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This is a continuation of this previous thread. Since it was getting very close to the 5,000 thread mark, I figured it was time for a reset.

Post any deals you find, recommendations, requests for deals, etc. Please keep things as civil as possible. There's no such thing as a bad deal post and reviews are opinions.


Games in the App store are constantly going on sale. While I originally posted games and prices in this post, it's become almost impossible to keep up with it all. Feel free to post in this topic on good deals and games you enjoy. Developers are also encouraged to join in, especially if they are running promos or sales.

If you want to check out a particular game, try the following review sites, or ask in here so fellow CAG's can assist you.

Price Drop Sites

• 148 Apps
• App Shopper iOS / App Shopper Mac
• Free App Alert
• Touch Arcade
• Free App A Day

App & Game Review Sites

• IGN Wireless
• MacLife iPad
• MacLife iPod/iPhone
• Slide to Play
• Touch Arcade
• Touch Gen
• TUAW Games

Free App offers from Developers
• Get a free copy of the Number Fill app for iOS by sending an email to [email protected] with subject "iOSApp:" (while supplies last).

YouTube Video Reviews

• iPad Game Reviews
• iPhone\iPod Touch Game Reviews

Apple Game Center
Apple Game Center allows you to keep a friends list, track your in game achievements, and compare with your friends. Many games are starting to support this. Currently this only runs on iPod & iPhone, but an update will be coming soon that enables this for iPad users.

Make sure to checkout the official CAG Game Center Exchange Thread. You can post your game center name and see the names of your favorite CAG'rs. You can also exchange OpenFeint & Plus+ names there.

ITUNES GIFT CARD SALES
Gamestop: 6/8 to 6/14, $25 iTunes gift card for $20

Important Notes:

1. Make sure to check for periodic updates either in iTunes or on your iOS devices. For each release of new firmware, there's usually a bunch of games updated right afterward.

2. Some applications also go on sale by their authors when they reach 1 million download and similar milestones.

3. Apps often have specials the day before, during, and after holidays, regardless if said game/app is related to the holiday.

4. Newly released apps will often have a % or dollar amount off for a limited period of time to gain a large following quicker. While browsing the app store you can go to a particular type or genre and order according to release date. This can make finding new app discounts faster.

5. Make sure to backup your purchases in iTunes to CD/DVD for safe keeping. You can do this by clicking File-->Library-->Backup to Disc. Then choose all purchases, applications only, and full or incremental backup. How often is up to you, but I do this monthly, or more often if I buy a lot of apps.

6. Apps can be re-downloaded without incurring an extra charge if you previously purchased it. This is good if you have a crash and forget to backup your purchases. I don't know if this is a permanent feature so backing up regularly is still important.

7. I strongly advise not to buy iTunes Gift Cards by 3rd parties unless you know they can be trusted. Retail stores, receiving cards as gifts, etc are the best ways. There are many credit card scams, stolen cards, hacked cards going around, especially on Ebay.

8. If you are the victim of a iTunes Card scam or get your account locked due to one not all hope is lost. Apple has been fairly lenient on these issues. Call Apple directly at 1-800-MY-APPLE or check the iTunes Store support page. Also going to your local Apple Store to discuss it can help. The account locking is an automated process and can be reversed. This can take time so be cautious if you use gift cards from 3rd party sources.

9. If you somehow break your iOS device, you have some options. If you bought the Applecare warranty it should be covered for most items. If your Applecare ran out or you don't have one, try using one of the repair guides on iFixit to repair it yourself. Apple Stores have been known to give discounts if you bring in a iOS device that they will not fix since it's not in warranty. This discount however is very small.

10. Using a screen protector can extend the life of your device. Most stores carry these, but they can be hard to install. The best I have personally used are made by a company called Power Support. They have both clear and anti-glare protectors. They are easier to install because the protector is a firm yet thin piece of plastic. Two come in a pack, average price I've seen is $20. Griffin Technologies and Zagg are also very good.

