After three weeks of waiting, finally Assassin’s Creed II Discovery is back for all to enjoy. Some gamers may have noticed the initial price of Assassin’s Creed II Discovery was $11.99, but not to worry, the price has been reduced to $9.99.

In Assassin’s Creed II Discovery you’ll play through an untold chapter of the Assassin’s Creed II storyline. The action takes place in Spain, where you’ll play as the assassin Ezio. Your fellow assassins have been captured and it’s up to you to rescue them. So the storyline isn’t all that original, but at least your fellow assassins will be more thankful than Princess was when Mario saved her.

The gameplay is very different from the first Assassin’s Creed released on the iPhone. The standard D-pad located at the lower left of the screen has been replaced with a slider. Now it may seem kind of odd to use a slider instead of a D-pad for an action game like this, but it actually works very well.

Assassin’s Creed II Discovery is essentially a side-scroller, which explains the slider. For vertical movement players utilize the jump button located at the lower right of the screen. Next to the jump button we have the attack and stealth buttons.

Players can perform attack combos by pressing the attack button three times in succession. Some enemies have the ability to block your attacks and in some cases you’ll be locked into a “weapon clash” where you’ll need to rapidly tap the attack button to overcome your enemy.

The stealth button can be toggled on/off, when on your character will move slower, reducing the chance of being detected by enemies. When stealth mode is on, you also gain the advantage of greater foresight, spotting enemies from a distance before they come within range.

My initial impressions of Assassin’s Creed II Discovery have been all positive. I feel a great sense of speed when moving through the game that I never felt with the first Assassin’s Creed for iPhone. Combat has been greatly improved as well, with nice close up shots and crisp sound effects, which make those stealth kills all the more satisfying.

App Store Link: Assassin’s Creed II Discovery ($9.99)

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In the Skeleton event your character slides down a frozen track laying face down on a small sled. You steer your character using tilt controls to shift left or right.

The Curling event is similar to bowling, you slide a puck down a lane, mid way through swipe left or right to help guide the puck towards the center of the target.

Figure Skating is all about following patterns, the better you follow the pattern the better your character figure skates. Circles appear on the screen that you’ll need to tap with good timing. There will also be different shapes that you’ll need to trace quickly as well as accurately.

The last event, Snowboard Cross, is the most challenging of the four events. Like the Skeleton event you’ll steer your character using tilt controls to move left or right. On top of that you’ll also need to pay attention to forward (duck) and back (jump) tilting, this is especially important for a smooth landings. If your iPhone is tilted too far ahead or back then your character will have a rough landing.

Sonic fans will be glad to know SEGA has included a wide range of characters to choose from — Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Shadow, Eggman, Vector, Blaze, Metal Sonic and Silver.

You can also play with a buddy over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, or if your friend doesn’t have his/her own iPhone you could always go with good old Pass & Play.

SEGA also mentioned unlockable content in the game description, not sure if they were referring to achievement type goodies like trophies or if they meant additional events to play, hopefully it’s both.

App Store Link: Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games ($4.99)

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We got our first glimpse of Vampire Origins back in April of 2009. The game was expected to appear in the App Store  in July but oddly enough it never came. All mentions of Vampire Origins on Chillingo’s website were erased as well.

It seemed like such a shame that Vampire Origins would never see the light of day, or so we thought. Chillingo contacted us today and informed us that indeed Vampire Origins is back from the dead and is well on its path to the App Store.

And with the news of Vampire Origins‘ resurrection Chillingo also gave us new screenshots and gameplay footage to share with you guys, enjoy!

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The sequel plays much like the original using tilt  based controls for movement. Players steer their creature towards other smaller creatures to consume them. Once enough creatures have been consumed your creature will evolve gaining new abilities such as shells, wings and mouths.

Sadly you can’t customize your creature in great detail, such as adding bumps on your creature’s lower lip, I really wanted my creature to sport some nice cold sores too. Hopefully EA adds this feature in the next update *crosses fingers*.

Although you can do some large scale customizations on your creature like changing the body shape and size using pinch gestures or even alter the color and pattern of their skin. You can also use pictures from your iPhone photo app for skin patterns. Check out the example of custom skin textures in the screenshot gallery above. I used my Apple wallpaper as the texture for my creature.

What? Did you just call me an Apple fanboy? I’ll have you know it’s perfectly normal to wrap creatures in beautiful Apple wallpaper. *Rubs iPhone touchscreen in a perfectly normal and not sexual way, rubbing the touchscreen in slow motion doesn’t make it sexual either by the way, maybe creepy but definitely not sexual.*

Alright back to Spore Creatures, there’s a total of 45 unique body parts to choose from when customizing your creature.

As for content, there’s a total of 20 levels spread across four zone types — Sandy Shores, Barren Desert, Dark Forest and Icy Mountains. I didn’t get too far into the game but supposedly there are puzzles to solve. What kind of puzzles they’re talking about, your guess is as good as mine.

