Try to place every last one of your blocks on the board while blocking your opponents from doing the same in the digital version of Mattel's award-winning board game, Blokus. We also have a retro-inspired platform game, and a photography app with 39 vintage and experimental filters.
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Blokus ™ ($0.99 → Free, 94.7 MB): A digital version of the award-winning board game from Mattel. The object of the game is to try to place every last one of your blocks on the board while blocking your opponents from doing the same. The game includes a tournament mode, a customizable quick play mode, and local and online multiplayer modes.
Blokus ™ is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 861 ratings.
RPGenie Photo Booth ($0.99 → Free, 2.7 MB): An entertainment app designed for old-school RPG fans. It's able to turn any of your photos into an RPG battle by placing an overlay over the top. You're able to customize the overlay with your own text, seven colors, and up to four "party" members. You can also give your photo that 8-bit feel by tapping on the flame button in the top right corner of the screen to apply a filter. Your RPG-ed photos can be shared via Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
RPGenie Photo Booth is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 20 ratings.
Pix'n Love Rush ($0.99 → Free, 10.2 MB): A retro-inspired platform game that has you rushing to the top of the Game Center leaderboards. You're able to maneuver your little pixelated creature around obstacles and towards the precious items you've been sworn to protect via on-screen controls. The game includes four modes and complete instructions, leaderboards, and achievements for each one. It also includes 125 levels and seven skins.
Pix'n Love Rush is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 3311 ratings.
lo-mob ($1.99 → Free, 29.1 MB): An easy to use photography app that includes 39 vintage and experimental filters. After importing a photo or snapping a new one within the app, you're able to see a preview of all 39 filters at once before committing to one. Once you've chosen a filter you're able to tweak it in a variety of ways and add a frame to your photo. Photos can then be shared via Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, or Picasa.
lo-mob is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 1043 ratings.
Bugfest ($0.99 → Free, 15.1 MB): Play as the official bouncer for the Green Bug Festival and make sure only the green guests get in while squishing the uninvited ones in this fast-paced arcade game. Accidentally squishing a green bug will cause a temporary frenzy mode, which is a terrible thing since you can't allow more than two red bugs to get by you. You'll also come across gold and purple bugs that will award you bonus points when flattened. The game includes three difficulty levels, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.
Bugfest is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3-star rating with a total of 58 ratings.
Blokus HD ($2.99 → Free, 52.5 MB): A digital version of the award-winning board game from Mattel. The object of the game is to try to place every last one of your blocks on the board while blocking your opponents from doing the same. The game includes a tournament mode, a customizable quick play mode, and local, online, and pass and play multiplayer modes.
Blokus HD is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 207 ratings.
StarTracker HD ($3.99 → Free, 3.8 MB): This star gazing app allows you to point your device at the sky and see what stars, constellations, and deep sky objects you're gawking at in real-time. The app includes full gyroscope and accelerometer support, over 8,000 stars, over 100 deep sky objects, 88 constellations that are sketched out in the sky, and much more. This app is not compatible with the original iPad.
StarTracker HD is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 68 ratings.
MyuZik - Music on Demand ($0.99 → Free, 931.0 KB): Learn all about your favorite bands and discover new ones based on your unique tastes with this music app. The app allows you to read biographies, view and save photos, and follow news and events related to your favorite bands. You can also listen to full songs from over three million other artists thanks to the app's last.fm and Grooveshark integration.
MyuZik - Music on Demand is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 49 ratings.
Penguin Palooza HD ($0.99 → Free, 14.7 MB): A physics-based puzzle game where you must help emperor penguins safely cross the gaping chasms of the open sea. Penguins will hurl themselves off the cliff and towards the sea, and you must draw platforms for them to bounce off of and safely reach the other side. The game includes two single-player modes, a same-device multiplayer mode, 36 levels, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.
Penguin Palooza HD is available for free today only (04/09). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 9 ratings.
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