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One Cave Shump is very much like another. The touch controls are huge game changers so they don't feel like their console counterparts.

Deathsmiles is quite good but the Iphone original mode is some sort of ridiculous stat-based grind. It's got an original story and the Bad End on Normal difficulty (Which you have to grind up and beat Easy to get to, then grind up and beat Normal to get.) there is so ridiculous I couldn't help but crack up* but you're just going to really want to stick to the Arcade mode.

Originally Posted by RollingSkull Deathsmiles is quite good but the Iphone original mode is some sort of ridiculous stat-based grind. It's got an original story and the Bad End on Normal difficulty (Which you have to grind up and beat Easy to get to, then grind up and beat Normal to get.) there is so ridiculous I couldn't help but crack up* but you're just going to really want to stick to the Arcade mode.

Another note on Deathsmiles, if you are playing it on an iPad and are jailbroken, I highly suggest downloading RetinaPad from Cydia. I recommend it for all iPhone apps on iPad, but it definitely noticeably improves Deathsmiles.

Originally Posted by RollingSkull One Cave Shump is very much like another. The touch controls are huge game changers so they don't feel like their console counterparts.

I'm taking this as a Bug Princess endorsement because it's not too pricy and universal.

Not sure if it's any good but EnbornX dropped to free for the first time with iCade support.
http://appshopper.com/games/enbornx

We are in the "App Freeze" now so I don't think any more price drops are coming for the next couple of days... but if you still want iTunes gift card for cheap... 20% off them all at Best Buy today (Saturday Dec 22) only http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpa...egories&ks=960

Thanks for the hot tip on iTunes cards at Von's. 6 $10 cards for $36. Awesome!
Of course, I already bought more apps than I should have, thanks to holiday price drops...

Originally Posted by BeggarSo Not a game, but DM1 - The Drum Machine for iPad and iPhone have dropped to Free. I also found iosmusician.com, which has an AppShopper-like list of price drops for music apps. There are quite a few good sales right now.

This is showing the regular price for me.

Originally Posted by CrossFireXT17 We are in the "App Freeze" now so I don't think any more price drops are coming for the next couple of days... but if you still want iTunes gift card for cheap... 20% off them all at Best Buy today (Saturday Dec 22) only http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpa...egories&ks=960

Thanks for the heads up...no Von's near me.

Originally Posted by outphase Some games such as Infinity Blade II or Bastion use iCloud to store your saves. You could also manually backup your game saves using something iFunbox if you take the time to learn what you're doing.

Cool looks like I'll be looking into iFunbox. Thanks for the tip. Frustrating that you the phone can't separate app data (saves) from the app and keep the data when uninstalling, but as long as there's a workaround I'm a happy camper

Originally Posted by Shimrra ID Name: Shimrra Hero Academy - FREE https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hero...488156323?mt=8

Originally Posted by Graff^ IAPs are quite worth it. The different factions, while quite well balanced, are all very different and being able to play as all of them makes the game a ton more fun. The game is so polished and well-supported that I've easily justified the purchases at full price. At 99 cents a faction it's pretty much a must-buy.

Originally Posted by Namerson The in-app stuff is cross platform as well I'm guessing. So if I was planning on buying most of the stuff would the deluxe bundle on Steam be a good deal? http://store.steampowered.com/sub/18106/ I'm assuming I get the "Includes the Council and TF2 teams, 17 Council avatars, 18 TF2 avatars, and a Council hat for Team Fortress 2 players!" as well

After reading your conversation on Hero Academy and checking out the steam deal on it, I decided to take a leap of faith, and I'm glad I did. Very good game, I really enjoy the extra challenges to play while waiting for other players.

Feel free to send me a game invite: Echoman83

Crazy Taxi $1.99

Originally Posted by zeb06 Thanks for the heads up...no Von's near me.

This works at any store under the Safeway umbrella:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safeway_Inc.#Chains
and
http://slickdeals.net/f/5709296-60-i...ff-safeway-B-M

Great deal!

Originally Posted by oxidative This works at any store under the Safeway umbrella: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safeway_Inc.#Chains and http://slickdeals.net/f/5709296-60-i...ff-safeway-B-M Great deal!

Yeah, no stores at all in the southeast part of the country...oh well, picked up a $30 pack at BB for $24.

Originally Posted by Echotech83 After reading your conversation on Hero Academy and checking out the steam deal on it, I decided to take a leap of faith, and I'm glad I did. Very good game, I really enjoy the extra challenges to play while waiting for other players. Feel free to send me a game invite: Echoman83

I just purchased this myself on steam to play on my ipad. Definitely addicting. I already put in a few hours. Definitely a game I can play when my GF is giving me the evil eye while at the PC. I can take the ipad and enjoy it on the couch next to her. lol.

Originally Posted by cleaver I'm taking this as a Bug Princess endorsement because it's not too pricy and universal.

For what it's worth, the first Dodonpachi (Not Blissful Death or Maximum.) is probably one of the better buys because it has a fantastic Iphone exclusive mode (A dual-sided score meter where you graze bullets to build up a combo and then blast crap to cash in and UNLEASH THE FURY.). Bug Princess 1 is old by Cave standards but got released after they finally punted these crappy Iphone modes. It's a newer "product," an older game, after they finally figured out a way forward on all this overlay main menu crap.

It should still be great and a great way to get into the series though it's actually backlogged for me. The only score mechanic there is to just change shot types when the score color changes so it's a good focus on shooting without the wacky three-tier scoring of EG2 or the awful chaining crap of the DDPs.

Note that the difficulties actually I think hide the original arcade difficulty at the next to highest or highest difficulty so if you want to slide your finger through the tightest patterns you should ask for a rougher flavor than just Normal.

Worth noting: DDP Maximum is smartphpne exclusive and built around one level at a time gameplay which makes it better for bite-sized plays. There is no saving in the other shumps outside of app task switching and that's always a crap shoot as to when the Iphone will zap the saved app.

Anyone know the lowest price fft:war of the lions has gone for?

Originally Posted by Dogmeat26 I just purchased this myself on steam to play on my ipad. Definitely addicting. I already put in a few hours. Definitely a game I can play when my GF is giving me the evil eye while at the PC. I can take the ipad and enjoy it on the couch next to her. lol.

Haha! I know where your coming from, I play it on my iPad for the same reason.

Originally Posted by redmangoose Anyone know the lowest price fft:war of the lions has gone for?

From appshopper these are the lowest theyve ever been...I remember debating on he iPhone version for 11.99 last Christmas but I never bit, this year it's 7.99 and 8.99 on iPad (looks like the first time its had a discount for iPad). If it was universal I'd buy it but I'm going to pass unless they magically make it universal or $5 or less.

Wordament is free from Microsoft and is the first iOS game that can give you Xbox Live achievement points.

Got a free mass effect infiltrator code. I already have the game if anyone wants to trade for a Starbucks sonic or Charlie browns Christmas code. Thanks.

Ea daily spins.