3:03 PM
Categories: Author: Nicole

Category: Game
Type: Simulation
Cost: 99cents
Rating: 9+
Current iTunes Reviews: 504 reviews, 4.5 stars

Description:

Episode 23: Bait Master
Because Ep 24: Idle Hands 2 is causing iPods and iPhones with 2.2 and 2.2.1 to crash, we are temporarily reverting to Bait Master! We apologize for the inconvenience, and will submit Ep 24 combined with Ep 25. Thanks for bearing with us!

Piranhas come to Pocket God! Inspired by Imangi Studio's Harbor Master, Pocket God has a new mini-game. Push the water to trigger a Tsunami to take the pygmies to the underwater ruins. Touch the new item, the Harbor Master anchor to attract hungry piranhas...and the pygmies are the Bait! Draw a line from piranhas to the pygmies to guide the piranha to its meal. The big change in strategy for this game is that you may arrange the pygmies however you prefer...adding new ones as you run out. Once a piranha is fed, guide it out as it swims off happy and full, but watch out! More are coming! See how many piranhas you can feed before two collide and fight causing the other piranhas to swim off, ending the game.

We are continuing the update but more complex updates are forcing us to take more time to get them right. Remember, your purchases keep us updating so spread the word! And updates are always FREE. For reviews and other info check out the Pocket Blog:

http://pocketgod.blogspot.com

What kind of god would you be? Benevolent or vengeful? Play Pocket God and discover the answer within yourself. On a remote island, you are the all-powerful god that rules over the primitive islanders. You can bring new life, and then take it away just as quickly. Exercise your powers on the islanders. Lift them in the air, alter gravity, hit them with lightning...you're the island god! All god powers are demonstrated in Pocket God's help menu.

Pocket God is an episodic microgame for you to explore, show your friends and have fun with. We have been growing the game with the help of player suggestions! What sort of godly powers would you like to see added?

Releases:

Ep 1 (1/9/09): Nowhere To Go, Nothin' To Do
Ep 2 (1/14/09): Does this Megabyte Make My App Look Fat?
Ep 3: (1/20/09): You Always Hurt the One You Lava
Ep 4: (1/29/09): Shake That App!
Ep 5: (2/5/09): A Storm is Coming
Ep 6: (2/14/09): And on the 7th Day, Rest!
Ep 7: (2/20/09): Just Give Us 5 Minutes
Ep 8: (2/26/09): Jump the Shark
Ep 9: (3/6/09): Idle Hands
Ep 10: (3/15/09): Hi, Dracula!
Ep 11: (3/23/09): A Mighty Wind
Ep 12: (4/8/09): Something's Fishy…
Ep 13: (4/8/09): March of the Fire Ants
Ep 14: (4/17/09): Say My Name!
Ep 15: (4/27/09): A New Home
Ep 16: (5/8/09); The Tyrannosaurus Strikes Back!
Ep 17: (5/19/09): Return of the Pygmy
Ep 18: (6/1/09): Surf's Up
Ep 19: (6/8/09): Fun 'n Games Until A Pygmy Gets Hurt
Ep 20: (7/3/09): Stop! My App is On Fire!
Ep 21: (7/9/09): Flipping the Bird
Ep 22: (7/24/09): Ooga Jump
Ep 23: (8/5/09); Bait Master
Ep 24: (8/19/09): Idle Hands 2 (Pulled!)

Next Episode *: Idle Hands 2: Caught with your Pants Down combined with Ep 25 (Title Withheld!)

* The "episode" title hints at the newest feature(s). The latest episode release contains ALL the features from previous releases.

Possible future additions:
Changing Temperature
More Weapons
Huts or other structures
More hungry sea creatures
Visitors from afar

What's new

Because of a glitch causing 2.2 and 2.2.1 iPods and iPhones to crash, we are temporarily reverting to Bait Master. We will submit Ep 24 and 25 as a combined update.

Pocket God is a simulation game, very similar to something like the Sims, with one major twist. Instead of simply watching your characters interact and occasionally pushing them in the right direction, you are an all-powerful God that controls their destinies! Will you decide to help the pygmies you rule over to find fulfillment and satisfaction? Perhaps it sounds more fun to sacrifice their lives for your own enjoyment?

