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Remember our favorite FREE shooter from ngmoco? Eliminate Pro? Well they haven’t left it to die. Just today the 2.0 update was released, and apart from adding some new stuff, paves the way for the upcoming co-op mode.
New gear. In case you haven’t played Eliminate in a while (like me), now you have prototype gear. There are prototype weapons and armors. So for example if a Tanker armor costs 600c, the prototype might cost 100c or so.
We promised you we’d be recapping the VERY BEST of iPhone gaming 2009. We know it’s recession and all so let’s start on the most FABULOUS free apps of the past year. Please note that ALL of these games are still FREE!
Regardless of what others lead you to believe, Tapulous and Tap Tap Revenge 3 still got it. It may not be a whole gameplay engine refresh, but the retooled online mode and some tweaks to the core gameplay satisfy us enough.
And with the new credits feature rolling out (you won’t have to pay for DLC tracks unless you want to, you can earn credits. Read more.). Tap Tap 3 is much better than the previous installments and now it’s free.
Shortly after apple allowed for free apps to have DLC, Ngmoco released their highly anticipated Eliminate for FREE. They were able to do this by including a unique variation of a “pay per play” model.
Though some people might not be too happy with this model, I for one don’t have trouble with it. I just want to play lag-free (must I remind you what happened when ngmoco made the refresh rate 2minutes?) which is what Eliminate offers. It’s one of the best shooters in the AppStore, and it’s free.
In case you’re wondering what the hell Touch Pet Dogs is, it’s ngmoco’s dog “simulation” game. One of the MAJOR differences is “worldwide multiplayer”. Using the Plus+ network, you can bring your friends dogs on a playdate and play with them, give them food, etc.
Again, like with Eliminate, some people aren’t too happy about waiting for free food refills, or buying them, but after all, it’s the best dog simulation game (and cutest) in the AppStore, so why not, it’s free.
Chillingo’s latest RPG went free, following in the steps of other developers and using the “free with DLC” (or freemium as it’s being called).
It’s completely free to download and play, you can just purchase things from the in-game store as DLC. It’s a interesting strategy. I personally don’t like RPG’s but if you do it’s worth checking out.
Hornet Smash, apart from being a bit of a spin-off from the original Spider game, not only serves as a great mini-game, but also as a sort of lite version for Spider.
IMO hornet smashing is probably the thing I enjoy most in the full version of Spider, and Hornet Smash does not feel like a lite version at all, it feels like a full game on its own.
Take to the skies in F.A.S.T. - Fleet Air Superiority Tactics. Fly freely in a full 3D, 360-degree environment with realistic flight controls using the accelerometer. Engage enemies in locations around the world with 15 deadly aircraft.
F.A.S.T follows a freemium model where you can unlock the full version and buy planes / maps though in-app purchase. If you’re into the dogfighting genre you might want to check it out.
When it started out, the iPhone did not have very many apps. It started with things like Chopper, Trism and a few others that were lucky enough to get accepted into the iPhone program early on. As time went on though, the number of apps grew and with this, we got more flashlights and fart apps. Thankfully though, the iPhone gaming scene recovered with some GREAT “hardcore” gaming titles. Let’s discuss a few of them!
Nearly everyone has played “Nazi Zombies” in Call of Duty: World at War for the Xbox 360 or the PS3, but finally, this beloved minigame was finally made available to the iPhone with decent controls and amazing graphics considering it was a mobile device.
With the release of this game, many started to wonder if more of the Call of Duty franchise would be ported over to the iPhone, thus opening the was for full length counsel games on a portable device. Maybe in 2010?
For all the fans of Age of Empires, the app store had been very sparse, with no application available to provide a decent solution to the RTS category. This was until Robocalypse came into play.
Robocalypse provided a good storyline with a long single player mode and multiplayer available too. This game also provided great controls to a category that had yet to find its perfect setup. Robocalypse filled the void in the category of RTS.
Shooting apps of some form and nature had been around since the birth of the app store, however there had yet to be a decent FPS which provided a good control solution, until now.
Modern Combat brought a FPS to the iPhone which had controls that were well liked and several hours of gameplay, thus changing the genera forever onward.
Shortly after apple allowed for free apps to have DLC, Ngmoco released their highly anticipated Eliminate for FREE. They were able to do this by including a unique variation of a “pay per play” model.
While there was a group of people that were upset about how they set up pricing for this free app, many were really excited to have a FPS with 4-player online death matches where ever they went. While Eliminate Pro doesn’t really offer any storyline and no single player at all,, at its price it is defiantly worth a look.
So you’re saying, is THAT IT? You’re missing the BESTEST game of them all! Chill! We know which game you’re referring to. We discuss it after the jump along with a couple of others we thought worthy of a shout out…
Shhh! Just because we called NOVA “the best iPhone FPS” doesn’t mean we completely dropped the ball on this “very strongly” second placer FPS game in Eliminate Pro. In fact with its latest update, it gains a couple more bars of awesome.
Let’s first start with FREE 1000 Credit Points (for upgrading armors/weapons) by simply installing and launching Epic Crime Wars which is FREE as well:
After that let’s look at two new maps and one new weapon to further the thrill of the game. Oh! Did we tell you ngmoco did all this without even Apple noticing? Ha!
Hey ngmoco orange you glad Apple approved Eliminate Pro’s update in a timely manner? Well I hope you are as I think some people have started to move on to Gameloft’s most recent update to Modern Combat Sandstorm! The battle for online FPS multiplayer starts here!
The photo above is from the new map called Knox, but there’s a lot more new to Eliminate than just a new map. Find out…
Note: At the time of this writing (1AM) the temporary “promo” is still in effect.
ngmoco first offered their Eliminate Pro fans with 15 free energy cells by downloading Epic Pet Wars. Now they want you to do completely NOTHING to earn 120-second energy recharges for a limited time only!
The only real step here is to fire open the game, and you’ll see the screenshot above. That’s it! You can play matches after matches within 2 minutes distance of each other.
Chances are you’ve been very addicted to ngmoco’s Eliminate Pro much like one of our writers here at the site: Dan. Well you’ll be very happy as the first update is very much well underway:
That sounds ultimately delicious.
If you are however feeling to wanting to break your iPhone, you can head over here for instructions on how to add additional maps to Eliminate RIGHT NOW.
If you’ve been following me on Twitter you know I’ve been playing Eliminate Pro almost 24/7. The one thing that had stopped me from playing it all day was the long wait for energy recharge.
This seems to be the biggest complaint about Eliminate. Recently ngmoco gave us (offer still going on) 15 FREE POWER CELLS! All you had to do is download Epic Pet Wars.
But! For TODAY ONLY, thanks to the Modern Warfare 2 launch, ngmoco has made the energy recharge… drumroll*… 4X FASTER!!
It seems like the iPhone has been taken by the Eliminate Pro storm judging from my Twitter stream and us even arranging (still in development) our first ever playhouse (click to register).
So dear Arsenal Megacorp employees, how would you like 15 FREE power cells for you to use immediately like this:
Well you really kind of now how to get 15 free power cells from the screenshot, but for those who need a step by step, read on!
A week after Tap Tap Revenge 3 launched, a couple of our staff and @Mek participated in an online matchup where we played TTR3 of course. We found it extremely enjoyable and wanted to schedule a formal “playdates“, but that didn’t happen until now.
We’re proud to announce that we’re pushing forward with the idea and will be starting with ngmoco’s Eliminate Pro.
Find out if there’ll be prizes, how to add yourself on Twitter Lists, how to sign up for a Plus+ account and much more info. This is a one stop shop so you HAVE to read! Come one and come all! This should be some wiiiild fun!
