Electronics

For the price of a cup of coffee anyone can now buy an app that turns your existing smartphone and computer into a fully functioning duel screen console. Nitrome Touchy lets a user control full screen games on their computer using their smart phone as the controller. Via patented ‘smart device as a controller’ technology, users can connect their device and play without downloading anything to the PC/Mac, key to immersing the player in the full screen console quality experience.

Choice Media introduces Choice Game 1.0.1 for iOS. Choice is about luck, intuition, patience and perseverance. The goal of the game is to choose the right path and objects in order to pass all obstacles to reach the Golden Gate. After each unsuccessful attempt, the game resets itself with a new set of correct choices to proceed through the game, making each game a unique adventure. Winners of this challenging game will be listed in the Choice Game Hall of Fame and will receive an iPad.

Indie developer Ferraioli Antonio today announces “40” v.1.5 free for iPad, an update to his top-rated app where players challenge 1, 2, or 3 virtual players to an exciting game of “40,” the Italian card game derived from rummy. Each player receives 13 cards at the start, and the game uses 2 decks, a full red deck and a full blue deck of 52 cards plus 2 jokers each. “40” is a single-player game, with all additional hands played by the iPad, which can be set for Weak, Medium, or Strong gameplay.

Developer, Dr Robert Belluso, releases Little Bird Game 1.0, letting users use gravity and speed to build momentum to get through each level. Little Bird combines current technology, exotic landscapes, objects, and contraptions, allowing the player to interact with the game in ways they’ve never seen before. Unlike games that rely on tapping, sliding or swiping, in Little Bird, the user tilts the device to the right or left, using gravity and speed to build momentum to get through each level.

Last week’s Mobile VAS and Apps Conference became a star moment for “Goal Defense,” Dynamic Pixels’ new sports tower defense game. Goal Defense is an intoxicating adventure into the world of absurd Herculean heroes pitting their wits against a macho mob of burly meatheads. Employ quick-thinking tactics and confusion campaigns to outsmart your well-built, dimwitted opponents. The jury of the VAS Award chose Goal Defense the Best Mobile Game among other 5 finalists.

Sydney based Not Doppler has today launched Earn to Die Lite and Earn to Die HD Lite, both of which are available on the App Store for free. In Earn to Die, players unlock and upgrade vehicles as they drive their way through a zombie apocalypse. The free Lite versions allow players to experience the first level from Earn to Die’s Story Mode; allowing them to unlock and upgrade the first two vehicles as they plough their way through hordes of zombies.

Finnish indie iPhone developer, Janne Hansen today introduces BOUNCE dy 1.0 for iOS, a tribute to the pocket games of the eighties. Players take control of the paddle and help the BOUNCE dy brothers deliver falling items to safety. The simplicity makes the game easy to learn, while modern physics keeps the game interesting. The game doesn’t feel pre-decided: the player is truly in control, and most of the fun comes from the sheer panic of trying to save the falling items.

Cocos Games announced the release of Atomic Frogs, an engaging adaptation of the physics-hurling genre with an explosive twist. Join a band of mutant frogs as they go on a quest to reclaim their radioactive water from evil robots. A wide assortment of contraptions, objects, pesky robots, and the frogs’ explosive abilities to burn wood, shatter stone, melt metal or float in midair make for a solid and interesting puzzle dynamic sure to entertain you with hours of addictive fun.

SuperPower World at War is a relatively new launch from iPanda Lab, but its brand-new status hasn’t kept it from making a big splash with gamers and review sites. SuperPower World at War’s superior design creates an enhanced experience for users through its variety of progression-focused activities. Defend your resources and co-opt your enemies by deploying a wide range of units by ground, air, and sea, with more becoming unlocked as you progress in level.

Clover Game Studio has released Reveal The Maze Pro, the extended version of Reveal The Maze, invites their users to a real maze experience like the first game. Players navigate the ball and traverses into the labyrinth illuminating the map along the way. Certain items on the level will help in this process while others will hinder progression and pose as obstacles. 3 new categories and 54 new advanced levels are presented to the professional players.