11. Universal Apps have a small plus sign in the upper left corner next to their price. They can be played natively on both the iPad and iPod/iPhone. iPhone games that are not universal can still be played on the iPad with a lower resolution. Non universal iPad games cannot be played on the iPhone.


Recommended Games by Genre
Feel free to add games, genres or move titles as needed. This list is to give CAGs a chance to catch up on missed high-quality games and to get new users started on "can't miss" titles to download for their new idevice. Underlined titles are universal (ipad and iphone/ipod touch). Italic are iPad only.

Casual - Tiny Wings, Angry Birds, Doodle Jump, Fruit Ninja, Cut the Rope. World of Goo, Osmos, Bird Strike - GOLD EDITION, Parachute Ninja, Pilot Winds, Depict, Flight Control, Time Geeks: Find All!, Bird Zapper!, Tapper World Tour, Amazing Breaker
Shooter - Tilt to Live, Galaxy on Fire 2, Espgaluda II, Dodonpachi Resurrection, Space Miner: Space Ore Bust, Radiant, Warblade, MetalStorm: Online, Minotron 2112
F/TPS/Action - Shadowgun, N.O.V.A., N.O.V.A. 2, Infinity Blade, Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus, Dead Space, Shadow Guardian
Dual-Stick Shooter - Age of Zombies, Minigore, Solomon's Keep, Solomon's Boneyard
Action/Arcade - Jet Ball, Super Mega Worm, Zombie Highway, Pac-Man Championship Edition, Plunderland
Adventure - Super Brothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, Broken Sword: Director's Cut, Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror Remastered, The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, Monkey Island 2 Special Edition, Sam & Max Episode 1, Scarlett and the Spark of Life, Back to the Future Ep 1 HD, Back to the Future Ep 2 HD
Platformer - League of Evil, Mirror's Edge, Kami Retro, Pix'n Love Rush, Soosiz, Fastar!, Frogatto, Rolando, Rolando 2, Creepy Caverns, :Shift:, Robot Wants Kitty, Perfect Cell, Beyond Ynth, Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor, Hoggy, Edge
Endless Runner - Hook Champ, Super QuickHook, Hook Worlds, Monster Dash, Solipskier, Robot Unicorn Attack, Inspector Gadget's MAD Dash, Run Like Hell! Deluxe
Tower Defense - Plants vs. Zombies, Holy Moly Dragons, Defender Chronicles, iBomber Defense, The Creeps!, Geodefense, Geodefense Swarm, Epic War TD, Sentinel Mars Defense, Sentinel Earth Defense, Sentinel Homeworld, Guns'n'Glory, TowerMadness
 RPG - Zenonia, Zenonia 2, Zenonia 3, Battleheart, Dungeon Hunter I & II, Across Age, Chaos Rings, Sacred Odyssey, Eternal Legacy, Secret of Mana (yes, that Secret of Mana :D), 100 Rogues
Puzzle - Azkend, Sparkle, Bejeweled 2, Dungeon Raid, Drop7, Puzzle Agent, Trainyard, Puzzle Quest 2, Crosslogic, bitFLIP, Love Battle Princess, Heroes of Kalevala, Antrim Escape 1/2
Card/Dice - Sword & Poker 1 & 2, World Series of Poker Hold'em Legend
Sim - Game Dev Story, Hot Springs Story, Sims: Ambitions
Strategy - Civilization Revolution, Trenches, Crystal War, Legendary Wars
Sports - NBA Jam, Backbreaker Football, Backbreaker 2, Flick Kick Field Goal
Fighting - Street Fighter IV, King of Fighters-i002
Racing - Asphalt 6, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Need for Speed: Shift, Real Racing 2, Reckless Racing, Disc Drivin', Jet Car Stunts, Death Rally, Tires of Fury
Time Management - My Kingdom for the Princess 1 & 2, Hotel Mogul, Airport Mania, Roads of Rome HD
Board Games -Small World, Carcassonne, Catan, Words With Friends, Reiner Knizia's Samurai, Neuroshima Hex
Trivia - MovieCat, You Don't Know Jack
Hidden Object - Little Things, Pictureka
Non-Game Essentials - Appshopper, Atomic Web Browser, Stanza, CloudReaders, Flipbook, TuneIn Radio Pro, Dropbox, Air Video+, Evernote, Video Stream, mBox Mail, Genius Scan, Urban Spoon, Documents To Go Premium
 