There was one interesting tidbit that I got from the release description.

“Socialize or attack unique creature herds. The choice is yours.”

I do recall in the desktop version creatures could socialize by dancing, I’m guessing the mobile version will follow suit and offer some way for our creatures to shake their rumps in the name of friendship.

App Store Link: Spore Creatures ($6.99)

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Oh my lord, I just screamed like a little school girl. Get yourself together Ironcell, you have a manly name, act like one!

Ok guys this is legit, Square Enix posted the announcement on Twitter and Facebook. They didn’t give any major details such as how soon we can expect to see Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II appear in the App Store. But they did include lots of nice screenshots for us to enjoy! The graphics looked quite polished, not nearly as pixelated as I remembered the game.

I’ll be right back, I need to change my pants.

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But why you ask, why would John Gore do something so evil?

Well as the story goes, Guerrilla Bob and John Gore were friends since they were ten. After high school they both went their separate ways, Guerrilla Bob joined the army and John Gore chose a life of crime and money.

Eventually word of Guerrilla Bob’s numerous achievements reached the ears of John Gore. Not to be out done, the jealous John Gore decided to setup his old childhood friend.

After John Gore’s setup, Guerrilla Bob’s reputation had been ruined, he was now viewed as a corrupt soldier. With nothing left to lose, Guerrilla Bob goes after the one man that destroyed his life, John Gore. And so the stage has been set for an epic battle between the bobble heads.

Chillingo has informed us that the game is in the final phases of testing and will be submitted to the App Store later this week.

Near the end of the new trailer of Guerrilla Bob we get a glimpse of John Gore doing what can only be described as the dramatic hamster look.

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Go go Speed rac… err I mean Comet Racer. Donut Games’ Comet Racer (App Store Link) has arrived in the App Store. Comet Racer looks pretty cool, the graphics gives me that retro vibe. Although the feature list didn’t seem all that impressive, but then again, a game doesn’t have to have a wicked feature list to be good, sometimes they’re just fun to play. Imagine that being a bullet point in the feature list, “This Game is Fun”.

Anyhow the game is a buck, so it’s not the end of the world if it doesn’t turn out to be the second coming of Christ. Lowering expectations is what I do best, I mean look at my parents, they use to have such big dreams for me, now they’re just happy if I take out the trash.

• Varying Race Tracks in space and inside squiggly comets
• 2 Control Modes (Normal buttons and an innovative Control Circle)
• Hidden secrets and surprises spread throught the game
• Power-ups to protect and upgrade your ship
• This Game is Fun
• Donut Games’ highly acclaimed Challenge system
• Support for playing your own iTunes music
• Global High Score support

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Most time management games follow about the same recipe, give the player multiple task to perform in a limited time frame. If not you’ll lose the customer’s business. But in Are You Alright? the stakes are a bit higher, if you can’t take care of the patient in time they don’t simply go to another hospital, no no, they die. And you’re left with the feeling of guilt for the rest of your life knowing you were the one responsible for their demise. All this can be yours for only $0.99, buy Are You Alright? now!

Enough of my antics, here are some details on the game.

• 2 game modes of Story and Time Attack
• 10 countries with 70 levels in Story mode
• 50 levels in Time Attack mode
• a lifetime of guilt
• patients with different personalities
• strategic chip system which adds more fun to the game
• different kinds of mini games for treatments
• use your own own music library
• auto-save in Story mode, so you can start with where you have previously left off

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Comet Racer is played from top-down perspective, with controls consisting of D-pad (lower left) and accelerator (lower right). The preview trailer did a good job of raising my interest in Comet Racer, which showcased various obstacles and power ups to keep gameplay entertaining.

If you’re into arcade racers, this may be one worth trying.

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With the great success of the original Sims 3, it comes as no surprise that EA would release a sequel, it was only a matter of time.

They’ve posted a few screenshots of The Sims 3 World Adventures for us to feast our eyes on.

In all honesty it looks very much the same as the previous title, perhaps the sequel will offer lots of new gameplay features.

EA did inform us that players will be able to transfer characters and some in-app purchases from the original to The Sims 3 World Adventures. I guess all that fishing wasn’t a waste of time after all.

Release date for The Sims 3 World Adventures for iPhone is still to be announced.

Features

• …”Al Simhara,” Egypt… “Champs Les Sims,” France… “Shang SimLa,” China. Each exciting location is loaded with a world of possibilities for danger, adventure, and romance for your Sim.
• Enjoy an international twist on the Sims-style gameplay you know and love with 52 new goals, 4 new mini-games — plus personas, careers, and quests.
• Let your Sim sport the local looks of the culture and acquire worldly tastes. There are lots of new clothing styles, furniture selections, and even new face types to choose from.

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