Gamertell

The Apple App Store gaming update is Gamertell’s weekly look at the previous week’s Apple App Store game releases. We cover them all - good and not so good - in their respective categories with a breakdown of the great games and the free games right where you want ‘em, at the top and in your face. The list is available every Monday, right as you are about to start that long work week.

While the Tokyo Game Show may have been a little underwhelming, at least this week’s gaming App Store update offers you a good way to start your week.

Baseball Superstars comes out with a new version, Golvellius reappears, Family Guy finally has an iPhone game, and many others. So go down the list and find something to get you through the week.

What’s Free

Landlord Fighter
“The most popular card game in China “Landlord Fighter” are now available on iPhone/iPod Touch, offline and online in a single app! And Free! By utilizing most advanced artificial intelligence, the app has toughest computer players ever in a landlord fighter game. You must beat them and complete lots of different missions to win the game. Moreover, you are not limited in playing with computer, you can play with thousands real players online! You can not miss: Exciting user interface, brilliant play table and wonderful pictures, animations. More than 30 kinds of Chinese accents from different players, enjoy yourself speaking your own accent. Intelligent cards judgement technology, minimize taps required to select cards. Online chat supported.  Unique “No double on hollow bomb” rule, make even more fun from the game.”

FREE 4Bugs World Tour
“After our joyful summer holidays we have to get used to our daily routines again. To keep your holiday feeling alive a little longer the makers of Yetisports provide you with the „4bugs World Tour Edition“ for your iPhone. In this special edition the popular picture hunt game 4Bugs offers breathtaking pictures of 175 countries. Holiday feeling guaranteed! Picture hunt on the iPhone is of course much more exciting than in your local newspaper. Each round you are presented with two nearly identical World Tour images. Your job is to spot the 4 differences. Decrease the timer to increase your score! Are you sure that you are fast enough? Play with a friend in the 2-player mode or alone against the 4Bugs community. Post your highscores online. You will be rewarded with a pleasant holiday mood and lots of animations of the funky n’ hairy 4Bugs.”

Horror Racing Lite
“Top-down off-road arcade racing is finally here for your iPhone! Horror Racing Lite is packed with explosive weapons, speedy upgradable cars, and powerful pick-up items. Drivers of any ability can use their driving skills and customized firepower to defeat the dastardly denizens of Horror Racing in an assortment of action-packed tracks!”

Paradudes
“Dudes are falling from the sky! They may look smart, but they don’t know how to open their parachutes! Rescue them by tapping on the dudes. As thanks for saving their lives they can reward you with coins. You will see other (unidentified) objects flying trough the sky, tap them for extra score.”

Moon Blocks Lite - Halloween Edition
“Happy Halloween from Moonchaser Software! Moon Blocks Lite is a beautiful photo based sliding puzzle game.”

Sudoku Joy
“From out of the mists of history comes a puzzle that brings the ancient virtues of harmony and order into this modern world. Invented in America and perfected in Japan, Sudoku challenges you to discover order in chaos, and create harmony through the proper placement of each digit. Novices will especially appreciate Sudoku Joy. Our tutorial with practice games, extensive feature set, and advanced hint system are ideal if you are just learning Sudoku. Play more, learn to be a better player, find Sudoku Joy! Our multi-stage hint system starts with a gentle reminder to get you back on track, and works up to an illustration of the exact technique to use and how it applies to the current board. Our hints ease those frustrating moments and teach you how to be a better player.”

Gourmania Lite
“Do you have the skills to win a cook off among the top chefs at a glamorous resort? Begin your journey at a fast food joint, finding the ingredients for the sandwiches your customers want and the processing their orders before time runs out. Before the big showdown, you’ll save a Sushi Bar, a Pizza Parlor and more from shutting down, making you the most sought after chef in town! Just make sure to purchase the upgrades that will give you an edge. Full of seek-and-find and slice-and-dice fun, GourMania is your ticket to the big leagues!”

Word Speed Lite
“Word Speed is a great game for testing your word unscrambling ability. The objective is simple: unscramble words as fast as you can in the time allotted and achieve as many points as possible. Get a word right and score points. Get a word wrong and lose points. The number of points are based on the length of the word guessed or missed.”

