What is App a Day?

With i-touches, i-pads and i-phones becoming more popular, the apps are increasing in numbers too. With so many apps out there, how do you know what is good and what isn't. That is what I am hoping to help you with in this blog. If you have a suggestion of an app to share...please send me an email to jdief99@gmail.com.

After taking a year off with a new job...I have many apps to discuss. Follow me for at least 3 new apps at week.

Updated: 1/25/2013
Showing posts with label games. Show all posts
Showing posts with label games. Show all posts

Monday, January 10, 2011

Sim City


For all you fans of the old computer game Sims City, here it is for the itouch and ipad. My son and my nephew love to play this game and get lost in it for hours. It is currently $2.99.

Description

BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP TO BE THE BEST SIMCITY™ EXPERIENCE FOR iPHONE® & iPOD TOUCH®! Made to maximize the Retina Display, see your dream city come to life with simplified controls, optimized performance, inspiring visuals, exciting new scenarios, and starter cities. Designed for dedicated and casual players alike, let your inner urban planner run wild!

NOW DESIGNED TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE RETINA DISPLAY
See the texture of the ground and the ripples on the water. Observe your urban landscape in stunning detail. SimCityTM Deluxe includes enhanced graphic features specifically made to maximize the high-end visual quality of the Retina Display.

FACE CHALLENGING NEW SCENARIOS IN DIFFERENT SETTINGS
Get started in cities inspired by world famous locations and remake them to your liking with new, highly detailed buildings – including 41 renowned landmarks. Test your ability as a mayor in up to 7 multifaceted scenarios, from staging a glorious “World Games” to coping with a scorching heat wave.

MEET DEVASTATING DISASTERS
Guide your city through seasonal catastrophes like blizzards, electrical storms…and locust plagues! Or how about fending off a random meteor strike? Even encounter multiple disasters at once!

MODIFY TERRAIN WITH TOUCH CONTROL & INSTANTLY SEE HOW YOUR CITY IS SHAPING UP
Finger-paint water, land, and trees. Seamlessly rotate, scroll, and zoom – and never lose the view of your city! The optimized interface also includes improved menus and an automated power-lines option for easier play.

BUILD THE CITY OF YOUR DREAMS! NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!
If you’re new to the SimCity experience, the expanded tutorial and friendly in-game advisors will help you realize your vision. For added inspiration, you can even play your favorite block-rockin’ tunes as you make your SimCity come to life!

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Thursday, December 9, 2010

Angry Birds Seasons

I purchased this app, thinking it was a Halloween app, only to have it change for Christmas. Well worth the money. This is the same app I reviewed a month ago but since it is changing per season...I thought it was ok to post again. This app is $0.99!

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Angry Birds Halloween addition

After paying $4.99 for my Angry Birds HD a few months ago, I decided I would not get suckered into buying another Angry Birds...just to have the Halloween decorations added in. Well, I caved yesterday when I saw that they dropped the price to $1.99. I know Halloween is over but they have added hanging lanters, pumpkins and a larger red bird that bounces when it hits things. With the added features...it was well worth the price.

Picture from http://laughingsquid.com/angry-birds-halloween/

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Dizzypad HD

Are you a fan of Pocket Frogs? If so you will be excited to have Dizzypad HD. This free app has one game to play for free. You would need to upgrade for the other three. The Dizzypad game has one frog on a spinning lillypad. You need to jump the frog at the right time to land on the next lillypad. If you miss, you lose a flower, if you can jump past a lillypad, you can earn a flower.

picture from http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/artwork/imgthumbs/na-celm/iphone-dizzypad-1.jpg

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Pocket Frogs

I was looking for a free game and this was top on the apps list. Every review of this game was possitive and said it was very addicting. Well, they were telling the true. You could say it is educational because you need to purchase frogs, breed frogs, feed the frogs, keep the frogs happy by decorating their environment, etc. I am currently on level 7 which has taken many weeks. Many of my students have now gotten this app which makes great discussions in class.

picture from www.gamesuncovered.com