Either way, Pocket God is a ton of fun. Open Feint integration tracks your achievements, which are awarded for hitting certain goals in the mini games. Be warned though; to gain most achievements, you must sacrifice various pygmies! Players will find enjoyment through attempting to harpoon several pygmies at one time, or perhaps feeding them to piranhas.

You also have full control over 3 worlds, and the possibilities are near limitless. Players control the weather, animals, and even the time of day. What will be the fate of the pygmies at the end of the day? Only you can decide. Pocket God is an excellent time waster for those people that enjoy simulation games, and will make an excellent addition to any iPhone's game collection!

Overall impression: 10/10
Value for your money: 9/10

12:40 PM
Categories: Author: Nicole

Category: Game
Type: Strategy
Cost: 99cents, SALE
Rating: 4+
Current iTunes Reviews: 37 reviews, 4 stars

Description:

Critter Defense!

-=- Discounted for a limited time! -=-

Critters are on the march! And only you can stop them...

Critter Defense is a cute, innovative tower defense game that breaks free from the grid and brings players a whole new level of tactical (and tactile) nuance. It's part action game, part puzzle game, and part strategy game. Featuring:

Deadly Enemies - Critters come in a variety of menacing breeds.

Deadlier Towers - Poison! Blast! Mud! Flame! Cannon! And many more.

Social Networking - See how your scores match up against your friends and the world!

In the tradition of games like Fieldrunners, TapDefense, geoDefense, PixelJunk Monsters, Desktop Tower Defense, and Plants vs Zombies, Critter Defense brings strategic depth that challenges your reflexes and your brain. Check it out!

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Rave Reviews:

"...worth checking out for those tired of the same ol' same ol'." - 1Up.com

"Everything in Critter Defense is beautifully designed and the gameplay is fantastic..." - iPhoneWorld.ca

"This game is full of charm..." - Pocket Full of Apps

What's new

Now you can play iPod music in the background, also improved in-game music and vibration effects. And tweaks to the discussion forums. Sweet!

Critter Defense is an excellent tower defense strategy game. The game itself contains 3 worlds, each with 3 levels and a boss level. In order to complete a level, you must destroy 21 rounds of enemies before they break the defense of your tower. There are 8 different types of defensive units that you can build, and 3 of these are given to you. The other five must be unlocked by completing certain levels of the game.

Game play is somewhat slow at times, but it can be sped up. Clicking on the critter rounds icon on the top right will allow the next enemy to come out, even if the current enemy is not fully defeated yet. Defense units can be upgraded. The more hits a unit gets, the stronger it becomes. When a level is complete, you will be given a score, and a ribbon based on how high that score is. Levels can be replayed to achieve a higher score or to get the better medals.

The biggest issue that this game has is that it simply goes by too quickly. Despite how fun it is, it can be finished after only about an hour of gameplay. In future updates, I would love to see additional worlds. Boss battles are a great addition to this game; they actually take quite a lot of hits, as well. This is an excellent game; it just needs a little more content.Then again, for 99 cents, a game with an hour of gameplay that you actually want to put the full hour into is quite a bargain! If you like tower defense strategy games, I recommend giving Critter Defense a go. You won't be disappointed.

Overall impression: 9/10
Value for your money: 7/10

10:14 AM
Categories: Author: Nicole

Category: Game
Type: Puzzle
Cost: 99cents, SALE
Rating: 4+
Current iTunes Reviews: n/a

Description:
** LIMITED TIME PRICE DROP FROM $3.99 TO $0.99 **
Run Run Sheep is available at $0.99. This offer will be on until the 'lite' version is available on the store!!

