July 4th 2015 iOS Game Sales and Freebies

July 4th is about independence yada yada... and a time when a lot of games go on sale in the iOS App Store. This year is no different, as the sales seem to be hitting a few days early. I'll be posting the ones I think are worth noting and updating this list as I find more. Implosion - Never Lose Hope by Rayark Inc. is on sale for $4.99, down from…

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Adventure Escape: Time Library: Walkthrough

Adventure Escape: Time Library By: Haiku Games This is a complete step-by-step walkthrough with hints, tips, solutions and answers for the iOS and Android game Adventure Escape: Time Library by Haiku Games. Feel free to ask for help in the comments section. Use the numbers at the bottom to jump to different chapters. Walkthrough: Chapter 1: New Beginnings: 1. Pick up the oil can from under the pile of books. Use it…

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Alter V╬ô├╢┬ú╬ô├▓├ª – Dead Reckoning: Walkthrough Guide

Alter V╬ô├╢┬ú╬ô├▓├ª - Dead Reckoning By: Tom Miller This is a walkthrough guide for the iOS game Alter V╬ô├╢┬ú╬ô├▓├ª - Dead Reckoning by Tom Miller. Feel free to ask for help in the comments section. Walkthrough: 1. Pick up the matches from the desk. 2. Leave the room. Continue along the hallway and then open the door and enter dad's room. 3. Tap on Dad and drag each of the cards to…

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Her Story: Spoiler-Free Review

Her Story By: Sam Barlow I had intended to clean my apartment yesterday. That did not happen. I realized I had Her Story on my iPad for a day already and hadn't even looked at it yet. The plan was to play just a few minutes to get a taste of it and then get back to being a responsible adult. Big mistake! Once I started, the game got its claws into…

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Transistor for iOS Review: Finding Your Voice

Transistor By: Supergiant Games, LLC Supergiant Games, the developer behind Bastion, recently surprised everyone with a ninja release of their hit console and PC game Transistor on iOS. I had been following news about the game for a while, hoping it would come to iOS, since Bastion was so well-received. But there was so little news about it, that I assumed it wouldn't be coming anytime soon. Then, on a release day…

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Hero Emblems: Boss Guide Part 2

Hero Emblems By: CHUN LUNG KUO (HeatPot Games) [DKB url="https://www.appunwrapper.com/HeroEmblems" text="Download" title="" type="" style="" color="green" width="" opennewwindow="" nofollow=""] This will be a boss resistances and weaknesses walkthrough guide for the new content update of Hero Emblems. It's a work in progress, so please bear with me. Feel free to ask for help in the comments or help fill in some holes. See the first part of my Boss Guide here. See my…

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Hero Emblems Content Update Coming Very Soon

Hero Emblems By: CHUN LUNG KUO (HeatPot Games) [DKB url="https://www.appunwrapper.com/HeroEmblems" text="Download" title="" type="" style="" color="green" width="" opennewwindow="" nofollow=""] *Edit: Looks like the update just came out! Go download it! If you've been following my blog for a while, you might have noticed that I'm a pretty big fan of the match-three RPG game Hero Emblems. I played through the game twice to pick up anything I missed the first time and wrote…

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Why I Now Think Twice Before Buying In-App Purchases to Unlock More Content

I used to think that a free download and demo of a game with an in-app purchase (IAP) to unlock the full game made the best sense for both developers and players. I never understood why it wasn't a more common monetization over the ever-popular free-to-play with consumable IAPs and the less-popular premium paid games with no IAPs whatsoever. After all, it gives the player a chance to try the game before…

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