Sandlot Games’ tycoon-styled trading simulation Tradewinds 2 ($4.99) has made its way to the iPhone platform, complete with all of the features found in the original online version.
Unlike many titles in the genre, Tradewinds 2 includes two distinct modes of play. Players can either attempt to build a massive empire through smart domestic trading and and business management, or they may seek their fortunes on the high seas by taking on pirates and stealing their treasure.
The online version of Tradewinds 2 captured a broad audience thanks to its multiple gameplay styles, and if it finds the right audience, the title could emerge as a success on the iPhone as well.Tradewinds 2 features 20 trading ports, ship customization options, and a character creation mode.
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I loved Outpost Kaloki X, and it’s still one of my favorite Xbox Live Arcade titles. Part tycoon game and part corny story, it’s something like running a lemonade stand in the middle of a Douglas Adams novel. The iPhone port — now titled Kaloki Adventure — stays true to the Xbox title and its PC predecessor, and it’s a fantastic way for newcomers to enter the action, despite some minor control issues.
There’s an odd narrative to Kaloki Adventure that builds around your role as the manager of a space port, but the basic gameplay is quite simple: Ships arrive, demanding any number of services — from pawn shops to chemical labs — and you’ll need to build them while dealing with a number of financial and electrical constraints.
Your space station is a sphere, and the touch screen provides an especially nice means of moving around the station. Each of your managed outposts has a variety of individual “ports” to which you attach some sort of commerce sites, and like similar tycoon games, these ports can then be upgraded or sold.
The buttons for managing these smaller tasks, however, are frustratingly small, and without tiny and/or nimble digits, you’ll likely find Kaloki Adventure to be a game filled with a lot of mis-pressed menus.
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Electronic Arts has announced 9 new upcoming iPhone titles, including SimCity and The Sims 3. The other seven games are Yahtzee Adventures, EA Mini Golf, Lemonade Tycoon, Mahjong, Monopoly: Here & Now The World Edition, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 09, and Need for Speed Undercover. This includes the September 7th release of Spore: Origins, the cell-based stage of Spore for the iPhone/iPod Touch.
Gizmodo has more information and screenshots of Spore: Origins.
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