Filed under: Gaming, Software, iPhone, iPod touch
First Look and giveaway: iShotgun Pro
I'm pretty easy to please when it comes to iPhone games. For example, I've had Monopoly [App Store] on my iPhones since the app first appeared, and so far I've played 201 games. My other favorite? Apple's Texas Hold'em. So why would a shooting app be interesting to me?iShotgun Pro [US$1.99, App Store] is a fun little shooting game from developer Yossi Malki in which you use a pump-action shotgun like my trusty Remington Model 870 to shoot clay targets. You go through 15 timed rounds shooting at single and multiple clay targets or falling bullseyes and bombs. There are three different levels of play so you can build your skills.
Just like in real clay pigeon shooting, you can yell "Pull!" to have the targets launched. There are also ways to launch the clays automatically or by tapping a button on the screen. You get different point levels for hitting various colors of clays, and try to avoid the black targets which reduce your point total. In the rounds where bullseyes and bombs are dropping, you need to avoid hitting the bombs. To aim, you can either use the iPhone's accelerometer or just tap where you want to shoot.
Of course, you'll occasionally need to reload and that's where this app lacks authenticity. With a real pump-action shotgun, you need to slide the pump between each shot to discharge the old cartridge and load the new. iShotgun Pro lets you get in eight full shots before "pumping" by shaking the iPhone up and down like Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2. This does speed up the game, but it's not authentic. Another mistake is the use of the term "bullets", where in reality they are called "shells" or "cartridges."
Despite the little discrepancies, iShotgun pro is a fun game that is great for building hand/eye coordination and learning how to discriminate between targets in the blink of an eye. There's also a "lite" version available for free here.
Speaking of free apps, how would you like to win a copy of iShotgun pro? We're giving away four copies to lucky TUAW readers. Just leave a comment telling us about your favorite shoot 'em up scene in a movie, hopefully one involving a shotgun, and you're entered.
Here are the rules and a link to the legal statement:
- Open to legal US residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older.
- To enter leave a comment describing your favorite movie shoot 'em up scene
- The comment must be left before Saturday, July 10, 11:59PM Eastern Daylight Time.
- You may enter only once.
- Four winners will be selected in a random drawing.
- Prize: Promo code for one copy of iShotgun Pro (US$1.99 value)
- Click Here for complete Official Rules.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Tate Forgey said 4:10PM on 7-07-2009
Bonnie and Clyde is a classic fiery ending
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wuchang said 4:11PM on 7-07-2009
Rambo 4, when Stallone shoots people with the truck mounted 50 cal and they explode like bloody bags of meat. Nice.
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oboewan said 4:17PM on 7-07-2009
Or the corresponding scene in UHF.
Eric said 4:13PM on 7-07-2009
Nothing beats the "hide and seek" between 007 and Scaramanga in The Man With The Golden Gun.
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Doug said 4:13PM on 7-07-2009
Just one scene from a movie is hard to pick but one of my favorites that came to mind was Terminator 2 when the cop is coming for John and he gets a huge hole blown through him but then just heals up and keeps on coming.
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DevilGhost said 4:13PM on 7-07-2009
Terminator
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Levi said 4:13PM on 7-07-2009
definitely the scene in the hotel from Boondock saints
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Christopher said 4:16PM on 7-07-2009
My favorite shoot 'em up scene is the movie "Shoot 'em up". When Smith (Clive Owen) is shooting his way out of his apartment, or through a museum, driving a car. He never misses.. it's great. If you haven't scene it, it is worth a watch. One of the best satirical movies I have seen in a while http://www.amazon.com/Shoot-Em-Up-Clive-Owen/dp/B000XA5K48
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oboewan said 4:15PM on 7-07-2009
The mall scene in Evolution. Alien pterodactyls, shotguns, and… singing.
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Zack said 4:24PM on 7-07-2009
My favorite shoot'em up scene is in "The Fifth Element" when Bruce Willis negotiates with a well-placed shot to the head after having a shoot out in the concert hall and main entrance to the ship.
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Greg Ash said 4:30PM on 7-07-2009
The action sequences in Heat. Top notch and tight. As well as the car chase in Ronin. Grenade launchers from sun roofs are just awesome.
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cdavis said 1:38PM on 7-08-2009
Totally agree. Heat and Ronin are two of my favorite movies.
Phil said 4:38PM on 7-07-2009
The shootout at the toll booth in The Godfather. Poor Sonny never had a chance. And I think one of those guys had a shotgun.
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ToddFSU said 4:39PM on 7-07-2009
The Matrix, when they enter the lobby of the building... start shooting everyone, flipping around and blowing holes in the stone pillars. Fun stuff.
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Kevin said 4:43PM on 7-07-2009
I would use this app while cleaning my pool using the Bluetooth web cam for the paysite the ladies will surely join. :)
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russ d said 4:45PM on 7-07-2009
The scene from Narc where they fish out that Mossberg from the dead guy's bathtub and realize he had tried to use the shotgun as a bong.
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shinseiromeo said 4:48PM on 7-07-2009
The scene in Transformers when they first encounter the scorpion bot and "bring the rain". Sounds amazing in HD.
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neil fernandes said 4:50PM on 7-07-2009
last scene from the movie WANTED in which angelina jolie kills all the people with one shot..
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Jaime said 4:54PM on 7-07-2009
It's gotta be the shoot out at the bank in the movie Heat!
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DrewJones said 4:58PM on 7-07-2009
The Matrix scene in the lobby.
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