Archive for May, 2011

Gamebook Adventures 5: Catacombs of the Undercity iPhone App Review – It’s the Best Yet!

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

We reviewed the first three Gamebook adventures a while ago, and loved the mixture of brilliant writing, fitting illustrations and classic choose-your-own-adventure style.  We’ve recently been given the chance to get to grips with the fifth book in the series, entitled Catacombs of the Undercity. Like the previous books, it’s set in Orlandes City and this

Call of Cthulhu Coming to Take Your Sanity Points Soon!

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

Here’s some good news for fans of Chaosium’s RPG-take on Lovecraft’s Cthulhu legend, as they’ve teamed up with developers Red Wasp to bring Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land to iOS later this year. The game will be a 3D turn-based strategy RPG and according to Touch Arcade, who spoke to the devs, there’s a lot

Five Dubious iPhone Apps to Make You Shudder

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

It’s not all birds, zombies and Twitter clients inside the App Store, and despite Apple’s refusal to let in anything containing nudity, migrant smuggling or similarly distasteful subjects, some do slip through.  We’re going to highlight a few of the App Store’s less salubrious titles here. Just don’t take them as recommendations, OK? Kissisland Chasing Amazonian women around

Squibble for iPhone Well-Suited as a Handheld Game

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

Remember wacky wall-walkers? Telling as this question is, it is the first thing that came to mind when playing Squibble – a relatively new 2D platformer built with handheld intuitiveness for easy play. My age may be showing here, but “squibble” is quite reminiscent of those gooey stretchy toys. This adorable green blob makes his Continue reading Squibble for iPhone Well-Suited as a Handheld Game or visit our website for more great iphone apps .

ModulR Introduce Versatile iPad 2 Case and Accessories

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

ModulR have introduced a new line of versatile cases and accessories for the iPad 2.  Here’s how it works.  You buy their standard hard shell iPad 2 case, which comes with a hand strap, for $39.99; and then add a variety of mount, support and stand accessories to make it more flexible, and to fit

SharkEye iPhone Case Review and Video

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

Is it really possible to use a rugged iPhone 4 case everyday?  For me, the downside of cases which offer almost complete protection for your phone is the additional size and bulk – I just don’t want to carry them around.  I always knew there would be a sweet spot, where the phone is kept

We Want it Now! Games Needing an iOS Release – Rez

Monday, May 9th, 2011

The first in an occasional series, here we talk about games we hope will one day appear on iOS. Originally released back in 2001 for the Dreamcast and the PlayStation 2, I first encountered Rez on a demo disc supplied with a PS2 magazine.  If I remember correctly it had a single level to play through,

Solar-Powered Soulra XL Dock Soaks up the Rays

Monday, May 9th, 2011

New docks for the iPhone and iPod appear every week, and it takes a special one to catch our eye, however the new Eton Soulra XL has done exactly that.  This system moves on from last year’s smaller Soulra dock by increasing both the size of the solar panel and the power of the unit

Compare Music Collections with Venntunes

Monday, May 9th, 2011

Venntunes makes comparing music from one iOS device to another as easy as bumping phones. When using Venntunes, users can learn which artists are on a friend’s device as well as those that get the most play. Then by tapping the iTunes link view what songs are available from that particular artist on Apple’s music Continue reading Compare Music Collections with Venntunes or visit our website for more great iphone apps .

Uncensored Playboy as an iPad Web App from May 18th

Friday, May 6th, 2011

It was late January when we last heard about an iPad version of Hugh’s jazz mag collection, and the man himself has once again turned to Twitter to let the faithful know there isn’t much longer to wait.  Here is the news: Playboy will be available on iPad, complete & uncensored, on May 18. How is this