Everyone's wanting a Safari alternative: Opera

Just last Monday, Opera Software released their iPhone version of their popular web browser, Opera Mini Web Browser. It was a surprise that the app was actually approved, and since then it's steadily climbed through the charts in many countries to reach 1st rank. It looks as though almost everyone are trying out the FREE alternative to Safari.

It's got great loading times, but for me it lacks the polished finish that Safari has. There's no ability to freely zoom, instead it automatically sets a zoom level to best suit the contents of the page. This may be handy at times, but it can get annoying when you can't get the right size for yourself. As a free app, there's no reason you shouldn't check it out. It won't be a Safari killer for me, but who knows, you might just like it a lot more.

Opera Mini Web Browser, FREE

Minigore fix update is out, 100,000 FREE kills+more!

UPDATE: If you're having trouble updating or don't have your 100,000 kills/characters, go to the App Store updates and see if Minigore has re-appeared. If it has, the game has downloaded but didn't install. Instead of updating via the 'updates' tab again, search for Minigore and click 'install'. It will tell you it's free, and start downloading.

We all know about the devastating result of the Episode 3.7 update to Minigore, when everyone lost all data and the game refused to save information. Mountain Sheep took a heavy blow with endless 1 star ratings on iTunes, but they've finally gotten their data fix update through Apple and onto the App Store! In case you didn't read the previous post about this update, this is what has happened:

1. Anyone who suffered from data loss will be granted 100 000 free kills.
2. f you used OpenFeint, the next time you log on all the characters for which you had an achievement will be unlocked, as well as the next most expensive character you didn't yet have an achievement for (if any). For instance, if you have achievements for Jerry Gore and Zombieville Guy, you will get access to those two characters + the next character, Hook Champ, regardless of whether you had them unlocked previously or not.

Let's hope that all is well with this update, and nothing else has gone wrong. For all those you were very angry at the data loss, here's your compensation! I'm currently updating, so we'll see very soon if everything works again!

Freaking Inkies has taken over the App Store!

Last February, Hungry Game released the awesome game 'Fly Kiwi, Fly!', and now they've back with another awesome game, Freaking Inkies published by Atakama Labs! The title may not tell us much about the game, but essentially it is a shooter type game making good use of the accelerometer and multi-touch of the iPhone. There is a set of buttons for each of the primary colours, and shooting is done by pressing a button on either side, then releasing to shoot, or holding down for a power shot. Mix the primary colours around to shoot the secondary colours! Below is a video trailer to give you an idea about the gameplay.



The game features many 'books', each with many 'chapters' for you to play through, amounting to hundreds of levels. There are over 10 different game modes to mix things up, including the standard shoot 'em all, Sniper, and in the Dark levels! There' also a free play mode, where you try and survive as long as you can to get a high score. To top it off, there is Plus+ network integration, so there's achievements, leaderboards and the lot! One thing to note, their previous game used Openfeint, but they've now switched to Plus+, so I don't know whether that's good or bad for you guys.



The game features great cute graphics, lively music and the controls are unique and fun to use. It may seem a little childish, but there's no reason adults wouldn't enjoy this game either! It's available now for $2.99, and Hungry Game has been kind enough to give us a copy so expect a review soon!


Freaking Inkies, $2.99

'IMO: The World of Magic' is available now!

There's a big fan base out there for MMORPGs for the iPhone, and lately all the talk has been about Com2us' new game, IMO: The World of Magic. The wait has been long, but it's finally starting to be released around the world! The game features 3 different classes (Warrior, Ranger, Magician), all of which are customizable. Below is the trailer released by Com2uS.

Have fun as you explore an immersive environment, playing people from all over the world. Chat with friends in real time, or have a private chat with them. Play in the PvP arena to fight against anyone you wish, whether it's over wifi or 3G.

If you're a MMORPG fan, this game is going to be great for you. Just in case you didn't know, this game is completely FREE! It is currently available in New Zealand, so expect it to appear in the US App Store in the following hours!

Trailer for '2010 FIFA World Cup: South Africa' released!

We all love our football/soccer, there's no doubt about that, so the FIFA World Cup fever is no doubt going to start picking up. That means more awesome football/soccer games are going to grace the App Store, including EA. They brought us FIFA 10 last year, one of the best of the lot, and now they have their World Cup specific version, FIFA World Cup: South Africa. Below is a trailer just released very recently, showing the gameplay of a match between England and USA.



I'm not quite getting that 'wow' feeling from this trailer, but it's not the final game yet so let's hope we'll still get a wonderful game later next month. It's due to release on April 30th, so keep an eye out for more announcements!

Fun game 'Bird Strike' FREE today!

Everyone loves a free game, and Openfeint's Free Game of the Day is a great place to find them. Today, Openfeint brings us a simple yet fun game, Bird Strike. The game can be best described as a cross between Doodle Jump and Fly Kiwi, Fly!, as your aim is to pick up powerups and avoid obstacles and ascend as high as possible. Help Gerald the bird fly through multiple game modes and locations, and unlock great achievements along the way!

If you like survival games, arcade games or are just looking for something to waste time with, Bird Strike will be a great option. Get it now while it's FREE!


Birds Strike, FREE!

Minigore 'data loss fix' update on its way!

About a week ago, everyone was very frustrated and angry with Minigore, after the Episode 3.7 update cleared all data from the game, including the characters, kills and difficulty levels. Mountain Sheep have finally picked themselves up and submitted an update to fix all this. Here's what they've done as compensation of the data loss:

1. Anyone who suffered from data loss will be granted 100 000 free kills.
2. If you used OpenFeint, the next time you log on all the characters for which you had an achievement will be unlocked, as well as the next most expensive character you didn't yet have an achievement for (if any). For instance, if you have achievements for Jerry Gore and Zombieville Guy, you will get access to those two characters + the next character, Hook Champ, regardless of whether you had them unlocked previously or not.

Unfortunately, all those who didn't use Openfeint will be unable to benefit from the compensation. It's also unclear whether any of the above will apply to users like myself who managed to avoid updating. The update has been submitted, and hopefully will be released in the coming days.