Buzzin mobile phone games, D.A.R.K. and Powerslide Penguin are now available on the App Store. The two games touch very different extremes — one being an atmospheric sci-fi action RPG with cutting-edge 3D graphics, the other a whimsical action puzzle game developed by Cobra Mobile of iBomber fame — but both have been crafted to be accessible yet full of depth.
D.A.R.K.
Earth has Marines, space has D.A.R.K. Squadron. After losing contact with the USS Storm Bringer, a group of elite soldiers from D.A.R.K. Squadron has been sent in to investigate. Explore the labyrinthine corridors of the super-ship in this sci-fi action-RPG and uncover the mystery. Fight waves of deadly enemies, solve ingenious puzzles, and defeat enormous bosses as you uncover the shocking truth about the Storm Bringer.
Powerslide Penguin
Get ready for the slide of your life. Somebody just took out a withdrawal from Chill City Bank — the illegal kind — and it’s up to Penn Gwynn to recover the loot. Slide across over 75 iced-over stages, barreling into gems and cash while avoiding dynamite, polar bears, and evil snowmen in this lighthearted action-puzzler game.
Child of Eden is the amazing new award-winning rhythm action game created by TetsuyaMizuguchi and published by Ubisoft. Child of Eden is a sequel to Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s Rez and has been developed for Xbox 360 & PlayStation 3 and is compatible with both Xbox Kinect & PlayStation Move. The game receives a highly-anticipated Xbox 360 UK release on 17th June 2011 (PS3 gamers will have to wait until September). The music is by Genki Rockets.
Child of Eden integrates sound, vision and touch in one seamless experience. The objective of the game is for the game player to save Project Lumi from a virus attack. If you manage to save the project it will reproduce a human personality in Eden, the artificial intelligence where Rez took place. Child of Eden will be a familiar concept to anyone who has had the pleasure of playing Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s Rez, as it too revolves around shooting various objects that come onto the screen, which produce musical effects upon their destruction.
The game has already picked up awards and accolades including ‘Best Motion Sensor Game‘ and ‘Best Rhythm Game’ of E3 2010 from Gamespot and received 86 out of 100 in Xbox World 360 magazine. This game is going to take gaming to a whole new level.
Watch the official Child of Eden trailer shows how cool this game really is.
The following video is from the Child of Eden Experience in Soho, London where gamers including some famous faces can experience the gameplay with Xbox Kinect.
The new game genre known as “rhythm action” are music-themed action video games where the focus is on movement, dance or the simulation of playing musical instruments. For more information visit the official Child of Eden website.
Rocket Bunnies is the latest mobile game from Chillingo. Race through space as a hungry bunny on a rocket to collect all the carrots you can find!
This hilariously fun and entertaining game allows players to use gravity to circle and sling their helmet-clad bunny around galaxies while avoiding dangerous mines and exterminating space spiders.
The colorful graphics, high-res 3D visuals are a treat for gamers of all ages and its lighthearted humour brings smiles even when the action gets intense.
Seed 2 is a free action RPG about war, love, and adventure from Chillingo.
Create the character you desire and set off on an extraordinary adventure. Battle your way across a mystical land and lose yourself in the world of Seed!
To-Fu: The Trials of Chi, the stretch and ping martial artist mobile puzzle game is now available for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
Gamers awaiting a new iPhone mascot need wait no longer as HotGen’s thrillingly inventive action puzzler To-Fu: The Trials of Chi launches on App stores worldwide. The game is available now for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad at a special introductory price of 59p and 99c (global prices vary).
“It feels great to release To-Fu onto the App Store,” says Stuart Ryall (Lead Designer). “We’ve had a great time developing it and the team is really excited to see what people think of it – hopefully To-Fu will make some new fans over the coming months.”
To-Fu: The Trials of Chi introduces an intuitive control system that simply requires the player to tap To-Fu with their finger and then drag, stretch and release to ping. The loveable hero will then travel on an adhesive adventure, sticking to almost any surface.
The player’s goal is to reach the Fortune Kitty exit – located at the end of each of the 100 levels – being careful to avoid the plethora of booby-traps that litter the journey. Along the way To-Fu will also be aided by a variety of interesting surfaces, including metal plates (great for rebounding) and slippery glass.
Catering for all types of gamer – ranging from newcomers to experts – To-Fu: The Trials of Chi features 300 emblems to collect and a variety of unique puzzles to master. For example, can you complete the ‘Ultimate Ping’ and reach the Fortune Kitty in just one ping?
To-Fu the stretch and ping martial artist is available for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch at a limited introductory price of 59p/99c.
Raptr, the leading social network for gamers, has launched a social news platform, adding a significant new dimension to its popular service. The milestone expansion will enable users to submit stories that are then voted on by the community and automatically targeted based on a person’s gaming profile and gameplay activity. The evolved Raptr is now available to the eight million strong user base.
“At Raptr we’re reinventing the way people stay connected and informed about the games they care about”, said Dennis Fong, CEO of Raptr. “We’re excited by the launch of the new community-driven website because it builds upon the success of our existing service and provides a new way to discover and share content.”
Raptr now intelligently delivers the most relevant content based on the games and platforms you own, your recent gameplay, and what your friends are sharing. Raptr also helps players discover additional content by determining your gaming preferences, such as gaming genres, developers, and publishers that interest you. Users can submit and share a mix of content including news, videos, screenshots, status updates, and reviews.
Raptr’s full feature set includes:
Personalized news feed
Community-curated content
Expanded topics to include all things related to gaming
Suggestion engine to help you discover new games
Automatic gameplay and achievements tracker on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3
Centralized buddy list and friend tracker
In-game chat and web browsing for PC games
More than eight million people already use Raptr to track their gameplay and connect with their friends across PC, console, and web games. Raptr tracks more than 23 million gaming sessions and over a billion minutes of gameplay each month, providing users real-time insight into what’s hot in gaming.
For more information about Raptr, please visit the Raptr website.
