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    iPhone Chart Toppers: Jelly Car 2 Rocks the List

    Doom Classic Now on iPhone

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    Image of Xagest Xagest
    11/09/09

    In reply to iPhone Chart Toppers: Jelly Car 2 Rocks the List
    You know, we're always talking about iPhone games out here. Why don't we give a bit of attention to the Android App store? They have quite a few fun games over there too.

    A friend of mine actually created a pretty fun called Stroids. Nice upgraded throwback to an old game (with some nice graphical hacks that makes it look like the old android phones look more powerful than they really are). #ipodtouch
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    Image of RoboticSpacePenguin RoboticSpacePenguin
    11/09/09

    In reply to iPhone Chart Toppers: Jelly Car 2 Rocks the List
    I'm not sure if you have a review of Jelly Car 2, but the link goes to the Rock Band review. Also, the Scrabble link goes to the Sims 3 review. #ipodtouch
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    Image of RoboticSpacePenguin RoboticSpacePenguin
    11/09/09

    @RoboticSpacePenguin: Looks like it's fixed now. Anyone played Jelly Car 2? I thought the first one was fun in an abstract way, is this one more structured? #ipodtouch
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    Image of mrantimatter mrantimatter
    11/03/09

    In reply to Doom Classic Now on iPhone
    I remember playing the beta of this on Carmack's iphone.

    If you liked Wolf3d, you'll love it. Looked really smooth. #doomclassic
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    Image of Benguin Benguin
    11/03/09

    In reply to Free-To-Play First-Person Shooter Hits iPhone
    So it's like all those games thay Zynga makes for Facebook/Myspace, but with actual gameplay? Neat. #eliminate
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    Image of cyberdemon23 cyberdemon23
    11/03/09

    @Benguin: I detest all of those games. #eliminate
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    Image of Benguin Benguin
    11/03/09

    @cyberdemon23: Yeah. But I got sucked into playing one for awhile and I have to admit it is strangely addicting. At least this one involves actually doing something. #eliminate
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    11/03/09

    @Benguin: That's true, I plan on at least giving it a shot. #eliminate
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    Image of Falsoman Falsoman
    11/03/09

    @Benguin: Hehe, yeah, those games are strangely addicting, considering you don't actually do a thing. I got incredibly addicted for a while to iVamps or some game like that and i found myself firing up the thing a lot just to do a quest or to buy some real state to have more blood money or something!

    Then when i got the 3GS I decided not to play anymore of those games, since i have a lot of things to do and many other games to play! #eliminate
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    Image of Mad as a Hatter Mad as a Hatter
    11/03/09

    In reply to Doom Classic Now on iPhone
    how the muck do you strafe in that ?! #doomclassic
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    Image of Nudgenudge Nudgenudge
    11/03/09

    @Mad as a Hatter:
    Left thumb: move front, back, strafe left and right.
    Right thumb: aim
    Right thumb above: shoot

    I prefer the no-strafe, all directions on the left, and just shoot on the right. But I think I will have to switch to play decently. #doomclassic
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    Image of jamouq jamouq
    11/03/09

    In reply to Doom Classic Now on iPhone
    Are any of the "3 different control types" the one from Doom: Resurrection? Because I don't think I can play another FPS on my iPhone without that control scheme... it was damn near perfect. #doomclassic
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    Image of Nudgenudge Nudgenudge
    11/03/09

    @jamouq: no, they are the ones from Wolfenstein 3D. So, still the best controls for FPSes on iPhone. #doomclassic
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    Image of Koztah Koztah
    11/03/09

    In reply to Doom Classic Now on iPhone
    No! You will be KILL BY DEMONS! #doomclassic
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    Image of bangbangblah bangbangblah
    11/03/09

    In reply to Doom Classic Now on iPhone
    Where isn't Doom these days? It's even on airplanes! #doomclassic
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    11/03/09

    In reply to Doom Classic Now on iPhone
    Nice, nice. Now, about Doom 2 on XBLA... (preferably with the two mission packs) #doomclassic
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    Image of McDollar McDollar
    11/03/09

    @ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.: i suppose you missed that news?

    [www.shacknews.com] #doomclassic
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    11/03/09

    @McDollar: You suppose wrong. I know it's coming, but not soon enough. :p #doomclassic
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    Image of dracosummoner dracosummoner
    11/03/09

    In reply to Doom Classic Now on iPhone
    Oddly enough, I've seen the first episode of Doom available as a Flash game online. I hope for the uploader's sake that that's legal ... #doomclassic
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    Image of Rohit Rohit
    11/03/09

    @dracosummoner:
    The first episode was released as shareware. #doomclassic
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    Image of Koztah Koztah
    11/03/09

    @Rohit: Though shareware permits redistribution, it doesn't necessarily permit derivative works. #doomclassic
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    11/03/09

    @Koztah:
    That's true. #doomclassic
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    Image of dracosummoner dracosummoner
    11/03/09

    @Rohit: Oh, thanks. I'd completely forgotten.
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    Image of Falsoman Falsoman
    11/03/09

    In reply to Free-To-Play First-Person Shooter Hits iPhone
    I'm loving this game, it's actually pretty fun and the online is incredibly well handled.

