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Love Historical Wargames? Battle of the Bulge is a Must Have – iPad Game Review

By | December 19, 2012 | 1 comment
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battleofthebulgeBattle of the Bulge is a game that began as a Kickstarter campaign, which reached full funding back in May of 2012. Shenandoah Studio used the money that it made, just over $37,000, to create an impressively realistic wartime strategy game to the iPad.

The developers of Shenandoah Studio are veteran game designers who specialized in both classic board games and strategy games, with a collective 160 years of experience, which really shows in the meticulous game design.

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Alpha Zero Mixes Old School With New Technology — iPad App Review

By | December 18, 2012 | No comment yet
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Alpha Zero LogoMost of the time, you’re not going to hear me say that a new game is better than an old one. There is just something about the simplicity of side-scrolling arcade classics that hold a place in my heart that will never be filled with all the fancy graphics and 3D gameplay. Alpha Zero fits in the middle of these two generations. It is a 2D game with simple, shoot-em-up action, but implements two-handed touch screen controls for today’s gamer.

Players control an experimental spaceship whose AI brain is smart enough to know when to find the missiles to help shoot down the big dogs. There are only two things you’ll need to do in this game, shoot and move.

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Turn Your Living Room Into A Game Room With Draw-It, Push-It- iPad App Review

By | December 16, 2012 | No comment yet
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Draw-it, Push-It LogoIf you are having houseguests this holiday season you’re going to need something to do to entertain them during those long, cold nights. You could try to dig up that dusty old copy of Pictionary. Or, you could wow your in-laws with a teched out take on the classic drawing game.

To play this game you will need at least three iOS devices, plus Apple TV. These days, it is not unusual for a household to have those things, even without house guests. Technically, you don’t need an Apple TV, but it can get pretty crowded if you have four or five people trying to see your iPad screen at the same time.

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Take on the Role of a TSA Agent in Checkpoint Madness – iPad Game Review

By | December 15, 2012 | No comment yet
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checkpointmadnessIn this silly time simulation game, you will take on the role of a security agent at an airport, manning the “Groping Line,” the “Naked Scanner,” and the metal detector, while keeping airport patrons happy and watching for dangerous threats.

The game has three different difficulty levels ranging from easy to extreme, but you’ll want to start out with easy, which isn’t even all that simple.

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Toontastic Jr. Lets You Make Cartoons With Friends in Real Time- iPad App Review

By | December 14, 2012 | No comment yet
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Toontastic Jr. LogoAbout a month ago, we reviewed Toontastic, which is a cartoon app that lets you make your own animated short films. The entertaining children’s app is a great way to make mini movies using your own voice and direction. Toontastic Jr. Pirates for iPad is a taste of the full-featured app, but it comes with something that Toontastic doesn’t- real time collaborative cartoon making.

That’s right, users can connect with each other from within the app and actually create a comic together. You know those cards where you can record a greeting and send it to Grandma? Well, it’s like that, but way more awesome. It goes both ways and you don’t have to wait for the mail to come. Read More »

The Art Of Creating An Album Just Got Teched Out – Warren Charles iPad App Review

By | December 14, 2012 | No comment yet
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Warren Charles Warren Charles is a college rock group hailing from Los Angeles, California. Their newest album, “Head in the Clouds” is available on iTunes. It is also available as an interactive app, which is why we are talking about it now. If there is one thing that this band will always be known for, it is that they made a really cool app.

Warren Charles isn’t the first band to release an interactive album for the iPad. Slash launched his most recent collaboration with “The Conspirators” for the album “Apocalyptic Love” as an interactive app that lets you watch the band record. Interactive albums are sure to be the next big thing in music. Warren Charles just happens to be one of the early adopters of this fun new technology.

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Sharpen Those Knife Skills with Kitchen Knife Skills: Essentials for the Confident Cook — iPad App Review

By | December 14, 2012 | No comment yet
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knifeappDoes the idea of trying to chiffonade mounds of herbs or chop onions for the Christmas stuffing fill you with dread? Do you wish you knew how to gut and skin a whole fish? Did you ever wonder why some knives cost hundreds of dollars while others can be had for so much less? Kitchen Knife Skills: Essentials for the Confident Cook promises to address these questions, and many more, through its interactive and intuitive digital interface.

With holiday dinners fast approaching, the home cook is especially keen to improve her knife skills, and Open Air Publishing’s Kitchen Knife Skills serves up all the skills one needs to select, use, and care for kitchen knives. The app includes 36 video tutorials covering both the daunting (carving a turkey, prepping pineapple) and the mundane (carrots, lemons).
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Kick The Buddy: Second Kick Makes You Feel Good About Being Bad- iPad Ap Review

By | December 14, 2012 | No comment yet
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Kick the Buddy LogoI don’t consider myself to be a particularly aggressive person. I don’t fight with the retail clerk at the mall. I don’t push people around in crowded sporting events. I don’t even kill spiders. I scoop them up and put them outside. So, when I found myself giggling like a schoolgirl over beating poor buddy to death with a spiked mace, I had to wonder what kind of person I really am.

Kick the Buddy: Second Kick is an entertainment app that will take away all your stress by letting you take out your rage on a smarmy voodoo doll. It is the follow up to very popular Kick the Buddy series of games. In this fun version, you’ll be able to torture your virtual enemy with more weapons, better graphics, a customizable wardrobe and so much
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Montessori Crosswords Teaches Kids Phonics and More — iPad App Review

By | December 13, 2012 | No comment yet
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montcrossappInspired by the Montessori method of hands-on learning, L’Escapadou’s Montessori Crosswords isn’t just a word puzzle game for 3 to 10-year-olds, it’s a simple, but effective, phonics learning system.

While not a brand new offering, this universal iOS app merits parents attention because it occupies the space where play and learning overlap, pleasing parents and kids alike.

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Apps To Help You Celebrate Festivus

By | December 13, 2012 | No comment yet
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Everyone approaches the holidays differently. Some jump in with both feet, decorating the house the day after Thanksgiving. Others, fly to warmer climates for the winter, abandoning all seasonal frivolities. Still others, especially since it was first introduced to the world via Seinfield 15 years ago, reject tradition and celebrate Festivus. If you participate in any kind of “airing of grievances” or “feats of strength” during the month of December, then we’ve got a couple of apps that will help you through the holiday season.

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