AudioDelite - Music Quiz Game
“It’s your music. But how well do you know it? In this fun, fast paced game, answer a selection of questions about the music in your library such as, “What artist is this?”, “What album is this on?” and “What song is playing?”. Included are three engaging games, some requiring faster answers which score bonus points while accuracy is key in others. For an added challenge, try the “Let’s Go Crazy” game, where you try to beat the clock while deciphering the jumbled songs. If you’re having difficulty, turn the cover art hints on, to reveal album covers piece by piece.”

What’s New

Action

iZombieland: Price: $3.99
“This land is your land, this land is our land, this land is Zombieland! As the heroic zombie killing artiste, Tallahassee, fight for your life and laugh in a horrific and comedic world overtaken by the flesh eating undead. How long can you survive?”

Moonlight Minions: Price: $1.99
“Moonbean Studios proudly presents Moonlight Minions, a uniquely captivating and addictive 2D tower defense game! Help protect whimsical forests from hordes of ghoulish creatures by strategically planting your organic defenses for optimal effectiveness. Shake and tap the screen to unleash destructive forces of nature that will both stun and kill your adversaries. Not only will you need to defend against an array of ground and aerial units, your enemies will be unleashing a variety of special powers that include the ability to teleport, stealth, destroy defenses, spawn additional units, and heal bosses.”

Family Guy: Uncensored: Price: $4.99
“Freakin’ sweet! Come spend some time with the Griffins in this outrageously funny game where you play as the eccentric Peter Griffin, the brilliantly sadistic baby Stewie, and other favorite characters from the Family Guy TV show. It’s funny, it’s uncensored, it’s just plain wrong!”

Fame!: Price: $2.99
“From the new movie based on the cult classic, Fame! is the official FAME rhythm dancing game for iPhone and IPod touch. Put your fingers to the ultimate Fame audition test and see if you make the grade! How big you make it is all about, how far you take it! Dance your way through three kickin’ tracks and see if you have what it takes to be Famous. Fame! is a rhythmic music game that will have you tapping and dancing no matter where you are!”

Comets and Craters: Price: $2.99
“The year is 2120. The past decade has seen Earth become the target of increasing numbers of Comets and Meteorites in our solar system. A defence system known as “NeoGrid” has been created to redirect these Comets and Meteorites to crash in the secure compound of Space Station “Orion” based on the Moon. The rich mineral and crystal deposits left by these exploding Comets and Meteorites has provided a valuable fuel source and manufacturing material for Earth. The abundance of such deposits has lured Alien attacks to Earth seeking to obtain our new resources for their own purpose. NeoGrid has been expanded to defend against such attacks, however an Ancient Alien race known as the Dracone has infiltrated NeoGrid’s defence system and invaded Orion by assimilating our defence vehicles and personnel in an attempt to destroy our Space Station. You are the last hope of defending Orion and Earth against total annihilation. You must use Orion’s resources to construct Defence Towers and Mines. Upgrade the Space Station and Processing Docks to expand Orion’s mining and defense tower capabilities to defeat the Dracone invaders and save the human race.”

Tommy: Price: $0.99
“Recall your careless childhood with new Tommy game from Smart Bear Games! Get a fork in your hands and protect your back yard from gnawers invasion! The goal here is to hit growing number of moles at the appointed time. Level by level your back yard will change and new animals will come to the scene: rabbits, hedgehogs, ducks and crows. Basically, any of them could become your target. Funny animation and amusing sounds are making levels even more interesting. Get into competition with your friends and take highest places in high score table!”

A Crazy fighter: Price: $0.99
“Crazy fighter might be the most difficult 2d top down shooting game for iPhone and iPod Touch. If you have play other shooting game in iPhone than you should try this.”

Adventure

Golvellius - The Valley of Doom: Price: $1.99
“Golvellius: The Valley of Doom, one of the best games of the 80s is back for good! Originally developed by Compile in 1987, Golvellius on the Master System was a true challenger to Legend of Zelda. The new iPhone version and its highly improved user interface will delight the fans and seduce the new players. Evil king Golvellius and his army are wrecking havoc in the valley. Only you, brave Knight Kelesis, have a chance to save the day! Fight hordes of enemies and spend your gold to buy powerful weapons, equipment and enchanted artifacts. Can you outwit the devilish traps and minions to save Princess Rena from evil claws?”