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I'm in for Angry Birds HD at $1.99. I got kind of burnt out on Angry Birds, but maybe it will be fun again. Maybe a mistake, but figured I'd give it a shot.
 
Defense of Fortune: The Savior has just dropped to FREE.
"The goal is defending castles with request of every lord of castles in the world.
You have to defeat all of the enemies before tearing the castles down.
Save all of the castles from enemies and upgrade units and facilities with money which gained by defeating enemies.
Ultimately, eliminate the conspiracy of Ancient Dragon which is a mother of evil."

The shmup Cosmic Birds has also dropped to FREE for the first time.
"From Sketch City Downtown to Doodle Sea, Hazardous Space to Alien’s Nest, Cosmic Birds brings you the very best arcade style shooter game experience. As the world’s finest Fighter Jets united together to fight off the invasion alien forces, it is up to you to pick your very own favorite Jets from world’s six power nations and 10 most elite Fighter Jets to do your part. With over a dozen unique power attack skill packages to choose from, the only things that stand between you and Earth victory are the massive alien forces and some really nasty bosses."
 
[quote name='j0dy77']Where is FF Tactics and how overpriced will it be? :)[/QUOTE]The never ending "later this year" release date! How overpriced always depends on the view. I bet it launches at $17.99.
 
The last photo we got from them indicated July 2x so hopefully tomorrow and $20 or less and I'm in, but $13.99 or $17.99 is prob more likely. A 1st week/day sale would surprise the hell out of me. Hopefully they put some titles on sale as well

Thanks Dimms! The x of Firtune games have served me well so far and Cosmic Birds looks like it may be fun
 
Not necessarily the right topic, but this may help some people here too. I bought a ton of $25 itunes cards awhile back and iv now decided I dont want as many as I have. All in all I have about $75-$100 worth of cards im looking to sell off. If anyone is interested send me an offer. Naturally im not looking to get $25 for a $25 card and will knock some off, as I said just shoot me an offer.
 
[quote name='j0dy77']Where is FF Tactics and how overpriced will it be? :)[/QUOTE]

It should be somewhere around $9.99~$19.99.
 
[quote name='Azuvidexus']It should be somewhere around $9.99~$19.99.[/QUOTE]

If it's as low as $9.99 I'll eat my iPad. No way it's that's low until the next S-E game comes out.
 
[quote name='keithp']If it's as low as $9.99 I'll eat my iPad. No way it's that's low until the next S-E game comes out.[/QUOTE]


It's $9.99 at retail for psp isn't it? $9.99 seems a likely price point imo.
 
[quote name='doodofdoods']It's $9.99 at retail for psp isn't it? $9.99 seems a likely price point imo.[/QUOTE]

Yeah but everyone that has a PSP and wants it probably already has bought it. They know there's a ton of people that want it on iOS so I bet it won't be that cheap, at least not to start with.
 
It's hard to say what FFT will come out at -- definitely high, but IIRC they're also releasing an iPad version fairly soon, so they do need to leave some overhead. I'll wager around $14.99 for iPhone, $17.99 for iPad.

This does give me hope that ff3 will go on sale as well! I might snag it along with FFT if it's a good sale.
 
Supersonic HD is the new main FAAD game.
"Supersonic HD is an adrenaline-charged, music-driven 3D ride game. Blaze through radiant neon racing circuits at ever faster speeds, accompanied by electronic beats from Finnish artist collective Kitkaliitto. The ultimate challenge comes in the 30-second Blitz mode with speed boosts, time extends and other special collectibles."

