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Feb 09
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Feb 09
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NBC Olympics on AT&T (Free)
Version – 1.1
REVIEW – “The easiest way to follow the Olympic games!”
It’s that time again already. In just a few days the Winter Olympics 
will be starting up and there will be all kinds of events from bobsled, to skiing going on again. The question now is how are you going to follow all your favorite events while still keeping up with your regular schedule? Well NBC and AT&T have come up with a solution for you in the form of an iPhone app, and it just received its first 
content in an update today!
When you open up the app you will start on the “Now” screen. This screen contains a combination of stories, photos and videos of what’s going on with the Olympics at the time. Since the Olympics haven’t officially started quite yet there is also a “Countdown to Vancouver” on this page as well that shows how many days, hours, minutes and seconds until
the opening ceremonies!
The menu at the bottom of the screen has several different options. You 
can search through information by sports, schedules or favorites. The information is laid out well, and it looks like there will be a lot more information once the games actually get started. One of the best features of this app is the “Social” feature. You can link this app with your Facebook and/or Twitter accounts and actually interact with some of the athletes that are participating!
While the rest of the app is great, my favorite part is the “Schedules” screen. On this one screen you have quick access to 
not just when the events are actually happening, but also what time they are showing on TV, when you are available on the internet and the ability to look at times for events based on the sport you are interested in or the country you would like to follow! The information is easy to scan through and is detailed. However, I was not able to preview the online schedule just yet because it has not been released.
While time will tell just how often this app gets updated, and how good the information is, the interface is certainly very good! That combined with up to date schedules and even push notifications for your favorite sports makes this a must have app for any sports fan! If you love the Olympics as much as I do but just don’t have the time to follow it sometimes there has never been a better solution that this app, so download it today!
- David H.
Download Now!
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Developer – AT&T Services, Inc.
URL: http://www.nbcolympics.com/mobile/?__itunes
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Feb 09
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According to a post on the Myst Online forums, an iPhone port of Riven, the sequel to Myst [App Store], should be available "by early summer at the latest."
Myst is a point and click adventure puzzle game first published for the Mac in 1993. Loaded on a CD-ROM, Myst was absolutely revolutionary at the time. We enjoyed the iPhone port in our review, and there's not much reason to think that Riven wouldn't translate to the iPhone just as well.
Riven is set immediately following the events that transpired in Myst and the plot is hard to describe without revealing some spoilers from the original game. It's safe to say if the iPhone port of Myst was your first foray in to the series, you will also enjoy Riven as it was highly praised by critics and comes packed with even more immersive puzzles to get hopelessly stuck on.
Unfortunately it sounds like the rest of the Myst games might not be making it to the iPhone due to technical issues and licensing, but news of Riven joining Myst on the App Store should get any fan of the series excited.
Thanks Cougarcat
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Feb 09
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The Great Giana Sisters, as it was originally known, has an interesting and cheeky history, being pulled off the shelves as soon as it first went on sale in 1987 for the Amiga, Atari and Commodore 64, due to its incredible likeness to Super Mario Bros on the NES– henceforth cementing it as a highly sought collectors item. Many years down the track, it was re-imagined on the Nintendo DS in 2009, a port of which has now made its way to the iPhone as Armin Gessert's Giana Sisters [App Store], named after the C64 version's original programmer.
Having just played through the first and second worlds, it is immediately obvious where Armin Gessert's Giana Sisters has derived its inspiration. Our early experiences were replete with head-butting brick-smashing platforming, jumping on unsuspecting enemies, pipes, and a steady stream of fireball upgrades. It goes so far as to have coin-bricks, and hidden coin-bricks, and a flag at the end of each level.
It isn't all Mario though, as Armin Gessert's Giana Sisters appears to have an abundance of its own charm. The platforming is straightforward, but challenging, and it really comes into its own after the first few stages. There are two control schemes available– a Classic and Touch setting– the latter of which seems a bit too unorthodox to time pin-point jumps. Fortunately, the Classic setting is as you would expect it; movement buttons on the left and jump and shoot buttons on the right which work a treat. Both modes have a swipe feature to help you look below and above you. A number of different power-ups are also available throughout the 80 newly-crafted levels, after which the 32 original 'retro' levels are unlocked.
The full feature set, as provided by Bad Monkey is as follows:
We've thoroughly enjoyed what we've played so far of Armin Gessert's Giana Sisters. There's something special about a great 80's platformer, and this one seems to get all the elements just right. Expect a more extensive review in the near future as we put Armin Gessert's Giana Sisters on the iPhone through its paces.
More first impressions from our readers are already amassing in our forums.
App Store Link: Giana Sisters, $4.99
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Feb 09
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Everyone needs encouragement. We all could use a word of advice or guidance when we’re facing a trial and aren’t sure who or what to turn to in our time of need. Now there’s an answer: WorldLink’s iTalk to God. It’s an app that you can use as an aid to facilitate conversations between you and God and it’s very easy to use.
Depending on how you feel, select the corresponding emotion on iTalk to God’s menu. Its menu contains over 70 different emotions, so it’s almost impossible to have a feeling that you won’t find in iTalk. Angry? It’s in there. Doubtful? It’s in there. Tempted? It’s-
I’m sure you get my point: there are a lot of emotions covered by the Bible and iTalk to God.
The goal of the app is to remind the viewer that, regardless of what we feel, God is always there and always capable of helping us to make it through whatever circumstance we’re dealing with. Based on the emotion you select, iTalk to God will supply you with a relevant verse of Biblical scripture that will address your emotion. It will also provide a brief encouragement regarding your emotion and a commentary on the scripture. There is also the ability to email verses to friends if you think they could benefit from a scripture as well.
