Quick App: Lunar Attack 11
Simple games that help to pass the time are great, and Lunar Attack ($0.99 in the App Catalog), a Missile Command clone, fits the bill nicely. Gameplay is straightforward - you shoot down incoming missiles and protect your base by tapping on the touch screen to aim your weapon. As you run out of ammo, tanker trucks will come in to refill your stockpile, and in the event one of your bases gets destroyed, the game will generate a new one for you to guide back down to the planet using the phone's accelerometer. There are three difficulty levels, and the game automatically saves your progress and allows you to upload your score to a global leader board.
A dollar isn't an outrageous price for a game like this, but these < $0.99 game developers should probably start stepping their game up, as many of the free Flash based games that'll be available when the plug-in hits the Catalog will offer superior game play and graphics than what these games typically offer. The advantage with a native app, of course, is that you can play anytime, anywhere regardless of data connectivity.
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got this app and its pretty addicting old-school play. The performance lags a tiny bit but its not unplayable. The patches have helped with the performance. Overall, its very fun.
I bought this app and it's great fun. Well worth the .99 price.
"A dollar isn't an outrageous price for a game like this, but these
It sounds like the author's name is Jeff, lol.
JK, but yes, 99
Lol- I'm not the dev- just a fan of independently-written games. I'd rather support the "journeyman" programmer than tell him he's doing a lousy job.. Not every person can be EA or Gameloft, and we all have to start somewhere.
Not to mention that at least with the Mojo games, you don't have to close everything you're doing to play it.
Well, I would submit that the Lunar App developer has nothing to worry about. Despite what Palm says, we may never see that FLASH app in the catalog. At this point...if it shows up, that's great, but I'm not holding my breath. I was squawking for the video recorder update for months, and now that I have it..I haven't even used it yet! If we can't get utilize HULU and FANCAST, I probably won't have a need for flash....
I JUST WANT PALM TO SURVIVE. The Pre has been a great phone for me. Piss on the iPhone and F the Droid.
It's good that these apps get the spotlight because it can promote developers to make their own app better.
Seriously just get Nuclear Attack. Same game better graphics and did I mention its FREE. Sorry to steal his spotlight but just thought it was worth the mention.
Totally agree Nuclear Attack from NO2 is much better! and free...
This mention on PreCentral is much appreciated. The app may seem like a simple game but it actually takes a lot of time and effort to develop a game from concept to acceptance by Palm into the app catalog. I'm just one guy trying to write something that I would find fun myself.
One thing that some people miss in the game is the ERW, which is basically a nuke that will destroy everything on the screen. Just swipe your finger up on the screen to use. It's fun just to watch everything blow up. Use it when the screen starts to get full of meteors.
If you just want to play with ERWs, go to the leaderboard and type "@nuke@" (without the quotes). This is a cheat code for full ERWs. However, if you use this cheat code, you will not be able to enter your high score onto the leaderboard.
This is the first time I'm revealing this cheat code to the public. Hope you guys have some fun with it.
By the way, I'm not Jeffrok, but the checks in the mail dude.
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