Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP iPad application

Indie Game: The Movie Soundtrack by Jim Guthrie Now Available

Tue, 01 May 2012 18:15:30 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

One of my favorite things about the App Store is this massive surge of indie development that has brought us, well, more fantastic games than I could even begin to list. If you haven't heard of it yet, Indie Game: The Movie is currently in the process of sweeping various film award festivals. While it doesn't specifically pertain to iOS development, what I've seen so far seems to perfectly capture the spirit of the whole indie game developer movement that's taken the App Store by storm. Check out the trailer: Another thing that's awesome about this whole project is that it features a soundtrack by Jim Guthrie, the same mastermind behind the music of Sword & Sworcery [ $4.99 ]. It seems we've got a ton of Guthrie fans around here (ourselves included), so here's a quick heads up: The soundtrack the Indie Game: The Movie is now up for pre-order Read More

'Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP' Updated for the New iPad Too

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:00:07 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

It looks like today is the day of really good updates for really good games that we really like a lot. Really? Yes, really. We were just treated to an update for our Game of the Year 2011 runner-up Anomaly Warzone Earth [ $1.99 ] that added support for the new iPad, and there was plenty of rejoicing. Now, the rejoicing gets cranked up to 11 as our actual Game of the Year 2011, Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP [ $4.99 ], has been given a similar treatment, bringing the visuals up to par for the beautiful Retina Display of the new iPad. Sword & Sworcery has been on fire as of late, with a PC version of the game hitting Steam last week and then taking home no less than 5 awards against some stiff competition in the Canadian Video Game Awards show this past weekend. All this comes just Read More

'Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP' Sweeps Canadian Video Game Awards

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:04:48 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

Late last month we mentioned that TouchArcade Game of the Year [$4.99 / $2.99 ] had been nominated for nearly every category it could vaguely fit in at the Canadian Video Game Awards. If you follow the development team on Twitter, this was spoiled over the weekend when the actual award show was held, but here's what took home: These awards are selected by a jury, with the exception of Game of the Year which was a public internet vote kind of thing. (Game of the Year was FIFA Soccer 12, by the way.) What makes sweeping this awards show so amazing is that S&S was up against "real" AAA titles like Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Assassin's Creed Revelations. If you haven't played the game yet, you're running out of reasons. Check out our review for more details. Oh, and if you know someone who might be interested in the Read More

'Sword & Sworcery' Nominated for… Basically Everything in Canadian Video Game Awards

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:17:27 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

...if you need another reminder to download Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP [$4.99 / $2.99 ] if you haven't already, nominations for the 2012 Canadi... Read More

'Monkey Quest: Thunderbow' Review - Who Knew Nickelodeon Made Good Games?

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:00:30 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

Games like Monkey Quest: Thunderbow [$0.99/HD] disrupt the feel-good media narrative we like to tell about the App Store. It's a low-risk way to capitalize on experimental games like [$4.99], a place where Andreas Illiger, the one-man dev team behind Tiny Wings [$0.99], can sell thousands of copies. It's also where a giant corporation like Nickelodeon can sell us an Angry Birds [$0.99] clone to advertise its kid-friendly MMO, . It would be easier to find Thunderbow distasteful if it weren't so radical, born out of the same mid-90s fever dream that brought us anthropomorphic turtles who were also ninjas. The hero of the game is a nameless monkey who carries a bow-and-arrow. After you beat the 30 available levels -- more are, supposedly, coming soon -- you can play a few bonus rounds with a girl-monkey who shoots lightning bolts out of her electric guitar-bow. It's incredible. My favorite thing about Read More

