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| ***//Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition//** | ***//Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition//** | ||
| * gatotsu2501: If you're going to play Another World, this is probably the version you should use. The control scheme works better than you'd expect, while the visuals are remastered and the sadistic original difficulty toned down to make the experience more palatable for the gamer of the twenty-first century. (Don't worry purists, the original visuals and difficulty, in addition to a new harder-than-hard mode, are also available right out of the gate.) | * gatotsu2501: If you're going to play Another World, this is probably the version you should use. The control scheme works better than you'd expect, while the visuals are remastered and the sadistic original difficulty toned down to make the experience more palatable for the gamer of the twenty-first century. (Don't worry purists, the original visuals and difficulty, in addition to a new harder-than-hard mode, are also available right out of the gate.) | ||
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| + | ***//Blip Blup//** | ||
| + | * Kinto: Neat [[genre:puzzle_game|puzzle game]] (of the numerous individual puzzles variety rather than [[genre:block_puzzle|Tetris-style]]). Very nice UI, decent level design, very simple idea. | ||
| ***//Bumpy Road//** | ***//Bumpy Road//** | ||
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| * Deets: This game had completely unplayable "invisible d-pad" controls that did not work for me in any reliable way on either the iphone or the ipad, even after about an hour of play. | * Deets: This game had completely unplayable "invisible d-pad" controls that did not work for me in any reliable way on either the iphone or the ipad, even after about an hour of play. | ||
| * galaxyghost: iPhone game of the year for me. | * galaxyghost: iPhone game of the year for me. | ||
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| + | ***//[[game:frozen_synapse_series#Frozen Synapse]]//** (also on: Android, iOS, OSX, Windows) - [[sb:hookup:frozen_synapse|Usernames]] | ||
| + | * Intentionally Wrong: Playing this feels more like I'm trying to overcome myself than my opponents, since I've noticed I tend to win any match where I spend at least 5 minutes simulating before I send in my orders, and only lose if I get careless and don't take the time that I need. Perpetual vigilance and attention to detail is rewarded. | ||
| + | * JoeX111: I love the asynchronous multiplayer. It's like chess by mail with gunfire. | ||
| + | * Dracko: You should be playing Frozen Synapse anyhow if you've got nothing better to do than completely miss the grotesque irony of a cyberpunk tale about violent corporate warfare using proxy soldiers. | ||
| + | * Ymer: I think you might like it actually. It's [[game:x-com_series|XCOM]] style turn-based combat only both players turns take place at the same time after they've been planned and engaged. You can even simulate whatever move you think your opponent might make during the planning phase but you're of course in all likelihood gonna guess completely wrong about it. The multiplayer is also asynchronous similar to Words with friends/Wordfeud so you can have multiple games going at once and not have to make your move in any of them for days if you so wish.\\ Also a campaign with a real weird GitS-like storyline or something. | ||
| + | * The Blueberry Hill: Tight, turn-based tactical game. Really great as a play-it-when-you're ready asynchronous multi thing, with lots of options for your you people, and for simulating the behaviours of your opponents'. | ||
| ***//Gears//** | ***//Gears//** | ||
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| ***//Jetpack Joyride//** | ***//Jetpack Joyride//** | ||
| * gatotsu2501: Canabalt meets Balloon Fight, only with machine gun jetpacks and Mad Max motorbike powerups and stuff, all nestled within a meta-game goal/reward structure that's addictive without being underhanded. All of which is to say that it's, y'know, pretty sweet. | * gatotsu2501: Canabalt meets Balloon Fight, only with machine gun jetpacks and Mad Max motorbike powerups and stuff, all nestled within a meta-game goal/reward structure that's addictive without being underhanded. All of which is to say that it's, y'know, pretty sweet. | ||
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| + | ***//Monument Valley//** | ||
| + | * Kinto: Escher paintings: the game. Gorgeous presentation. Slightly creepy vibe. | ||
| ***//Plants vs. Zombies//** (also on: DSiWare, PSN, PC, XBLA) | ***//Plants vs. Zombies//** (also on: DSiWare, PSN, PC, XBLA) | ||
| *Kitten ClanClan: A charming take on the Tower Defense genre that managed to make me overcome my dislike of it. Plants vs. Zombies offers a startlingly large amount of content and a lengthy "story mode," as well as simple, but addicting mechanics. Serious strategy enthusiasts might find themselves a little bored, however. | *Kitten ClanClan: A charming take on the Tower Defense genre that managed to make me overcome my dislike of it. Plants vs. Zombies offers a startlingly large amount of content and a lengthy "story mode," as well as simple, but addicting mechanics. Serious strategy enthusiasts might find themselves a little bored, however. | ||
| + | ***//Ridiculous Fishing//** | ||
| + | * Kinto: Fish. Dive. Wiggle. Snag. Catch. Shoot. Kill. Kill again. | ||
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| ***//Road Blaster//** | ***//Road Blaster//** | ||
| * Deets: The 80s laserdisc Toei-animated //Fist of the North Car// arcade game and it works astonishingly well on the iphone | * Deets: The 80s laserdisc Toei-animated //Fist of the North Car// arcade game and it works astonishingly well on the iphone | ||
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| ***//Tilt-to-Live//** | ***//Tilt-to-Live//** | ||
| * ArOne: You control an //Asteroids// style ship by tilting and try to survive. There are power ups that give you an edge like a fire ball that fires ahead of you so you have to learn to control your tilts and force field and spike bubbles. | * ArOne: You control an //Asteroids// style ship by tilting and try to survive. There are power ups that give you an edge like a fire ball that fires ahead of you so you have to learn to control your tilts and force field and spike bubbles. | ||
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| + | ***//TNNS//** | ||
| + | * Kinto: Kind of like Breakout meets mini golf. Except you can actually control the ball, so unlike breakout it's actually fun! Also tim made it. | ||
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| + | ***//Triple Town//** | ||
| + | * Kinto: Devilish puzzle game. Will make you hate Ninja Bears. | ||
| ***//QWOP//** (also on: Flash) | ***//QWOP//** (also on: Flash) | ||
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| =====See Also===== | =====See Also===== | ||
| + | * [[https://selectbutton.net/t/mobile-games-that-arent-just-timewasters/747|mobile games that aren’t just timewasters]] - Most recent mobigames thread. | ||
| * [[http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?t=33999|you think you've played a game on your fucking telephone]] - Recommendations from the forum. | * [[http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?t=33999|you think you've played a game on your fucking telephone]] - Recommendations from the forum. | ||
| * [[http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?t=29774|good iPhone/iPod/iPad games?]] - Older recommendation thread. | * [[http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?t=29774|good iPhone/iPod/iPad games?]] - Older recommendation thread. | ||