Elven Chronicles: Price: $3.99
“Step into the shoes of a young knight who was unjustly exiled from his kingdom and is seeking redemption. Accompanied by a charismatic spellcaster, travel the world exploring vast new worlds inhabited by mystical creatures. Set out on a heroic adventure to uncover terrifying secrets and vanquish the evil forces plaguing the land!”

Arcade

Horror Racing: Price: $2.99
“Top-down off-road arcade racing is finally here for your iPhone! Horror Racing is packed with explosive weapons, speedy upgradable cars, and powerful pick-up items. Drivers of any ability can use their driving skills and customized firepower to defeat the dastardly denizens of Horror Racing in an assortment of action-packed tracks!”

4Bugs World Tour: Price: $0.99
“Holiday feeling on your iPhone! After our joyful summer holidays we have to get used to our daily routines again. To keep your holiday feeling alive a little longer the makers of Yetisports provide you with the „4bugs World Tour Edition“ for your iPhone. In this special edition the popular picture hunt game 4Bugs offers breathtaking pictures of 175 countries. Holiday feeling guaranteed! Picture hunt on the iPhone is of course much more exciting than in your local newspaper. Each round you are presented with two nearly identical World Tour images. Your job is to spot the 4 differences. Decrease the timer to increase your score! Are you sure that you are fast enough? Play with a friend in the 2-player mode or alone against the 4Bugs community. Post your highscores online. You will be rewarded with a pleasant holiday mood and lots of animations of the funky n’ hairy 4Bugs.”

Paradudes Pro: Price: $0.99
“Dudes are falling from the sky! They may look smart, but they don’t know how to open their parachutes! Rescue them by tapping on the dudes. As thanks for saving their lives they can reward you with coins. You will see other (unidentified) objects flying trough the sky, tap them for extra score. Score as much points as possible; at the end of a game you’ll see your worldwide highscore ranking, and the amount of players you’ve beaten.”

Zoo Olympic: Price: $1.99
“Surprise! 6 GAMES in 1 APP! Fun and Exciting SIX Games are ready! Sea Escape, Lion Ball, Enjoy Flying, Memory Card, Jumping High, Eat Meat.”

Eyegore’s Eye Blast: Price: $0.99
“Sick and tired of matching jewels and gems? Daydreaming about flinging eyeballs from a rusty cannon? Meet Eyegore. He needs your help to sort his eyeball collection, so he can get back to his evil plans. This exciting new action puzzle game from the creators of Sneezies brings a whole new spin to a beloved genre. Fire the multi colored eyeballs from Eyegore’s cannon into the swinging, spinning clump of eyes he’s strung up in his lair. Match 3 or more eyes of the same color to clear them, and try to remove them all. This game was designed specifically for the iPhone and iPod Touch, allowing smooth and natural tilting controls to influence the swinging of the eyeballs, so you can always find the best possible shots. With beautiful hand drawn graphics throughout, crazy sounds and music, and endless replay value, Eyegore’s Eye Blast will give hours of fun. There are 3 difficulty settings for the main game, and 30 additional puzzle stages to play through.”

Board

csBingo: Price: $0.99
“Chicken S**t Bingo is a blast when we barbecue or have other outdoor events.
In the country we mark a numbered grid on the ground, surround it with a few bales of hay and toss in a chicken. That’s not too practical in the city or indoors but with csBingo you can wait for chicken poop anywhere!”

Yummy Memory Card Match Featuring the Kreemy Snack Kids: Price: $1.99
“We are the Kreemy Snack Kids! We are a sweet collection of creamy characters inspired by Japanese candy packaging, created by PUFFY P. We all have our own personality, but we have one thing in common—- WE LOVE SUGAR!!! We want to remind everyone that sometimes it’s ok to eat dessert! Yummy Match is a memory matching card game for kids of all ages featuring the Kreemy Snack Kids and an original composition by Seth Freeman. Be our friend, play a game and have some SUGAR HAPPINESS!”

