From a role-playing game without a story to a gory falling death, full-featured football to the future of music gaming, this Week in Gaming Apps has something for everyone, even if they prefer sheep.
Writing up this round-up of our daily gaming app posts really helps put into perspective the staggering variety of gaming apps being released each week. We started with soccer, ended with role-playing, and filled the middle with delicious lamb meat. All I need now is a beer and a little mint jelly and I’m good for the weekend.
If you have a suggestion for an app for the iPhone, iPad, Android or Windows Phone 7 that you’d like to see highlighted, let us know.
First Touch Football is Full-Featured Footy
https://kotaku.com/first-touch-football-is-full-featured-footy-5799845
Typically, upon hearing that a sports game is unlicensed, I expect completely generic teams populated by bland rosters. First Touch Soccer is hardly gimped in such a way. Yes, the team names themselves are altered. But draw up a match with “Manchester Red,” and sure enough, there is “Rooney” at forward. More »
Falling Fred Lands on His Feet
https://kotaku.com/falling-fred-lands-on-his-feet-5800312
What goes up, must come down. In iOS game Falling Fred, Fred not only comes down, he avoid saws, fire, blades and concrete ledges. It’s a seemingly endless race to the bottom, and the goal here is to see how far Fred can fall before splattering to bits. More »
Pulse: Volume One is a Fantastic Marriage of Music and Motion
https://kotaku.com/pulse-volume-one-is-a-fantastic-marriage-of-music-and-452567725
While it may look like just another tap rhythm game for the iPad, Pulse: Volume One’s concentric circles set the stage for a whimsical musical journey with limitless potential. More »
Home Sheep Home May Have Been Nominated for a BAFTA, But It’s Just Too Thin to Win
https://kotaku.com/home-sheep-home-may-have-been-nominated-for-a-bafta-bu-5801130
Home Sheep Home, you’re no Angry Birds-at least not when it comes to value. You may be a handsome, amusing diversion for the iPhone and iPod touch, but there’s just not enough of your sheepish, physics-based puzzle solving to go around. More »
Thank You for Removing Story from the Role-Playing Game, Dungeon Raid
https://kotaku.com/thank-you-for-removing-story-from-the-role-playing-game-5801418
Have you ever played a Final Fantasy or a Dragon Age? Actually, have you ever had to slog through a bad role-playing game, one in which the characters just go on and on about their problems and the evil that’s going to destroy the world? More »
