Meridian4 has announced the upcoming release of Family Vacation. Family Vacation is a hidden object game for the PC and the Mac. The goal of the game is to help Barb and her family take the perfect vacation. Players will have to help them pack, get to the airport, get to the hotel and have fun on their family vacation.

Barb decided to play the Price is Nice and never thought she was going to win, but she did. Her family got a free vacation to California. Players help the family in different stages of the vacation by finding hidden objects. The family will need to pack for their vacation and the player will need to find objects in the rooms to pack for the trip. The family will need to get to the air port and the player will need to find objects in the airport.

If you like hidden object games, check out Family Vacation when it is released on October 25.

The Game Bakers has announced the release of SQUIDS for the iPhone/iPod Touch. A black ooze is threatening the beautiful home of the Squid. The ooze is turning crustaceans into monsters that are threatening the area. Out of the monsters rises a rag tag band of Squid heroes. The heroes have to protect their home from the onslaught of monsters.

Players can choose their party of four. There are four different classes to choose from all with varying abilities. Once the perfect team has been assembled, players set off to rid their beautiful homeland of the monsters. The battles are turn based and use the abilities of the party members. The controls are all touch based.

“After years of working on best-selling console games, we formed our own studio so we could bring our expertise of AAA games development to iPhone gaming and make the best of the two worlds meet,” says Emeric Thoa, The Game Bakers’ CCO and co-founder. “SQUIDS has the depth hardcore gamers are looking for, along with the accessibility casual gamers expect on the iPhone or iPod touch. From the funny characters to the adventurous story to all of the tactical possibilities, SQUIDS offers something for all types of players.”

If you like adventure games, head over to the Apple App Store and get yourself a copy of SQUIDS. The game costs 99 cents.

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October is a month of monsters and spooky events. Haunted Domains keeps with that theme. Players have to manage a haunted hotel on the iPhone/iPod Touch and the iPad. Players have to manage the needs of the “creatures of the night”.

Players take on the role of Sheila Sullivan as she checks in guests, serves dinner, cleans rooms, and performs special tasks in an effort to keep her ghoulish guests happy. In the process of keeping the ghouls happy, players can unlock upgrades that help Sheila work faster or get her help from Igor the bellhop.

If you like time management type games, check out Haunted Domains on Oct. 11th. The iPhone/iPod Touch version will cost $1.99 and the iPad will cost $2.99.

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Legend of the Fish of Fury is a fighting style game starring fish. Players get to pick a fish they would like to use. The fish have different strengths and weaknesses. Some fish are strong and slow and others are fast, but not quite as strong. Players can decide what play style they like to use.

Once the fish is picked, the player can choose where they would like to battle. There are four different battlegrounds to choose from. The battlegrounds do not effect the battle in any way. They just change the background of where the fish are doing battle.

After choosing the fish to use and the battleground to compete in, it is time to fight. There are different ways to fight depending on the mode that was chosen at the beginning of the game. The Arcade mode is the mode where players will fight opponent after opponent until they defeat to the last guy. The opponents get tougher as you progress through arcade mode. Players battle by using the touch mechanics of the iPhone. Tapping the screen will cause the fish to punch their opponent. Sliding a finger across the screen will cause the fish to kick their opponent. Sliding your finger down the screen will cause the fish to block their opponent.

Legend of the Fish of Fury is a fun and entertaining fighting game. Players have to like fighting style games to enjoy the game. The game is a bit different than other fighting games in the use of fish fighting each other. If you like fighting style games for the iPhone/iPod Touch, you can’t go wrong with Legend of the Fish of Fury.