TUAW Best of 2011 wrap-up and editor picks

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:00:00 UTC +00:00

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

It's January 6th, 2012, and today marks the end of the TUAW Best of 2011 awards. This was a massive undertaking, with 25 separate categories all requiring their own nominations and voting from our readers. We've learned some lessons for next year's event -- start earlier, watch for astroturfing in the nominations, drop some unpopular categories -- and the Best of 2012 will be even better. The editorial staff here at TUAW agreed with many of the reader picks, but we had our own opinions on some others. We want to thank all of the thousands of TUAW readers who took time to consider their favorite accessories and apps, nominate them for an award, and then vote in the competition. Without further ado, here's the full list of winners as well as our picks for the TUAW Best of 2011: Editor picks: 13" and 11" MacBook Air, 13" MacBook Pro Peripheral Read More

The Portable Podcast, Episode 118

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:12:29 UTC +00:00

148 Apps

By Carter Dotson on January 3rd, 2012 On this episode of The Portable Podcast, host Carter Dotson assembles a panel of podcast regulars to discuss their favorite titles of the past year. You’re the best around! No one’s ever gonna keep you down! On This Episode: Who We Are: Music: How to Listen: Apps Mentioned on This Episode: FREE! $0.99 Released: 2011-09-01 :: Category: Games $1.99 Released: 2011-11-17 :: Category: Games $0.99 $6.99 Released: 2011-01-25 :: Category: Games $0.99 $9.99 iPad Only App - Designed for the iPad Released: 2011-01-25 :: Category: Games $0.99 Released: 2011-02-10 :: Category: Games $0.99 $4.99 Released: 2011-04-21 :: Category: Games $1.99 Released: 2011-06-01 :: Category: Games $4.99 Released: 2011-12-15 :: Category: Games FREE! Released: 2011-06-23 :: Category: Games FREE! Released: 2011-08-04 :: Category: Games $0.99 Released: 2011-04-28 :: Category: Games $1.99 Released: 2011-04-20 :: Category: Games $1.99 Released: 2011-04-07 :: Category: Games $2.99 Released: 2009-05-11 Read More

The 50 Best iOS Games of 2011: #50-1

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:18:44 UTC +00:00

Slide to Play

In case you've been busy spending the holidays with friends and family, or just cross-country skiing to the North Pole, here's our recap of last week's epic, five-part series on the 50 best iOS games of 2011. How many do you own? #50: Temple Run In 2011, independent developers Imangi Studios had their biggest hit yet: The endless running game Temple Run. A cross between Canabalt and Raiders of the Lost Ark, in Temple Run you have to make split-second decisions and quick button presses to try to survive. The combinations of simple swipes and tilt controls, plus Temple Run's freemium pricing and stylish 3D graphics, made it one of the year's best high-score survival games. Our Bottom Line: Now is your chance to be Indiana Jones. #49: Tapper World Tour After nearly 30 years, the Tapper license awoke from a drunken stupor to revel in the App Store. Tapper World Read More

The 50 Best iOS Games of 2011: #10-1

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:17:27 UTC +00:00

Slide to Play

Here it is: Our Top 10 games of 2011. It's been an amazing year for mobile games and technology, and these 10 games represent what we think are the most fun you can have on an iPhone or iPad in 2011. Tell us your year-end favorites in the comments section, and get ready for a spectacular 2012! #10: Mage Gauntlet Mage Gauntlet is Rocketcat Games' most ambitious title yet, and all that effort paid off magnificently. Infused with the developer's delightful humor and pixel-perfect 16-bit art, Mage Gauntlet gives you a satisfying array of attacks and puts you up against hordes of enemies. Before long you'll be performing a dance of death, slaughtering baddies with every step as you make your way through the levels. The game has tons of content and lots of replay value, making it one of the year's best for anyone with an iOS device. Our Bottom Read More

Favorite Fifty: 148Apps Best Games of 2011 – The Top Five

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:04:47 UTC +00:00

148 Apps

By Carter Dotson on December 30th, 2011 As 2011 winds down to a close, 148Apps takes a look back at our picks for the top five games released this past year. In what was another fantastic year in the world of iOS gaming, we are here to bring you the titles that we, the staff of 148Apps, thought were the best of the year. Here are our top five picks for the Best Games of 2011: : Listening to some of the most prominent voices in gaming journalism right now, so-called ‘social’ and ‘free to play’ games are the scourge of the industry, and will bring forth the end of gaming as we know it, or at least a cowpocalypse. Of course, the problem is more that these games tend to be designed for nefarious purposes, to try and suck every last penny out of players’ wallets. Tiny Tower was one Read More

