Surreal 3D Exploration Game 'Monument Valley' Currently FREE On App Store

This is one app that you won't want to miss out on - if you haven't already bought this game - now's the time to download it for free! 

Monument Valley, down from it's usual price of $3.99, features stunningly beautiful hand-crafted graphics in it's 3D surreal world.

The goal is to guide princess Ida though the mysterious monuments, while uncovering hidden paths, optical illusions, and outsmarting the Crow People. 

Monument Valley is also Apple's 2014 Game of the Year, and Winner of Apple's 2014 Design Award. 

[View Monument Valley on the App Store].

iOS App Price Drop: 'Infinity Blade III' Free For Limited Time

Infinity Blade III by Chair Entertainment Group, LLC has dropped in price down to FREE for a limited time. The game was previously priced at $6.99.

Infinity Blade III is an award-winning game that features sword-fighting action, and amazing visuals.


> View Infinity Blade III on the iTunes App Store. 

Watch 360 Degree Videos On Your Mobile With Google's New App

A new app from Google brings you the latest advances in mobile technology; 360° spherical story telling.

'Google Spotlight Stories', brings engineers and critically-acclaimed filmmakers together to create 3D and 2D, 360 degree cinema-quality video with sound sphere audio, and sensor fusion techniques.

Using the accelerometers on your iPhone, you can enter into the world of the story with the ability to look around in any direction.

At the moment, Google Spotlight Stories movie theater features 4 stories; Help (free for a limited time), Duet, Buggy Night, and Windy Day.

'Help' directed by Justin Lin, is the first live-action Spotlight Story. In the middle of downtown Los Angeles a unexpected meteor shower hits the streets of Chinatown. The next unfolding events sees a young women trying desperately to escape.

While the 360 degree video is cool, you can look anywhere and see the whole place as if you're really there, I don't know if it's really great for story telling. Most of the time you're just moving around trying to follow with the story - because the story is moving. It can actually be quite dizzying.

So, cool technology, definitely check it out, but I don't think I'm sold on the idea. I'd still prefer to watch movies on a TV or in a normal cinema - without all the twisting and turning.

-> Google Spotlight Stories is free to download, available from the iTunes App Store.

New iPhone 6 "Nitelight" Featuring 5.7" Screen, a 3D Stereo Camera & More... [Concept Video]

Check out this concept video by Mindspi Vision, of a new iPhone with a 5.7 inch screen, dual 3D camera, full aluminium body with curved edges, and with a look of something out of the movie Tron - illuminated bezel, home button and Apple logo. 
Pretty cool design. I like the shape and appearance of the iPhone. A 4.7 inch iPhone would be a much better choice in my opinion. Also I don't see the need for a stereo 3D camera, as I doubt 3D photos has caught on anywhere. Still a nice concept design.

My Experience Playing - Infinity Blade - for iOS

Infinity Blade for iOS became Apple's Free App of the week, which is awesome!
Always wanted to try out the game but never bought it because it was $5.49. 

After playing the game for a bit, was kind of glad I didn't pay for it! I get to why in a moment. 

This isn't so much a review, it's more of my experience of playing the game.

Firstly, the game is a action, fighting game. You got your swords, shields and magic powers, build up character, ect.

The graphics are pretty awesome, so I imagine Infinity Blade 2 would be even cooler. 

Story, well there's not much of a story - it's more just 'look bad guy' fight! And this is where the downside to the game begins for me.

Game starts, I got my character, I start battling a few guys, and continue walking through to this castle.

My character is building up his stats slowly, getting some more powerful weapons and after only a few 'bad guy', it seems I'm already battling the big boss (level 50) God King guy. Mind you at this point I'm like level 5. 

So I'm like, "okay, seem a little unfair, but whatever." So the battle begins and of course I lose. 

Now it's apparently 20 years later and my son is ready to battle to avenge me. My first thought was, "okay, maybe this was story setting." 

So I start battling again, things are looking familiar  I'm building my character up even more (now up to level 8), and even by picking a different path around the castle I end up back fighting the big tough guy again.

At this point it's "WTF!, really." And of course I beaten again (unfair fight!) and it's 20 years later...

Really is this the whole game? Because if it is - this game sucks! Do I really just keep getting 'reset' until it's 1000 years later and I can actually fight him? Because it's not like other fights were if you lose it just restarts you... Well I didn't want to keep playing to find out.

Afer reading some info on the game, seems like their a bit more story and fighting after beating God King, but getting to that point is just lame. 

Have you played Infinity Blade? Have any thoughts or comments, let me know! 

[ Infinity Blade App Link ]

Icarus-X - Fighter Jet Game - App Review

When I was younger I loved the game Raiden and I have played many fighter jet games since. 
Icarus-X (By The Quadsphere) is an impressive new 3D birds-eye view take on the old classic games. 

The graphics are pretty cool. The 3D is backgrounds are interactive. Pretty amazing, but also can be nauseating at times. 

The game is really fast-paced. There's a lot going on, lasers and fireballs being thrown at you, all over the screen. Downside is the backgrounds make all this on-screen details clash into one...

The controls are okay, not great. I couldn't even get my plane to go right to the bottom of the screen, it would always stay about 1/5 from the bottom. Also when you have your finger on-screen moving the craft, you can't really see what's around you. And you ship don't fire unless your holding your finger down. 

The game features two campaign modes: Redux; which includes power-ups and bombs and Classic; which has just one weapon and missiles. 

Icarus-X includes a practice mode, awards and replays. Also, leaderboards and then settings.

The settings include:

- Direct touch or relative touch controls

- Play game music or listen to songs from your device while playing.

It's a fast-paced, full of action fighter plane game, that can be frustrating at times or may even leave you feeling a little nauseated or dizzy from the 3D fast moving interactive backgrounds. If you love these type of plane fighter games - you may love this one. Not my favourite, but impressive none the less. 

Available for: iOS (iPhone / iPad) and Android

Price: $4.99 (iOS) / $2.99 (Android)