App Store Classics: Papa Sangre – who needs graphics anyway?

It’s easy to get caught up in the graphics frenzy that’s been happening since the iPhone 4 and its Retina display hit the shelves. We’ve seen games likeRageandInfinity Bladepushing the boundaries of what can be done visually, but there’s another groundbreaking game out there which has practically no graphics at all. Papa Sangreis brought to you bySomethin’ Else, a UK company with nineteen years experience in the media industry and also responsible for aJeremy Kyleapp amongst other things, but don’t let that put you off....

4 min · 646 words · Stephanie Ramos

App Store Classics: Sweeter dreams with Sleep Cycle.

I am not a morning person. Getting up at a predefined time is a constant source of anguish to me so I’ll take any help I can get to make it feel a bit more humane. Thus it was that I downloaded an iPhone app calledSleep Cycle(iTunes link) fromMaciek Drejak Labs, in the hope that I could wake up smiling instead of swearing. The app uses the iPhone’s accelerometer to measure your movement during the night and wakes you up during a light sleep phase rather than a deep phase, since waking from a deep sleep is quite unpleasant for most people (well – me anyway)....

3 min · 635 words · David Hernandez

App Store Classics: The sky’s the limit with Tiny Wings.

It’s safe to say that if you have an iPhone you’ve probably playedAngry Birds. A lot. But did you know there’s another game on the App Store with an avian protagonist, lovely graphics and audio, a simple yet addictive control scheme, nice physics, and an asking price of $0.99? The game in question isTiny Wings(iTunes link) from developerAndreas Illiger. From the beautiful opening screen you can tell this is a labour of love....

4 min · 780 words · Jordan Reed

App Store Classics: Tiltshift Generator. Give your photos some perspective.

Most people would agree that tilt shift photography looks pretty amazing (for an in depth description have a lookhere), and a quick search of the internets will yield some fantastic images for your viewing pleasure. If you’d like to have a go at producing such images but can’t stretch to all the gadgetry required, why not spend a mere $0.99 onTiltshift Generatorfor your iPhone? DevelopersArt & Mobileoriginally offered Tiltshift Generator as a free prototype running in your browser, and a standalone version using Adobe AIR, then used this knowledge to create iPhone and iPad versions....

3 min · 501 words · Meghan Kim

App Store Classics: Work that grey matter with VideoPuzzle

It’s a sliding tile puzzle game where the object is to rearrange the jumbled tiles to form an image. So far, so meh. The difference here though is that the image to resolve is a moving one (except when you select an image from your photo library as a basis for a puzzle – more on this later). This makes things nice and tricky and offers a far more challenging experience for the player....

3 min · 477 words · Amy Patel
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