** Start your new shepherd journey now before the price goes up!! **

* Reviews *

"Graphics: 4.7 /5,
Sound/Music: 4.7 / 5
Fun: 4.8 /5
Addictiveness: 4.8 /5
Value for money: 5 /5
Overall: 4.7 /5

Run Run Sheep is an extremely out of the ordinary puzzle game that will keeps you glued to your iPod Touch or iPhone."
- iphonetech78 -

* Description *
Run.Run Sheep is an extremely addictive puzzle game that once you play it, it grabs your attention and refuses to let go
Your objective is to guide all sheep to the goal flag, away from holes and hungry wolves. You place arrows on the ground and they will follow...
Start running your sheep through the 100 levels available!
Run Run Sheep is one of those easy to learn, hard to master games that will bring you real challenge and tons of fun on your iPhone/iPod Touch!
If you're looking for some quick easy to play and challengin summer game, Run Run Sheep is for you!

* Application Features *
4 difficulty levels
100 challenging levels
Extremely addictive
Really cool music

* Youtube Videos *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IulqU-U2Z-8 (short)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQAB_OJ7vCk (long)

* Possible future additions *
- a Multiplayer mode
- Level Editor
- a Mode where users can play Online levels created by other users
- ...

We are still wondering , which one of those features should come first ..

Please post your suggestions and comments ..

You can also follow us at http://twitter.com/ItchyMitshi

In Run Run Sheep, players are faced with a puzzle to complete. They must direct sheep to the goal line, avoiding both wolves and holes. Players are given a set amount of arrows to use to direct the sheep to the goal. When the arrows are set up, players press "Run" and attempt to get their sheep home safely.

In Run Run Sheep, there are 4 difficulty settings, three of which must be unlocked by completing all of the previous difficulty's puzzles. There are also 100 levels of gameplay, which is fantastic. The sound effects and music are well done; however, the sheep noises can get irritating, so I prefer to keep them off. The graphics are extremely well-done. I particularly like the blackboard style help screens. It's obvious a lot of work and planning went into creating this app, and it shows.

Gameplay is simple but fun. This is a great game to pick up when waiting for something, as each level only takes a short while to complete. There's plenty of game time in this app; however, the replay value is small. Once you figure out how to direct the sheep, playing the level again seems somewhat pointless. Luckily, with 100 levels, that certainly isn't a major issue! For only 99 cents, this is an excellent game to pick up if you enjoy puzzles.

Overall impression: 8/10
Value for your money: 8/10

9:47 AM
Categories: Author: Nicole

Category: Game
Type: Puzzle/ Memory
Cost: 99cents
Rating: 4+
Current iTunes Reviews: 43 ratings, 4.5 stars

Description:

The reviews are coming in...

"Trak4 is a challenging puzzle game for the iPhone and iPod Touch."
www.theapppodcast.com

http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=17642

"I like that this game is very clean, simple to learn, fun to play, for $0.99 this is a steal. This app is available in the iTunes App Store." - www.crazymikesapps.com

“I think that this is a great app that is definitely worth its $0.99 (59p) price tag. You will enjoy playing with this app, and you will want to play with it every time you get a couple of minutes to yourself. “ - www.appsight.net

"“It’s just challenging enough to make you want to play some more, and is thus the perfect 99¢ game” - www.weplayiphone.com

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Trak4 is a challenging puzzle game for the iPhone and iPod Touch featuring 89 puzzles (thats just over a $0.01 a puzzle ;-0 ).

In Trak4, you are trying to beat the clock in matching the tile pattern on the right to the pattern on the left. Players earn points for the time remaining. If you match the pattern correctly, you gets another round. If the pattern doesn’t match the game is over. The twist is that you can only see the entire target pattern for the first few seconds of each round. After that the pattern is cloaked in darkness and you can only see the portion that appears underneath the moving spotlight.

If you get stuck, press the “Hint” button to get a quick peek at the target pattern.

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Version 1.2 SUBMITTED on August 18th!

What you will get in version 1.2.......

1) 36 More Puzzles (for a total of 125)
2) Second TIle Set
3) Sound Option - Listen to your own iPod Music
4) Stat Tracking
5) A couple of bug fixes.

