It's a good time to be a word game fan. Every few weeks a new genre standout arrives, ready to tide you over until the next big hit. Now App Store superstar Zach Gage (Unify [$1.99/Free], Bit Pilot [99¢], Halcyon [$1.99]) has thrown his hat into the word game ring with SpellTower [$1.99] . Those of us who fit in the Venn diagram intersection of iPad owners and word game fans benefit -- SpellTower is elegant, clever and fun. Not that it's entirely unique. We've all played any number of games that make use of SpellTower's main mechanic. Presented with a grid of letters, you spot a word and trace a path through its letters to select it. You can trace in any direction, loop diagonally back on your path, and make words of any length past two. And if that were all there was to it, this would be a Read More

You're in for a treat with this one -- Bit Pilot is a dual-stick shooter without any actual shooting. You guide a tiny little ship around a screen while asteroids and various obstacles float past you, and try to stay away from trouble for as long as you can. Shield powerups also float by, but over time, of course, things get tougher and tougher, until you're frantically trying to dodge everything the game tosses your way. The ambient feeling of this one is where the real brilliance comes in -- some awesome music and really amazing pixelated graphics sell the concept perfectly, and I love how the game basically unlocks itself as you play it. Like Tiny Wings, another really solid one-man title, different modes and goals open up the more you play, so there's always something new to find, unlock, or aim for. Zach Gage's Bit Pilot is an excellent Read More

On this episode of The Portable Podcast, host Carter Dotson speaks to Bit Pilot developer Zach Gage about the new update to Bit Pilot along with its Mac App Store version, and to FuzzyCube Software's Jeff Ruediger and Pete Parisi about iQuarterback 2. Giant meteors and giant bear heads come together! On This Episode: Who We Are: Music: How to Listen: Apps Mentioned in this Episode: $0.99 Released: 2010-03-04 :: Category: Games FREE! iPad Only App - Designed for the iPad Released: 2011-05-19 :: Category: Games FREE! iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad Released: 2011-06-16 :: Category: Games Read More

Bit Pilot [$.99] chose a bad time to be released on the App Store. The retro-influenced dodging game hit a week after One Man Left’s Tilt to Live [$2.99 / Lite / HD] graced the platform, drowning out the much of acclaim it would have garnered otherwise. Perhaps the update that just hit this morning will give Bit Pilot some fresh legs and some new eyes, as it adds a lot of new components to the core game, as well as some fresh tweaks. Bit Pilot 2.0 adds a total of three new tracks as well as two new modes: Tunnels and Super Massive Mode, respectively. The latter has you gathering power-ups and getting larger in the process, while the former has you dodging massive, creeping space rocks. The patch also adds new taunts, friends list rankings, Game Center support, cumulative score tracking for his stat pleasure, and most importantly, universal Read More

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Today’s list contains the extremely popular Bit Pilot as well as another classic title with pilot in its name, Paper Pilot.  The only iPad app we could track down is actually a really useful one that allows you to do a lot more than just record audio. Bit Pilot ($.99 -> Free): A retro inspired game that features intuitive swipe controls.  The idea of the game is to survive for as long as possible by navigating your ship around the asteroids.  To pilot your ship, simply swipe in whichever direction you want to head.  The game also features OpenFeint integration. Bit Pilot is available for free today only (6/21). It has a four-star rating. Paper Pilot ($2.99 -> Free): A classic iPhone title if there ever was one.  In the game you guide your paper airplane through a variety of environments in order to collect paper clips.  The paper airplane is Read More

...@creativeapps: Bit Pilot free today only! iPhone game by Zach Gage aka @helvetica http://ca-n.in/dp3BKk // itunes: http://bit.ly/d5pqbl... Read More

...iPhone game which I *paid* is *free* just for today : Bit Pilot itunes: http://bit.ly/d5pqbl... Read More

...@creativeapps: Bit Pilot free today only! iPhone game by Zach Gage aka @helvetica http://ca-n.in/dp3BKk // itunes: http://bit.ly/d5pqbl... Read More

...@creativeapps: Bit Pilot free today only! iPhone game by Zach Gage aka @helvetica http://ca-n.in/dp3BKk // itunes: http://bit.ly/d5pqbl... Read More

Zach Gage's Bit Pilot has gone free for today. The retro-inspired dodging game stands on its own with fast paced gameplay, well implemented touch controls and a great 8-bit soundtrack. The game allows you to control a small ship in an asteroid field using single or dual swipes. Use one thumb for smaller movements, or both for more rapid movements. All the while, your job is to dodge the asteroids and lasers while picking up bonuses. App Store Link: Bit Pilot, $0.99 (Universal)   #13   Yesterday, 09:47 PM Senior Member iPod Touch (4th Gen), iOS 5.x Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Alaska Posts: 1,102 Quote: Originally Posted by Eliminate with bears? Oarsome. By the way, any game of this type that asks me to sign up for an online account before I can even try it gets deleted and one-starred for wasting my time and bandwidth. Quote: Originally Posted by Read More

June 21st, 2010 James Isabel You have to give it to iPhone developers who still come up with greatly designed 8-Bit games in a world of 3D. Through FreeGameoftheDay.com, Zach Gage’s is FREE: “Dodge ever growing asteroids and lasers and collect powerups with fast and intuitive touch controls. Practice in easy mode, and than test your wits in tough as nails normal mode.” Features - Intuitve and precice touch controls - Intense retro bullet-dodging - Awesome music by Sabrepulse - 2 Unlockable tracks + More bonus unlockables - Eleven Challenging Achievements - Global highscore lists and ranking through OpenFeint Download the game today! You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Read More

Published: March 30, 2010 Comment         Games like Bit Pilot are why I love the iPhone. Before the thought enters your head I will acknowledge what I just said; game reviews can be a haven for hyperbole, and especially when their scores lay near the far ends of the quality spectrum. I don’t give this praise to Bit Pilot lightly, and I can say with confidence that anyone looking for retro themed fun cannot do any better than Bit Pilot on the iPhone. Any game that I will play until my eyes hurt and then wait impatiently until my next play session is a winner in my eyes, although not literally I suppose. To drag out the unsightly gag: when playing Bit Pilot, what you see is exactly what you get. The gameplay in the first seconds of the game does not differ greatly from what you will be playing Read More

Bit Pilot Bit Pilot is a retro-inspired dodging game that comes from Zach Gage, who also brought us the multi-touch puzzler Unify. Bit Pilot's biggest flaw seems to be that it was released only a week after Tilt to Live and likely drowned out by the cheers for that game. Bit Pilot, though, does stand on its own with fast paced gameplay, well implemented touch controls and a great 8-bit soundtrack. The game allows you to control a small ship in an asteroid field using single or dual swipes. Use one thumb for smaller movements, or both for more rapid movements. All the while, your job is to dodge the asteroids and lasers while picking up bonuses. It's one of those simple games in which death can happen very quickly, so you gotta try just one more time. The swipe/touch controls are very nicely done and responsive. A hands on video Read More

...think I found my nex iPhone game ima buy...Bit Pilot http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bit-pilot/id335451305?mt=8... Read More

...Pilot for iPhone is a fantastic game and is only 99 cents. You buy now! http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bit-pilot/id335451305?mt=8... Read More

...Pilot [http://bit.ly/cNV61a] Now Available!! http://j.mp/a8fgDY (AppStore linky) #iPhone... Read More