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This week has definitely had a few standout games that have been released. In particular is one I have been waiting about 7 months for and that is NBA Live by Electronic Arts. A sweet week full of fun games has arrived and was hard to pick the cream of the crop. You guys shouldn’t be disappointed with the line up this week though.
NBA Live – $9.99
NBA Live is a game I have been eagerly anticipating for a long long time. Finally it arrives on the App Store providing a great basketball experience for all. This game has had no competitions from Gameloft who generally bring out an earlier version of the sport. This game comes packed with all the teams and a full 82 game season to play around with. While the graphics aren’t the best compared to their other games, it’s obviously been done to give us the smoothest possible experience with a game like this.
For the first attempt by anyone at a full 5 on 5 basketball game EA have done a great job. Well basically this game is a heap of fun, bringing an addictive game that will have you breeze through that long 82 game season in no time. They have managed to incorporate everything from a proper basketball match into some simple controls. This is a perfect way to kick back after a day of watching basketball. EA have once again not disappointed, swishing this game from half court. Really one of the games of the year in my opinion.
Rally Master Pro – $6.99
Rally Master Pro is the latest racing game to grace our iDevices. Instead of the arcade or street racing we have gotten from Need for Speed and Real Racing we have finally been given a rally racer. This game is a great racing game that has some awesome graphics. The game has heaps of tracks and game modes to race against the clock to get the best time possible. I have heard reports that the beta version was laggy and unplayable but this version delivers a smooth and crisp racing experience on my iPod Touch.
The game features three levels of difficulty and each must be completed to unlock the next one. They all feature many different tracks that will challenge you to the very end. This game is a tonne of fun and I found to be right up their with Real Racing, even though its by a developer not as well known. Any of you racing fans out there definitely won’t be disappointed with this rally game, especially since its the only true rally game. $6.99 is a fair price for this game, and definitely worth picking up.
Metallica Revenge – $4.99
I have to admit I’m a TapTapRevenge-aholic who owns most of the TTR series. Even though I’m not a Metallica fan I jumped on board in buying this game. I love the fact that they are making this game more challenging, expanding on the Lady Gaga Revenge’s 4 lane song with 4 and 5 lane songs. The graphics for this version are pretty sweet and I feel depict the Metallica ‘death metal’ feel quite nicely. There is only one thing I don’t like with this game, and that is the song choice of Metallica’s songs.
The shortest track is about 4:30min with the longest at about 8:30min. I feel that this is too long for a game like this, and could be cut down if the long acoustic parts of the song were cut out. Also I found that most tracks feature hardly any singing, which is what I like to hear when playing this game. Apart from that though this is a pretty good game, that is easy to do well at on the easier levels, but some extreme tapping later on. I’d leave this for serious Metallica or Tap Tap Revenge fans though, casual players are better off with TTR3.
Other Notable Releases this week Include:
Alice in Bomberland by Sonic BOOM
Real Deer Hunting by Sunstorm Interactive
Taxi Fight by Glu Mobile
Stay tuned next week for the tenth installment of ‘The Week That Was’. If you have any suggestions to improve the segment please either email me at damon@razorianfly.com or submit a comment below. Thanks! 😀
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