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Pig Shot is an entertaining arcade style game that uses a pig as a pinball. The pig is slung down a course by a sling shot. The player uses their finger to shoot the pig and then tilt the iPod/iPhone to navigate the pig. Pig Shot is designed for the iPod Touch/iPhone.

The pig must travel a short distance collecting stars and avoiding obstacles until the pig reaches another sling shot. It sounds fairly easy, but it is not. There are sheep that wander back and forth through the coarse and trees on either side. Each course is randomly generated, which means the obstacles are different. Some times there will be fences and other times just rocks and piles of hay. If the obstacles are hit, the game is over. The player must roll over stars to accumulate points as they are avoiding the obstacles.

Besides avoiding the obstacles, players have to watch out for patches of water. The water won’t end the game, but it will slow the pig down. If the pig stops rolling before the next sling shot, the game ends. There are two ways to speed the pig up, cauliflower and zoom arrows on the ground. The zoom arrows are random and out of the players control. The cauliflower is also random, but when the player rolls over the cauliflower the pig gets gas. There is a gas meter that builds up, which allows the player to roll over multiple cauliflower and get the benefit. The player can tap the gas meter to give the pig a power boost.

Over all, Pig Shot is strangely addicting. It sounds like a simple game and it is, but the challenge to get a high score is addicting. The courses are random so some times it is easier to get a higher score than others. It really depends what is thrown in the way. If you like arcade style games, where you have to try and score as many points as possible before the game is over, check out Pig Shot. The game is reasonably priced at 99 cents and you definitely get your money worth.

Nexx Studio and Mudloop have announced the release of Pig Shot for the iPod/iPhone. The goal of the game is to shoot your pig off of a sling shot and then navigate the pig around obstacles. The further you can get your pick with out hitting the obstacles the more points you will achieve.

The obstacles are all random and so are the maps. As players are navigating the coarse, they can pick up some cauliflower. The cauliflower will give the pig gas, but that will allow the pig to have a short burst of speed. The speed can be helpful to move you further along the coarse. The little pig enters a sling shot and the player pulls back on the sling shot to shoot the pig. As the big is rolling, the iPod/iPhone can be titled to direct the pig and avoid the obstacles.

If you are looking for an entertaining arcade style game, check out Pig Shot in the Apple App Store.

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Alawar announces the release of Natalie Brooks: The Treasures of the Lost Kingdom for the iPad. The game is a hidden object game, but offers more than just finding objects. Players will experience mini games, tricky levels, great videos, nice humor and really great comics. The goal of the game is to rescue Natalie Brooks’ grandfather from kidnappers.

The task to rescue the grandfather is daunting and there is not much time to get it done. Her grandfather has been kidnapped and the kidnappers have asked for a ransom. Natalie has 24 hours to get the kidnappers their ransom or her grandfather might not see another day. The kidnappers want an ancient treasure map and the player must uncover the map and then get it to the kidnappers. Players have to find the hidden objects, solve puzzles and piece together the clues through seven different chapters.

If you like hidden object games, check out Natalie Brooks: The Treasures of the Lost Kingdom in the Apple App Store.

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Funkitron has announced a new kind of puzzle game, Trinklit Supreme, for the PC. The goal of the game is to match puzzle pieces to clear them off the board. The twist to the games is, as the player progresses through the game they unlock features. The features are then used to make the game harder or easier for the player. The player can create their gaming experience. Players can choose the difficulty based on their mood that day. There are 15,000 different game variations.

“I’ve always wanted to see much more variety for casual game players,” states Dave Walls, President and Founder of Funkitron. “The team worked really hard to come up with something completely new and different. They did a great job with Trinklit Supreme in that the game came out uniquely fun and absolutely addictive.”

Trinklit Supreme retails for $19.99 on the popular casual game sites.

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Namco Networks has announced the release of Knightfall: Death and Taxes for the PC and iPhone. This version of the stays true to the puzzle/rpg style of the Knightfall games. Both versions of the game have a free trial version available for players to experience the game before shelling out money to buy the game. It stinks to pay for a game that you are not all that fond of.

Players have to attempt to beat dozens of enemies and new bosses. There are five different game modes Story, Endless, Endless 2-player, Pet Protector and Boss Rush Mode that players can choose from, if they buy the full version of the game. There is a Story mode version of the game available, which is cheaper in price, but only contains the story mode game play and no other modes of play. In the full version of the game, players have the option to play two player. Princess makes an appearance in the game and is a playable character for a second player.

“With the first two iterations of the series getting over 2 million plays on Flash,” said Carlson Choi, vice president of marketing at Namco, “we decided to make the addictive new chapter accessible to several million other people on their preferred connected devices.”

The full version can be purchased on iPhone (Every Honour – Bundle Pack) and PC for $4.99 and $6.99 respectively.  The Story Mode is available for iPhone for $3.99, but does not include the four extra Game Modes.

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