What's new

> 30 new puzzles have been added, bringing the total number of puzzles to 89.
> A Pause button has been added to allow the user to pause the game if he / she needs a break.
> The game now remembers where the game was when you exit, so you can come back to it later and pick up right where you left off.
> Improved Scoring for different difficulty settings and time remaining.
> Added Graphical Flourishes for solving a puzzle
> Bug fix.

Trak 4 is an extremely simple puzzle game. Players are shown a pattern for a brief amount of time in the top left corner made completely out of squares that are half white and half red. After the set time is up, the pattern is covered. A small viewing circle moves around the pattern, giving brief glimpses of small areas in case the player gets stuck. Hints can also be used to uncover the pattern again for a moment; however, completing a puzzle with no hints adds 500 points to the players score at the end of each round.

The amount of time you have to view the pattern, as well as the size and speed of the viewing circle, all depend on the level that a player chooses to compete at. Players have the option of playing at a hard, medium, or easy level. Players can also opt to solve the puzzle in 30, 60, or 90 seconds, depending on their skill range. High scores are reported locally only, and there is no music. The graphics are simple. Despite this, the puzzles are challenging and entertaining. There is certainly a good replay value; there are plenty of patterns to complete and difficulty settings to keep you entertained for a while!

Trak 4 is an excellent game, and it keeps your brain active! The hardest difficulty setting is quite challenging. For only 99cents, this game is a wonderful addition to your iPhone game collection!

Overall impression: 8/10
Value for your money: 8/10

9:24 AM
Categories: Author: Nicole

Category: Game
Type: Arcade
Cost: 2.99
Rating: 4+
Current iTunes Reviews: 5 ratings, 4.0 stars

Description:
REVIEWS
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148Apps - "HIDDEN GEM"

★★★★★ "THIS GAME IS AWESOME!!! IT'S SO ADDICTIVE! 5/5 STARS!"
-- MrPinguin9 (touchArcade forum)

★★★★★ "I LIKE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS GAME"
-- Drelbs23 (customer)

★★★★★ "WOW! THIS GAME ROCKS!"
-- MidianGTX US (customer)

★★★★★ "I WOULD HAVE PAYED $4.99 FOR THIS KIND OF QUALITY IN A GAME"
-- Stevenbrz (customer)
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Lunarcy, an arcade, puzzle orbit simulation game. (Really!)

- Realistic physics, almost 50 levels.
- Easy to learn, Hard to master.
- A unique and immersive experience.
- Retro looking polished graphics.
- Various types of challenges.
- Never before seen gameplay.
- Highly addictive!
- Interactive music: adapting real-time to the action.
- Very challenging gameplay!

Unique in its gameplay, Lunarcy is more than a simple action game. It's an arcade type, puzzle orbit simulation game. Yes, all of that!
In stead of just an action and speed oriented game, Lunarcy is a real-time simulation of orbital physics, thus focusing it on timing and efficiency.
That is why Lunarcy is a whole new type of gaming experience.

Almost 50 different levels give you the task to master the physics of orbital motion.

- Get into a stable orbit.
- Dock to other spaceships.
- Evade reckless spaceships.
- Break off orbit and land safely.

All of that whilst:

- Being fuel efficient.
- Trying to not damage your ship too much.
- Coping with different gravities.
- Coping with different planets.

But don't take our word for it, experience Lunarcy yourself! You'll be surprised of how immersive and addictive Lunarcy is!

The concept of Lunarcy is rather simple. You play as a supply ship, and the main goal of each level is to land on the space dock. Once you do, tap your supply ship to let go, and then head back to the planet to land. Landings must be fairly accurate to score points. If you lose track of the planet, the green arrow next to your supply ship will point in the direction you need to head. Be careful; fuel and life is limited! If you complete these tasks, you will beat the level. The ship will spin in the direction of your choice when you hit the arrows on the bottom right. You use these controls to control the direction a ship moves in.

Despite its simplicity, Lunarcy requires precision and good timing. As such, the game can become quite difficult, especially in later levels. With nearly 50 levels, there truly can be hours of gameplay involved with Lunarcy. It looks and plays like retro arcade game. The game is slightly pricey at $2.99, but it is completely worth the investment. Once you beat a level, you can go back to it at any time to beat your high score, which definitely helps with replayability. This is definitely one game you will want to check out if you like old school arcade games!

