Posted 10/21/2011 at 3:08pm | by J Keirn-Swanson It's fall and it's rainy (especially in our neck of the woods), so you'll be looking for some indoor fun these days. We've got games and music for you, and something to celebrate a little fall classic you might know as the World Series. Save more than just pennies on these apps, with big big price cuts.  This iPad only isn't a true price drop, but we couldn't not bring this one to our music loving readers' attention. Moog Music Inc. has created an awesome synthesizer for the iPad chock full of dials and waveforms. It's a total steal at only $0.99 but this special introductory price lasts until some time midway through November when it gets jacked up to a whopping $29.99, so you'd be a fool to pass this up -- even if you only some day plan on buying an Read More

The name Bullet has been thrown around for a while now as one of Gameloft's upcoming games by loose-lipped beta testers, and we've really had no idea what to expect given it's basically impossible for them to come up with a game title (Or, codename, I suppose) than that. Today's details come care of apparent YouTube watchdog Rafael Forse who caught Gameloft in the process of uploading two trailers, apparently forgetting to hit the ever-important "private video" checkbox in the process. This is easier than it sounds, and has caused some drama for us too in the past-- Oddly enough, with a Gameloft game. Knowing what we know about Gameloft, and how much they re-purpose their various game types, it seems reasonable to think that Bullet is either a third person adventure game sort of like BackStab [$6.99] or even a Grand Theft Auto style game like Gangstar: Miami Vindication [$6.99]. Read More

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Company: Gameloft S.A. Players: One Price: $7 Compatible: iPod touch 3G/4G, iPhone 3GS/4, iPad, iPad 2 Editor-in-Chief, iLounge Published: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Category: Games - iPad, iPhone + iPod In one critical and laudable way, the new 3-D action adventure game BackStab ($7, version 1.0.0) represents a major step forward for leading App Store game developer Gameloft: it is the first truly universal iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch game we can recall from this company, which previously sold "HD" and non-HD versions of its past games for separate devices. We are truly thrilled by the fact that BackStab works on iPhone 3GS/4s, iPod touch 3G/4Gs, and iPads at whatever their maximum resolutions are, and really does a great job of spotlighting the different devices' graphics processors and screens. BackStab isn't quite as ambitious visually as Infinity Blade, but moving away from device-specific game releases is a big step for Gameloft Read More

iPhone App $6.99 Our Review By Jason Wadsworth on June 28th, 2011 Rating: :: DERIVATIVE BUT DECENT This game brings a popular console experience to the iOS, and the gameplay and mechanics of this game will be very familiar to many gamers. Developer: Price: $6.99 Version Reviewed: 1.0.0 Device Reviewed On: iPhone 3GS Graphics / Sound Rating: Game Controls Rating: Gameplay Rating: Replay Value Rating: Overall Rating: BackStab centers around the story of Henry Blake, once an officer in the Royal Navy, betrayed and out for revenge. On his quest for vengeance, Blake will employ many skills to dispatch and escape his enemies. He will arm himself with various swords, firearms, and grenades to exact his bloody revenge, and to terminate his victims he will use a combination of stealth and parkour-like traversal to find them unawares and vulnerable. There is no denying the resemblance between BackStab and the popular console Read More

"Psst! Hey, buddy, don't look now, but your feet are missing." From the first moments of its animated opening, which includes an execution, an implied rape, and a graphically slit throat, it's clear that Gameloft's BackStab deserves a stronger rating than "12+." Since when is it OK to expose 12-year-olds to "Frequent/Intense Realistic Violence"? I guess that's the world we live in. I know parents who let their 8-year-olds watch violent, R-rated movies, which puzzles me to no end. Anyway, if the name alone didn't cue you in to BackStab's modus operandi, now you know. It's an extremely violent game. But fun, if you can overlook the bugs. It's like wandering into the middle of a "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie, but without Jack Sparrow. Instead, you take on the role of British naval officer Henry Blake (guess the Gameloft devs are fans of "MASH"). At least, you start off as Read More

Gameloft's BackStab [$6.99] was released for Xperia Play a few months back as a timed exclusive, but now that it has finally arrived on iOS as a universal app, we get to take a look at the studios take of Assassin's Creed via Pirates of the Carribbean. Which is to say, it's an open world action adventure game with lots of jumping around and stabbing things. The core of the game relies on the same parkour and action mechanics of the Assassin's Creed games on consoles. That means the bulk of the game requires you to run around a somewhat open world and jump from object to object. Control wise, you'll get a virtual thumbstick and some buttons to control sword swipes and jumping. Combat is a button mashing affair and while you get some counter moves, you don't get a block, so most battles can be won by hitting the attack button repeatedly. Touching Read More

Posted 06/23/2011 at 9:24am | by Andrew Groen You'd be forgiven for mistaking the recently released iOS game Backstab for a mid-level PSP game, but it's actually the latest surprise from the iPhone 3GS/4 hardware. Companies like Gameloft continue to push the graphical envelope on the system, and if Backstab is any indication there's plenty of room left for games to grow on the platform. Backstab is a game very much in the same topical vein as Pirates of the Caribbean, while its gameplay seems to resemble the Assassin's Creed series with its copious amounts of climbing and stabbing. This is something of a refreshing new take for Gameloft as it's not an obvious ripoff of any single game. It takes inspiration from multiple games, but after Order & Chaos and Sacred Odyssey we're happy with just about anything original. Backstab was released earlier today with iPhone/iPod and universal versions that Read More

BackStab is the newest universal offering from Gameloft, compatible with iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, and is most easily described as “Pirates of the Caribbean meets Grand Theft Auto meets Assassin’s Creed”. Yes, it’s that good. BackStab puts you in the role of Henry Blake, a man out for justice on an 18th century Caribbean Island with no regard for the law. Gameloft went above and beyond with their 3D environment, and it is absolutely gorgeous (and that truly isn’t a word I throw around lightly). Before you’ve played a moment of BackStab, the opening movie sequence lets you know you aren’t in for a typical iOS gaming experience. This isn’t a game you’re likely to put down in a few minutes, rather, you’ll quickly become immersed in BackStab’s story and want to complete mission after mission. BackStab truly plays like a next-gen portable title, and is the next Infinity Blade Read More