iPhone Games Gone Free: Jump Daruma Jump, Aqua Forest 2, Brain App, And Scraps
May 14, 2010
Today's list consists of only iPhone games, hence the iPhone specific title. But fear not iPad gamers, your day will come again.
Jump Daruma Jump ($.99 -> Free): A pick-up-and-play casual jumping game, but this isn't just another Doodle Jump clone.
Jump Daruma Jump will have you frantically tapping the screen in order to make your daruma doll, or sometimes referred to as a dharma doll, jump over the rope. The doll's jumping height depends upon how high up the screen you tap, and tilting the device side to side moves it accordingly. Coins will appear on the map, and you can obtain them by tapping on them to boost your score, but you must remember to time your jumps so you don't get tripped up by the rope. The speed of the rope ramps up as you progress through the game.
Right now Jump Daruma Jump is kind of a one note affair, but it does contain online leaderboards via OpenFeint. The developers have promised more items and modes via updates.
Jump Daruma Jump is available for free for the next few days.
Aqua Forest 2 ($4.99 -> Free): A physics-based puzzle game that features photorealistic backdrops.
The object of the game is to guide a drop of water via tilt controls from start to finish without allowing even the tiniest drop to get lost. You will be guiding the water over all sorts of objects, such as leaves, rocks, and flower petals. Sometimes the water is split up and you must gather it together, and sometimes you must split it up to conquer the level. The faster you complete the level, the higher the score.
Aqua Forest 2 features 50 stages in total in Puzzle mode. It also contains an Endless mode where you will attempt to complete as many levels as possible before you run out of water. The game features online leaderboards.
Aqua Forest 2 is available for free today only (5/14).
Brain App ($.99 -> Free): A brain exercising game that will put your math skills to the test.
The game features three different types of exercises with multiple levels of difficulty and multiple choice answers to save you the hassle of having to type them in. Speed math mode will have you solving as many equations as possible within a specific amount of time. Balloon Burst requires you to burst the balloons as fast as possible in order from lowest to highest. Card Count requires you to total the value of the cards thrown onto the screen as quickly as possible. Each exercise has its own online leaderboard so you can compare your scores.
To celebrate the iPhone version of Brain App being free, the iPad version is now on sale. It may be worth checking out.
Brain App is available for free today only (5/14).
Scraps ($4.99 -> Free): A Lemmings-style puzzle game that will test your wit.
The basic concept of the game is to collect lost energy pods by commanding your Scraps to manipulate the environment. Scraps spawn one at a time, and you can cause them to alter the environment in three ways: explode, repair, or activate. But you must be careful when choosing your actions, because you don't want to destroy too many Scraps, as you do only have a limited number.
The game features tons of different levels and a level editor to create your own. You can also download some of the over 100 community created levels. The game also features online leaderboards for each level.
Scraps is available for free today only (5/14).
That should keep you busy for at least the rest of the day. Stay tuned for more great deals.
