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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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[quote name='JJSP']Anyone tried HECTOR? I'm tempted, but they're 500+MB each and I'm hesitant to blind buy a game that takes up that much space.[/QUOTE]
I LOVE the Hector adventures. I snagged the first one when it was originally offered up for .99 and I was immediately hooked. I was really sad to see it end, so I bought the second episode when it dropped to $2.99. I'm actually still playing number 2, but I went ahead and picked up the final episode since it's also on sale for .99 right now. I would purchase at least the first one if you're at all interested in them. It was a blind buy for me and I don't hesitate for a moment to recommend Hector to others. I only keep one episode loaded at a time since I have so many other resource-hogging games on my phone at any given time, but it's definitely worth the space. Speaking of which, I think I'll play a little Hector right now since I'm stuck at the in-laws for the next couple of days and I could use another pleasant diversion right about now.
 
[quote name='blandstalker']Ooh, Async Corp went free. Quirky puzzle game that I wanted to try, but was willing to wait till it went free. Now it is.[/QUOTE]

I LOVE this game so much. I can't recommend it enough. It's so polished and perfect.
 
Async Corp was on my wishlist for some time. Ecstatic to get it free.
Funny thing is, for about 5 minutes I had NO idea how to play it. But the uber-quick tutorial made it stupidly clear.
Played it a ton while in line at Best Buy last night/this morning to pick up the 32GB iPad 2 I got with the trade-in credit from about 115 console games.
 
Shantae for a dollar sounds like a great deal, though I'm not sure if I should make the deal since a few people say the IOS version is inferior to the DSiWare release.
 
[quote name='Devulture']Shantae for a dollar sounds like a great deal, though I'm not sure if I should make the deal since a few people say the IOS version is inferior to the DSiWare release.[/QUOTE]

DSi version will probably always be better due to physical button controls, but 99 cents is a lot better than 12 bucks.
 
Don't remember if I saw it here, but thanks for posting the Walgreens deal on itunes cards. Was able to get two packs. This worked out better for me than the BB deal
 
[quote name='rbarba4']Don't remember if I saw it here, but thanks for posting the Walgreens deal on itunes cards. Was able to get two packs. This worked out better for me than the BB deal[/QUOTE]

So what was the deal?

Fred Meyer had $25 for the $30 multipacks. Not great but you can at least split them if you are giving them as gifts.
 
So what was the deal?

Fred Meyer had $25 for the $30 multipacks. Not great but you can at least split them if you are giving them as gifts.
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buy 3 $10 itunes cards get $10 walgreens card free. still going on.
 
[quote name='Shadowless']Is it 99 cents for the DSiWare release?[/QUOTE]

LOL what do you think? A sale on a Nintendo online service?
 
Really late notice, but thinkgeek.com has the iCade for sale today only (not sure when the sale officially ends time-wise) for $60 down from $100 normally. Shipping was $10 economy for me, and during checkout I got an immediate use $5 code for signing up for their mailing list.
 
I always wondered the same thing envelopes.

[quote name='envelopes']I don't remember seeing it here, but the 7th guest: infection has dropped to 99cents from 2.99. It's been 99cents quite a few times.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-7th-guest-infection/id416849801?mt=8

ps who decided that we shouldn't have a "cent" symbol on our keyboards? I used to have it on my typewriter... someone decided to remove it from the language, I guess. Unfortunate.[/QUOTE]
 
The Great Jitters: Pudding Panic, in regular and HD (iPad-only) flavors, has dropped to FREE for the first time.
"An anxious pudding is trapped in a haunted house! Puzzle the pudding’s way to the exit and unravel tricky labyrinths. But beware! Scary monsters are waiting in the dark! Your only chance of survival is to scare the monsters back before the pudding quivers, shivers and faints from fear. Fight evil witches, rattling skeletons and rusty knights with an arsenal of crazy weapons! Collect coins to reload your weapons and valerian for your nerves! Are you clever and skilled enough to escape the labyrinth and to defeat the final enemies?
Test your courage in 48 suspenseful levels and dive into four beautiful 3D worlds! Many variations in gameplay and lots of creepy challenges will make your pulse rise and your adrenalin flow: Solve puzzles, play against the clock, escape the monsters and win treacherous races! A crazy game for players of any level, but only those with strong nerves!"

Sea Stars is the new main FAAD game.
"One touch controls are all you need to guide the incredible Sea Stars through a sea full of coins and underwater dangers. Dive deep to pick up speed and leap from the water to somersault and avoid the angry jellies and rocket crabs along your path.
HIGHLIGHTS
★ Swim as far as you can to explore this colorful world and complete the fun missions
★ Explore an underwater world full of desert islands, sunken cities and treasure-laden shipwrecks.
★ Find exciting free prizes inside clam shells or spend your hard earned coins in the store to buy power-ups or more Sea Stars characters."
 
[quote name='Stimes']
Also Dungeons & Such is on sale for $.99 (iPhone)
Great indie rpg game, there is a YouTube link and a Lite version in this link if you want to check it out first but it's totally worth a buck.
http://appshopper.com/games/dungeons-such[/QUOTE]

I bought this last time it was on sale, and I can't recommend it enough! It's a great first-person RPG, and totally, totally worth a dollar.
 
Ok I'm trying to get Shantae unlocked but when I press the buy it now button it says making purchase and it keeps saying that for over five minutes and i pressed the back button but it never showed the price. So did I purchase the game and or how does this work?
 
