iOS Game Deals: Jet Ball Goes FREE Today

Friday, June 17, 2011

Jet Ball Goes FREE Today

Arkanoid-style brick-breakers are some of my favorite games to play on the go, and Jet Ball (iPhone) is the best one I've played on iOS. Seriously, I download and delete games on my iPod Touch like clockwork, and this one is one of the few that has a permanent place on its hard drive.

148Apps: 4.5/5 "Jet Ball is, far and away, my favorite brick-breaking” game and has become one of my favorite games in the app store. Its responsive and well-designed control scheme, bright visuals, dynamic game play, abundant levels, bricks, obstacles, “power ups” and ”power downs,” along with an original soundtrack, crisp/creative sound effects and the ability to listen to my own music, make it one of, if not the best, “brick-breaking” games in the app store."

AppChronicles: 3/5 "if you can forgive these faults and enjoy the complex, varied level designs, and if you’ve been yearning to get back into the field of brick-breaking, then Jet Ball may be worth a look. It does a decent job of mixing things up and providing some quick, action-packed gameplay."

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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.