There are multiple translations of iTalk to God, too, everything from the tried and true King James to the Korean Bible.
I do have a few ideas for this app. For example, I think giving it a diary- or journal-like capability would be interesting. The user could provide a brief description of the cause of their feeling, the verse they found helpful, and even tag people or circumstances if they wished. With such a feature, iTalk could record emotions and scriptures of encouragement over the course of a week, month, or even year, and pull them up whenever they wanted. A Verse of the Day feature would be nice, too, and adding the ability to share scripture on Facebook or Twitter would be features I’m sure would probably be welcomed as well.
I liked iTalk and even if nothing more was done with it, it would be a good reference to have at your fingertips in a time of need, one that would strengthen your faith and relationship with God.
Version 2.1
Tested on iPod Touch 3.1.3
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Feb 09
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Price: Free Score: 9/10 By Michael Essany
It sounds like the object of a bad 1970’s dating game TV show. How much can we determine about someone strictly by their voice? Can you tell how old someone is just by listening to them speak? It’s certainly harder to do than it seems.
Fortunately for those who enjoy such guessing games, Storyboard Solutions is out with a new — and free — application that makes a legitimate game out of the guesswork.
“Who Said It,” which is now available for download, challenges your ears and provides “the perfect distraction while you’re supposed to be doing something worthwhile and constructive.”
While this application certainly won’t appeal to every sense of humor, it’s highly addictive and incredibly fun. How does it work? Hit the ‘Play’ button, listen to the voice, and then guess the age and sex of the person you hear speaking. After you make your selection, submit your answer with a touch of the screen and then compare your answer to the facts.
What’s really cool about this application is that it not only lets you play, it also provides for participation. “Who Said It” enables you to record your own voice and stats so that others can similarly make guesses about your age and sex. Taking the app to a whole new level is the competitive mode made possible by a point ranking system that lets you pit your voice recognition skills against the skills of others.
Sound cool? It is. Overall, for the amazing price of nothing, this thoroughly entertaining app — if nothing more — challenges us to listen better in life and, perhaps along the way, will improve our hearing skills. If you haven’t done so already, check out “Who Said It” and get guessin’ today.
Who Said It requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone and iPod Touch.
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Feb 09
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Every Monday, FingerGaming rounds up the most popular paid iPhone and iPod Touch applications, as current that day on the iTunes App Store. This week’s top titles are:
- Doodle Jump ($0.99)
- All-in-1 Gamebox ($0.99)
- Shopping Cart Hero ($0.99)
- Bejeweled 2 ($2.99)
- Skee-Ball ($0.99)
- Moto X Mayhem ($0.99)
- Words With Friends ($2.99)
- RunStickRun! ($0.99)
- Rock Band ($6.99)
- iZombieland ($0.99)
Doodle Jump faces new competition this week from Triniti Interactive’s compilation app All-in-1 Gamebox, which returns to the charts to finish at second place.
Shopping Cart Hero falls to third place, meanwhile, as Bejeweled 2 rises up past Skee-Ball to take fourth.
Moto X Mayhem and Words With Friends were in danger of dropping out of the top ten last week, but both titles have since recovered to finish at sixth and seventh place. RunStickRun! places eighth following the recent release of a free Lite version, as Rock Band and iZombieland settle for ninth and tenth.
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Feb 09
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Today, an iPhone port of the well-reviewed mobile title DOOM II RPG [App Store] from id Software LLC appeared in the App Store. Doom II RPG was created by the same team that brought us Wolfenstein RPG and offers a turn-based take on the Doom universe:
The forces of Hell have invaded our dimension once again, and only you can stop them from their ultimate goal—conquering Earth!
A mysterious distress signal calls your team—two hardened Marines and a rookie scientist—to a Union Aerospace Corporation research facility on Earth’s Moon, but you were unprepared for what awaits you. The forces of Hell itself have taken hold of the station and its inhabitants! Zombies and demonic monsters roam the halls, killing all who cross their path. Your backup squad is dead. Mysterious scientists conspire against you. Even the facility’s AI cannot be trusted. You are being hunted from all sides. Now, you must fight to survive, and try to stop the invasion—and uncover the truth—by any means available. The fate of all humanity is at stake!
The game challenges you to choose one of three available characters through which to take on a veritable menagerie of Hell-spawned beasts. Cacodemons, Cyberdemons, Spider Masterminds — they're all here for your goring enjoyment.
Among the game's features as listed by id:
- Battle through 9 maps, spanning the Moon, Earth, and Hell itself. Over 8 hours of gameplay!
- Over a dozen unique weapons to find, plus improvised weapons such as Sentry Bots or even plumbing fixtures.
- Eleven different enemy types—each with multiple, increasingly-powerful forms—plus four bosses.
- Auto-mapping feature and mission-tracking PDA functions ensure you’ll never be lost again.
- Customizable controls; change the size, style, and placement of the control inputs.
- Three levels of difficulty will give players of all skill levels a challenge.
- Detailed graphics and complex levels which take advantage of the power of the iPhone.
As with Wolfenstein RPG, the pace of Doom II RPG game is entirely different than the first person shooter versions that we all know. We'll offer a closer look in time, while first impressions are being collected in our forums.
App Store Link: DOOM II RPG, $3.99
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Feb 08
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Reiner Knizia’s Topas, another in a long line of Knizia titles available on the iPhone and iPod touch, has been released by Ludicious Games and is now live in the app store. With its domino-style graphics and strategic game play, Topas is an outstanding addition to the “easy-to-play, difficult-to-master” family of games that occupy so [...]
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