The iOS gaming thread

[Mortis]

Harmonix's VidRhythm

Wow...

OK so it's limited in song choice but the hilarity factor is high

[T Pot]

DrawRace2 HD is ace

I'm devastated that this has come out now. I took my card details off iTunes a while back as I was spending too much money. But desperately want this one game!

[shirubagan]

Machinarium has been released on iPad!

Was just about to buy it and realised it was for iPad 2 only

[Gotters]

another vote for Grand Prix Story, its very similar to Game Dev in structure which is no bad thing in my book, love the shonky little race representations, takes me back to watching Kevin Toms football manager on my speccy (they are quite a lot better than graphics in that but in this age of Autovista they are nice and retro)

also think Harmonix's Vidrythmn is worth a small purchase, quite limited but does turn out funny video&sound clips of what you record.

[Alex W.]

HAY GUYS WE HAVE A THEME TUNE NOW

[Flub]

There's a review of King of Dragon Pass up at Touch Arcade. This really is a gem

http://toucharcade.com/2011/09/08/king-of-dragon-pass-review/

[Eighthours]

Do you need an iPhone 4 front camera for VidRhythm? Is it more limited if you don't?

[Alex W.]

It'll use either camera, so presumably you could just point the main camera at yourself (or some other noise-making object).

[Zero]

Not sure if this has been mentioned already, but Another World is being released for iOS on the 22nd

[Bobbi Champagne Jr]

HAY GUYS WE HAVE A THEME TUNE NOW

I'll see that and raise you this:

[Guest]

Do you get to see the races proper in Grand Prix Story?

[shock33]

Well, you see your driver do a lap with other drivers, the qualifying one isn't shown in full (android version):

[Alex W.]

Pimp Rex:

If Vidrhythm can get some Christmas canvases on there it'll be this year's answer to Jibjab.

[Omizzay]

Is there an up-to-date link of iCade compatibility for both iOS games and emulators?

[Flub]

Is there an up-to-date link of iCade compatibility for both iOS games and emulators?

http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=96023

[toythatkills]

Electro Master is FREE.

And awesome.

[Mortis]

I'll see that and raise you this:

Just because you can't have enough random vidrhythm noise

[Rev. Stuart Campbell]

Electro Master is FREE.

And awesome.

This is true. This is why: http://wosland.podgamer.com/?p=11202

[Gringo]

Grand prix story is indeed quite brilliant. I'd never played Game Dev so it's like being introduced to a wonderful addiction for the first time.

[scottcr]

Machinarium being iPad 2 is most disappointing...

Imagine if you'd bought a handheld console then a year later a new model came out and it meant that there were games you couldn't play on your original 500 pound purchase.

[Clipper]

Machinarium being iPad 2 is most disappointing...

it is always disappointing when a developer does a lazy port instead of a proper job. Given that the game is a simple point and click adventure it should easily fit on iPad

Imagine if you'd bought a handheld console then a year later a new model came out and it meant that there were games you couldn't play on your original 500 pound purchase.

Last time I checked the iPad was a tablet computer , not a handheld console. The iPad is shit as a handheld console as it isn't as portable as the iPod touch or iPhone etc. I use mine as a tablet computer or as a home based console when TV is busy, so a bit like a Wii U

[Stejay]

Machinarium being iPad 2 is most disappointing...

Imagine if you'd bought a handheld console then a year later a new model came out and it meant that there were games you couldn't play on your original 500 pound purchase.

It's disgusting. I recall something else being iPad 2 only too. I think it was the forthcoming The Walking Dead adventures.

[Dandy_Sephy]

Or, perhaps shockingly, the games needed the extra ram or some other improved component. iPad1 allegedly only has 256mb ram, and thats used for other things as well. iPad 2 allegedly has 512mb or ram, and its faster too.

[SaintM]

Apart from specific hardware requirements like a camera, the only reason any game is iPad2 specific is because of laziness on the side of the developer.

I mean, it's 2009 point and click game. We're not talking ground breaking from a technical stance.

[Stejay]

The odd gyroscope game aside, we haven't even seen that much of a divide between the 3GS/4 iPhones yet, and the 3GS is a fair bit older than the original iPad.

[Dandy_Sephy]

Apart from specific hardware requirements like a camera, the only reason any game is iPad2 specific is because of laziness on the side of the developer.

I mean, it's 2009 point and click game. We're not talking ground breaking from a technical stance.

Do you not think they would want to make it available to as many as possible?

I just think it's absurd to call a developer lazy when you've no idea whats going on under the hood. It may be a 2009 P+C, but that doesn't mean they've been lazy when it ran on systems much more powerful than the iPad. They may well have used the ram to have the game load faster by keeping more data available to hand*. That wouldn't be lazy developing, that would be giving a better experience by cutting out loading.

*note:I've not played any version so I'm just using logic here

[SaintM]

They may have a reason for being lazy about doing it (outlay vs reward etc), but that does not get around the fact that they could have made a version of the game that worked on iPad if they chose to do so.

It does not really bother me though, I've already got it on OSX so would not buy it on iPad anyway.. but it's a shame that it won't see a wider audience.

[scottcr]

I would've bought Machinarium on the iPad. There is no reason for it not working on the first gen. None at all. It's shameful.

[scottcr]

Neg away. But there's no reason for it. The iPad is powerful. It's a point and click, not Crysis FFS.

I'm annoyed because I would have bought it.

[shock33]

I...can't....stop....playing....Grand Prix Story....

And now the wait begins....for this:

https://market.android.com/details?id=net.kairosoft.android.soccer_en