Ace Combat 2, R-Type coming to iPhone

By Ellie Gibson Published 10 November, 2009

Plus: Jelly Car 2 and Settlers out now.

A big batch of probably quite good new games are popping up for the iPhone.

First up is Ace Combat Xi: Skies of Incursion. The launch is "only weeks away", according to Namco Bandai, and the game will "push the graphical capabilities of the hardware to its limits". You can choose from first-person or third-person modes and control aircraft, both licensed and original, using motion controls and the touch screen. The game features "real satellite topographic imagery from Japan Space Imaging Corporation", excitingly.

Also coming soon is a new version of classic shooter R-Type, as reported by Touch Arcade. It's being developed by Irem Software and DotEmu and will feature D-pad, touch and tilt controls.

Or how about the sequel to hit squish-em-up Jelly Car? There are more than 30 new levels, three modes and extra power-ups to enjoy. Jelly Car 2 is out now and costs 59p, or you can still download the original for free.

Alternatively you could try the iPhone version of classic strategy game The Settlers. Expect Romans, Vikings, Mayans, resource gathering and touch screen controls. You can find The Settlers in the App Store right now, priced at £2.99.

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About Ellie Gibson

Since joining Eurogamer in the mid 2000s, Ellie has written about subjects as diverse as the fall of Gizmondo, the rise of Hollyoaks actresses in Red Alert games and the noise a bear makes under NSFW circumstances.

Read more articles from Ellie by visiting the Ellie Gibson archive page.

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Comments (7) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • nuanimal #1 2 years ago

    Skies of Incursion?

    Incursion means "an agggressive act of entering someone elses territory"... So basically the sky is encroaching on other nations. Has Namco created the ultimate Ace Combat enemy - the Sky!?
    Edited by 1 at 10/11/09 @ 09:46

  • HermitArcader #2 2 years ago

    Post deleted at 09:17:39 22-12-2011

  • septimus #3 2 years ago

    Settlers is pretty good. Wish it was based on the first Amiga title, but you can't have everything. Certainly worth a few quid though.

  • Windypops #4 2 years ago

    Are you going to review any of them? Or carry on sticking your head in the sand and pretending the iphone is some sort of passing fad?

  • Pac-man-ate-my-wife #5 2 years ago

    While I appreciate that some coverage is better than none, it's about time to start dedicating proper reviews to the iPhone 'big guns' rather than just doing crappy round-ups. The last 'proper' review was Real Racing, and that was quite a while after release.

    EG went to a lot of effort to speak to the BaSS team, yet didn't think that a review of title might be something readers would want?

    Where's the Rock Band review? Command & Conquer? Modern Combat: Sandstorm? etc

  • BlueDot #6 2 years ago

    Fingergaming and Toucharcade are your friends.

  • HermitArcader #7 2 years ago

    Post deleted at 09:17:39 22-12-2011