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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='Smaxor']Skip the Big Mac meal, support a developer on an emerging platform.[/QUOTE]

I like to support developers on all platforms.
 
I just installed Peggle on my iPad. I already bought the in app purchase of Nights previously on the IPod. It's asking me to buy again on the iPad. Will I get charged again if get that again?
 
[quote name='Rouzhokuu']I don't eat at McDonald's, thank you. I'd have to skip one Chipotle burrito. =P

Anyway, I'll bite. Looks like fun, and has damn near perfect ratings.[/QUOTE]


Hahahah, that reminded me a Southpark episode.
 
I'm looking through the Namco sales and I picked up Mishap HD for a buck and it's a great search and find game. I decided to give the free version for Isaac Newton's Gravity HD a whirl since the full game is also down to a buck and I couldn't even figure out puzzle two. So if you're a complete dummy like me maybe skip that one.
 
[quote name='crunchewy']Dead Space is good on the iPad, but tilting the iPad 90 degrees to shoot certain boxes seems needlessly awkward. Hopefully you only have to do that during down time.

Brick Breaker HD Glow Cosmos has gone free:

http://appshopper.com/games/brick-breaker-hd-glow-cosmos

Not sure if it's good, but I'm going to try it for free.[/QUOTE]

You can actually change the secondary fire in options, it becomes a button (of sorts) at the gun's base (like beneath reload).
 
[quote name='espy605']You can actually change the secondary fire in options, it becomes a button (of sorts) at the gun's base (like beneath reload).[/QUOTE]

Ah - thanks for the heads up on that.

Also I didn't see anyone mention that the League of Evil update is out! New Jungle levels and online leader boards, both OF and Game Center. Supposedly will be going up to $2.99, and is 0.99 now.b

http://appshopper.com/games/league-of-evil

The game is fantastic. There's a Lite version too.
 
[quote name='Rouzhokuu']I don't eat at McDonald's, thank you. I'd have to skip one Chipotle burrito. =P[/QUOTE]

Technically, you're still eating at McDonalds as they are the parent company of Chipotle. :)
 
[quote name='Captain Wrong']Technically, you're still eating at McDonalds as they are the parent company of Chipotle. :)[/QUOTE]

Actually, that's not true. McDonald's no longer owns any part of Chipotle...

Anyhow, this weekend has been an expensive one for me. I'm still considering buying NBA Jam HD....dang. So many more apps to think about...that and my constant urge to buy an iPad 2...
 
[quote name='Captain Wrong']Technically, you're still eating at McDonalds as they are the parent company of Chipotle. :)[/QUOTE]

"Captain Wrong". An apt name.
 
[quote name='Stimes']Thanks, I have beat the iPhone version and loved it. Would have double dipped at $.99 but free... Heck yeah![/QUOTE]

I did the same and am replaying right now. Kind of cool too that the achievements for the hd and iphone versions are separate so I am earning double achievements ;)
 
16 hours and counting, Galaxy on Fire 2 is one of the best games I've played so far on my iPhone (it's still on sale). If you haven't bought it yet you might want to consider trying the lite version to see if you like it or not (keep in mind that the lite version has some crappy ships).

The only other game that has made me play nonstop is Game Dev Story.
 
The puzzler Crazy Formula is also available through FAAD right now.
"Ever thought of becoming a famous scientist? We have got the perfect formula for you to start with!
The science here is for you to crack a way to make the formula (fluid) pass through all the lab tubes, till it gets to its final destination, the formulas recipient. For that, you must align all lab tubes in the correct position (so the fluid can flow to the right side of the screen), and you can also mix two or more formulas (fluid), and transform its color or effect (delay etc.).
This truly addicting puzzle/board game will train your scientist mind, and leave you intrigued."

Another puzzler, Zentonimo, is the featured freebie on Great App a Day.
"Choose a puzzle to solve, and try to complete the shape, without overlapping any of the pieces. Zentomino will recognize when the puzzle is solved. Play for five minutes, or five hours!
Features:
- Over 200 puzzles
- Game Center achievements
- Various difficulty levels
- Hint system
- Solve puzzles in any order
- Shake your device to reset your current puzzle
- Track your progress, with a full view of all your completed puzzles
- Soothing background music by Atomicon"
 
[quote name='oscargrouch']Bit on Galaxy on Fire 2. Sometimes breaking your own rules is the right thing to do.[/QUOTE]

I see this game as 4.99, is that sale price?
 
[quote name='Azuvidexus']Hahahah, that reminded me a Southpark episode.[/QUOTE]

Haha. I looked up that clip.

