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Ground Effect goes free for the day on iPhone

Futuristic hover racer the latest in Open Feint’s promotion

Ground Effect goes free for the day on iPhone
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Ekranoplan racer Ground Effect is now free for one day as part of OpenFeint’s ‘FreeAppADay’ promotion.

The futuristic racing game is one of the most striking titles to look at on the iPhone, with rolling terrain, sweeping hills, and fairly breathtaking speeds (if you’re not using an iPod touch 2G – it tends to stutter on my one).

Despite the look of the game, there aren’t many weaponry or power-up boxes strewn carelessly across the track for you to blast the other craft out of the sky with, a la WipEout.

Instead, the focus is very much on pure racing, with very tightly calibrated controls and tough, winding checkpoints making precision and sweaty palms the order of play over the 14 levels.

Will Wilson
Will Wilson
Will's obsession with gaming started off with sketching Laser Squad levels on pads of paper, but recently grew into violently shouting "Tango Down!" at random strangers on the street. He now directs that positive energy into his writing (due in no small part to a binding court order).