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- Upcoming Space Shooter ‘Circuit Strike.One’Today
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Shay Casey of h.grenade games has written in to alert us to his upcoming space shooter Circuit Strike.One for the iPhone and iPod touch. He describes Circuit Strike.One as the perfect game for the Geometry Wars fan who would enjoy a larger playfield and more Asteroids-like pacing.
- From the Expo: Game-Focused iPhone Intelligence PartyYesterday
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During the week of Macworld Expo, the day’s Apple-related fun doesn’t end with the daily closing of the Expo floor. Various parties and meet-ups are scheduled through the evening throughout the city. Last night we both attended one such gathering, the iPhone Intelligence Party hosted by iPhone promoter / evangelist Raven Zachary.
The event was a gathering of iPhone developers, enthusiasts, and press, with a focus on iPhone gaming. Various developers demonstrated their titles to the crowd on a largescreen projector while small LCDs embedded in the wall showed several iPhone games in play. It was an interesting venue and a great time was had by all in attendance.
We had a chance to speak with a number of iPhone game developers about their current titles and what they’ve got in the pipeline. Photos of some of the folks we spoke with can be seen below.
Steve Demeter (Trism), Danielle Cassley and Jason Citron (Aurora Feint), Lee (TapDefense)
- Puzzle Quest 1.1 Pending: Fixes Character Loss, Improves TextYesterday
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Kotaku received word from Transgaming that Puzzle Quest 1.1 has been submitted to the App Store and addresses a number of issues.
The most important issue that has been fixed has been the reported data loss of some users’ Puzzle Quest characters. Obviously, this serious bug could frustrate players. Fortunately, it appears the 1.1 update restores these characters:
“Pretty much what happens is, as soon as people load up 1.1, they’ll have all their characters restored provided they didn’t delete that character to begin with,” Paul said in a voicemail message. “For anybody right now who has one character [that's been deleted], it’s not an issue. If they had more than one character, they’re actually in the system, they’re just not able to be seen. If they were to delete a current character [after loading up 1.1], they would have access to the other one. The best thing to do is load in 1.1 version [and see which heroes show up].”
Meanwhile, they have apparently tweaked the legibility of some of the text. Version 1.1 is said to have been submitted to the App Store and should appear at any time.
- From the Floor: Freeverse Gameplay VideosYesterday
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As promised yesterday, we’ve posted a few rough gameplay video clips taken from the noisy Macworld expo floor of the upcoming iPhone titles that Freeverse is displaying.
Slotz Racer
Days of Thunder
Flick Sports Baseball
- ‘Trace’ Developer Previews ‘Gomi’ PlatformerJanuary 6
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Trace developer Kevin Calderone (Bovinedragon Software) previewed their new iPhone game called Gomi.
The world has been overrun by civilization. With the expansion of mankind, the amount of preserved ecosystems is dwindling. It’s up to the gomies to make the world beautiful again!
Gomi is a unique game that gives a new meaning to 2d platforming. Explore the unique and challenging stages, and save the planet from being covered in parking lots!
Features described by the developer include:
- 8 unique worlds
- 4 levels and 1 boss stage per world
- 3 missions per level
- 8 characters with different abilities
- Tons of achievements
- Over an hour of original music
- 8 minigames
- Online leaderboards for everything
The gameplay video shows some interesting gameplay that’s going to remind some users of Loco Roco, Rolando and even a little I Love Katamari:
