" kinda releases this week, and it is what you think it is: a pretty straight-up port of an imaginative PC title that got a bunch of awards and praise. This version sees the addition of one-tap touch controls, as well as cross-platform play. At [...]
Hold on to Your Hats, The Frostbite Engine is Coming to Mobile
Details are ridiculously vague as of this writing, but the internet is exploding this afternoon with news of a recent update to the Frostbite "History" page which makes mention of something called "Frostbite Go," a mobile version of the Frostbite engine being in the works: One of our most exciting current projects is called Frostbite [...]