Rolando is good except the time limit. I really hate games with time limit. Make my hand sweat.

About 3D games on iPod Touch, some games like Brother of Arms: Hour of Darkness and Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D really suffer low frame rate issues that really spoil the game experience. Surprisingly, Asphalt 4: Elite Racing and Enigmo are the only games I had purchased and really satisfied as they only suffer a minor or unnoticeable lagging issue.

However, 2D platform games like Fieldrunners and Kamicrazy really great rendered in the iPod Touch 3.5' LCD. Gameplay is smooth and is definitely worth trying and purchase.

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Added on December 20, 2008, 10:50 amCurrently the game suffer from poor frame rate at the later of the game which could make the game unplayable. You won't be noticing at the early of the game though. Unless they come out with an update that fixes such issue, don't even bother trying this game.

Just some summary I made from review site.

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Added on December 20, 2008, 10:53 amThanks for the info. Downloading now. I really do like these tower building game after purchasing Scoops for $0.99 yesterday. Fun and relaxing game. Did i mention the cute graphic too? It's just so beautiful to watch.


This post has been edited by D.Sync: Dec 20 2008, 10:53 AM

Yep.

Scrabble and iBeer are good example of app that are only sold exclusively in US and Canada.

Malaysia still prohibit alcoholic stuff. Isn't it our right to choose? Take iBeer for example, it's just a virtual beer.

This post has been edited by D.Sync: Dec 21 2008, 04:14 PM

Does anyone like games developed by GameLoft? In my personal humble opinion, most of the game which they developed have descent (not great) looking 3D graphic but they do suffer from poor frame rate. I don't think iPod Touch graphic engine is meant to carry such performance. I think I won't be purchasing any games from GameLoft in the future... )

Among the games by GameLoft which I had purchased and feeling regret:
- Asphalt 4: Elite Racing (it's really all about drifting, not a pure racing car game)
- Brother of Arms: Hour of Darkness (drain up battery power real fast and suffer from poor frame rate, it's not so smooth for a FPS game)
- Midnight Pool (They tried to port it but the graphic seems to be poor. I do prefer 2D graphic that utilizes cell-shading technique. Sadly they isn't any cell-shaded pool game yet)

So far I think cell-shaded game really shines in the iPod Touch 3.5' LCD. Not only does the graphic is smooth but you can save battery time too. Below are some good example which I had purchased that is worth buying:

2D
- Fieldrunners ($4.99)
- Chopper
- Scrabble ($4.99)
- 3D Sokoban ($0.99)
- Scoops ($1.99)
- XiangQi ($0.99)
- Touch Physics ($0.99)
- Labyrinth ($6.99) (Great purchase among all!)
- Hangman2 ($0.99) (Clean user interface)
- Loops of Zen ($1.99)

3D
- Enigmo
- Monopoly: Here and Now World Edition ($7.99)
- Flick Fishing ($0.99)
- Flick Bowling ($0.99) (*Cell-shaded characters) (Really hope they can implement player statistic option to keep track on our performances). So far they only have Record option that only record the highest score for the players. Customizable characters, location and outfit would be a plus too, but sadly they didn't implement it. Midnight Bowling does offer such features but the price is kind of expensive and the loading time is very long compared to Flick Bowling. Graphic wise, Flick Bowling does offer clean and nice looking sensation.)
- Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D ($5.99) (Frame rate dropped in certain scene but it is still acceptable. Accelerometer sensitivity is customizable and is very fun to try)

This post has been edited by D.Sync: Dec 21 2008, 04:31 PM

Anyone tried and purchasing Ocarina? How's it feel when playing it on iPod Touch 2nd gen using external mic?

I think I'll pass on SimCity as it lag when scrolling through the map.

You've made a wise choice. Have you bought any 3D games from GameLoft like Asphalt 4: Elite Racing, Brother of Arms: Hour of Darkness, Midnight Pool? I have purchased all 3 and I feel regret for doing so. It is mainly because the game play isn't smooth as I expected it would be. Also the 3D graphic is not so well-rendered. I prefer cell-shaded game though like Rolando and Crazy Tank.

Gee thanks for the feedback. Actually I just started a few days ago to kill some time. Don't want other people to regret what they had purchased.

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Added on December 22, 2008, 12:35 pmYa that game crash often. You'll need to restart your iPhone/iPod Touch once in a while just to play it. I would DEFINITELY love to see a cell-shaded racing game like Gadget Racer (GBA) that are customizable, cute and most of all, doesn't lag!

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Added on December 22, 2008, 12:37 pmAnyone tried to purchase KamiCrazy? The price had dropped from $2.99 to $1.99. Worth purchasing, graphic-wise.

This post has been edited by D.Sync: Dec 22 2008, 12:37 PM

Anyone notice that Square Enix had just released their first game for iPod Touch/iPhone? Crystal Defenders! Try out their Lite version.

It's kinda like TapDefense and Fieldrunners. You deploy characters from Final Fantasy Tactics: Grimore of Rift (NDS) to stop a waves of enemies.

This post has been edited by D.Sync: Dec 22 2008, 08:08 PM

Anyone tried MadShell? Is it worth buying? The lite version only allows up to 16 levels which I pass easily~

For those who planned to purchase 'The Price is Right', hold your horses. Watch the following video HERE and you just might change your mind to purchase it.

BTW anyway tried Guitar Rock Tour? The latest version mentioned something about Increased Stability. So I'm just wondering will it still crash as other reviewers had experienced?

Check out my blog. I'm lazy to re-type it here again.

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Added on December 24, 2008, 8:20 pmBTW, for those who planned to buy Guitar Rock Hero and UNO, grab it now while the price last, it's $5.99 each compared to the original price $7.99.

This post has been edited by D.Sync: Dec 24 2008, 08:20 PM

I've spent $250 on the app alone, mainly in Games. LOL. Didn't have future plan to jailbreak my iPod Touch 2nd gen though.

I'm really pushing my iPod Touch to the limit actually. So far I'm using ~9 pages, no lag at all. I've heard other user from having often app crashing issue for jailbroken device though. Somehow they did mention something about background app, don't know what they meant by that though.

BTW Apple App Store will only online starting 28th, which is tomorrow. So that explain why we can't see any new App during these few days.

Try ToDo from Appigo. It have a nice user interface, customizable strike-out graphic for completed task, and have multiple lines for title. So no eclipse (...) at the end of the long title.