TouchArcade Game of the Year 2011: 'Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP'

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:28:37 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

We've mentioned in the past how difficult it was deciding on Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor [99¢] as our game of the year in 2009, along with Space Miner [99¢ / HD] in 2010. It shouldn't come as much as much of a surprise that as the App Store has gained even more momentum, making these picks has become much more challenging. Interestingly enough, this year all of the games that we had in consideration for game of the year were also universal, which made the decision to drop the differentiation between the iPhone game of the year and iPad game of the year that we did in 2010 incredibly easy. In 2011, we're looking at iOS games as exactly that, games for iOS devices. We might prefer playing some of these games on the iPad (or in some cases, even the smaller screens of the iPhone or iPod touch) Read More

The 10 Best iOS Games of 2011

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:59:41 UTC +00:00

Mashable

It was another banner year for iOS gaming. With the release of more powerful devices, developers introduced games with bigger scope and better graphics than ever seen before in the mobile space. And many of them released refined gameplay concepts that were addictive and infinitely replayable. Paring this list down to just 10 games seems almost unfair to the other high-quality titles released this year, but tough decisions had to be made, and the best of the best honored. From the visceral, intense experiences to the more thoughtful, here are 2011′s finest titles on iOS. Read More

The Best of the Holiday iPhone Game Sales and Freebies

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:06:59 UTC +00:00

Slide to Play

It's no secret that iOS game developers enjoy a good holiday sale, and this week they've pulled out all the stops, dropping the prices on hundreds of titles. We've sifted through the sales and highlighted the best games below (and it's ). If you've had your eye on any of these, this is a great time to pull the trigger. Free Call of Mini: Zombies - Review - 3/4 - Free (was $0.99) - Open in iTunes Hero of Sparta II - Review - 4/4 - Free (was $4.99) - Open in iTunes iStunt 2 - Snowboard - Review - 4/4 - Free (was $0.99) - Open in iTunes Jetpack Joyride - Review - 3/4 - Free (was $0.99) - Open in iTunes MinoMonsters - Review - 3/4 - Free (was $0.99) - Open in iTunes Ninja Fishing - Review - 3/4 - Free (was $0.99) - Open in iTunes Sentinel Read More

iOS deals begin -- App Store freeze coming Thursday

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:00:00 UTC +00:00

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

And so it begins -- the App Store has its busiest time of the year over the Christmas holiday, when iPhones and iPads and iTunes gift cards are unwrapped under the Christmas tree, and millions of people take to the App Store to pick up some great apps. There are lots of sales coming out this week. We'll have more posts each day, and stay tuned to our Twitter account for even more. That's just the beginning -- stay tuned all through the week for more deals on lots of different apps and games around the App Store. Everything will likely be sorted by Thursday (as that's when developers become unable to make any more price or app changes), but before then, we'll see lots and lots of apps on sale, no doubt. Read More

Listado de juegos rebajados: empieza la campaña navideña

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:13:16 UTC +00:00

EsferaiPhone

Ahora que estamos casi en Navidad, muchas empresas y desarrolladores están empezando a rebajar sus juegos, así que os dejamos un nuevo listado de juegos que han sido rebajados en la App Store. A destacar algunos recien salidos como Sonic CD. Como siempre, son por tiempo limitado, así que si os interesa alguno no esperéis. Tenéis el listado completo después del salto. Read More

Homescreens – Oktober 2011 (iPhone + iPad)

