Use Light and Shadow to Navigate Through Levels in Penumbear – iPad Game Review

penumbearPenumbear is a unique-looking platformer. It’s dark and dreary with a haunting soundtrack, but focuses on the usage of light to get through various obstacles, which is a great concept. The game stars Penumbear himself, who is a little bear that wakes up in a dark castle basement.

Poor Penumbear has just a purple firefly to keep him company, but luckily, it’s a magical firefly that is able to turn on lights, which is handy because Penumbear has the ability to walk across the lines where shadow and light meet.

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Snap Up Pearls and Rescue Baby Crabs in Mr. Crab – iPad Game Review

mrcrabI can never resist an iOS game that offers up bright, cheery graphics and adorably endearing characters, so from the moment I opened up Mr. Crab I was hooked. The visuals are incredibly impressive, which is no surprise because this game comes from Illusion Labs, the developers behind other fantastic titles like Touchgrind and Touchgrind BMX.

In Mr. Crab, which is a fast-paced platform-style arcade game, you will play as the titular character, making your way to the top of a continually rotating sand castle while snapping up pearls and rescuing baby crabs.

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Take Control of Gravity to Score Golden Eggs in Gravity Duck – iPad Game Review

gravityduckPlatform games that use polarity reversal to allow players to defy gravity are not uncommon in the App Store, but Gravity Duck takes the mechanic and slaps on a fun retro skin plus a cute duck, which, as it turns out, is a complete recipe for success.

In Gravity Duck you will take on the role of a duck who can manipulate the laws of gravity, walking on ceiling and floor alike with ease. Since Gravity Duck comes from Ravenous Games, the developers behind other hits like League of Evil and Infestor, I knew it would be a hit before I even opened the app.

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Padgadget’s Flashback Friday: Dragon’s Lair HD and Space Ace HD

Dragon's LairIt’s Friday, and that means going back to an earlier time, a time when the amount of quarters in you pocket dictated how long you stayed at the arcade. Every week, we spotlight games and apps that remind us of our own childhood. Last week, we told you about The Bard’s Tale. While the game itself is less than a decade old, its theme harkens back to a time when role-playing games were the most valuable entertainment on your computer.

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PadGadget Daily App Deal – 13 iPad Apps on Sale

PadGadget Daily App Deal – 13 iPad Apps on Sale  For today’s Daily Deal we’ve found 13 great apps to add to your iPad collection.  We have 3 productivity / entertainment apps and 10 game apps in today’s bundle.

We used our PadGadget Apps Tracker to find these great deals and we’ll continue to look for the best app deals as they pop-up. Some of these apps are up to 80% off, several are even free, so be sure to check them out because they are on sale for a limited time.

Check out all the sale apps after the break »

Take on the Forces of Evil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rooftop Run – iPad Game Review

tnmtLike many of you, I grew up watching the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon on Saturday mornings, watching Leonardo, Michelangelo, Rafael, and Donatello fight crime and eat pizza. If you weren’t aware, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have made a reappearance of late, as there is a new movie coming out and there’s a new show.

There’s also a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles app available, called Rooftop Run, from Nickelodeon. As you might have imagined, Rooftop Run is an endless running game.

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Is Amazon Already Making a Move with Apple TV Rival?

appletvIt really ticked-off Amazon when Apple launched the iPad in 2010. Do you remember all of those Kindle commercials that compared it to Apple’s new tablet? The comparison was silly. The original Kindle was nothing more than an e-reader, while the iPad was a mini computer with a touch screen. Ever since that fateful day, Amazon has been trying to compete with Apple.

First, the retail giant created a music-listening cloud service to compete with iTunes. Then, they actually made a tablet that legitimately competes with the iPad. The Kindle Fire was so successful that Apple launched a smaller-sized tablet to the market, something the company’s former CEO vowed never to do.

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Will we see a new iPad anytime soon?

iPad 5 mockup 1The short answer is, “no.” During Apple’s quarterly earnings call on April 23, CEO Tim Cook made it clear that we wouldn’t be seeing any new products until the fall. The real question is, can you wait until October, or even November, for a new iPad?

Based on rumors mixed with official information, it is highly likely that the fifth-generation iPad will be on store shelves this fall. From leaked photos claiming to be iPad parts, we can predict that it will look like a bigger version of the iPad mini in most respects.

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Filmmaker Proves iPad can do More than Angry Birds

Standards_of_Living_iPad_2_Feature_FilmWhen the iPad first launched in 2010, many people didn’t’ know what to think of it. Some were calling it an oversized iPod touch. Since then, we’ve heard some amazing stories about what the iPad has been used for. It is a robotic replacement for patient visits in hospitals. It has been the musical instrument for some major musical endeavors. Recently, filmmaker Aaron Mento used one to film a horror comedy. Which proves, once again, that the iPad is so much more than an oversized iPod touch.

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PadGadget’s Sound Stage: Drummerz Lets You Tap Out The Beats Like A Drummer

Drummerz MainWelcome back to this week’s Sound Stage. Every week, we look for apps and accessories for musicians and fans of music. Last week, we told you about an app that is a stage performer’s best friend. I have started using Setlists at band practice every week. I can’t get my band mates to join in the fun, though. They still use flip phones.

This week, we found a fun accessory for the iPad that will turn your tablet into a drum set. Drummerz tablet drumsticks are conductive sticks that you can use right on your touch screen making it even easier to play along with those fancy beats.

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