From The Artist Behind Trenches Comes Super Turbo Action Pig
There aren’t exactly a lot of original casual game concepts left to utilize, so indie developers have to put as much character and polish into their games as possible to get them to stand out, and the two guys behind newly formed Joystick Generals, Michael Heald (artist behind Trenches) and Christopher Wilson, have definitely done that with Super Turbo Action Pig.
The game is an casual endurance affair where you pilot a jetpack strapped pig named Super Turbo Action Pig as you attempt to evade the evil Butcher Bill who is dead set on turning you into sausage.
Super Turbo Action Pig features fantastic looking 2D cartoon graphics and animations, which goes well with the game’s tight controls. To pilot Super Turbo Action Pig you simply tap the thruster button located in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. Objects such as knives, saw blades, and rockets are constantly littering the screen, and you will have to dodge them by flying up and down. Each object that you are able dodge awards you with a single point. Get hit by any flying object and the game is over.
The game also features multiple skills levels, and online leaderboards and achievements via OpenFeint to compare your scores with friends.
Joystick Generals intends to make Super Turbo Action Pig’s journey last a little longer via future updates that should include a campaign mode, new challenges, and new visual additions, which makes that $.99 price look not too shabby.
Super Turbo Action Pig’s gameplay trailer oozes just as much character as the game, so you just have to check it out below.
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App Review: HazelMail Postcards by HazelMail.com
There are many ways to keep in touch with others and let them know what you are up to. HazelMail provides an easy way to keep in touch the “old fashioned” way. How would you like to be able to send personalized postcards of you and your friends at the beach or traveling Europe without having to search for postage and a mailbox? Now it is easy and the app is free. You even get your first postcard for free. So, I figured I had nothing to lose in trying out the app to see how well it worked
The first order of business when you launch the HazelMail app is to create an account. It made sense to me that the app might ask for a name and email address, but I failed to see the reasoning behind giving out my birthdate. After logging into the app, you can choose a picture from your media library to use for the front of the postcard. Then, you can adjust the picture somewhat by rotating it or stretching it to fit the cover of the postcard.
When you finish with the picture, you move on to the back of the postcard. First, it asks for the name and address you want the postcard sent to. There is the option to pull an address from your address book. Unfortunately, this address book to which it is referring to is not the one on your device. You can set up an address book on HazelMail’s website and then access it from the app and use it to send postcards.
After you have entered in the address to send your postcard to, you can type your message in the box at the bottom of the screen. There are 8 fonts to choose from. After you finish entering your message, you can preview the postcard on both sides. When you are satisfied with the result, you move on to a final screen that let’s you view both sides of the postcard and a list of your recipients and the number of HazelBucks you have in your account. At this point, you can add more recipients if you wish. When you are done, send it off and you are done.
After the first postcard y0u send, you have to go on HazelMail’s website and purchase HazelBucks to send future postcards. They are about $1 each, which I think is a pretty good deal when you take into account the cost of printing the postcard and postage. The postcard that I sent arrived 6 days after I sent it. Six day was a little longer than I would have hoped for, but mail is sometimes slow getting to my house. HazelMail did a good job printing it, and my postcard looked exactly the way I would have expected. Overall, I was pleased with the app. It was really fun to get a physical postcard in the mail with my personalized picture on it. HazelMail is a great app to take on vacation.
HazelMail Postcards is Free in the iTunes App Store. Your first postcard is free and then you must buy HazelBucks to send future messages. They can be bought at www.hazelmail.com.
Developer’s Website: http://www.hazelmail.com
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App Review: HazelMail Postcards by HazelMail.com