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:09:11 UTC +00:00

iPhoneBlog.de

Oft nachgefragt: ein Beitrags-Update über meine ‘Homescreens‘. Seit März 2011, als die letzte Aktualisierung dieser Artikel-Serie erfolgte, hat sich die eine oder andere App verschoben, geändert und aussortiert. Der derzeit aktuellen Stand ist an dieser Stelle festgehalten. Vielleicht finden an diesem Montag ja speziell frische 4S-Käufer, die einen ersten Grundbedarf an Software benötigen, die eine oder andere Anregung. Ich persönlich ziehe jede individuelle Empfehlungen allen generischen ‘Hitlisten’ vor. Genau deshalb soll mein privater Einblick auch nicht alleine bleiben: Wer Screenshots oder Tipps von seinen verwendeten Apps in den Kommentaren kundtun möchte, ist dazu herzlich eingeladen. Zwei Anmerkungen noch: Die zwei benutzten Hintergrundbilder gibt es hier und hier. Auf meinem Standby-Screen befinden sich dieses und dieses Bild. Außerdem führe ich zwei Ordner mit ‘Review’-Software, die ich mir für dieses Blog noch genauer anschauen möchte. Da diese Programme (noch) keine Empfehlungen sind, verbleiben sie für diesen Artikel ohne Erwähnung. Außerdem verstecken sich in Read More

'Sword and Sworcery' Updated With Some iOS 5 Features

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:00:40 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

A lot of game-changing updates are coming out this week thanks to the release of iOS 5 and its long-anticipated cloud support across devices. We want to go ahead and hit pause on the whole digital whirlwind to bring you this choice bit of information: Capybara Games has pushed out its iOS 5-centric update for Sword and Sworcery [$4.99], most notably adding in a Twitter sign-in functionality that jives with the integrated account you’ll be using in the OS update. It’s also addressed some ‘hard-to-find’ bugs and somehow tweaked and sharpened the “artwork and visual designers that have helped define” the game. Sword and Sworcery is a ridiculously special experiential game with some of the coolest music, art and points of design we’ve seen on touch devices. It’s great and we think you should own it. If you don’t, go to a doctor because you’re broken. What’s next? I don’t know, Read More

The TouchArcade Show – BONUS – Interview with Twisted Pixel's Michael Wilford

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:56:00 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

After one of Capcom Mobile’s studios ripped off Splosion Man earlier this year, a disappointed Twisted Pixel did the digital equivalent of thinking aloud and floated the idea that it’d like to do its own App Store title. We’ve since received confirmation that it is. In our most recent BONUS cast, we spoke with Twisted Pixel CEO Michael Wilford about his studio, Ms. Splosion Man, and The Gunstringer. We also grilled him on the App Store 'controversy' and his thoughts on the App Store. This latter section is where he revealed that the studio is going to soon start testing out the waters with its own iOS game. From the conversation: “We’ve never done a mobile game before. I think a lot of our IPs would translate pretty well to mobile. I think there’s a lot of fun stuff you can do with the character-driven IPs we’ve created. And the Capcom Read More

Sword & Sworcery EP Micro for iPhone is Just One Dollar – Today Only

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:59:36 UTC +00:00

iSource

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP Micro is on sale for just a buck today on the App Store, and you can find its universal sibling, S&S EP for iPhone and iPad, for $1.99. I wrote a quick review of the app last month and thought it was a wonderful, thoughtful, and occasionally frustrating gaming experience that shouldn’t be missed. A big part of that warm, ponderous feeling the game left me with was due to the incredible soundtrack from Jim Guthrie, which is also currently on sale for a “pay what you want” price. As a reference, the 27-track, one-hour long album usually costs $7, so this is a way to get a great deal for even less. The sale is only for today, June 21st (the summer soltice), which is quite fitting, considering Sword & Sworcery’s focus on the solar cycle. [via @RussFrushtick; thanks to Jared for pointing out the initial Read More

The TouchArcade Show – BONUS – Interview With Ten One Design's Peter Skinner

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:22:51 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