    I've spent 1 buck and i'm not sure i'm gonna bother spending more any time soon, though, since i've been having a lot of fun and winning some matches, even though I suck at shooters in general, even if the ability to upgrade gets incredibly slow if you don't pony up some cash, but for what i'm seeing, having the upgrades doesn't necesarily makes it easy to win.

    I've also seen that you get one free energized game every 20 or something games. And you can totally get all the Plus+ achievements without spending a dime, though two of those are nearly impossible, like getting to the top of the world's rankings. That's one i'll never earn.

    So if anyone wants to play, Falsoman keeps being my nickname on Plus+. I promise I won't be stalking anyone of you, just don't fix or go near that little hole in your bathroom's wall. #eliminate
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    Image of toadstoolporridge toadstoolporridge
    11/03/09

    @Falsoman: Wow, your second paragraph was all one sentence :P.

    I'm going to be home from work for the next few days, so if I download the game I'll be sure to add your name (along with some others in this thread) so I can play with my fellow kotakuites. #eliminate
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    Image of Falsoman Falsoman
    11/03/09

    @toadstoolporridge: Haha, yeah, I just go into one sentence rants sometimes :P

    But yeah! I'll expect you on Plus+. I don't fire up the games that often, but it's always nice to have friends to play with. #eliminate
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    11/03/09

    In reply to Free-To-Play First-Person Shooter Hits iPhone
    I'd have to play it before I can make any real judgment about the pricing.

    Reminds me of the EXP boost potions you can pay for on casual MMOs.

    If I can upgrade more than twice or thrice on a buck then it might not be so bad, especially if the game has an interface that allows you to find people to challenge that are around the same level as you.

    *You can still play without the energy right? Just not earn money to buy stuff?* #eliminate
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    Image of Revival Revival
    11/03/09

    @p.e.r.e.g.r.i.n.e.: Exactly. You can still play without energy but you won't earn credits. #eliminate
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    11/03/09

    @Revival: thanks, I thought that's what the article said. #eliminate
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    Image of eduardjm eduardjm
    11/03/09

    In reply to Free-To-Play First-Person Shooter Hits iPhone
    Pricing model is similar to the Zynga games (Mafia Wars, Farmville, etc.) where you pay a premium to access special things on top of the actual foundation of the game, which is free.

    It's actually quite ingenious because someone might not feel bad spending a dollar here and there for special privileges while they can continue the main game for free. Tie in potentials to create revenue from ads, and they can deliver a quality product for free and still make money.

    Now let's just hope this model sticks to the casual phone/web games and doesn't grow to consoles. I don't want to see the day when Madden is free, but the shotgun formation is $5.99, and individual stadiums to play in are $2. #eliminate
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    Image of Hi-Im-Asylum Hi-Im-Asylum
    11/03/09

    In reply to Free-To-Play First-Person Shooter Hits iPhone
    And so the skill curve becomes immediately skewed as those with money to burn on a game like this buy a ton of matches and upgrade their characters to kingdom come, while those on the drip-feed are left to lose the bulk of their matches to those upgraded players who have purchased their matches (thereby ensuring they don't win too much energy back). Sounds a little sneaky. #eliminate
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    Image of Neocorey Neocorey
    11/03/09

    @Hi-Im-Asylum: Well yeah.. They want to make money. Have you never seen ANY korean MMO? #eliminate
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    11/03/09

    @Neocorey: It won't make them money when people realize the only way they can enjoy the game is by paying a dollar for every 6 matches. #eliminate
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    11/03/09

    @Hi-Im-Asylum: There will always be those people who have to be on top. #eliminate
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    Image of JesseZao JesseZao
    11/03/09

    @Hi-Im-Asylum: Nothing sneaky about a free game. Lets anyone give it a shot. If you want to give it a dollar, that just means you enjoyed the game enough to support it. #eliminate
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    Image of fanboyish fanboyish
    11/03/09

    @Hi-Im-Asylum:
    This game puts you against people of similar skill and equipment. It doesn't create matches between "noob" and "1337" players.
    So the people that pay to play more games and, as such, have more credits and better equipment will (almost) always play against people with similar "status". #eliminate
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    11/03/09

    @fanboyish: Oh, well this would have been important to note. #eliminate
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    Image of Malfunktion v2 Malfunktion v2
    11/03/09

    In reply to Strategy Game Mecho Wars Goes Online
    This game's units look like they were drawn by Dr. Suess on LSD. That and the choice of Toejam & Earl colors really put me off from playing it for too long. Good attempt, but it's no comparison to AW in my opinion. #mechowars
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