Infinity Blade II

Finally Infinity Blade II (IBii) is OUT. I'd been waiting for this game for some time now. Had been playing Blood and Glory (which has the same game play as this)  but IBii beats all of the others in it's rank. I mean, this could be one of the best or maybe the best game I had ever played. Be it game-play, graphics, sounds and repeat-ability. The game came out last weekend and I'd been playing with it for days now. Currently at level 17 on the 6th Rebirth. Those who played the first installment should know what I am talking about. 

You can watch the trailer here. It's damn cool~! 

You can check out the new game-play here. There are now three types of weapons for you to choose and master. You have the normal sword & shield, two handed and dual-wielding combat styles. Other than that, you have plenty of new items like the new gems system for you to socket it to your armor, shields, helm or even ring. Totally amazing. 

I would totally give this game a 4.8 out of 5 for now. As I am still waiting for the Arena game mode which players can duel together in an arena to see whose the MAN. But nevertheless, the game is worth every penny spent. Go download it from iTunes now. It's only $5.99 for now. You can download it from HERE. Enjoy and let the swords clash~! 

Street Fighter IV Volts

I was browsing the new apps section in iTunes when I came across this. It's Street Fighter IV Volts. It'd just released on the 30t Jun. I only managed to download it the next day since I need for it to be available in the free section. There is a new introduction price for this new apps as follow:

**FIGHT TIME SALES**

For limited time, we are offering “Street Fighter IV VOLT -Battle Protocol-(Fixed price $6.99)“ for below price!!

“Starting” 2011/6/30 : $0.99
From 2011/7/1 00:00am PST : $1.99
From 2011/7/2 00:00am PST : $2.99
From 2011/7/3 00:00am PST : $3.99
From 2011/7/4 00:00am PST : $4.99
From 2011/7/5 00:00am PST : $5.99
From 2011/7/6 00:00am PST : $6.99 (Fixed price)

Price goes up one day at time so get while you can!!

So if you are getting it today, you can still save $1 from it's fixed price of $6.99. Anyway, what is new from this installment of Street Fighter IV Volts from it's predecessor? Well for one, it has 3 new characters namely, Barlog, Vega and Cody. The graphics seemed to be almost the same with the predecessor but with some minor change in the Ultra Combos execution CG. I trust that Capcom is doing as much as possible to mimic the iPhone version of the game with it's Arcade or PS3. I still can't really feel the Retina Display on the game here but it's still a very awesome game. 

Other than the 3 new characters, the developer had also added a new feature which enable the players to fight against other players around the world via WiFi. Yup, you heard me right, you will be challenge by anybody anytime if you enable your WiFi. I was surprised too when I was being challenged during my first time playing this new version. But it was very laggy from my side. Not sure how it was from the other end though. Mind you I am using my home's Unifi line that time.You can earn points and status after each duel and show it to the world. Pretty nifty, since you can now brag to your friends of your awesome-ness. hahaha!   

Infinity Blade

This is how it all started, with the first bloodline.

Everyone is asking me what game am I playing nowadays. Well, it's not GodFinger anymore since i had maxed the level and bought everything they had to offer in the store. The answer would be Infinity Blade. The game is develope by Chair and the most impressive part is the graphic which is powered by Unreal Technology. It was just voted by IGN as "iPhone Game of The Year". The game features an action-RPG combination type of game-play which in other word, a no brainer game. But it's not as simple as it seems. Although you don't have to give yourself a head ache on the story line but  the boss fight gets tougher and tougher by the bloodline you played. 

The graphics is the best iPhone games I played to date and what anyone could offer. 

You start off with some pretty easy enemy which the tutorial will teach you how to evade or block the attacks and when to counter back when it's the time to do so. You will need to tap left/right to evade the particular swing of blade and when it's time for you to attack, you just need to swipe along the screen to do the attacks. You can swipe from left to right or up to down to do any kind of damage you think possible in a certain amount of time to the enemy.

You know what they say about how big is your sword and your lil brother right? 

You are not just fighting with medieval enemies but also some machines equipped with some sharp nifty hammer out to crush you. As you can see from above, the weapons, armors, helms can be customized. You can buy or discover these items along the way. You can buy with the money you earn or found in the store. Sword has their own element and so does the shields, so do equipped them wisely when dealing with specific enemies as they will gain from your mistake. 

Wow, some large sword you got there bub!

This is the second last boss fight before you meet the head honcho at the bad sitting on the red throne.  The game gets easy along the way when you got a hang of the swings and how to evade or blocking them. But when you thought that you saw all the moves, guess again. When you reached bloodline 25 and above, the moves becomes faster and the combos are somewhat more challenging for you to evade. 

 At the end, there could be only ONE

There's two ending, where one of them you died after being slain by the King. Then the game will start again from the beginning with the second bloodline and it's your son now coming to avenge you after 20 years (the years varies). The other ending would be the one when you kill the King. You will uncover a bigger plot behind. But let's not spoil the ending for you all right now. The new update version 1.1 consists of 5 new weapons, shields and helmets and one armors. The maximum level had been increased from 40 to 45 too. The game is connected to the Game Center for achievement to be unlock. So it's pretty cool showing that off. Me? I had all the weapons in the Store and Max it all up to the last one. Now at level 45 and 26th bloodline and going. Waiting for the next update with the bundle of cash I have in my pocket. Hope you enjoy the game as much as I do. 

Graphic : 4.5 out of 5

Sound: 4 out of 5

Addictiveness: 4 out of 5

User Friendly: 4 out of 5