Amazing Machine is the latest OpenFeint FGOTD.
"The mad scientist has created a series of machines to destroy the world. There is only one thing that can stop his planned reign of terror, the Plasmatron Sphere. The Plasmatron Sphere is capable of destroying his machines and putting a stop to his evil plans.
However, he isn't going to let his evil plans go down the drain easily. He has devised a series of devilishly complicted traps to prevent the Plasmatron Sphere from reaching the machines and destroying them.
Your goal? Use your tools to guide the Plasmatron Sphere into the mad scientists machines to destroy them."

Penguin Links Pro v2 is the current feature on Great App a Day.
"It’s a different world. A snowy, icy world. A world with penguins!
The second generation of Penguin Links (localized in English, Simplified/Traditional Chinese and Japanese) has pushed the fun to a whole new level. Packed with 8 grades, 48 levels and 500+ games, it has plenty of challenges waiting for you. You can also play heads up games with your family and friends, which is great for party, family room, or even between classes.
While the game is full of challenges, it is very easy to start. You will grow your skills from a kindergartner all the way to an endless researcher! And it’s never short of fun along the journey."
 
I think I'll pass for now on FFT whenever it does come out. I'm following a lagging behind strategy with SE games on iOS, simply because every time they port a new one, the old ones get a good chunk of change chopped off of their prices. FFIII for around 7-8 bucks would be pretty sweet for a portable version of the game if you ask me.
 
Is there any differences between the PSP version? I still have the UMD version, but I never finished it because of the lag. I don't regret buying it day 1 because the box art is just so sweet.
 
[quote name='Mr.']Is there any differences between the PSP version? I still have the UMD version, but I never finished it because of the lag. I don't regret buying it day 1 because the box art is just so sweet.[/QUOTE]

The iOS version has no multiplayer like the PSP version, and they posted on their Facebook that the lag problems had been addressed.
 
iKungFu Master is the main FAAD game right now.
"NOW GET the GAME w/ OVER 1.8 MILLION DOWNLOADS! UPGRADE your SKILLS and ANNIHILATE BOSSES, KUNGFU MASTER!
★★★★★
your BELOVED is being HELD for RANSOM and ONLY YOU can SAVE HER.
JOURNEY to the UNDERWORLD and FIGHT through SEAS of MINDLESS THUGS.
NOW is the MOMENT OF RECKONING… a LIFE-AND-DEATH BATTLE awaits…
IT'S TIME to GET EVEN…"

Doodle Plane is the new OpenFeint FGOTD.
"HAVE YOU EVER DREAMT OF FLYING A PLANE !! Well your Dream is going to be true now because we bring to you "DOODLE PLANE" where you are the pilot of your plane flying across the new york city,jurrasic age,space,egypt and many more stretches of land and air.
The controls are simple as well as tricky because there is one touch for height and the other for speed and you have to manage both to achieve success,so just fly through without crashing into any obstacles and land your plane correctly on the landing strip to go to the next world of adventure .Dont forget to save the passengers in the way and saving 3 passengers in every level of a world will give you a chance to play the bonus level of that world."

Kung Fu Master! is the featured title on Free App Calendar.
"Zombies and Pandas and Kung Fu! Face against zombies and pandas in this highly addictive Kung Fu Master game!
The zombies and pandas are up to no good stealing all of the Kung Fu Master’s gold and gems. Show them who’s boss by mastering the bamboo poles and gathering all your gold and gems back. Be careful though! They are not too far behind!"
 
[quote name='Michael Scott']It released at this price, went up for a day and now it's back down. That's pretty odd. Any CAG opinions on this one? What does it compare to?[/QUOTE]


I've been enjoying it quite a bit. Plays exactly the same as the pc version released a few years ago, but with touch controls and very good touch controls so far. If you enjoyed the pc version, this is a good purchase.
 
