iPad Games
June 3rd, 2011 at 8:02 AM EST | by Christopher
Once a parent decides they would like to use the iPad to aid in their child’s entertainment and education, the next step is decided what apps you want to introduce to your child. Here are some free educational apps that each parent should evaluate.
Abby Monkey
The app opens to a screen of animals at the zoo and each one takes a turn making their sound. When the toddler is finished with this screen, they can press a button to play a matching game. Across the top of the screen are outlines of four animals. Across the bottom of the screen is a picture of the animal. The child must press and drag the picture of the animal over the correct outline.
What I did not like about this app is how the main screen has a start button in the middle, but also has eight equally large pictures that advertise the developer’s other apps. The child helping me test this app out kept pressing the other buttons, which then links to the app store in order to purchase the other apps. There is also a large button in order to purchase the full, paid version of the app right in the corner of the screen the child uses to select their character.
Jumping Grasshopper
This is a very simple counting game. The main play screen shows a grasshopper sitting, facing away, on a snow covered leaf. Pressing the grasshopper makes it jump to another leaf while a number appears across the screen. After ten jumps, the grasshopper appears facing the screen and the game is over.
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June 2nd, 2011 at 8:12 AM EST | by Oliver VanDervoort
By now it appears that almost every hard core gamer using the iPad has heard of Infinity Blade, but how many have truly sat down and looked at just how good it truly is. When the app was released during the Christmas/Holiday season this past winter, there was plenty of talk about how much the game was going to change adventure gaming on the iPad for the better. It truly has.
The story of Infinity Blade, for those who haven’t rushed out and downloaded the game long ago, is that you are a hero of the land with a family that has sworn to strike down the God King no matter how many generations it might take.
Of course in order to get to the final level “boss” you need to do battle with several of his minions as you choose which path to take to the throne room. It is this journey that makes the game the most fun. As you choose the path you go down you take on these minions in sword vs. sword, hammer or axe battles. Huge monsters will swing their weapons at you with vicious force and it is up to you to dodge right, dodge left or put your shield up to block the attack. When attempting to dodge, you must dodge in the same direction the attack is coming from in order for it to be successful. Dodge in the wrong direction or put your shield up too late and you’ll get a chunk of your hit points taken off. Dodge correctly and you will get a chance to return fire with a slash of your own. As the battle continues you will also build up magical power and use a ring to attack your assailant, or simply to heal yourself.
When the battle has been won, should you win it, you will be able to upgrade your warrior with new weapons and accessories and continue on the journey. Eventually you will get to the throne room and do battle against the God King. This is where the game truly gets good. The God King is, of course, incredibly hard to defeat but should you force enough damage you will be given an offer. If you take it, the game is over; if refused, the battle is rejoined. If you eventually fall to the God King you will have to start the journey over as your own progeny desiring revenge.
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April 18th, 2011 at 10:22 AM EST | by inu846W
Here’s another edition of our "Reduced Price iPad Apps" roundup. These iPad apps have been reduced in price recently so get them while their prices remain low. Please note that some apps may only be reduced in price for a short time so be sure to check the price before you purchase.
Games
BANG! [HD] the Official Video Game was $4.99 – NOW $3.99
Zen Puzzle Garden was $2.99 – NOW $0.99
Worms HD was $2.99 – NOW $0.99
Worms 2: Armageddon was $4.99 – NOW $2.99
Egypt The Prophecy – Part 1 HD was $5.99 – NOW $0.99
Neuroshima Hex was $4.99 – NOW $2.99
Knights of the Phantom Castle was $4.99 – NOW $0.99
Rooms™: The Main Building was $5.99 – NOW $0.99
Scrap Metal was $2.99 – NOW $0.99
Super Stickman Golf was $2.99 – NOW $0.99
Cross Fingers was $1.99 – NOW $0.99
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 was $4.99 – NOW $2.99
Push Panic was $1.99 – NOW $0.99
Lifestyle
Appetites was $4.99 – NOW $0.99
The Recipe Box was $6.99 – NOW $3.99
Altered States – 15 Mind Altering Brainwave Programs was $1.99 – NOW $0.99
Sports
None since last update.
