Mobile games. January 2013, part 2
The first month of the New Year traditionally passed calmly. Almost nothing violated the mobile-game calm. While the main market players gather with their thoughts, a little -known studio performed on the warm -up Playrise Edge with a worthy arcade race Table Top Racing , evasive memories of Micro Machines And Re-Volt, And also Imangi Studios With the continuation of the most recognizable early Temple Run 2. Secondly, we advise you to pay attention to the experimental project Zeptolab And the remake of the legendary Baldur’s Gate.
As usual, the second part of the digest will appear on the site in a few days. Stay mobile and until next month!
Temple Run 2
The first Temple Run in some way became the legislator of fashion in the genre of three -dimensional early. Of course, the sequel did not make himself wait long.
Genre: arcade
Platform: iOS 4.2 (iPhone 3gs, iPad and newer devices), Android 2.1
The version of the game: English
Developer: Imangi Studios
Publisher: Imangi Studios
The cost in the App Store and Google Play: for free
Link VAPP Store
Link ingoogle Play
Other developer games: Max Adventure Temple Run
Games-Ranner, where a character, creature or a certain substance rushes forward non-stop, and from us it is necessary to follow the obstacles on the path of the Soldeles and lead it away from fatal clashes, over the past year there have been quite a lot of on mobile platforms. Among them, Temple Run stood out: the balance between complexity and fascination in it was closest to the ideal, which provided the game with an impressive number of downloads and public recognition. One thing was upset – technological imperfection.
In the second part, the reckless adventurer makes his way into the next ancient cave and steals from under the nose of the guards of the Golden Idol. The theft does not go unnoticed, and behind the nameless adventurer rushes in pursuit of a clawed thug, resembling a cross between a gorilla with a wolf.
The ward, obeying the fingertips of the finger on the screen, turns left and right, jumps, makes tackles and shifts within the “treadmill” (the latter – listening to the teams of the gyroscope). Each level is a looping path of the jungle, which is formed in real time from a set of finished elements. On the way to salvation, ravines arise, streams with a crazy course, the walls of fire, ancient traps with spikes and the devil knows what else. You can’t relax for a second – especially when an embittered monster breathes in the back.
The task of running a distance is complicated by the mandatory collection of everything that is not screwed to the floor – gold coins and bonuses. Under the influence of the latter, the hero becomes faster, higher, stronger. In the built -in store you can buy a variety of improvements. Payment is accepted in gold coins, as well as in the currency at the rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
The second part of the adventures of the caves of the caves was noticeably prettier compared to the original. But over the past time, mobile graphics rushed sharply forward thanks to the adaptation of famous engines to iOS and Android – old mobile technologies are not able to compete with them. As a result, against the background of the last blockbusters of the same Gameloft Temple Run 2 looks faded.
Banana Kong
Promises diseases to the monkey –
Poison that is in the banana.
But the monkey should know,
That the benefit is in the skin Superb Casino from the banana!
From the fable of Vladimir Shebzukhov
Infrequently two -dimensional platformers come to us for a review. Let us make an exception for Banana Kong – saturated with bananas and positive arcade.
Genre: Arkada, platformer
Platform: iOS 4.3 (iPhone, iPad and newer devices)
The version of the game: English
Developer: FDG Entertainment
Publisher: FDG Entertainment
Cost in the App Store: 33 rubles.
Link in App Store
Other developer games: Beach Bowling 3D Color The Cartoon: Farm Parachute Panic HD
Excessive use of bananas harms health – every monkey knows this from the diaper. But the greed of Kong ruined. A huge wave of banana peels swept a non -zalamnic monkey and drove into the depths of the tropical jungle.
If briefly, this is another Runner. The primacy runs independently, the player's task is to avoid obstacles and collect bananas along the way. The main thing is not to slow down, otherwise the avalanche of the scores will absorb an unfortunate animal.
