'TapStar' - Sony Music Licensed Rhythm Game
EpicTilt recently released a new rhythm game to the App Store called TapStar [$0.99]. While there are a number of rhythm games available on the App Store, TapStar's claim to fame is that it includes exclusively licensed content from Sony Music. That means the first release includes full versions of a number of known artists and songs including: Lit/My Own Worst Enemy Romantics/What I Like ...

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'Archon' Drops to $1.99 Ahead of Multiplayer Update
ReactGames announced that they have dropped the price of Archon to $1.99 (from $3.99) for the July 4th weekend, and have also announced the first free update to the game which is due in July: The expansion will primarily include the eagerly anticipated multiplayer functionality, allowing you to match your skills against live opponents – with some additional optional features never seen before in A...

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Apple Unleashes Massive Number of App Updates
Apple must be catching up before the July 4th holiday, because they have unleashed a massive number of app updates today. Here are a collection of notable ones. We haven't had a chance to try them all out yet, so are relying on the developer's notes. Circuit Strike One ($0.99) - This zero-gravity shooter has received 19 fixes/improvements, many of which address the previously reporte...

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Tatomic - A High Quality Action Puzzler Now Free
One of the early high quality match/puzzle games for the iPhone has recently dropped in price all the way down to free. Tatomic originally debuted in October of last year at $4.99 and was well received. The game is a Tetris variant in which your goal is to group atoms into like-colored chains. The game comes with three gameplay modes and is really well put together. Here is a gameplay video fr...

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'F.A.S.T.' Fourth of July Sale
F.A.S.T. — Fleet Air Superiority Training [App Store] is an aerial dogfighting game which is remarkably reminscent of the Playstation Ace Combat series that pits players against either AI opponents or actual players via WiFi and Bluetooth. F.A.S.T.'s online multiplayer works surprisingly well, and the game offers a graphically impressive highly immersive flying experience. From our review: F....

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Ngmoco's 'Rolando 2' Finally Rolls Into the App Store
After a seemingly long wait, Ngmoco's Rolando 2 has finally made it's way into the App Store today. The $9.99 game is the sequel to the critically acclaimed Rolando which was perhaps the first iPhone game to build up a massive following well before its release. Rolando 2 improves upon the existing Rolando formula by adding a "2.5D" display system which provides a 3D-looking e...

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Lite: Siberian Strike, Assassin's Creed, Ragdoll Blaster
A few interesting lite versions of games we've covered in the past have appeared in the App Store in time for the July 4th weekend. Assassin's Creed Free - There were some mixed initial reactions to this game due to memories of the DS version. But the game is technically impressive on the iPhone and the lite version is worth a try. The full version has also since dropped down to $4.9...

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First Community Impressions of 'Rolando 2: Quest for the Golden Orchid'
After a few sleepless nights of following our forums and ngmoco's Twitter, we're finally able to embark on the quest for the Golden Orchid in Rolando 2 [App Store]. Better late than never, Rolando 2 is already off to a great start with overwhelmingly positive reactions from our community. Rolando 2 comes with 2.5D cell shaded graphics which look wonderful, as well as such a great soundtr...