[quote name='ryosnk']Ok I'm trying to get Shantae unlocked but when I press the buy it now button it says making purchase and it keeps saying that for over five minutes and i pressed the back button but it never showed the price. So did I purchase the game and or how does this work?[/QUOTE]

It did that to me the first time I tried to buy it but no you haven't purchased the game until a pop-up for the in-app purchase of $.99, then you have to type in your password and it will say purchase successful. I had to close down the app all the way by double clicking the home button to get it to work, also make sure your settings allow in-app purchases.
 
Clay Shooter Mania Reloaded is the new OpenFeint FGOTD.
"With iPhone4 or iPod Touch 4G, Clay Shooter Mania introduce a whole new gaming experience with precise movement control using gyroscope which converts your device to a magic window that look into a 3D virtual world around you. So far most of the game uses the conventional "touch and move" method to maneuver the view, but with Clay Shooter Mania this completely changes as it uses gyroscope to maneuver the view with precise accuracy and the gameplay with such control fits extremely well in this game."

Introduced just last week, the LeftOvers is already available for FREE.
"The LeftOvers is a quick and quirky online multiplayer strategy game, set in a world without adults. Kids, banded into factions, battle for control of the world, one schoolyard and cul-de-sac at a time!
At lunchtime on a Tuesday like any other, every grownup on Earth suddenly and mysteriously vanished! Now, known as the LeftOvers, kids are free to rebuild the world without the tyranny of adult supervision! The only problem? All those other LeftOvers!
Bound by ideology and dress code, factions of LeftOvers await your leadership! They’ll praise, honor, and do your bidding while you command them to victory (or doom)!"
 
[quote name='Stimes']It did that to me the first time I tried to buy it but no you haven't purchased the game until a pop-up for the in-app purchase of $.99, then you have to type in your password and it will say purchase successful. I had to close down the app all the way by double clicking the home button to get it to work, also make sure your settings allow in-app purchases.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the info.
 
Haven't read any mention about Bard's Tale (original Xbox game) being released for iPad 2 this week, at least according to Pocket Gamer. If so, I am Day One!
 
Just ordered a Macbook Air (my first Mac) over the weekend, so question about the Mac app store... Is there any way to buy items from the Mac app store when I'm not on a Mac? I'm seeing some deals listed on App Shopper that I'd like to grab, but I won't actually have my computer until sometime later this week (by which point, they'll probably be over). I hate to miss them (dammit Apple, ship faster! :lol:), but I don't see any way to buy them right off...
 
It might be late, but most places had them for 10% off or a little more for Black Friday weekend. Best I have seen yet is a $40 gift card for the 8Gb (or was it 32gb) model.

edit: i meant to quote snowmint for the ipod touch.
 
[quote name='arcane93']Just ordered a Macbook Air (my first Mac) over the weekend, so question about the Mac app store... Is there any way to buy items from the Mac app store when I'm not on a Mac? I'm seeing some deals listed on App Shopper that I'd like to grab, but I won't actually have my computer until sometime later this week (by which point, they'll probably be over). I hate to miss them (dammit Apple, ship faster! :lol:), but I don't see any way to buy them right off...[/QUOTE]


I have not found a way to do so
 
I really want one for my gym exercises. Should I wait till its cheaper in a few weeks/days or am I SOL for now or maybe I should wait for the next model.
 
[quote name='snowmint']I really want one for my gym exercises. Should I wait till its cheaper in a few weeks/days or am I SOL for now or maybe I should wait for the next model.[/QUOTE]

I'm sure you will see another discount, likely in the form of a gift card before Christmas. However the models only come out once a year in September.
 
I just added 23 MadPad codes to the iTunes Code Sharing spreadsheet. I've got a ton of How To Cook Everything codes as well - I'll add them in a bit.

Once again, instructions to access the spreadsheet can be found in my signature.
 
[quote name='envelopes']Except this year... we didn't get any. :/[/QUOTE]

I thought they did, wasn't the internet chatter "look white color, I told you they upgraded the device".

I'm sure they upgraded it but nothing like the iPhone 4S got.
 
Whoa, there's no iPod equivalent to the iPhone 4S? I guess it's a good thing I didn't go buy one blindly. I was counting on a revision.
 
[quote name='storino03']No, the iPod touch didn't get updated this yar, spec wise. Only the color option had changed. Offering a white one.[/QUOTE]

Also, iOS5 dropped.
 
So what do you think? Should I wait until 5,000 posts and make a new thread or should I do it soon so that it lasts same thread thru the holidays/winter?
 
[quote name='snowmint']So anywhere I can get a cheap ipod touch?[/QUOTE]


Not sure how cheap you want to go, but I have current gen on ebay for $310 starting, buy it now for $350. It's a 64GB model, complete in retail box, still under warranty until late 2012. Screen protector installed, Griffin case, extra earbuds, Zagg Sparq 2.0 portable power unit. Link
 
Zombie Hoops is the new FAAD main game.
"Throw, toss, or fling a zombie to its demise in this game combining basketball, acrobatics, zombies in this paper-toss style games. Each level has new challenges to unlock."

Christmas B'uzz'le is the latest OpenFeint FGOTD.
"Christmas B’uzz’le is made from the top most dangerously addictive puzzle game in the world. With a new gameplay twist by adding super power-up items and more of a challenge, Christmas B’uzz’le is NOW stands out from all other games in the same genre and remains the BEST! With the Christmas theme, you absolutely can not miss picking it up!"
 
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