THQ forcing Star Wars: Trench Run onto iPhone

I disagree. I have an ipod touch and I’ve made much effort to love it and feel it’s on par with psp or DS, but the truth is most of the games on it are either repetitive and bland shovelware or bare bones titles you could play for free on any flash site. There’s none of the complexity or refinement you’d find on any of the other systems and it shows. Basically, the entire system just feels like a bunch of cell phone games and titles that would be lambasted had they been put on any other system.

Except, Rolondo. There’s a game that at a conceptual level actually understands the unique features of its platform rather than merely shoving buttons on the screen like everyone else does. (I’m looking at you, Madden)

Snow,

I agree that a MASSIVE number of iPhone games are nothing but simple time wasters (as a good cellphone game should be), however there are a few exceptions. PuzzleQuest, Zenonia, and Wolfenstein RPG have all given me hours of entertainment. Moreover, those games are just as good as anything you would see on the DS.

I think given the right games, the iPhone and iPod Touch can be taken as serious gaming platforms.

Though as it is right now, the App Store is covered in tens of thousands of terrible, terrible software.

snowleopard233,

If you stick with the free or cheap games, you'll probably take away that opinion. I've found, however, that if you pony up for the quality productions out there, nine times out of ten, you get a really solid experience. Sometimes those quality productions are still under ten bucks, but I think you have to do some digging. Still, there are some games on the platform that give PSP and DS games a run for their money, in my opinion.

Peace,

manaman

After watching the video, that's an interesting twist.

Not sure where my second comment went, but the video introduced a twist to the game.

mahouneko,

It appears that you can also play as a TIE Fighter against the Rebellion. Watch the video again, most of the gameplay shows the cockpit of an X-Wing. The TIE cockpit is only later.

Peace,

manaman

Your posts aren't interesting!

And stop trying to hyperlink everywhere...

I thought that at first as well. You need to watch the video.

I think a TIE Fighter sequel or remake would do fine.

Stay on target!