It’s Friday (hooray!), and App Store developers are dropping their prices for weekend shoppers. This week brings a selection of discounted titles that includes PopCap’s word game Bookworm, Paramount’s aerial combat sim Top Gun, and Bulkypix’s multiplayer arena fighter My Brute.
Here’s the latest batch of reviews to show up on the web:
Punch Entertainment recently released the much praised Reign of Swords ($7.99) strategy game for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and they talk with Pocketgamer.biz about the App Store and developing for the iPhone. Punch Entertainment’s CEO, Tobin Lent, said the “iPhone changes everything for mobile games.”
PocketGamer.biz: What’s the appeal for iPhone for Punch as a developer?
Tobin Lent: The device itself is a great platform for games. It is superior to any other mobile device out there. The accelerometer offers an interesting tool for gameplay. Audio and graphics are amazing and plenty of space to create deep gameplay!
Also, the App Store is a terrific platform to merchandise content with the ability to add ample text and graphics to describe your game. Apple has included helpful features to cross-sell content by suggesting to players other games they might like based on past purchases.
We also really like the customer review mechanism, and the ability for developers to seamlessly update their games based on feedback from users. This creates a really strong connection between the developers and the users and we really like that feature.
They also said that due to the unique situation of having an update system in place to fix and improve their game, they will be addressing acknowledged complaints about the game, such as the lackluster graphics, clunky UI, and more.
Punch Entertainment has given iPhone/iPod Touch gamers what may be the most prolific multiplayer-enabled strategy game available for the platform yet in Reign of Swords ($7.99), which will normally sell for $9.99 but is on sale for a limited time as an introductory offer. You play as a newly made knight in a medieval fantasy universe filled with magic, steel, and strategy. Build an army through campaign missions that feature fortress sieges, ambushes, stealth attacks, and open-field clashes. Then go online and put your skills to the test, pitting the might of your army against their’s. You receive in-game rewards in new units and technology based on your score in a kingdom.
Additionally, there’s a PC demo of the game you can try at MobileBattles.com. Reign of Swords come highly praised on other mobile platforms:
“Mobile Battles: Reign of Swords†is an award-winning multiplayer strategy battle game with collectible units.
“The first must-have game of 2008â€, IGN, Editor’s Choice, 9/10.
“Rarely do mobile developers offer such well-considered strategy experiences. Reign of Swords manages the near unachievable, and is as easy to pick up as it is hard to put down.†9/10, Gold Award, PocketGamer
“The game in its entirety has an interesting storyline with captivating play that is sure to please those who enjoy these sorts of strategic turn-based battlesâ€, Wireless Gaming World, Editor’s Choice, 4/5.
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