Filed under: Gaming, Odds and ends, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch
Touchgrind in the App Store
Unfortunately, there's no free demos here -- either you jump in for $5 or you don't. But if you do, there's actually a lot on offer -- 3 game modes, 12 different boards each with their own abilities, and a set of tutorials to get you started. I'm intrigued: I'm not quite sure a mini skateboard will keep my attention for all that long, but it might be worth $5 just to see the physics in action.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Vito.... said 11:39PM on 11-27-2008
I'm sorry to say, but this review was a waste of my time. You're posting that an app is available and you think the physics are good - but you're not sure if you should buy it - is that the gist of your post?
I expect you guys to spend five bucks on the possibly shit apps so we don't have to - is that asking to much?
You know what... Go buy the app, and update this post and tell us if it was worth it or not.
Thanks for the advice.
-V
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CKay said 1:59AM on 11-28-2008
"Is that to much to ask?"
Maybe it is, If your not happy with the post maybe you should ask for a refund for your subscription to TUAW!
Marcello said 3:40AM on 11-28-2008
I totally agree, this post is a little pointless. Saying "there's a new app out there i think could be good, but i can't convince myself to buy it, here's a blurry screenshot" it's not such a great service.
And CKay, i do pay my TUAW subscription by watching all the ads on the page.
And yeah, i know, nobody forces me to read TUAW, but since i generally like reading it i feel i can point out when i think something's wrong.
(btw, the ozzy osbourne samsung ad has something wrong, when it opens on the full page you can't close it, at least on FF3 on a windows machine).
Marcello
JJimenez said 4:35AM on 11-29-2008
"(btw, the ozzy osbourne samsung ad has something wrong, when it opens on the full page you can't close it, at least on FF3 on a windows machine)."
.....Said the Windows user. Come back when you can be part of the club.
huy said 11:52PM on 11-27-2008
That was a lot of words to essentially say "There is this fingerboarding game in the app store that I'm really interested in but haven't tried yet because there is no free version." Not really useful info here.
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Anderson said 12:07AM on 11-28-2008
I've been waiting for this game for a while now. I appreciate the notification; but, like the other posters so far, I do believe there should be some kind of budget for testing out apps if you cannot convince the developer for a press copy for review. These notification posts should end with something like, "a full review will follow soon..." or at least, "The developers have been contacted for a formal review."
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Jake Pollack said 12:08AM on 11-28-2008
I just bought it. It's a great app overall and if you're looking for an amazingly designed app to kill your time and amuse you, this is the winner.
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Erika said 12:34AM on 11-28-2008
I have bought this game. It's worth it, It's really enjoying and you have to master tricks.
The thing I don't like about this app is the camera angle. You can't see whats in front and at the back of you, but you can always zoom out. There are also indicators of where the ramp is, and the indicator will pulsate if it's time to you to do your trick.
I can't think of a different camera angle for you to be able to control the board, it's the only camera angle that is suitable, or maybe a split view will help, one camera facing the board/ground and one camera facing in front.
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Jake Pollack said 12:59AM on 11-28-2008
I also feel your pain. I bet the developer(s) of this app thought long and hard about this problem, but simply couldn't pick up a sensible solution. It's almost impossible to maintain the area of the board for touch events and also giving you a sense of where you are on the course. Hopefully we'll see an update in the future.
adam said 2:02AM on 11-28-2008
Needs to stream the front-facing camera to a second iPhone over Wifi. Then it should swap when a round is over. Then whoever has the other iPhone, they get to play next and the second camera is now on your phone. Duh.
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Chris said 6:59AM on 11-28-2008
Yeah, I've bought it as well and was impressed. Agree with the comment about not knowing in time when an obstacle is coming up but overall well worth £2.99 (UK price)
I'd like to see a global leaderboard, manual tricks and and unlimited practice area but I'm sure at least some of those will be in the next version
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Johnny said 11:52AM on 11-28-2008
as if fingerboarding wasn't bad enough...
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Rigved said 12:05PM on 11-28-2008
interesting
similar -
iPhone Discount - Are You Looking For An iPhone Discount ? -
http://www.techreviews4u.com/?p=1052
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