iPhone Game Review Meltdown – Vol. 1
Hiqup – http://everydaygamers.com/2008/10/10/hiqup/
Fieldrunners – http://everydaygamers.com/2008/10/10/fieldrunners-3/
The Stone of Destiny – http://everydaygamers.com/2008/10/02/the-stone-of-destiny-2/
Garden Marbles – http://everydaygamers.com/2008/09/23/garden-marbles-3/
Blue Skies – http://everydaygamers.com/2008/09/12/blue-skies-2/
Blocked – http://everydaygamers.com/2008/09/11/blocked/
Billy Frontier – http://everydaygamers.com/2008/09/02/billy-frontier-2/
Sudoku Unlimited – http://everydaygamers.com/2008/08/12/sudoku-unlimited/
Bug Bounce – http://everydaygamers.com/2008/08/08/bug-bounce-2/
Sol Free Solitaire – http://everydaygamers.com/2008/08/08/sol-free/
Dizzy Bee – http://everydaygamers.com/2008/08/04/dizzy-bee/
Super Monkey Ball – http://everydaygamers.com/2008/07/27/super-monkey-ball-2/
Chopper – http://everydaygamers.com/2008/07/27/chopper/
Crash Nitro Kart 3D – http://everydaygamers.com/2008/07/27/crash-nitro-kart-3d/
Blue Skies
Blue Skies is a top-down helicopter shooter from Rocking Pocket Games. Blue Skies brings back NES memories for me. The game it most reminds me of is Guerilla War for NES which was a top-down shooter as well, minus the helicopter.
I am very satisfied with Blue Skies but there are a few drawbacks to the game. One drawback is the way the bombs are handled, I wish they dropped straight down instead of forward, then down. This would make it easier to position a tank under you and drop bombs on it. Another drawback to the game is the repetitiveness. I was only about 4 levels in when I realized that the gameplay has been exactly the same, shoot either tanks or other planes. I haven’t played far enough to see if they switch it up a bit but I can’t see how they would really go about that from what I’ve played.
Overall the game is great, it’s perfect for the iPhone, it controls great and it’s a lot of fun. I hope to see more games like this for iPhone soon.
I purchased Blue Skies at the original price of $9.99 but it is now available for $5.99. It’s a hefty 84mb so you may want to download it through the iTunes appstore instead of the iPhone’s.