Overall impression: 9/10
Value for your money: 8/10

4:38 PM
Categories: Author: Nicole

Category: Weather
Type: Weather Reports
Cost: 3.99
Rating: 4+
Current iTunes Reviews: 13 ratings, 4.0 stars

Description:

Windowcast is the perfect tool for people who don't want to constantly watch the weather to determine if it's a good day to do or plan outdoor activities. Windowcast provides a custom weather forecast just for you and your location. You can set how long you want the weather forecasted out and you can also set your ideal conditions. Windowcast also uses up-to-date precise weather technology to alert you in multiple ways of approaching rain. Good for golfing, cycling, motorcycles/bikers, fishing. Just about anything where the weather matters.


FEATURES:

*Unique forecast windowing. Select how long you want your weather forecast window to be. Windowcast allows you to set the forecast window to only a couple of hours up to 12 hours giving you exactly the forecast you need. For example, you can set the window to forecast a short walk or an entire day at the park. Weather attributes included in your window forecast are: Precipitation, Temperature, Humidity, Wind and Cloud Coverage. You can even set your own ideal windows.

*Rain alerts (push notifications). Relax and let our systems monitor the weather for you. Windowcast monitors the weather for your location and sends an alert if rain is expected.

*Hours until rain. Set your home screen to display the number of hours until rain is expected. This allows you to at a quick glance determine if today might be a good day to plan something outside or not without even launching the app.

*Daily forecast. You can receive an optional daily forecast for your location through a push notification every day. Have your forecast ready when you wake up.

*Radar. Windowcast's radar screen shows you where the rain is and where your forecast location is for more detailed decision making.

*e-mail rain alerts. Also receive rain alerts via email. This option is great if you are somewhere without cellular or Wi-Fi access.

NOTE: This only works in the U.S.

PROBLEMS? If you experience any problems please send an email to appsupport@lilius.com so I can resolve them for you and everyone else.

What's new

Fixed a problem where your forecast location shows up as "(null)"

Fixed crashes while loading notification settings from the server

I really can't say enough about how much I love this app. Having this app on my iPhone makes my Apple created Weather app obsolete. Window Sast gives me the weather information that I actually need, as opposed to other apps which gives loads of information that simply don't matter to me. At the very top of the screen is a precipitation meter, that displays an easy-to-read meter of the possibility of rain. Already, I'm in love with the app; that's simple and to the point. Sometimes that's all the information I want, and having this information clear and at the top of the screen is wonderful.

The app also lets you set your ideal ranges for temperature, humidity, wind mph, and cloud coverage (although for those weather newbies, it comes pre-set with typical ideal ranges). Those 4 factors are all I could ever want in a weather reporting device - they let me know how comfortable I will be each day! If the factor is within your ideal range, it will report in green. If not, it will report in red. The bars show current conditions, lows are featured on the far left, and highs are featured on the far right. This is the most simple weather app I have seen.

Forecasts can be shown anywhere for 2-12 hours. There are even push notifications for rain, and a weather radar map. You can set the app to notify you if rain is a small chance, an average chance, likely, or definite, depending on your preference. It will send notifications to email, too, if you're interested. You can even set it to send you a full 12 hour weather report in the mornings!

Window Cast is truly the most pratical weather app for the average user. The only downside? I'm worried that despite its amazing features, less people will give it a shot due to its $3.99 price tag. Sad, because it's completely worth the money. I've found it to be 100% accurate over the past few days of testing it.

Overall impression: 10/10
Value for your money: 10/10

2:54 PM
Categories: Author: Nicole

Category: Music
Type: Music Creator
Cost: 1.99
Rating: 4+
Current iTunes Reviews: 300 ratings, 3.0 stars

Description:

Six weeks on the App Store Staff Favorites list!

