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Update these: Great games just keep getting better

News by Ben Briggs, August 31, 2010

We’ve got quite a few notable updates this time around; of course there’s the customary Angry Birds update with 15 new levels, secrets and achievements—we’ve lost count of exactly how many times the game has been packed yet again with features and each time makes it even better value.

Next up is the recently reviewed Monster Dash; a game that when reviewed had a fair slice of gaming fun to offer but there was a question for us about longevity. Thankfully, Halfbrick are prolonging its life with a bike pickup that mows down the enemy hordes, plus new statistics and best of all a fix for those pesky hearts; often they would be placed in very unforgiving places.

Helsing’s Fire is a puzzle game you shouldn’t pass up on, especially for 59p; with a new campaign, monster variety and improved colourblind support amongst other new features you should really download this one.

I had the opportunity to write a review over at AppAddict.net and the game in question was Solipskier; the game now includes sticky headphones so that if you were getting annoyed with the rock soundtrack abruptly disappearing once you built up enough speed, you’ll be glad to know that’s been fixed. You can now play your own music; bonus!

Osmos has had a few minor fixes and difficulty tweaks but finally you’re able to play your own music; we’re mentioning this one simply because the game’s experience is top drawer however small the update is.

Finally, Carnivores has been updated as a universal app; although the graphics don’t look nearly as good as some of the iPad’s shooter titles the gameplay is surprisingly enjoyable. Additionally, you can now post your results to Facebook.

These are just some of the many games that keep getting better with updates—if you haven’t got any of these games we certainly recommend that you go out and buy them!

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