The iPhone/Touch Games Thread

[Agent X20]

Looks cool.

We just finished an epic three week long 4-player game of Carcassonne. Superb fun if a little slow at times with the NZ/UK timezone busines. I was rather surprised and pleased to win that one - after thinking I was well down the pecking order. Great great iphone game.

[Monza]

Epic is right, shame that the people in same time zones were split, ie it went NZ/UK/NZ/UK, think the game would have finished faster if NZ/NZ/UK/UK and didn't help I went to Glasto for five days right the middle of it. Very fragmented board in that one, but still fun, esp poaching cities off each other.

[Agent X20]

Tilt to Live has had an update - a new weapon and a new game mode. Definitely one of the best games on the iphone/touch IMNSHO.

[Agent X20]

Carcassonne has had an update:

What's New In Version 1.2

Here are a few new features and bug fixes we found while we're working on the iPad version.

NEW FEATURES:

- New "It's your turn somewhere else" indicator makes playing multiple games at once easier.
- Gameplay tweaks for better scrolling, last tile and status visibility
- Added some additional assets for Retina Displays
- Optional in-game clock, so you don't miss the bus

FIXES:

- Improved application badge behaviour
- Much better local network connectivity for Bluetooth and WiFi games
- Improved stability
- Better handling of and bug fixes for iOS 4 multitasking
- Made online games more stable
- Fixed a few animation and display glitches
- Better account status migration

Lots of great Carcassonne games continue between Kryten, Monza and myself.

I bet it looks great on the Retina display on the iphone 4. Me I'm waiting for the ipad version - should be awesome!

[Monza]

nice little tweaks to an already very polished game. Looking forward to the expansions.

Going slightly off topic to real board games, recently bought Ticket to Ride : Europe, had a five player game last night, awesome game.

[Agent X20]

Going slightly off topic to real board games, recently bought Ticket to Ride : Europe, had a five player game last night, awesome game.

Ticket to Ride is a great game no doubt about it. A couple of other recommendations:

- Carcassonne - Hunters and Gatherers - plays slightly faster than normal Carcassonne and is my favourite version.

- The Downfall of Pompei - always fun throwing little dudes into the volcano.

[Agent X20]

Touch Racing Nitro is free today. Dunno how good it is

http://toucharcade.com/link/http://itun ... 48886?mt=8

Looks like fun:

Review: http://toucharcade.com/2010/03/30/touch ... cing-game/

[Monza]

I want to like it, but after a few quick goes I can't get used to the controls...

[Agent X20]

Same here - I've had a couple a goes with it and just found it uncontrollable.

[splatman]

.. and the same here. Shame as it looks ok ...

[Agent X20]

Galcon Labs is free today only.

[MonkeyPilot]

Saw this game called "Flight control", looks pretty cool. I don't have a platform that can play it though .

[splatman]

At only $1.29 I'll get this to fill in time at airports lol

[MonkeyPilot]

The youtube I linked to is the newer "HD" version, I think for ipad, has multiple levels and multiplayer etc.
Apparently it is also being made for PS3 and the new "PS move".

Quite an ingenious idea for a touch screen game I thought. Plus I love the cute graphics.

[Agent X20]

The iphone version is a great wee game - and the ipad version builds on the gameplay using all the extra screen real-estate.

Remember though - it plays like an old school arcade game getting harder and harder and faster and faster so you WILL lose.