Card

Gin Rummy!: Price: $2.99
“Play a great game of Gin Rummy! Select from among five opponent to play against - from easiest to hardest. Each opponent features a unique deck of cards and a table to play on. In addition, each opponent has their own style of card play and you can earn awards for winning the game. Within the game, you can sort the cards in your hand however you want. The game interface is intuitive and very easy to use. New Players: If you are unfamiliar with how to play Gin Rummy, this game includes a full tutorial along with the complete rules of the game.”

Casino

Lucky Streak: Price: $0.99
“So, how Lucky are you? Attention Sports lovers -do - we have the app for you! Introducing Lucky Streak Live. The first and only app that lets you show off your incredible sports prognostication skills. Lucky Streak Live is a real-time sports betting app that lets you be a big time gambler without losing your shirt. Lucky Steak Live is your very own pocket bookie where real games with their real results effect your “fat wallet”. Choose correctly and your wallet will grow. Each player begins with $50,000 betting dollars. Every day some sort of sporting event takes place. You will search through different games from different sports and make straight bets. You can choose from Over/Under, Money Line or Point spread. Get it right and win. Get it wrong and lose PLUS you will pay a juice. Want the feeling of betting $1,000,000 on a football game? Lucky Streak Live lets you do that. All the fun of gambling – just none of the pain of losing. Compare your wallet to the Fattest wallet leaders. Each week the fattest wallet will feature their “bet of the week” for others to benefit. Lucky Streak Live also offers you “Luck Streak!” a challenging game that puts your sports prediction talents to the test. The objective of the game is to build the longest streak by selecting from 10 different sporting events or questions each day. Each day you can choose one or more of the daily choices. How long of a streak can you build? Grow your streak and compare it to our worldwide leaders database.”

Dice

NOTHING

Educational

NOTHING

Family

Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom - Rainbow Ride: Price: $2.99
“¡Vámonos! Get ready to ride the rainbow and save the Crystal Kingdom with Dora! The Greedy King has taken the color crystals from the Crystal Kingdom and hidden them! Dora needs your help to ride on a magic shield to collect all the crystals and bring color back to the Crystal Kingdom! Join Dora on this easy-to-play adventure in which you tilt your phone left and right to steer Dora along a twisty rainbow slide. Ride over crystals to collect them, and count along with Dora with each recovered crystal! ¡Fántastico! Then, kids can explore their creativity with a special coloring book application with in the game that lets them use the color crystals to color the Crystal Kingdom via a touch screen coloring book. It’s one colorful adventure!”

Gourmania: Price: $0.99
“Do you have the skills to win a cook off among the top chefs at a glamorous resort? Begin your journey at a fast food joint, finding the ingredients for the sandwiches your customers want and the processing their orders before time runs out. Before the big showdown, you’ll save a Sushi Bar, a Pizza Parlor and more from shutting down, making you the most sought after chef in town! Just make sure to purchase the upgrades that will give you an edge. Full of seek-and-find and slice-and-dice fun, GourMania is your ticket to the big leagues!”

Memory Master: Price: $2.99
“The first release of iPhone game by Logue Master. Memory Master is the ultimate challenge for your memory. With increasing difficulties, unlockables along the way, and an AI mode to provide the ultimate challenge, Memory Master is bound to provide you with the perfect combination of excitement, challenge, and thrill!!!”

Froggy Puzzle: Price: $0.99
“Only you can help Froggies to solve their puzzles. First puzzle is that you have to move the Female frogs from the right to the left and the Male frogs from the left to the right. Can you solve it? Your task is to see how quickly you can switch the froggies to the opposite side. If you get stuck, you can start over by clicking on the re-start arrow button to return the frogs to their starting places. Don’t give up until you solve it! Second puzzle is to separate three froggies between each of three reeds. As froggies can only move between neighbour reeds and only five of them can sit on one reed there will be plenty of jumping Those two addicting puzzles will likely have you sitting in front of your Iphone for hours.”

Music

ShamanMachine: Price: $0.99
“Enter into the shamanic journey by tapping on the iPhone’s multi-touch display. Test your sense of rhythm in a crazy shaman atmosphere using the built-in accelerometer in iPhone.”