[quote name='Don illmatix']Tekken Bowl is free for Today Only[/QUOTE]

Still seems to be free. From what I can tell, there's only 3 characters and only a couple of modes, which makes me wonder if this just a lite version for now, and a paid version will be out sometime later.
 
Best PDF Reader (iPad only) has had a myriad of price changes but it's never been FREE . . . until now.
"Fast Read PDF documents, magazines and books. Best PDF Reader is really the Best solution for reading large PDF files.
Highlighting and bookmarks your favorite passages also available. Now you can navigate through links and table of contents, search phrases and copy & paste text."
 
SpongeBob Marbles and Slides has dropped to 99 cents again:

http://appshopper.com/games/spongebob-marbles-slides

The iPad version has also dropped to $1.99, though it dropped 99 cents in the last sale:

http://appshopper.com/games/spongebob-marbles-slides-hd

There's also lite versions of both to try (and you can IAP new levels, but if you like it, the full version is a better deal now, obviously).

Not a game, but Inspire Pro - Paint, Draw and Sketch has dropped to 99 cents again, and it's good (though I'm not an artist, so I can't really judge it too well. However, it has a high score):

http://appshopper.com/entertainment/inspire-pro
 
[quote name='nightmare452']YES! Waiting always works! Thanks.[/QUOTE]

Let's just hope it's still free when I get home from work :)
 
I thought Tekken Bowl was ok, for being free. I've been wanting to get a good bowling app but didn't want to pay a lot for a really good one. This is really barebones and more akin to an old PSone golf game with the spin and power meter, but it scratched the itch I had.

Don't remember which Tekken it was in. I remember 2 had volleyball, but whatever the one that had Tekken Bowl in it, I never played. So now I was able to do that.
 
[quote name='Dimsdale']Best PDF Reader (iPad only) has had a myriad of price changes but it's never been FREE . . . until now.
"Fast Read PDF documents, magazines and books. Best PDF Reader is really the Best solution for reading large PDF files.
Highlighting and bookmarks your favorite passages also available. Now you can navigate through links and table of contents, search phrases and copy & paste text."[/QUOTE]

Weird. Comes up 9.99 for me...
 
[quote name='lunasicc']Weird. Comes up 9.99 for me...[/QUOTE]
It was free for a while (I grabbed it) but now it's showing $9.99.
 
[quote name='Princess Zelda']Robokill is free it's a twin-stick shooter. Decent reviews.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/robokill/id408858081?mt=8#[/QUOTE]

Robokill is well worth the download.

Also, Army of Frogs HD is the new release from the guys who made Neuroshima Hex. It looks like a fun board game adaptation and the devs are using it to test online play for Neuroshima Hex (which would be awesome). I have yet to try this game, but will be picking it up tonight at the $2.99 price.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/army-of-frogs-hd/id449111716?mt=8
 
[quote name='EYEL1NER']I thought Tekken Bowl was ok, for being free. I've been wanting to get a good bowling app but didn't want to pay a lot for a really good one. This is really barebones and more akin to an old PSone golf game with the spin and power meter, but it scratched the itch I had.

Don't remember which Tekken it was in. I remember 2 had volleyball, but whatever the one that had Tekken Bowl in it, I never played. So now I was able to do that.[/QUOTE]

If you're looking for a free bowling game, I recommend 10 Pin Shuffle HD Lite. It's bowling but with a puck and the Lite version is very fun.
 
[quote name='Michael Scott']It released at this price, went up for a day and now it's back down. That's pretty odd. Any CAG opinions on this one? What does it compare to?[/QUOTE]

I have the psp version so I don't know how closely they compare but it think it's pretty much the same game. I had a lot of fun with it. It's a very simple game and perfect for short gaming sessions. If you're at all interested in it, i don't see how you wouldn't enjoy it.
 
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