The iOS gaming thread

[Distinct muttering]

RAD Soldiers look really good, will certainly be trying it out...

Wow! Loving the look of that!

Can I just create some Canadian account and grab that?

[ZOK]

Not a bad little game, a bit too simple though. More of a puzzle than a word game really.

[Distinct muttering]

Yes, that Major Mayhem is very addictive indeed!

Its bloody brilliant! Perfect iPhone game IMO. Perfect controls, nice visuals, a hook of in game currency and levelling up, instant gameplay, continuing variation of gameplay. Its got the lot. Oh, and FREE!

I assume its from the same guys who made Jetpack Joyride?

[Wroth]

Frankenword is fun, free (with extra packs to buy). You get two clues, and a set of tiles, and you have to make a kind of portmanteau. This image should pretty much sum it up:

The amount of americanisms in it annoys me.

How the hell was I supposed to know that a cracker is also called a "graham"?

It even had the audacity to tell me I'd spelled "sterlise" wrong because I didn't use a "z".

Also, an atom is not a molecule, it's a part of a molecule.

Also, one of the words is just "Ferris", as in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off". The clue was "Bueller?" The franken definition was directly about Ferris Bueller. Isn't there an unwritten rule in word games that you can't use names, brands and places?

[toythatkills]

I WANT MY FREE BACK.

Chill out, it's just a bit of silly fun. It made me smile.

[Wroth]

We're only allowed to post positive opinions now? I've no problem with you or anyone else enjoying it, just saying it annoyed me, which it did. Either way, cheers for the recommendation. Kept my attention for a bus journey.

[Teeohbee]

Oh and scrambled egg is not an omelette. Completely different things.

Also, do the Americans really spell it omelet?

[ravnaz]

Anyone played crimson gem saga? Any good?

[Petrousgyre]

It even had the audacity to tell me I'd spelled "sterlise" wrong because I didn't use a "z".

It had a point.

[Wroth]

Oh alright, clever dick.

[Rev]

Also, the OED uses Z spellings.

[ZOK]

Its bloody brilliant! Perfect iPhone game IMO. Perfect controls, nice visuals, a hook of in game currency and levelling up, instant gameplay, continuing variation of gameplay. Its got the lot. Oh, and FREE!

I assume its from the same guys who made Jetpack Joyride?

No idea, but I'm guessing so, a lot of the sound effects seem to be borrowed from JJ.

[Wroth]

Also, the OED uses Z spellings.

still says the 's' version is a valid alternative. UNLIKE A CERTAIN APP I RECENTLY PLAYED.

[Petrousgyre]

Also, the OED uses Z spellings.

Sign of an Oxbridge man, what.

[Rudderless]

Yeah, Frankenword is beautifully designed, but some of the clues (and definitions) are awful. "Evil spirit" = GOBLIN? Fuck off.

[Dudley]

Oh and scrambled egg is not an omelette. Completely different things.

Also, do the Americans really spell it omelet?

Yep, only discovered that one yesterday myself.

[toythatkills]

We're only allowed to post positive opinions now? I've no problem with you or anyone else enjoying it, just saying it annoyed me, which it did. Either way, cheers for the recommendation. Kept my attention for a bus journey.

It's an American company that made it, so criticising it for having American spellings just seemed a bit much. One of those things you just have to accept and work around.

[Wroth]

It wasn't merely the American spellings, but the American-focused trivia that the clues were based on. Not to mention clues that were just plainly wrong/badly written.

[hoot]

No one else picked up Outwitters yet? It's brilliant.

[Stoikovich]

omelet FFS

[rumblecat]

No one else picked up Outwitters yet? It's brilliant.

Why? What is it?

[SomethingWitty]

No one else picked up Outwitters yet? It's brilliant.

Just got round to picking this up. Not played it at all yet, but my Game Centre name is SomethingWitty if anyone fancies a game. I'll no doubt be a complete shambles to start with, so there will be some easy wins to be had.

[Fletch]

Frankenword was a fun diversion while it lasted but I can't say I'm in a rush to pick up the extra word packs.

Major Mayhem however is awesome!

[Aurelius]

Tiny Troopers is really a lot of fun, reminds me of Cannon Fodder.

[Distinct muttering]

Tiny Troopers is really a lot of fun, reminds me of Cannon Fodder.

Yay! Thats about three of us playing it now!

Well, I was until Major Mayhem came along, damn, that is a bloody awesome game. So polished, love it, and FREE. Everyone get it now, you wont regret it.

[gospvg]

No one else picked up Outwitters yet? It's brilliant.

It's ok need to play a few more games

[Asura]

Question - I've been playing a lot of Mass Effect lately. Whilst it's more like Freelancer, is Galaxy On Fire 2...

http://itunes.apple....d397127539?mt=8

... The best game on iOS that is thematically similar? Just wondering if there's anything with a good Space Opera feel.

[Goose]

+1 for Major Mayhem - great fun!

[Distinct muttering]

+1 for Major Mayhem - great fun!

I just got the automatic sniper rifle and thats helluva fun!

Got a lot of depth actually for something that seems quite simplistic. Getting three stars on everything and doing all the challenges and achievements will keep me busy for a long time!

[Goose]

Yeah, it's subjective but I have most of the pinball games.

Pinball Arcade - 'The best'. Real tables, good physics, looks great. Certainly on iPad 3, but I find the tables too dense for iPhone screen though.

Pinball Dreams HD - idiosyncratic physics, but plays well on iPhone (and is universal).

Zen Pinball - heavy physics, good tables.

I have Pinball HD, but the physics are not very good.

Pinball Arcade is highly recommended.

Personally, I think that Pinball Arcade on iPad is the definitive pinner on any platform, let alone iPad. It feels more like pinball than anything else other than, you know, actually playing pinball!

We've only got the one table (Arabian Nights) but it's fantastic. Complicated, how it all works, but very, very addictive. My thanks again to you both.