It’s bonus podcast time! This week, we pulled Ten One Design’s Czar of Top Doggery, Peter Skinner, from his work to talk to us about... well, his work. Ten One is responsible for the Fling and the Fling Mini, two peripherals we’ve been raving about since they hit store shelves. In our conversation, we ask Peter what gave Ten One the initiative to create the joysticks. We also delve into the company itself and learned how its culture informed the products it creates. More importantly, we (as in Brad) learned that 3D printers exist and, theoretically, you can print out a physical 3D model of whatever when using one. I’ve never left a conversation so sure that I needed to drop 15 to 30 thousand dollars on something. But in all seriousness, Peter was a great guest and he shed a lot of light on how Ten One does business and Read More

The TouchArcade Show – 04 – A Horrifying Display of Wrestling Knowledge

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:59:47 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

In this week’s episode of TAS we discuss WWDC and The Bearded Ones’ adventures at the San Francisco-based event. We also gab about Super Goblin War Machine, Red Ball 3, and the next sensation to sweep the world, Techno Kitten Adventure. As if that wasn’t enough, we also cover some of the more profound stories from the front page. If you’re into us -- and, really, who isn’t at this point -- you can grab us on the iTunes as well as the Zune Marketplace. We’re also into streaming and you can do that just below via this little link thing: A couple of notes this week before the official show notes. At the top of the show, we ask that you all rate us on iTunes and shoot us written reviews. If you haven’t done that yet, I forgive you and allow you this second chance to do so. Also, Read More

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP Review

Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 UTC +00:00

Mac|Life

Posted 05/25/2011 at 4:00pm | by Steve Haske It may not reach a fever pitch with every pop-cultural artifact, but the despotic bell-curve politics of give and take that govern hype are near-universal from one artistic medium to the next. Obviously in the game industry, these PR and branding movements are usually reserved for commercial heavyweights like Call of Duty and Halo, games with ad budgets several times the size of total development costs on many smaller titles -- and generally you can see 'em coming from a mile away. Not unlike lumbering beasts of the animal kingdom, their presence shakes the ground far before they ever appear in view of the proverbial camera, only dying down after their initial appearance has been replaced by whatever happens to be the next big thing. Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP is not like this. Outside of Angry Birds and the other occasional casual Read More

Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP

Mon, 02 May 2011 17:25:56 UTC +00:00

App Safari

...Apps AppSafari Top 25 Categories Store Giveaway Submit Help Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP Zoom User Reviews TweetShare An intriguing mix... Read More

'Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP' Coming to iPhone Thursday, Existing iPad Version Will Be Universal

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:51:58 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

Remember all the fuss in the various discussions both on our forums and in the comments thread of virtually every Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP [$4.99] regarding it being iPad only? It's totally understandable, especially considering the early previews were all on iPhones, but somewhere along the development the team switched gears to the iPad, which obviously resulted in the iPad game hitting the App Store first. Well, we just got word that all the iPhone version of the game will be launching this Thursday for $2.99. In addition, much like World of Goo [$2.99 / HD], the existing iPad app will be updated to be universal. And if all goes as planned with this week's release, the universal update and the new iPhone app will hit at the same time. I for one would really love it if this recent trend in making "HD" versions universal catches on like it Read More

The Portable Podcast, Episode 80

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:12:20 UTC +00:00

148 Apps

On this episode of The Portable Podcast, host Carter Dotson speaks to Superbrothers' Craig Adams about Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, and how the various elements and influences all came together to create the final product. Scythians may loathe rainbows, but they love podcasts. On This Episode: Carter speaks to Superbrothers’ Craig Adams to talk about Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP, how the concept for the game came around, the influences on the game, and how the game’s various elements and people came together. Warning: There are some mild spoilers in this podcast, nothing too major but if you want to go into the game completely clean, then beware. Who We Are: Music: How to Listen: Apps Mentioned in this Episode: $4.99 Released: 2011-03-24 :: Category: Games Read More

