Gamertell

FROM APPLETELL - Bullet Candy Perfect is a 2D based shooter game with 3D graphics involved. And while the gameplay certainly has a lot of facets to it, it wasn’t exactly what I was expecting for a $1 (or more) asking price.
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FROM APPLETELL - If you name your community Happydale or Utopiatown, you’re setting yourself up for an ironic plunge into the depths of horror. Such as is the case with Rapture, the setting in the acclaimed game BioShock, coming to Mac on October 7, 2009.
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FROM APPLETELL - Today is the day when Apple will release the iPhone OS 3.0 upgrade and on their iPod touch upgrade page they mention gaming accessories as being a new feature/option of the upgrade. Will the iPod Touch (and by extension iPhone) finally be getting enough buttons for serious gaming? There really… MORE »

FROM APPLETELL - Another massive days of updates and announcements. On the iPhone side of things, we’ve got freaky anime cheerleaders shouting about your Reversi skills, a free app to help you choose expensive wine, a frog’s tongue, and plenty more. Enjoy.
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FROM APPLETELL - It’s hard for me to not get nostalgic about the halcyon days of adventure gaming whenever I work through a new one, but I won’t do that here. No title dropping, no wistful memories of study hours lost back in college. Let’s just talk about Jack Keane. MORE »

FROM APPLETELL - We’ve got plenty of games in today’s round-up. LEGO Batman is heading to the Mac on April 9, 2009, and Tap Memory, VOID and MicroKart have all been released for the iPhone. MORE »

The Macintosh computer system has come along way in making a name for itself next to the more popular Windows-based PCs today. Here’s a “quick” look back at Apple’s history focusing on Mac-based games. “Byte into an Apple” The first Apple computer was created by Steven Wozniak on April 1,… Continue Reading »

Title: Aquaria Price: $30 System(s): Mac OS X Release Date: November 13, 2008 Publisher (Developer): Ambrosia Software, Bit Blot Pros: Utterly gorgeous, intuitive gameplay, an engrossing world, smart design. Cons: Gamers with itchy trigger fingers need not apply Overall Score: Two thumbs up, 98/100, A, ***** out of five. It’s… Continue Reading »

FROM APPLETELL - Hard core sim players will be put off by its simplicity, while hard core action gamers will grow bored with all the sailing and dancing. But for all of us in the middle, Pirates is a fantastic blend of genres, requiring just enough strategy and skill to keep it challenging while providing just enough adventure to keep the game moving… MORE »

FROM APPLETELL - With the release of The Movies: Stunts and Effects, your films can now be even cooler. Well, provided you feel that stunts and effects are cool to begin with. The romantic comedy types may not need this, but those who share my belief that every single movie ever made could’ve been enhanced with a prolonged sword fighting skeleton scene (especially all those Jennifer Lopez movies that weren’t called The Cell) will find plenty to enjoy here… MORE »