iOS Game Deals: EA Father's Day Sale: Manly Man Games For Men

Friday, June 17, 2011

EA Father's Day Sale: Manly Man Games For Men

Another month, another EA sale. This one seems to be one of the better ones, though, with tons of titles - many of them recently released - dropped to just $0.99. More details and recommended games after the jump.

Arcade-style basketball game NBA JAM by EA Sports (iPhone, iPad) for $0.99 and $4.99, respectively:

AppSpy: 5/5, TouchArcade: 4.5/5, GamePro: 4.5/5

American football game MADDEN NFL 11 by EA Sports (iPhone, iPad) for $0.99:

PocketGamer: 9/10, IGN: 8/10, SlideToPlay: 3/4

Arcade racers Need for Speed Hot Pursuit (iPhone), Need for Speed Shift (iPhone), and Need for Speed Undercover (iPhone), all of which have excellent reviews, for $0.99 each.

Football game FIFA 11 by EA Sports (iPhone) for $0.99:

TouchGen: 9/10, AppSpy: 4/5, IGN: 7/10

RPG retooling of an FPS classic Wolfenstein RPG (iPhone) for $0.99:

GameSpot: 9/10, Macworld: 9/10, PocketGamer: 9/10

Boxing game Fight Night Champion by EA Sports (iPhone) for $0.99:

AppSmile: 4.5/5, Eurogamer: 8/10, PocketGamer: 7/10

City building game SimCity Deluxe (iPad) for $0.99:

148Apps: 4.5/5, IGN: 7.5/10, SlideToPlay: 3/4

Top-down racer Reckless Racing HD (iPad) for $0.99:

TouchArcade: 5/5, 148Apps: 4.5/5, SlideToPlay: 3/4

Golf sim Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 (iPad) for $2.99:

SlideToPlay: 4/4, TouchArcade: 4/5, Eurogamer: 7/10

Also on sale, but either not recommended or not at their lowest price: Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 for $0.99 (iPad); Dragon's Lair 2: Time Warp for $0.99 (iPhone); Tetris for $1.99 (iPad); Battlefield Bad Company 2 for $0.99 (iPhone) and $4.99 (iPad); C&C Red Alert for $1.99 (iPad); RISK: The Official Game for $0.99 (iPhone) and $2.99 (iPad); Dead Space for $2.99 (iPhone) and $4.99 (iPad); Mirror's Edge for $2.99 (iPad); Need For Speed Hot Pursuit and Need For Speed Shift for $4.99 each (iPad); FIFA 11 for $4.99 (iPad).

1 comment:

Splitdog 79June 17, 2011 at 9:27 PM
Hey man, just wanted to chime in and tell you what a great job your doing! I started following your deals on the SA forums, and as someone who constantly keeps tracks of sales and freebies I know it can often take quite a bit of effort.

Keep up the excellent work, and my thanks to you!
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How Do I Decide What Sales To Cover?

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.