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  • First Ever 3D Pop-Up Book for iPad. Dropping December 2010 – [TRAILER]

    Well it seems last week was a pretty busy week for App Store preview videos on @YouTube. Today we found what looks to be the first trailer from @TakoGames for the first ever pop-up book for iPad. (more…)

  • 10 LOST Apps for iPhone You Just Have to Check Out Before The Season Finale!

    With ABC set to air the LOST season finale event tonight in the US, and early tomorrow for us here in the UK, we thought it’d be cool to scour the App Store in search for those LOST-related apps we think you just have to take a look at, before this epic TV show comes to an end.

    Hey .. you may even use some of them during its airing. (more…)

  • Shrek Forever After, Now Available for iPhone and iPad

    Lets face it … Everyone loves Shrek! – and to celebrate the upcoming premiere of the fourth movie in the franchise, Dreamworks have licensed the Shrek Forever After interactive book for kids to be used on both the iPhone and iPad. (more…)

  • Awesome Shopping List Drops to FREE For 1 Week Only!

    Designed and developed by Michael O-Brien, Awesome Shopping List does exactly what it says on the tin. Simple in its design, the app specializes in allowing you to categorize and list products which you intend to buy. (more…)

  • Koi Pond HD Ripples Its Way onto the App Store

    Just a few hours after we gave you the heads up on a new preview video of Koi Pond HD, posted by TheBlimpPilots to @YouTube yesterday, the app showed up on iTunes for just £1.19/$1.99. (more…)

  • Phone Security Pro Drops From $399 to $0.99

    Remember I Am Rich which retailed for $999.99 was later pulled and recently returned as You Are Rich?

    Yeah, those were the good ol’ App Store pricing days. Today, Phone Security Pro which made its debut onto the store on May 8th and then today received a price increase to $399.99, has today dropped in price to $0.99. (more…)

  • 180 – A Fun All-Action Puzzle Game for iPhone and iPad!

    180 which is developed by Headcase Games is a great match 3 puzzle game, all you have to do is flip and shoot your coins.

    The gameplay is easy to pick up. On the screen at the top are coloured coins with two sides, each side being a different colour. If you are happy with that colour you can leave it, if you want to change the colour you tap it and it flips over to the other colour.

    At the bottom you’ll find the coin you are going to shoot out next. When you are happy to fire the coin out you just tap the space where you want it to fly. If the coin happens to match any of the other coins of the same colour, equaling three or more, it clears them off the screen. The game involves that you keep on doing this, but beware .. don’t let them cross the line at the bottom, or the game is over!

    Where you can benefit with 180’s style of matching is the ability to flip these coins. You can see what colour is coming up next, so you then can change the colours at the top to try and match, ready for when that next coin shoots out. It adds a nice twist to the popular type of match-3 game already hugely popular in the app store.

    There are three modes in which you can 180:

    Endless – This mode sees how long you can keep the game going
    Score Attack – Within this mode you have 90 seconds to gain a high score
    Drop Attack – In this mode you get to add more lines to score points, choosing between a difficulty of either easy and hard

    The graphics are bright and colourful and whilst you are playing there are some nice sound effects to accompany them. Another great feature to this game is that it is @OpenFeint enabled, so you can compete and play against your friends and family, collecting trophies and achievements.

    There are so many games of this kind already available on the store, that I wasn’t sure how long my interest would last with 180. With the ability to flip the coins over though, it really (for me) made the gameplay a little more challenging than usual. 180 is a vibrant and colourful game in which you can use strategy and skill to gain those all important high score points. A puzzle game really for any age and one all the family can easily pick up and play.

    Gameplay [rating:4/5]
    Controls [rating:4/5]
    Graphics/Sound [rating:3/5]

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