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Browsing the App Store this weekend?  Here are ten new or updated apps for the iPhone and iPad worth taking a closer look at if you are: An iPad application based on those sliding square games where a picture gets jumbled up and it’s down to you to re-arrange it.  This uses stunning wildlife photography shot by Australian photographer Dominyk Lever.  $1.99/£1.19. A recently updated augmented reality browser, where everything from games to shopping and travel to real estate can be viewed through the screen on your iPhone.  Being an augmented reality app, you’ll need a 3GS for this app to function correctly.  Free. An Pad adaptation of the existing iPhone crossword game.  There are 750 crosswords to complete, with three difficulty levels, full screen view and portrait or landscape play option.  $9.99/£5.99. The title says it all really, as this application will teach you all you need to know about Read More

Published: May 18, 2010 Comment         If you’re an old school gamer, then I’m sure you have some appreciation for top down shooters. Back in the day they were the staple of arcades everywhere. You hopped into your virtual plane and/or spaceship, and went to town on thousands of bad dudes. Well Roswell HD hopes to scratch that old school itch, with some modern game design touches of course. Roswell sticks pretty tightly to the top down shooter formula. Simply put the formula is: airplane + massive amount of bad dudes = chaotic fun. You are tasked with surviving as the camera constantly pushes you forward towards the end of level. You are given a few lives, each containing a limited amount of health. Of course there are all kinds of crazy power ups dispersed throughout the level. There are extra ships that come to reinforce you, wider and more Read More

There's been a host of high profile vertical shooters released on the App Store, from the hardcore Espgaluda II [$8.99 / Free] to the whimsical Doodle Flight [99¢, but one game that's quietly flown under the radar is Gamelab's Roswell Fighter [99¢ / Free / $1.99 (HD)]. Released last October, it offered solid shooting action, exceptional graphics, and a charming theme thick with 1950's UFO paranoia that managed to win over a modest group of fans despite not getting much exposure. With a recent update adding two brand new levels and a native iPad version released last week, now is a great time to give Roswell Fighter a look. The action in Roswell Fighter is above average, although nothing groundbreaking. Using either touch or tilt controls, you'll pilot your plane across 11 different levels, doing your best to blast down an onslaught of aliens who are invading Earth. Your main cannon Read More