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First Look: Hellfire for iPhone / iPod touch
Ahhh, there's nothing quite like taking your helicopter gunship out for a spin to wake you up first thing in the morning! Astraware has announced the immediate availability of their newest action game for iPhone and iPod touch, Hellfire (click opens iTunes). This US$4.99 game puts you in the pilot's seat of a helicopter gunship, ready to take on one of 16 missions.
Control is provided through both the accelerometer (steering, speed) and touch-screen controls (throttle, weapons) as you fly US and Soviet-era helicopters through the missions. There are various levels of challenges, with missions in locations throughout the world. Some missions provide multiple objectives, such as taking out enemy defenses, then rescuing hostages and returning them to a base.
The helicopters are pre-rendered and very realistic, and the gunships fly over 3D terrain that is rendered on-the-fly. The soundtrack and sound effects can be switched off for play during meetings, and your own music can be substituted if you prefer.
There's a YouTube video showing Hellfire in action, complete with Alison's camo green nail polish. Click the Read More link to view it.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
adam said 12:59PM on 1-22-2009
Looks rad! Gonna download tonight. (side note: green finger-nail polish? hmm...)
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CCSII said 11:48AM on 1-23-2009
Green fingernail polish? probably in a production of "Cabaret"
Jash Sayani said 1:16PM on 1-22-2009
Looks like Desert Strike by EA, that I used to play on my DOS box.....
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Smillie said 1:49PM on 1-22-2009
This game is awesome! I use to have it on an old Palm handheld a few years back.
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Orion said 1:56PM on 1-22-2009
The sound is pretty subpar, and it looks rather slow and boring if you ask me. Sorry to be a downer, but we have better iphone games in the app store now.
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amaranth said 1:59PM on 1-22-2009
What is up with all these Palm ports for iphone? I have seen no less than 10 games that are direct ports of games made for the palm OS.
Hell, I played this game and warfare incorporated on my palm zire back in 2005. I'm not impressed at all.
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Virtuous said 7:12PM on 1-22-2009
Every platform gets its share of retreads.
MikeDawg said 3:27PM on 1-22-2009
I dont like the fly by and blow stuff up theme of the game...where's the hover mode?
it might as well be a jet plane on the screen.
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iBearTouch said 4:18PM on 1-22-2009
Do the toenails match the fingernails ~,,,~
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Jonathan Wise said 9:32PM on 1-22-2009
Graphics seem to be OK, but to tell the truth I was too distracted by those disgusting fingernails...
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Tony Bowman said 11:25PM on 1-22-2009
Blue Skies Academy anyone? but with fancier graphics.
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KB said 8:06AM on 1-23-2009
That dude has some freaky hands!
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L3 said 1:53AM on 1-23-2009
for play during meetings! LOL!
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david said 8:42AM on 1-23-2009
i orderd the iphone from puremobile.com and it was not in stock so they called me up and gave a discount for an any phone that is in stock and recieved the item in 3 days when i chose 3-4 day service. best service i have gone through!!!
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profcrayzee said 11:53AM on 1-23-2009
the helicopter doesn't even bank or turn or tilt or anything. I agree with the previous comment, it might as well be an airplane, or a car, or a sofa...
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Bixmen said 1:10PM on 1-23-2009
So is this like Choplifter on my Apple ][?
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aaron said 2:12PM on 1-23-2009
Nice reference! That was my first favorite game.