Puzzle

ESPN Zoom : College Football: Price: $0.99
“EpicTilt and ESPN present a special version of the mega-hit Zoom Game for this year’s College Football Season! Only 99 cents for a limited time thanks to Hampton Inn! Our popular sports photo hunt game is back for the college football with exclusive photos. “

48: Price: $1.99
“Three rings each containing eighteen objects give a total of 48. Confused? That is just the beginning of the challenge! Start with the 48 objects of different colors distributed randomly throughout the three rings. Rotate any of the rings one position at a time in either direction to rearrange the objects. The aim is to rearrange the objects to match the target solution, which can be easily viewed at any time while playing. Sounds simple right? Not quite… every ring has four of its objects in common with the other two rings meaning that rotating one ring will always affect the objects in the other two. So rise to the challenge and keep your brain at the top of its game! 48 is a game of careful strategy and thinking. There is no timer so no cause for hurry. If you leave the game in the middle of a level you will find the game in exactly the same state when you return so you can pick it up and play whenever you have a spare moment. The only goal is to complete the level so you can take as long as you like and as many moves as you want! 48 has seven levels and seven stunning graphical themes to keep things even more interesting. The levels start off nice and easy and gradually increase in difficulty, but since the objects are shuffled differently, every time you start a level the challenge is different! The themes change the background graphics as well as the objects in the rings.”

Fickleblox: Price: $0.99
“Sometimes happy, sometimes angry, that’s the thing about Fickle Blox, they’re always changing their minds! This game is easy to pick up, but much tougher to put down. Its fast and furious work to build Blox into colour chains and score big before time catches up with you, but remember to watch out for those Fickle Blox. These crazy characters have a mind of their own. When they wake up, they may want to help you, they may want to harm you, they may just want to go back to sleep, but they hate to be ignored! Learn to use their ever-changing moods to your advantage, but make sure they never get too angry or they may just explode and take a chunk of your hard-earned score with them. Use the Time Freeze bonuses to buy yourself some vital extra seconds, but remember: rapid tapping and an eye for strategy are the keys to blasting big scores in this game!”

Picosaic: Price: $0.99
“Picosaic - the real 3D Puzzle. Just rotate and scale the segments set in space to reproduce the given picture. Easy to play challenging to master. One of its kind art design & simple, fun gameplay. Play on more than 50 levels through carefully customized pictures. Sublimely presented pictures are split up into more and more segments as you make progress in the game which makes reproduction more difficult. The shorter time you complete a level the higher you get on the local or online ranking list. Each level has its own ranking so you can match yourself against the others even if its a player on your own device or anywhere else in the world. Moreover, if you are through with reproducing the stock pictures you can even import your own ones to play with.”

Wriggle: Price: $0.99
“A new kind of puzzle game has crawled into the App Store and it’s called Wriggle! YOUR GOAL is to free the blue worm from the maze by head or tail in as few moves possible. UNLOCK ACHIEVEMENTS by solving puzzles perfectly or simply by completing as many as you can. FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY as kids will enjoy the easy ones while the expert puzzles will be challenging for the most brilliant puzzle fanatics. TWEET YOUR PROGRESS as you get closer to completing all 80 puzzles. The challenge has been made: can you Wriggle your way out of this one?”

Racing

Amazing Horse Race: Price: $1.99
“Amazing Horse Race is an addictive racing game! Become an expert jockey by jumping over the obstacles. Are you up for the challenge? You will control THREE race horses at the same time. Tap on your screen and the horse in that row will move to that location. Slide your finger upwards and ALL the horses will jump at the SAME TIME. You need to position your horses properly to avoid the obstacles. Tap on the screen when your horses are in the air to do a super long jump. This is for expert jockeys only!”

Role Playing

Baseball Superstars 2010: Price: $5.99
“Baseball Superstars series is not just a small partial baseball but has all full features with even more in this year’s edition. As a 10 million seller worldwide, Baseball Superstars 2010 satisfies both casual players looking for everyday fun and hardcore baseball fans wanting the real deal. Customizing your own player to become a Superstar can’t be achieved by just harsh training. Spend money on upgradable gears and even throw events to cheer him up. World champs are waiting for your final challenge, so get ready and batter up!”

