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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='DtotheP']Thor dropped to a buck

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Did we mention iron man dropping too? I haven't been paying attention this week. Worth a buck If you're into that.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the heads-up on Thor! I'll pick that up and probably Iron Man 2 later on.
 
[quote name='shyawayfantom']The iPad version of Hunters:Episode One is fantastic, I'd highly recommend it to SRPG fans[/QUOTE]

How critical are in app purchases?
Is it playable without spending any extra $?
 
[quote name='AdamMPSP']Anybody love that Thor game and think it's worth a buck? I'm on the fence.[/QUOTE]


No, I honestly don't think it's worth even the $1. The gameplay is so repetitive it's ridiculous.
 
Not surprising that Thor isn't great, Iron Man 2 was terrible as well. I've found that Gameloft's licensed games are often underwhelming. However, their more recent attempts at original franchises (well, relatively original) are much more impressive than anything with a movie license attached.
 
[quote name='AdamMPSP']Anybody love that Thor game and think it's worth a buck? I'm on the fence.[/QUOTE]

I really enjoyed it!! Yeah you only have like 3 moves but the environments are cool and its like 3 hours long. I payed 5 dollars for it and it was worth it.
 
[quote name='csidegamer']How critical are in app purchases?
Is it playable without spending any extra $?[/QUOTE]

It is a challenging game, but perfectly playable without IAP. It isn't difficult to earn credits in the game, so buying them seems silly unless you just want to start overpowered.
 
Breitling Reno Air Races The Game is the new OpenFeint FGOTD.
"The National Championship Air Races, better known as the Reno Air Races, takes place at Stead airport a few miles north of Reno, Nevada, where, for five days, pilots in several categories of plane compete on circuits marked out by pylons in the desert. The racing aircraft reach speeds in excess of 500/mph – by far the fastest-moving machines of all motorsports!
Launched by Breitling, and powered by an extraordinary graphics engine, the game plunges players into the intense universe of the Reno Air Races, with a range of options using different types of aircraft, including modified Warbirds, biplanes, and jets. Thanks to a highly competitive multiplayer mode, players can customize their own planes, before joining the race to become the fastest pilot in the world!"

U-Boot HD – submarine game (iPad only) has dropped to FREE for the first time.
"U-Boot HD is a very enjoyable side-scrolling submarine game for your iPad. Navigate your submarine by tilting your iPad. Use controls on the bottom to shoot torpedoes or to control your speed. Avoid dangerous obstacles (mines, jellyfish, enemy submarines,...). Collect bonuses and power-ups (stars, shields, propellers, torpedoes,...). There are three game types and many levels."
 
Did anyone post that Civilization Revolution for iPad dropped to $6.99?

I've played it a little and it's a mild improvement from the iPhone version- it really should be prettier. I think it's an ok purchase at this price, but for full price ($12.99), it's waay too much.
 
[quote name='Disturbed Jerry']It's not showing to be .99.[/QUOTE]

Wow that was like a 3 or 4 hour sale then, I was about to buy it too. It's gameplay is supposed to be like Mirrors Edge and really the only bad reviews where from it crashing on certin devices. Hopefully it will go back down.
 
[quote name='Stimes']Wow that was like a 3 or 4 hour sale then, I was about to buy it too. It's gameplay is supposed to be like Mirrors Edge and really the only bad reviews where from it crashing on certin devices. Hopefully it will go back down.[/QUOTE]
Yeah me too. That's the shortest sale i can remember on the app store. It's .99 in the Android app store though.
 
That sucks about Captain America. I would have bought it. I was actually in the theater watching Captain America when the deal was posted (it was great!). I hope it goes back down soon.
 
[quote name='onimushadavis']Captain America is back down to .99. Just a heads up[/QUOTE]

Sweet! Just grabbed it. Thanks for the heads-up!
 
Top Gear: Stunt School is the new main FAAD game. There's also an HD version available for the iPad (also FREE).
"If you strapped a jet engine to a racing car would you be able to make it jump 100ft into the air? Possibly... and in Top Gear Stunt School you can try this plus loads more ridiculous stunts. There are over two billion different combinations of upgrades and add-ons that you can use to modify your car to try to beat the challenges!"

Another game from the developers of Angry Birds, Ninja Penguin Rampage has dropped to FREE for the first time.
"Eskimos have invaded and taken all the penguins (for, like, genetic research or something…) and you must get them back. Use your ninja skills and deadly weapons to fight your way through hordes of Eskimo enemies and set your brothers free! Featuring retro style 2D Side Scrolling Beat 'Em Up gameplay inspired by classic brawling games, Ninja Penguin Rampage is a fistful of fun!"
 
^ got that notification from Appshopper about 5 minutes ago. I was gonna post it myself but you beat me to it. Bought. :)
 
Zenonia 3 is showing up in the free section of the app store. There's absolutely no mention of it being a trial version, although I can't be exactly sure as I haven't really fooled around with it yet. The paid version is still sitting there as well, so I dunno. Worth a look?

EDIT: Coming up free on AppShopper as well, so maybe this is the full version?
 
[quote name='NYGIANTSFANFOREVER']Zenonia 3 is showing up in the free section of the app store. There's absolutely no mention of it being a trial version, although I can't be exactly sure as I haven't really fooled around with it yet. The paid version is still sitting there as well, so I dunno. Worth a look?

EDIT: Coming up free on AppShopper as well, so maybe this is the full version?[/QUOTE]

weird. there are now two versions one for .99 one for free:

free: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zenonia-3./id434175353?mt=8

.99: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zenonia-3/id414830024?mt=8

what kind of trickery are they trying to pull?
 
[quote name='NYGIANTSFANFOREVER']Zenonia 3 is showing up in the free section of the app store. There's absolutely no mention of it being a trial version, although I can't be exactly sure as I haven't really fooled around with it yet. The paid version is still sitting there as well, so I dunno. Worth a look?

EDIT: Coming up free on AppShopper as well, so maybe this is the full version?[/QUOTE]

It looks like the free version is version 1.0, while the $.99 version is 1.1. However, the changelog for 1.1 only states, "Resolved issue where some users experienced problems after purchasing in-app purchase items." I don't plan on purchasing anything, so that's fine?

Thanks for the tip.
 
[quote name='Relysis']It looks like the free version is version 1.0, while the $.99 version is 1.1. However, the changelog for 1.1 only states, "Resolved issue where some users experienced problems after purchasing in-app purchase items." I don't plan on purchasing anything, so that's fine?

Thanks for the tip.[/QUOTE]

Yep. After fooling around with it for awhile today, I can definitely say that this is probably the full version. I've gotten pretty far in, so either they are giving a long trial or they probably made a mistake when submitting the revised edition to the app store :D.
 
The Zenonia app does appear to be the full version, with a helpful little infinite zen glitch as long as you're willing to keep pressing the earn more zen button. You get a 30 second or so ad and then they give you the zen. 100 Zen=30 seconds or so is nuts and should solve the need to use IAP if you're willing to spend some time stocking up before they fix the glitch.
 
[quote name='GAMESHARQ']If anyone notices Tekken Bowl get re-added, please let me know. I'd like to try it, especially if it's free.[/QUOTE]

Just snagged it myself unless I'm missing something. Link above worked fine.
 
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