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we're a sim minded community but who here has played some decent iphone games. I recently gave in to technology and bought a new 3GS model and I'm amazed at the apps and games for this thing. First off I found some Star Wars games actually I downloaded the lightsaber app which is 90% corny 10% kick ass. In a limited fashion you can build a lightsaber, an avatar of yourself and then a saber shows up on the screen that makes noises when you swing the phone around (not a game but fun). Then I came about Falcon Gunner which is a port of the arcade classic. Its a static shooter that seems pretty basic (it is) and you basically gun against waves of tie fighters and other objects like asteroids and the occasional boss like Slave 1 or darths TIE. Its actually quite satisfying for the price and makes a great time killer. It even has an augmented reality mode that utilizes the camera and overlays the enemies on the screen. Pretty fun shooting TIE's coming out of my brothers head!
Next I read about Star Wars Trench Run 2.0, its a very simple game with basically three modes and not much else. Many people complain of the lack of content but at its current price $2.99 its a great time killer and compliments Falcon Gunner very well. You have a few different levels: Escape from the Death Star where you gun in the falcon. Defend the Y-Wings where you again gun in the falcon and protect the bombers. There is Dogfight which takes place above the Death Star. And the infamous trench run itself which consists of shooting gun towers, avoiding obstacles and of course sending a proton torp down a badly designed exhaust port (what were they thinking!!!). I think its great fun and great use of the tilt controls, not to mention it has cockpit/3rd person view, and slowmo force mode for carefully lined up shots. Another perk is you can play the game online using the iphone as a wireless controller (after you purchase a .99cent app within the app on the phone), that last bit is really cool if you have a proj. screen like I do!
The last one I'll mention is Real Racing 2, a Gran Turismo Light racer (if you will). It has great physics plenty of tracks and up to 16 cars on track at once. Also has cockpit view and great tilt steering controls. I say Gran Turismo since it plays like a mini version of that in which you have a career mode and upgrade cars and purchase new ones. Its also on the Ipad (that sports HD GFX). Theres a good reason that its hands down the best racing game for the iphone or ipad, and I highly recommend it!
So anything cool you'd like to share? Do we need an iPhone game forum for great time killing action?