"There are a few apps that attempt to create whole new instruments out of the iPhone... Among these, Cosmovox is by far the most interesting." iLounge.com

"Cosmovox is a fun app for musicians of any caliber, with a far-reaching landscape of space-age sounds to explore." tuaw.com

"Anyone who is interested in the core of electronic music or wants to play around with a great musical tool will enjoy Cosmovox." AppCraver.com

Cosmovox is a unique and innovative motion-controlled music instrument for the iPhone and iPhone touch. Cosmovox allows you to control a powerful professional-quality synthesizer using over 60 different musical scales. Cosmovox uses the built-in accelerometer of your iPhone to track your hand motions and precisely map them to musical pitches from the scale of your choosing.

Cosmovox Features:

- Accelerometer Controlled

- Over 60 Different Musical Scales
- Major, Minor, Church modes
- Blues scale
- Balinese Gamelan scales
- Japanese Pentatonic scales
- Harmonic Series, Microtones
- Theremin scale, and many others

- Fully-featured Synthesizer

- 9 Real-time Multi-touch Sliders
- Modulation
- Feedback
- Instability
- Vibrato
- Beating, and many others

- Professional Audio Quality
- Synthesizer renders using 32-bit floating-point
- Full stereo 44.1 KHz 16-bit final audio output

- WiFi Open Sound Control (OSC) support

What's new

Added 3 Classical Indian scales:
Gavambhodi, Jalarnavam, Jyotiswaroopini

Cosmovox is a fantastic app for anyone interested in music, or even just general noise making. Tilt the iPhone to play various scales of your selection. This app is a fully-feature synthesizer, which allows you to play around with the scales you are creating by altering the range, fundamentals, tuning, vibration, beating, and feedback, among other things. It's not 100% perfect, but for $1.99, it's a completely excellent find.

This really is a great musical app. It's only missing one thing - the ability to record the sounds you create! It would be nice to be able to go back and listen to or share your creations. All in all, this is a very fun app for people of any musical skill level!

Overall impression: 8/10
Value for your money: 9/10

2:22 PM
Categories: Author: Nicole

Category: Game
Type: Classic Car Game
Cost: 99cents
Rating: 4+
Current iTunes Reviews: 49 ratings, 3.5 stars

Description:

Bored in the car during long road trips? Try The License Plate Game to keep everyone entertained. Search for license plates from each US state and this app will help you keep track of the states found and the states remaining. It's great fun for the kids.

Also fun to play around town! Use this app to keep track of plates on an ongoing basis. Always be on the lookout for the plates you're missing.

Features include:

- Pictures of all 50 US state license plates (includes latest 2009 versions) and Washington D.C.

- Shows your current distance from the capital of each state on location aware devices. (straight line distance, not driving distance)

- License plates fly down the road as you scroll through them. Tap the state to mark it found.

- Jump right to the state you just saw using the letter index bar.

- Home screen icon shows how many states you've found or how many are remaining, your choice.

- To help find the remaining plates you can choose to hide all the plates found.

- You really need to see this app in action to appreciate it. Go to http://apps.lilius.com/ for a demo video.

FUTURE UPDATE: An upcoming update will include Canada plates and more. Stay tuned.

What's new

Fixed a positioning bug when using the License Plate Game while also on the phone.

As a child, my family used to play the license plate game all the time on road trips. The objective of the game is simple; try to find a license plate from every state while driving around. Some families I knew took the game very seriously; they were constantly searching for the last one!

The app is a very simple design. The app itself features no gameplay; it's simply a device for tracking which license plates you've already seen. The app is very easy to navigate; a side bar on the right allows you to click any letter to pull up those states. The correct license plate can also be pulled up by swiping your finger across the screen. Tapping on a license plate will put a "found" stamp over that particular plate. You can also set the app to display either the number of plates found or still needed on your home display on the iPhone - a neat feature.

If you have kids or are planning a road trip, this app could be a really fun addition for your iPhone. One cool feature I'd love to see added? Camera integration, so that you can snap pics of the plates as you see them. That way once you finally find Hawaii, you can show off and brag to your friends about it!

Overall impression: 8/10
Value for your money: 8/10

1:53 PM
Categories: Author: Nicole

12:51 PM
Categories: Author: Nicole