This Week at 148Apps: March 27 – April 4

Sun, 03 Apr 2011 16:26:26 UTC +00:00

148 Apps

This week, March 27 - April 4, Rovio Mobile announced 10 million downloads of its latest hit: Angry Birds Rio. Also, 148Apps sheds some light on its April Fool's Joke (don't worry - we're not changing direction!) The biggest news this week comes in the form of a statistic: 10 million. That’s the number of downloads Angry Birds Rio received only 10 days after its inception in App Stores across the world. “Likely the majority of these are free installs from the new Amazon Android App Store” writes 148Apps Founder Jeff Scott, “but that’s still an impressive feat.” The day before Rovio Mobile made the announcement, 148Apps own Derek Walter awarded the application 4 stars, noting “If you are eager to take on new challenges with your favorite birds, then dropping $0.99 on Angry Birds Rio is a no-brainer.” Read the full review here. $0.99 Released: 2011-03-22 :: Category: Games $2.99 Read More

Sword and Sworcery EP coming out April 5, iPhone version in a few weeks

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 02:00:00 UTC +00:00

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Sword & Sworcery is an unqualified hit for the iPad -- as I said when it released, we've been following this one for a while, and it's great to see such a solid indie effort recognized by critics and consumers alike. While the game is out for iPad, the property is far from over. A full LP based on the music of the game, written by musician Jim Guthrie, has been announced for release on April 5, next Tuesday. "The Ballad of the Space Babies" will be available as a vinyl record, or online as a digital download in iTunes or Bandcamp. There's also an iPhone version of the game on the way -- I talked to Nathan Vella of Capy about it, and he told me that work continues apace. The plan all along has been to release it around a month after the iPad release, and Capy is still Read More

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP for iPad Offers A Uniquely Beautiful Pixelated Adventure

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:33:37 UTC +00:00

IntoMobile

There comes a time when I discover a gem on the App Store that I absolutely cannot wait to write about. This is the case with Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP for the iPad as it’s such a unique game that I’m hoping it doesn’t fall under the radar. The more games like Sword & Sorcery EP there are on the App Store, the better and more memorable gaming experiences will be, thus giving mobile games more fuel to contend with dedicated handheld, console, and PC gaming rigs. Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery is an point-n-click adventure that has you playing as The Scythian who is hired to protected a small town. I won’t give away too much of the plot since it’ll ruin the adventure if you decide to partake in it, so I’ll continue on to why I think this game is worth your time and money. First, the game Read More

New and updated iPhone and iPad apps for Friday, March 25

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:29:16 UTC +00:00

The iPhone Blog

By Leanna Lofte, Friday, Mar 25, 2011 | Every day, TiPb gets flooded with announcements for new and updated iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps and games. So every day we pick just a few of the most interesting, the most notable, and simply the most awesome to share with you! XFINITY TV: Now you can play movies and TV shows anywhere and anytime on your iPad using a WiFi connection! [Free, with XFINITY TV or Comcast Digital Video service - iTunes link] yap.TV: See what millions of show fans on Twitter are saying about your favorite TV shows. Universal app for iPhone and iPad. [Free - iTunes link] Netwalk: In the game of Netwalk, you are a network administrator, and someone has scrambled your network. Your job is to rotate all the pieces so that every computer is connected to the server by cables and there are no lose ends Read More

New iPhone and iPad Apps in the App Store This Week…

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:30:46 UTC +00:00

iPhoneFreak

Browsing the App Store this weekend? If so, here are fifteen applications released recently. Enjoy! Google’s location app finally gets an update and now includes check-ins and improved performance for background running. Free. Improve your golf game with the help of Tiger Woods’ new iPhone app, with side-by-side swing comparison, analysis, helpful videos and a lot more. $9.99/£5.99. A highly anticipated game which is as much audio and video experience as it is video game. $4.99/£2.99. An online version of the classic Battleships game, with a pirate theme. An in-app purchase is required to play the full game. Free. A word search game with definitions of all words included, plus 23 different categories with thousands of words to find. $1.99/£1.19. Take a picture with your iPhone’s camera and add your own notes right on to it. Then share it via Facebook, Twitter or email. $1.99/£1.19. The latest set of pinball tables Read More