Stones, barrels and other garbage block the path through which the trained gorilla jumps easily – you just need to touch the screen in time. Cong overcomes the abyss, opening a palm sheet above his head. Having collected a certain number of bananas, the gorilla transforms reserves into energy – adds to gas and pierces the obstacles with his head, into which before that it was deliciously imprinted. To perform such a trick, it is enough to draw a horizontal line on the display.
In addition to obstacles (barrels, architectural ensembles built by disappeared civilizations, dinosaur skulls), crocodiles, giraffes and other forest fraternities are of great danger. Exotic flora, on the contrary, helps to overcome obstacles: Cong is happy to sways on the vines and uses huge buds as catapults.
In addition to the priority task – to run as far as possible, eat as much as possible – the developers have prepared additional tasks. They do not differ with originality and are reduced to the establishment of quantitative records.
The main charm of the game lies in the cartoon style, the funny animation of the protagonist and the musical design. It is curious to watch the monkey, especially when it selflessly absorbs bananas before the start of the next hundred -meter. Alas, the local jungle is not intended for long walks. The developers did not prepare a collection of full-fledged levels (obstacles are generated from prepared fragments), and for lack of a clear goal, to wrap the monkey and kilometers bored for one trip in public transport.
Table Top Racing
A radio machine toy is one of the most ingenious inventions of mankind after Japanese systemsto. If you once terrorized a home cat, playing with him in a police pursuit-childhood certainly did not pass in vain.
Genre: Arkada, cars
Platform: iOS 5.0 (iPhone, iPad and newer devices)
The version of the game: English
Developer: Playrise Edge
Publisher: Playrise Edge
Cost in the App Store: 99 rub.
Link in App Store
Other developer games: No
The author of these lines of the toy was extremely wooden and nailed to the floor, so they had to make up for computer, and now mobile. Launching Table Top Racing , It is impossible to refrain from comparisons with the classic series of arcade races Micro Machines and excellent Re-Volt 1999 model. Before us is a really worthy successor.
Development was engaged in not solid -faced producers, not counting the minutes before the end of the working day, designers, but real fans. In every texture, in each track and typewriter there is a reverent attitude. The built -in toy store presents a ice cream wagon, the yellow minivan hippie, a military SUV, the pot -bellied Range Rover, Chevrolet Camaro and six more recognizable models of modern cars. There is also a painting workshop and service engaged in tuning. To collect the entire collection of plastic sportsmen at once, of course, it will not work. We'll have to participate in the championships for the gear cup, the spark plugs and the klaxon.
Each championship traditionally includes several dozen racing competitions. The principle of "pushing everyone with the body and finish first" does not always work. Each race is a small tactical battle. Despite the fact that the tracks are narrow and short, and the cars drive slowly, the game manages to keep in suspense. It is very important to collect bonuses packed in levitating boxes: nitro, rocket launchers, bombs, stemociers. The outcome of autobalaly often depends on their timely use. AI Dyuzhe is smart and fights not only with you. Motorists exchange missile volleys, encounter each other from cliffs and generally conduct a meaningful struggle, adding the acuteness of sensations.
A lot of extremely drives piloting using a gyroscope. Each turn turns into a serious test. The problem is removed, you just have to switch to traditional management – virtual buttons. But to try this mode is still worth.
The game world pleases with excellent mobile graphics. The design of the tracks corresponds to the toy topics: we are wheeling on the kitchen table with knives and corses, crashed into huge hamburgers and plastic cups on a picnic table, jump through multi -colored cubes in the children's room and join the stream of qi energy in a Chinese restaurant. Each of the eight tracks is curious to just consider – on this occasion, the first races are precisely doomed to failure.
Overshadow the cloudless picture multiplayer battles. If you believe a technical passport, up to four people can play at the same time, in practice – it is good if you manage to catch at least one victim. But even then to find out who is the coolest driver of the van with ice cream, it will not work – the connection with the server will certainly burst before you cross the finish line.
OM Nom: Candy Flick
Augmented reality technologies today will not surprise anyone. The world has seen many experiments in this direction, but the technology has not yet become an integral part of our being. The initiative was intercepted by game developers, especially with the development of mobile platforms. In January, the authors of Cut The Rope contributed their contribution.
