iOS and Android Game of the Week - your vote needed

rodgerrodger | 00:56 - 4 November 2012

It surprises me so many people are voting for NFS. That game is the poster child for bogus IAP shenanigans in games even after you've paid for them, and we're not talking about a 79p game here either. People seem to have no problem grinding their head against walls, but dare add DLC IAP to a game and people scream their heads off that it should be free... sigh.

Emir Hadzic | 19:46 - 3 November 2012

Nfs mw is my vote, arc squadron really? Boring -_-

bonesquad | 22:39 - 2 November 2012

My vote is for ARC Squadron. It's great to play another Star Fox finally:) The game's not perfect, but it's still good fun and trumps the other big named releases this week.

(That's what I get for trying to post from my iPhone:)(

jeffyg3 | 20:55 - 2 November 2012

Not really understanding the rave reviews about Arc Squadron. Been playing it for a bit and its nice to have something like that for mobile, but I found the gameplay average

My vote is for NFS:Most Wanted. Easily one of the best racers I've played on iOS and definitely better than the other NFS games.

PG James Gilmour | 20:21 - 2 November 2012

Excellent responses so far, guys!

You got until midday on Monday to cast your vote, so keep 'em coming in.

Lonely Tylenol | 20:05 - 2 November 2012

I would have to say ARC Squadron. The Need for Speed games are still among the best racers on iOS (and now, the other best racers are developed by the same group, so they have a firm monopoly on the racing market), and NFS: MW definitely has a level of polish that surpasses just about every game on the market and makes it a strong contender here, but it loses to ARC Squadron in the one place it matters: ARC Squadron is just more FUN. Small complaints with the control scheme aside (my thumb occasionally obscures the screen, and Apple TV lags a bit if I try to work around it that way), ARC Squadron's control scheme and level design force the player to action, the control scheme does have a level of depth to it that keeps it more engaging (but for this, you really need to implement the secondary weapons to their fullest potential), and the game feel itself... Well, the game just FEELS more fun!

TL;DR ARC Squadron doesn't have the same level of polish as NFS:MW, but it's just that much more gripping at times, and that's what matters most.

rodgerrodger | 18:05 - 2 November 2012

Picking from that list: Arc Squadron by far.

Though how is Knights of Pen & Paper not listed? :(

Contest Chris | 17:52 - 2 November 2012

Ok, sorry. My actual vote goes to NFS MW for being extremely to the point. Special mention to Arc Squadron...my only problem was with the game's controls slightly.

Dave Hagewood | 17:45 - 2 November 2012

I head up the studio that created ARC Squadron so my vote should probably not count, but definitely check it out! We had over a dozen publishers offer us publishing deals if we would change to the game to force more in-app purchases and banner ads but we decided to roll the dice on doing this our way without all that noise.

If not us then I at least implore everyone to vote for an indie title!

이학성 | 17:40 - 2 November 2012

Arc Sqadron : )

Stephanos | 17:04 - 2 November 2012

Ha, Borderlands... biggest disappointment in the last few weeks. I think Knights of Pen & Paper came out last week? But for me it's an easy choice anyway - Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Emir Hadzic | 16:50 - 2 November 2012

NFS MS, easy anwser its probelly atleast in the top 5 ios games ever made EVA

s4ndm4n87 | 16:35 - 2 November 2012

nfsmw

@dederaum | 16:27 - 2 November 2012

Frontline Tactics

Quacko | 16:23 - 2 November 2012

Fail not to include Heroes of Pen and Paper

SRBian | 16:19 - 2 November 2012

I think Borderlands, just to piss people off

Contest Chris | 16:16 - 2 November 2012

I think this is a non-question, really.