Switching away from the genre's typical in-car or behind-the-bumper view doesn't suck the thrills out of Reckless Racing 2, which uses a top-down camera to spotlight the action across muddy trails and cracked asphalt alike. Despite the zoomed-out look, the races are plenty speedy and strategic, requiring you to anticipate turns and jostle for position to have any chance of a stellar finish, and you can pick from left and right steering buttons, a virtual wheel, or even tilt controls to compete. While not quite as fresh or revelatory an App Store entry as the original, Reckless Racing 2 is a hearty upgrade, thanks to a heap of new tracks and customizable vehicles, not to mention single-player cups and a slick visual overhaul that looks great on both iPad and iPhone. Sadly, finding online matches against like-skilled foes is a hassle; too often I was matched up against foes with significantly Read More

posted by Marcus Nguyen on Friday, March 2, 2012 at 12:00 pm.   From the off-road chaos of Reckless Racing to the wild cop chases in Reckless Getaway, Pixelbite returns with a sequel that’s just as reckless. Their trademark top-down perspective makes another appearance along with a face-lift for just about every aspect of the game. Reckless Racing 2 is mobile racing done right, as its unpredictable, addictive gameplay will have gamers jumping in behind the wheel again and again… One of the biggest problems with Reckless Racing was the lack of content. The player was forced to choose between one of a few scruffy characters and simply race until every event was unlocked. Achieving actual depth without giving the user some set objectives is markedly difficult. Pixelbite noticed this and took a more clichéd approach to the setup in Reckless Racing 2 by putting Career Mode at the center of Read More

Reckless Racing 2 (0.79 €; universal; App Store-Link) driftete bereits vor drei Wochen in den App Store und erhielt ungerechtfertigt an dieser Stelle keine Erwähnung. In den kommenden zwei Tagen ist das Rennspiel von 4 Euro auf 79 Cent preisreduziert, was Anlass genug ist, die überfällige Empfehlung nachzuholen. Pixelbite Games, das schwedische Studio mit einer Schwäche für Racer, wirft nicht nur ‘mehr Bewehrtes’ (Achtung Wortspiel!) ‘ins Rennen’ sondern mischt die Karten für das eigene Sequel noch einmal komplett neu. Einem aufgemotzten Fuhrpark, dem jungfräulich ausbalancierten Schwierigkeitsgrad sowie das mächtige Engagement in puncto Audio- und Grafik-Design, gilt es Respekt zu zollen. Die aktuelle Download-Version fährt auf älteren iOS-Geräten allerdings vermehrt gegen die Wand – Pixelbite ist zwar dran, kämpft jedoch seit der ursprünglichen Veröffentlichung mit unzureichender iPad-1-Stabilität. Ebenfalls fehlt eine Aussage, ob sich zukünftig die Erfolge der 40 Herausforderungen auf 24 Strecken auch über iCloud abgleichen. Soviel zur Erbsenzählerei, die nämlich nicht Read More

Posted 02/24/2012 at 12:45pm | by J Keirn-Swanson Movies, sports, books, virtual worlds, we've got a little bit of everything you want in this weekend's big round up of app deals you'll want to get your paws on. So fire up ye olde App Store because a couple of these only last for a little while and then they're gone. We're big fans of the Discovr apps interactive maps to find more apps and music, so when their Movies app dropped down to free, we grabbed that up. It's only free today, so don't come crying to us if you miss out on this app that lets you download to your iOS device videos for later viewing.  Save ten whole dollars on this lushly illustrated partly animated fantastic example of ebooks, because it's free, so get while the getting's good. SIMS? Nah, you rock it medieval Japan style, and with $3 Read More

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By Carter Dotson on February 7th, 2012 On this episode of The Portable Podcast, host Carter Dotson and co-host Rob Rich discuss the rash of cloning that's hit the App Store lately, along with recent releases that they have enjoyed. Dark Elves aren’t evil, they’re just misunderstood. On This Episode: Who We Are: Music: How to Listen: Apps Mentioned on This Episode: FREE! Released: 2011-06-23 :: Category: Games FREE! Released: 2012-01-19 :: Category: Games FREE! Released: 2012-01-10 :: Category: Games $4.99 Released: 2012-02-02 :: Category: Games FREE! Released: 2012-02-02 :: Category: Games Read More

