SubscribeAstraware, publisher of GTS World Racing, has another game coming out soon for the iPhone/iPod Touch, called Golden Skull. TUAW has a preview online taking a look at the jewel-matching puzzler, which is much like PopCap’s Big Money game. Golden Skull will be available in the App Store sometimes today.
If you’re familiar with the Bejeweled 2 genre of jewel-matching games, then you’re well on your way to understanding Golden Skull. In this game, you’re introduced to a character who has gotten into debt and needs money, so he takes on the job of finding the Golden Skull. In each stop along the way, you tap groups of jewels of the same color to make them disappear, which accumulates points — more points for more jewels eliminated. When you get to a certain point level, you get a gold coin. Five gold coins gets you to the next village on your journey.
A gameplay video of Golden Skull in action can be seen below:
I’ve seen other games like this. Can’t they come up with something new?