Genre: arcade
Platform: iOS 4.3 (iPhone 4, iPad 2 and newer devices)
The version of the game: English
Developer: Zeptolab
Publisher: Zeptolab
Cost in the App Store: for free
Link in App Store
Other developer games: Cut The Rope Cut The Rope: Experiments Pudding Monsters
Russian-British studio Zeptolab Successfully prescribed a funny green creature nicknamed Am Ny in every second mobile phone. Feeding the monsters with candy became as fashionable as shooting birds from a slingshot. Now the developers have tried to return the hero by relying on augmented reality technology.
The trick to disgrace is simple. First of all, you need to download the application to the phone and print a special picture in color. We went a slightly different way – just opened the image on the iPad. Now we launch the game on the "Mobile". The application automatically includes the back camera and begins to integrate the video stream in the game interface. We point out the lens on the tablet display with an open picture, and the veil – the three -dimensional aminam appears in the walls of his own room. Of course, it is only visible through the display of a mobile phone, but the first few minutes the brain is very happy to deceive.
The creature will immediately ask to eat. Taste addictions have not changed: candy is the best reward. From now on, they need to be thrown into the mouth of a voracious baby like Frisby. A light vertical paint of a finger across the screen – and am AM NEMALLY Cups, chewing the candy. It is almost impossible to miss. All five candies that are issued for feeding will probably get a manual monster.
This is the main problem of the new game. She does not challenge and soon bored. Complex mechanics – “measure seven times, cut one” – replaced with a thoughtless tire. There are no levels in the game, there is nothing to strive for, there is no need to play for a long time. Rainbow graphics, a funny animation of the hero and a pleasant, unpretentious melody, unable to tie us to Am Nham for a long time.
Flow
Ghostbusters from Beeline Interactive Aivan Recitman is associated with the cult dilogy of Aivan. The game begins with the formation of a new team of hunters from among the employees of the New York fire station. Their companies have to clean the tiers of one of the skyscrapers from mucus and ghosts, and in the finale to fight with the leader of the poltergeists, who lives on the top floor.
Price Ghostbusters In App Store: Free Link to App Store
Fans of skiing will be glad to the simulator Ski Jumping Pro. Tracking from the springboard is to train on real skiing tracks, and set records – in career mode and “fast jump”. The game looks tolerable, graphics and animation comply with modern mobile standards – but not beyond that.
Price Ski Jumping Pro In App Store: 33 rubles. Link to App Store
Deemedya continues to develop a series Trit XTREME , written off with console Trials. By the third part, the game acquired a new physical engine and 76th levels in four thematic zones. Before you begin to conquer the platforms, parapets and fiery rings, it is allowed to create a unique motorcycle and configure the appearance of the rider, which will break the bones every minute.
The cost of the Triti XTREME 3 in the App Store and Google Play: Free link in the App Store and Google Play
At one time Angry Birds I gave rise to many clones. With the exit Bad Piggies – New hit ROVIO -Small studios rushed to copy the mechanics of the arcade designer. IN Noble nutlings It is required to build a wooden trolley that is lucky in terms of the team of non -casual protein. If you have passed the Finnish original along and down, try the version from Boomlagoon Can. But be vigilant: the game loves to pull money through the system.
Price Noble nutlings In App Store: Free Link to App Store
Last month was generous with Arkada-Ranner. Another worthy representative of this genre gave the world Gaijin Entertainment. IN Run’n’Gun They offer to pick up revolvers and reduce the population of goblins living in the magical world in the spirit of the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm.
Price Run’n’Gun In App Store: Free Link to App Store
Chillingo rarely releases innovative games, but he works out the usual ideas for five plus. A vivid example is a logical toy Wake The Cat , Newtonian physics. Maximum task: ride a ball of thread through obstacles and wake up a sleeping kitten. Terrible infection, delaying tightly.
Price Wake The Cat In App Store: 33 rubles. Link to App Store