Welcome to our weekly installment of Picks of the Week at iSource where we provide our expanded coverage of Apple accessories and applications Here we will promote our favorite iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac and Apple TV related items, as well as bring you occasional tips and tricks. Hopefully many of our favorite items will also be of interest to you. Please feel free to comment on our selections, and suggest picks of your own. Check out this week’s picks after the break. Espresso  [ v 2.0.1 ] My pick this week is Espresso, a web development tool from MacRabbit. I am currently enrolled in a web design class at my local university, and on occasion do paid web development. I’m not particularly great at it, and certainly can’t handle the more advanced Javascript functionality. However, I am pretty comfortable with HTML and CSS. That’s where Espresso shines, with tag highlighting, code Read More

On this week's episode of The TouchArcade Show we talk a lot about food. Actually, we spit an unhealthy amount of game about unhealthy food. On the other hand, there's also a hearty amount of iOS discussion. At the top, we cover new games like Eufloria, Off the Leash, The Hacker, and Sir Benfro's Brilliant Balloon. Later, we sprinkle a little bit of front page into the mixture, and of course, get to a heaping pile of user questions. If you'd like to give us a listen, go ahead and do so via the links just below. If you still haven't dived in, this week is an especially good one -- you'll never learn more about the men behind TouchArcade in another podcast, we think. Here are the show notes: GAMES JARED'S KITTY KORNER FRONT PAGE This week's episode was sponsored by Brave Beak. Brave Beak, $0.99 Brave Beak by Octavian Read More

Looking for a new app this weekend?  Here are ten great new apps for the iPhone and iPad that you may want to check out! Make notes, annotate PDFs and sketch out ideas with this iPad app, where documents can be shared with others when collaborating on a project. $4.99/£2.99. An Australian RSPCA app made especially for cats, with three mini games and a clever system where the app will switch from one to another when it feels the cat has become bored!  Free. A remix of the 70s arcade game where you’re in control of a submarine in WWII, and must complete the missions to advance through the ranks.  The graphics have been improved, but sadly there’s no periscope accessory.  $1.99/£1.49 Create presentations on the iPad and save them as video files, then share via email or to YouTube. Recommended for an educational environment, it’s easy to use and has Read More

iPhone App $4.99 Our Review By Greg Dawson on February 3rd, 2012 Rating: :: RUBBIN' AND RACIN' The original Reckless Racing game set the bar for down and dirty iOS racing. Reckless Racing 2 has raised the bar even higher. Developer: Price: $4.99 Version: 1.0 App Reviewed on: iPhone 4 Graphics / Sound Rating: User Interface Rating: Gameplay Rating: Re-use / Replay Value Rating: Overall Rating: There is a reason the original received an Editor’s Choice nod from 148Apps when it first debuted at the end of 2010. It was pure, feel-like-a-kid-again racing with slick controls and fast cars. Reckless Racing 2 is even better. This third-person racer now has more tracks, more modes and more excitement. I’m sure from a developer’s standpoint racing games with their quick movements are probably one of the most difficult genres to develop. Not only do they have to dial in hairpin turns, they also Read More

Strap down and prepare for the ride of your life… Reckless Racing is back with more! Including a selection of 18 highly detailed cars, ranging from small dirt buggies to fast supercars, and 24 routes in a variety of flavors make this a racer for all tastes – both dirt and tarmac. Read More

Si te gustó Reckless Racing HD, estás de enhorabuena. Ya está disponible en la App Store su sucesor, Reckless Racing 2. Os dejo con un trailer del juego, sin duda una joya. Este nuevo juego se ha vuelto universal, con lo que podrás disfrutarlo en tu iPad, iPhone y iPod Touch (3ª y 4ª Generación). Si no conocías Reckless Racing, sin duda alguna recomendamos que lo pruebes. Read More

Reckless Racing 2 is here for the iPad and iPhone from Polarbit and sells for $4.99 in the App Store. If you like top down miniature 3D drag racing games, RRd2 is a worthy app purchase. The original game (Reckless Racing) had tremendous success and a sequel is a welcomed addition. The game starts out asking you to choose an avatar from one of 17 hand drawn characters and entering your name. Reckless Racing 2 introduces dynamic difficulty where the game engine will automatically adjust the difficulty level to match how good (or bad) you are playing. Reckless Racing 2 has 4 gameplay modes: Career, Arcade, Single Event, and online multiplayer. Career mode: Play and unlock 12 cups. Winning one unlocks the next cup. The initial rookie cup is called Roadrunners and you can work your way all the way up to Outer Peak. Every cup comes with anywhere from 3-5 Read More