I'm not sure that I get what the connection is between Chipotle and bloody underwear, but.. South Park never really makes much sense. =P
 
Just thought I could make one last push for the Dark Horse app promotion in which, if you give them your email (newsletter to follow) you'll be entered for a chance at $100 in-app credit and also increase the number of free comics they give away at launch. Currently, the last emails will work toward the first Mass Effect comic (coincidentally the one most people, myself included, would actually care about). Sign up here:

http://digital.darkhorse.com/?utm_c...erm=newsletter-1-link-4-digital.darkhorse.com
 
I got a free promo code for Victory March HD and after playing it a bit, I can recommend it if you like running games, particularly ones like Monster Dash, which is what this is most like (it's a lot like it). It has it's own style and a few twists, and I think it's a bit harder, especially with regard to enemies shooting at you and some enemies requiring more then one shot to kill. Plus there's tanks. :) It's also a massively higher quality title than Bootant's earlier efforts, like Bee Cells. I'd say it's worth picking up if you like these type of games. The iPhone version is currently 99 cents and fluctuates between that and $1.99. The iPad version is currently $1.99 and has been as low as 99 cents and as high as $2.99. There's also a free Lite version now (iPhone):

http://appshopper.com/games/victory-march-lite
 
[quote name='Javansdaddy']Type or Dead:Episode 1 is free today:
http://itunes.apple.com/app/type-or-dead/id432781337?mt=8

Might be worth a look...[/QUOTE]

Whoa. Way to complicate typing. All you get is a little touchpad with symbols on it. So to type a d you have to type c + l and to type m you have to type n + n and s is c + o ... anyway you get the point. It might not have been all that bad if it used a keypad with all the letters.
 
Picked up a few games during the sale...

Dead Space, Madden 11, FIFA 11, Max and the Magic Marker for the iPad...all for $4.

Tetris, Angry Birds Rio, Dead Space, NBA Jam, and FIFA 11 for the iPhone...all for $5.
 
Figures that Galaxy on Fire 2 was $4.99 when I finally remembered to pick it up at 2 am last night but when I clicked it, I got the dreaded "item is being modified" ... sometimes I really hate iTunes. It's not like most other download services have that issue ... guess I'm waiting until the next sale, sure as hell not paying double for it right now.
 
[quote name='etcrane']Figures that Galaxy on Fire 2 was $4.99 when I finally remembered to pick it up at 2 am last night but when I clicked it, I got the dreaded "item is being modified" ... sometimes I really hate iTunes. It's not like most other download services have that issue ... guess I'm waiting until the next sale, sure as hell not paying double for it right now.[/QUOTE]

It was being modified because the price was going up - you were already too late.
 
I realize the price was going up, it's just most services don't update prices at random times, even Steam is usually like 10 am consistently.
 
Stopped playing Sword & Poker 2 long enough to try out Zentomino, one of Dims's latest freebies posted. It's pretty fun -- put the Tetris-like-but-bigger shapes into a specific shell. I tend to like those kind of games, and this one's a fine freebie.
 
[quote name='etcrane']I realize the price was going up, it's just most services don't update prices at random times, even Steam is usually like 10 am consistently.[/QUOTE]
The developer of an app sets the time for price changes.
 
Yes, definitely thanks for Robot Wants Kitty. I like the Raptisoft games a lot, and somehow forgot to addthis to my Appshopper want list.
 
Moving Day is the latest FAAD featured freebie.
"Alfie’s impatient assistant keeps driving off before Alfie has finished packing; leaving a bundle of boxes and a string of items strewn on the street.
It’s up to YOU to help Alfie get the boxes back to van as fast as you can!"

Pogo Pig is another FAAD title right now.
"Pogo Pig is not like those other bounce platform games, such as Birdy Bounce or Doodle Jump. No, they only allow you to move in one direction, up. In pogo Pig you have to move horizontally and vertically following the platforms to get the furthest distance. With the use of vertical and horizontal axis, the game becomes much more unpredictable and enticing. Just give this revolutionary gameplay a try for yourself. There is nothing quite like it!"

Static Storm is currently being highlighted by Free App Calendar.
"A long, long time ago, an amazingly talented drawer had to work in a small museum to earn his life. He was very angry to be confined in this museum, and his anger reflected on his masterpiece - a book about beetles. He only drew one beetle with two eyes. All the other were only given one eye. Many years after, the museum has returned to dust, but the book is still lying somewhere, lost. Nobody knows the book contains a whole world - a world of beetles.
A wide variety of ennemies, waves of them, will attempt to kill you. Fight for survival, for it's your only choice.
You can get energy from your dead ennemies, and upgrade your character. The land shall drink their blood."

The dice puzzler Zarik is FREE for a limited time.
"Glory of the pure mind…
Zarik is simple logical game, which consist of 60 levels (from very easy to near-impossible). Its main advantages are clear uncluttered interface and amusing strategic gameplay. You have a wooden board and several dice you have to move to outlined zones."
 
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