Comments on: Are Cheap Apps Costing the iPhone Great Games?

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:36:35 +0000

When I think of "great games" for mobile platforms, Peggle doesn't exactly come to mind. It's just another run of the mill puzzle game. Just because it's out on DS doesn't mean it's any more wonderful, and honestly if the developers couldn't afford to bring THAT experience to the iPhone OS, they're expecting too much cash for their skills.

Basically just because it's selling for $30 on the DS doesn't mean it's not really a $5 game.

By: fassy

fassy — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:39:45 +0000

After reading this article on PopCap, I saw they relased Bookworm for the iPhone for $5. Bookworm is a great game if you are a word geek, but if a $10 or $15 price point would get them to port the even better Bookworm Adventures, I would pay it in a heartbeat.

By: Mile

Mile — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:04:58 +0000

@mystic Sorry but we're not impressed. Time to grow up.

By: frog

frog — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:03:34 +0000

Happy to pay proper money for a proper game. Some of Gamelofts stuff has been really good for expample, and I'd have paid more than what they asked. I won't pay for a game, which charges you more for features that would otherwise have been included.

By: mystic

mystic — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:59:46 +0000

@Doc:

You need to learn the difference between "whom" and "who". LOL

By: Carl

Carl — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:39:55 +0000

"Those of us whom have no use for games need to make ourselves heard." No, you do not need to make yourselves heard. I'm learning to develop on the iPhone, and I will be getting in to gaming development as soon as I can. If you don't care about games that's great... no need to comment on an article about games in a gaming section.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:36:17 +0000

@Rob:

The last sentence in the article asks (but it seems I always have to explain that to people who don't read closely).

BTW, I'm not interested in your opinions, either.

Goodbye.

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:12:33 +0000

No, but it is a section about upcoming games... btw, why would we care to hear about your disinterest about games.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:25:11 +0000

Or, you could remain silent and don't bother the rest of us who don't. Have you decided this is the "gamer's only" comment section?

By: antonioj

antonioj — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:06:03 +0000

Or you can remain silent and don´t bother the rest that do

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:03:13 +0000

Hear, hear.

By: Doc

Doc — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:56:18 +0000

I give a flip about games. Those of us whom have no use for games need to make ourselves heard.