iOS Game Deals: Back to the Future Episode 1: FREE Through July 31

Friday, June 3, 2011

Back to the Future Episode 1: FREE Through July 31

Has the price of a bottle of Pepsi got you down? Do outlaws want your dead body over a matter of eighty dollars? Well, my friend, you can take some solace in the fact that Telltale's Back to the Future: Episode 1 (iPad) will be cheaper than fuel for Mr. Fusion for the next couple of months. And this isn't a baby's toy, either:

148Apps: 4/5 "Back to the Future Episode 1 is really a great experience for fans of the movies, but there isn’t much to go back to after the story ends. If you’re a fan of point-and-click style games, and if you even remotely enjoy Back to the Future, then this game is great purchase."

SlideToPlay: 3/4 "The puzzles will be familiar to anyone who's played a Telltale game. They start simple, then grow slightly more complex before leading to an action-packed conclusion. What's more entertaining are the expert voice actors, including Christopher Lloyd and a spot-on Michael J. Fox impersonator, A.J. Locascio. The art direction in Back to the Future Ep 1 is also brilliant, with exaggerated yet recognizable versions of each character, suggesting that we're in a slightly unique Back to the Future universe."

TouchGen: 3.5/5 "Overall Back to the Future episode 1 is a fantastic example of an excellent story and outstanding voice acting, but suffers from a few technical issues including tricky controls and lag in some areas of the game."

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This blog is geared toward the hardcore bargain-hunter looking for the best sales out there, on the best games on the App Store. Generally, iOS games tend to drop to either $0.99 or free eventually, if not very quickly after their release. As such, I do not generally cover sales that aren't at either of those price points, unless the game is clearly well reviewed, highly polished, and has never dropped below its current "sale" price.

Furthermore, if a game is on sale for $0.99 but has been free several times in the past, I'll wait until it goes free again before posting about it. Why needlessly spend your hard-earned dough when you probably have a backlog of 50 games anyway?

Finally, a note about reviews: For a paid game, I look for a game that has been generally critically acclaimed among independent, reputable review websites. Review websites I may use include Eurogamer, SlideToPlay, 148Apps, AppSpy, and so forth, but not "Billy Bob's iPhone Review Blog"-quality sites. For free games, my standards are a little more lax, since all they cost you is a bit of (temporary?) hard drive space.

Oh, and one more thing: I absolutely, positively DO NOT accept money, free copies of games, or anything else that might influence my inclination to post about a game, ever.