Starship Defense: Price: $1.99
“Starship is new Defence game which united the “RTS” and “Shooting” feature. We invite you to come into starship’s new wars. Feel out the competitive wars in which you play on the space.”

Kingdom of Gorath: Price: $2.99
“Kingdom of Gorath is a classic action Role Playing game set within the world of Fablen. Fight army’s of the undead, fire goblins and Orcs as you journey down into the catacombs in search of the source of the disturances. Find amazing weapons with thousand and thousands of different combinations of attributes and abilities. You will find weapons and armor that have personalities of their own and will aid you in unique ways. Gain advanced combat skills as you gain experience. Discover powerful scrolls to enchant your weapons and armors. Slow your enemies with freeze enchantments, burn them alive with fire enchantments, or simply send a powerful pulse of electricity causing immense damage. The choice is yours.”

Simulation

Hip Hop All Star: Price: $2.99
“Rise to Hip Hop DJ Stardom by scratching and beat matching the hottest Hip Hop tracks from Busta Rhymes, Kid Cudi, DJ Green Lantern, Kool G Rap and more! Hip Hop All Star turns your iPhone and iPod Touch into virtual turntables!”

Libra balance: Price: $0.99
“Libra is a challenging 3D balance game, with realtime physics and high 
quality visual design.
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Sports

NOTHING

Strategy

Armored Warfare: Price: $0.99
“Tactical artillery game in full 3D and real physics.”

Mummy: Tomb of the Lost Souls: Price: $1.99
“Once upon a time, the evil pharaoh of Ancient Egypt imprisoned his loyal subordinates between the walls of the pyramid. Your mission is to rescue their souls. Click on groups of two or more adjacent blocks of the same color to destroy them. As blocks are destroyed, the souls move closer to the ground and are able to walk free. When you are unable to find any matching blocks, click on the scroll icon and then an arbitrary block to destroy. You have initially 5 scrolls available, but you can earn more if you clear the level by destroying all the blocks. Different souls can jump to the ground at different altitude.”

FarmLand: Price: $1.99
“People say: you reap what you sow. We say: not necessarily, not if you combine both strategy and hard working together. The good old days of planting your farm, taking care of your crops and harvesting your efforts have gone, it’s the era of optimizing your yields. Should you plant just one crop? or perhaps a few different crops? Put your thinking cap on and consider how you will store and ship your harvest. FarmLand rewards players who beat the clock, harvest, process and sell the most valuable farm products in the market. High scores and big money at the market await players who optimize the trade-offs between your yields, your barn, and your transportation. Rich graphics and fun little games will make the farming experience enjoyable and addictive. Once you have mastered farming on the prairie, new FarmLand “episodes” are on the way for you to enjoy. Grow grapes in the mountains and then try out farming in the coastal climate where you will face new strategic problems and more fun games.”

Trivia

Anatomy Spine Quiz: Price: $1.99
“Anatomy Spine Quiz” is one more quiz to test your knowledge of human anatomy. It may be used for testing and educational purposes for people well-informed about the anatomy. Game consists of 70 illustrated questions from the “spine”-areas.”

Deadliest Allusions: Price: $0.99
“The hilarious homicides are back in twelve all new minute mysteries for the Cultured Detective. Different bodies, same game - pick out the particular reference in the story and apply it to one of the suspects. It’s that easy. (Or not.) Think of it as an especially murderous brainteaser. (Or don’t.) As always, each whodunit features two hints and a built-in online search.”

Word

Word Fiji: Double Jumble: Price: $1.99
“If you enjoy other word games you are sure to find Word Fiji: Double Jumble an exciting variation among them. With six, seven and eight letter double-word jumbles your objective is to rearrange them to find the highest scoring words. Each letter is paired with another, coupling the two words in a unique and challenging game. Play a friend head-to-head over Bluetooth or play a Single Player game that may be continued later. Practice for a Two Player game in the Single Player Timed Challenge mode. With over 80,000 words, Word Fiji: Double Jumble provides a virtually endless possibility of game play sure to last for years to come!”

iPhone/iPod Touch Links

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