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP for iPad is out on the App Store

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:03:26 UTC +00:00

iSource

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP is out, ladies and gentlemen. After months and months of awesome, pixelated screenshots and kickass trailers, this $4.99 “exploratory action adventure with an emphasis on audiovisual style” is available for purchase on the App Store. I’ve read a few reviews (like this one from TouchArcade, and this excellent write-up on Eurogamer) that have left me with the impression that S&S EP is really more of a gorgeous experience, than a great game. That’s probably still enough to get me to try it, but it is a little disappointing to hear that the awesome audiovisual style feels more cosmetic instead of something that’s really woven right into the core of the game. I was also surprised to discover that S&S EP is an iPad-only app. That’s actually not all that surprising now that I think about it, but for the last few months I was under the Read More

Sword & Sworcery EP Proves Innovation Still Wins for iOS Apps

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:27:08 UTC +00:00

TheAppleBlog

S&S EP ($4.99) is a game designed exclusively for iOS devices, available now on the iPad, and in April on the iPhone and iPod touch. It’s getting a fair amount of early critical praise from gaming outlets, owing mostly to its original visual style and unique take on storytelling, which consists of in-game, tweet-length narrative snippets like those in the screenshot above. The graphics, created by design studio Superbrothers, are all retro 8-bit in a muted palette, but still manage to beautifully convey character, personality and real vibrancy thanks to clever use of animation effects and amazing composition. I may be gushing, but zoom out and take in the scenery on any given S&S EP screen and you’ll see what I’m talking about. The game also provides an impressive, immersive sound experience thanks to an original score by Toronto-based musician Jim Guthrie and voice-acting by Robert Ashley. It’s a title that’s Read More

TUAW's Daily App: Superbrothers' Sword and Sworcery EP

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:00:00 UTC +00:00

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

We've been following Sword & Sworcery for a while, with previews at last year's GDC and then again at Indiecade last fall. The app itself is now finally available for your iPad, and the post-release hype is off the charts. The gaming press loves this one, and last night, Twitter was full of the "#sworcery" hashtag as players got into the game and tweeted directly from it. As I said in our previews, the title is more of an experience than a game. It's got musical elements, lots of action and exploration, and a superbly crafted feeling thanks to the art and music of Craig "Superbrothers" Adams, and Capy's own incredible game design talent. There's only one mode, no Game Center integration, and some of the game's mysteries might leave more casual players perplexed, but honestly, none of that matters. This is a must-see experience on the iPad or the iPad Read More

[iPad-Game] Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:06:20 UTC +00:00

iPhoneBlog.de

Abgedreht. Es ist 23:51 Uhr. Mittwoch-Mitternacht. Ich habe gerade das erste Kapital der bereits lange angekündigten Superbrothers-Produktion “Sword & Sworcery EP” absolviert. Die Kanadier schickten den Promocode gegen 23 Uhr. Jetzt stehen bereits 17-Prozent auf meiner Spielzeituhr, die ich seit zirka 35 Minuten befülle. Wenn diese Zeilen veröffentlicht werden, ist der derzeitigen iPad-Exklusivtitel bereits im App Store erhältlich. Und ich rate euch, kauft ihn! Okay. Ich verweise meine erste Begeisterung in Grenzen. Das Pixel-Abenteuer mit Rollenspiel- und Geschicklichkeits-Einschlag ist alles andere als massentauglich. Aber genau das macht es so sympathisch. Schon jetzt steht für mich fest, dass man diesen Touch-Titel nur schweren Herzens bei Tageslicht während einer hektischen U-Bahnfahrt spielen kann. Das wäre fürwahr Kultur-Raubbau. Dämmerstimmung, ein ausklingender Tag und volle Konzentration voraus sind die besten Bedingungen sich rundum auf S:S&S EP einzulassen. Im Moment zweifele ich sehr an der Bezeichnung ‘Game’, die sich unter anderem in dieser Artikel-Überschrift wiederfindet. Es Read More

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Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP

$4.99