Entertainment
VideoHunters was $1.99 – NOW $0.99
procreate was $7.99 – NOW $4.99
Education
SkySafari was $14.99 – NOW $9.99
PhotoPuppet HD was $7.99 – NOW $2.99
Music
Discovr was $1.99 – NOW $0.99
iReal b was $9.99 – NOW $7.99
Audioprom was $9.99 – NOW $0.99
MoDrum – Synthesis-based Drum Machine was $6.99 – NOW $3.99
Vocal Exercises was $4.99 – NOW $3.99
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March 16th, 2011 at 6:10 PM EST | by inu846W
If you’re a Time Warner Cable subscriber and own an iPad, then boy, there’s good news for you. The cable giant developed a new app that allows you to stream live TV on your iPad. TWCable TV is a free app that brings more than 30 major cable networks in HD to your iPad. You’re required to have a Wi-Fi connection to enjoy this app.
Watch your favorite shows live, on the couch, in bed, or anywhere in your home.
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March 16th, 2011 at 11:05 AM EST | by
A game that might be fun if it weren’t so boring.
When I was a kid my mother would ask me to clean my room. I’d refuse. She’d press harder and I’d still balk at the idea. Her final solution was to turn cleaning my room into a game…pick up all your toys, and put them in this box, and you’ll get a prize. This worked for a little while, until I realized I was still just cleaning my room. And cleaning your room, no matter the high score you might receive for doing so, is boring.
It is telling that this memory is the first thing that sprang to mind while playing BattleNoidz HD on iPad. Your objective is to control a robot from one side of a landscape to another collecting ‘pyramids,’ which you then dump off at your base using a spaceship. The robot pilots the spaceship, I think. This took me a while to figure out. But you can’t use the robot sand the spaceship at the same time and you can only carry four pyramids at a time because apparently you drive a really low-tech spaceship that wasn’t built for towing heavy loads.
And that’s basically it. Oh, sure there are robots chasing you and surface to air guns firing trying to blast you out of the sky, but, all you can do is fire back one laser shot at a time, or hide in your spaceship and try avoid getting shot by flying away. But there are no power-ups; no extra weapons to acquire; and unless it happens in a later level I never reached because I got bored playing, no ‘better’ spaceship. It’s just four pyramids at a time, dump them at the base, and go back for more ‘til you meet your quota. If the game had been named ‘Space Miner’ or ‘Galactic Rockhound’ I could forgive the crushing monotony of playing.
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March 12th, 2011 at 9:51 AM EST | by inu846W
It’s iPad 2 launch weekend and time for another edition of our "Reduced Price iPad Apps" roundup. These iPad apps have been reduced in price recently for the iPad 2 launch, so get them while their prices remain low. Please note that some apps may only be reduced in price for a short time so be sure to check the price before you purchase.
Games
Master of Alchemy HD was $4.99 – NOW $0.99
Great Adventures was $1.99 – NOW $0.99
The Creeps! HD was $3.99 – NOW $0.99
Space Miner HD was $4.99 – NOW $2.99
Babylonian Twins HD Premium was $4.99 – NOW $0.99
Hysteria Project 2 HD was $1.99 – NOW $0.99
Last King of Africa HD was $3.99 – NOW $0.99
iBomber Defense was $2.99 – NOW $0.99
Dungeon Hunter 2 HD was $6.99 – NOW $0.99
Cardboard Castle HD was $1.99 – NOW $0.99
European War 2 for iPad was $2.99 – NOW $0.99
Treasure Seekers: Visions of Gold HD was $4.99 – NOW $2.99
Golf Battle 3D was $4.99 – NOW $2.99
Lifestyle
Appetites was $4.99 – NOW $0.99
Sports
None since last update.
Entertainment
Strange Rain was $1.99 – NOW $0.99
Inspire Pro – Paint, Draw and Sketch was $7.99 – NOW $0.99
Education
PhotoPuppet HD was $7.99 – NOW $4.99
Music
DJ World Studio was $19.99 – NOW $9.99
Symphonix Evolution was $12.99 – NOW $4.99
KORG iMS-20 was $32.99 – NOW $15.99
KORG iELECTRIBE was $19.99 – NOW $9.99
TuneIn Radio was $1.99 – NOW $0.99
Seline HD – Music Instrument was $9.99 – NOW $4.99
FingerPiano for iPad was $2.99 – NOW $0.99
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