My Thoughts on iOS Gaming 0
I haven’t posted in a while…I said this before, but the summer is just kinda dull for gaming. Plus, I’m always at the pool. And with this 100+ degree heat for over a month, my A/C went out, and due to the backlog of A/C repair here in Texas, it has been about a week since I’ve been in my house. It’s supposed to be fixed tonight.
During this time, I have my iPad with me a lot. With this I thought I’d get some gaming in…but really, it’s just not for gamers. I downloaded a ton of ‘lite’ versions (which is lame…Android and WP7 have the demos built in to nearly every single game – no need to have a separate ‘lite’ app to inflate app store numbers…) but after a few minutes of gameplay I wouldn’t dream of purchasing these titles. There were a few worth it – Army of Darkness Defense, Turbo Grafx 16…and that’s it. Everything else is gimmicky or a clone of another game. But it goes without saying – Angry Birds rocks.
Windows Phone gaming is amazing. While anyone can release a game to the Marketplace, the XBox Live channel has the official WP7 Live games. These are high quality and unique. Because of the quality, there aren’t many, but there’s no need. From Angry Birds to Sonic 4, to ProEvo Soccer, and many other unique titles (Fable Coin Golf, Tentacles, etc) these WP7 games are real games that I would play as a hardcore gamer. If you are a hardcore gamer, then you know of the awesome indie titles on XBox Live. Those slowly get ported to the WP7 XBox Live. Today, official Minesweeper and Sudoku Metro-inspired XBox Live titles were released, with achievements and leveling…for FREE.
