Duke 3D, CivRev on iPhone now News
iPhone News by Robert Purchese
iPhone and iPod Touch owners can now download Duke Nukem 3D and Civilization Revolution from the App Store.
Duke Nukem 3D costs £1.79 and brings the potty-mouthed hero of 1991 back to life. The controls appear to be broken, sadly, but 3D Realms bigwig George Broussard is talking to the developer about getting them fixed.
Civilization Revolution costs £2.99 and appears stuff a wide range of features onto the Apple devices.
Non-3G devices might struggle a bit, but there's a free trial to test the game out with.
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I sent a link to this to someone at my work who I know has a Civ addiction. Moments later he was swearing at me while simultaneously browsing his way to the "Purchase" button. This morning he comes in complaining that he lost four hours last night. Sounds quite potent really. I still don't get it though.
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Steer well clear of Duke until they've fixed the controls, it's totally unplayable at present. It's hard to understand why they'd release it in that state. The engine looks pretty decent though, not too sluggish and seems to be doing a bit of filtering to smooth out the old pixels.
Why do so many developers rush a first release onto the crApp Store and risk alienating customers when their game gets plenty of 1 star ratings? |
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Petulant_Radish
11/08/09 @ 11:47
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It does NOT look like the 360 version, plays almost as well as it. But does not look like it at all, it looks like a much less detailed version of it, which is what it is.
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Mentalist(air)
11/08/09 @ 12:54
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iPhone Monkey Island is indeed good. But the way it uses the touchscreen like a laptop touchpad to move the cursor indirectly is a little more awkward than one would like it to be. And some of the gorgeousness of the new graphics have been lost when they've been scaled down from the Xbox version, but it's still a damn fine graphic adventure.
I'm off to download civ now. |
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mezzomorto
11/08/09 @ 13:25
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FYI - Just looking at the CivRev App page now and it states "48 HOUR SALE (regular price $9.99)"
Anyone know if this is true? if so, $10 seems a bit steep for an iPhone game BTW, the above describes what I see through the Spanish App page. |
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GamesConnoisseur
11/08/09 @ 20:00
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Bought it last night, played as Roman on iPhone and didnt go to bed until 2 30 am and got up at 6 30 am swearing at iPhone and Civ Rev!
Bliss of great gaming moments! Of course already Civ on DS but doesnt beat the fact you can play pretty good Civ on your mobile, its not as featured as consoles and much weaker than PC iteration. BUT great to state your strategy gaming addiction on the move or on the loo! |
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Controls definitely borked on Duke3D. But the price point is worth it, and I trust they will fix the controls. It won't be difficult, it is just the analogue setting actually works more like a digital one and becomes unusable in frantic moments.
Runs great on a 3GS. At points a little too fast, easily over 60fps at points, and never seems to drop below it. |
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