[We round up the week's top news and reviews from sister iPhone site FingerGaming, as written by editor in chief Danny Cowan and authors Louise Yang and Mathew Kumar.]
This week, FingerGaming covers recent releases like
JellyCar 2, Bejeweled Blitz, and Ngmoco's microtransaction-powered virtual pet game
Touch Pets Dogs.
The site also reviews the Daniel Johnston-spawned
Hi How Are You, plus the much awaited multitouch RTS sequel
Galcon Labs, as well as rounding up top free and paid iPhone games during the last few days.
Here are the top stories from the last seven days:
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Disney Publishes Driving Platformer Sequel JellyCar 2
"Walaber's
JellyCar was an impressive effort in the early days of the App Store, boasting simple gameplay that took advantage of the iPhone's touch screen and accelerometer. Today brings the long-awaited release of
JellyCar 2, published in cooperation with Disney Interactive."
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ngmoco Launches Social Pet Sim Touch Pets Dogs
"ngmoco has released
Touch Pets Dogs, the latest title to take advantage of the free-to-play, microtransaction-supported gameplay model introduced last week with
Eliminate Pro."
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Top-Grossing Game Apps: JellyCar 2 Overtakes Rock Band
"Disney's driving platformer
JellyCar 2 has proven extremely popular among App Store customers in its first week of release. The title ends
Rock Band's three-week reign as the iPhone's top-grossing game app, despite touting a much lower price point."
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Bejeweled 2 Updated with New Bejeweled Blitz Gameplay Mode
"PopCap has updated one of the App Store's most popular titles with an all-new gameplay mode.
Bejeweled 2 players may now download an updated version that includes
Bejeweled Blitz, a timed mode originally released as a Facebook application."
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Review: Hi, How Are You
"[Like Daniel Johnston's music,]
Hi, How Are You really could offer thoughts on love, fame, depression, meaning; it could be another sweet reminder of the emotions of an early relationship. Instead, it's a maze game with a dash of sliding block puzzle."
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Top Free Game App Downloads for the Week
"A demo version of Glu's minigame compilation
Family Guy: Uncensored knocks ngmoco's free online shooter
Eliminate Pro out of the top spot in this week's free app charts."
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Unity-Powered iPhone Games Rejected from iTunes App Store
"A number of iPhone developers report that their Unity-powered applications have failed Apple's approval process, due to the inclusion of non-public APIs allegedly used by other developers to obtain, store, and transmit player phone numbers without prior permission."
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Review: Galcon Labs
"The game is pleasant to play, but after figuring out the trick to winning most stages, it lost its charm for me. For $1, it's worth picking up for a quick plane ride."
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Capcom's Ghosts 'n Goblins: Gold Knights Released Exclusively for iPhone
"Capcom has released an iPhone-exclusive chapter in its long-running
Ghosts 'n Goblins series.
Ghosts 'n Goblins: Gold Knights puts players in control of Arthur for his latest side-scrolling trip through a demon-infested world."
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Top-Selling Paid Game Apps for the Week
"Disney's
JellyCar 2 overtakes last week's chart champion
Skee-Ball to finish as today's top download in the iTunes App Store, while
Fling! and
Tap Tap Revenge 3 drop to third and fourth place."
