Allied Star Police is a side scrolling game that is a combination of a real-time strategy game and a tower defense game. The goal is to reach and destroy the Flamion Base. Players have vehicles, such as Hovercraft SuperVehicle and the mysterious G.S.L.C. to try and take out the base.

“Owain was literally like every other designer and developer I’ve worked with,” said Matthew Lee Johnston, Senior Producer at 4th & Battery. “The minute he walked in the door he handed us a fully realized game design, figured out to the last detail. He stuck with that vision, and directed the team through the development process like a pro. When he first sat down to play it, he naturally knew what to do and won his first round easily, which felt to us like we did a good job executing on his plan.”

If you like real-time strategy games, head over to the Apple App Store and check out Allied Star Police. The game is free to download and play.

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SEATTLE, Washington – July 21, 2011 — 4th & Battery (www.4thandbattery.com), the experimental label from PopCap Games today announced Allied Star Police™ App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is now available on the App Store. The game was conceived and designed by nine-year old Owain Weinert, a Make-A-Wish Foundation of Alaska & Washington® recipient residing in the Seattle area.

Allied Star Police is a side-scrolling, top down arcade-style game featuring a combination of tower defense and real-time strategy gameplay. Players take on the classic good vs. evil story set in a futuristic fictional world. Imagined and designed by Owain Weinert, and developed by members of 4th & Battery, Allied Star Police is fun for all ages.

“I have to say, my brother can’t stop playing it, my dad can’t stop playing it, and neither can I,” said Owain. “This started off as a dream of mine, and now my friends and people all over the world can play my creation.”

In the game, powerful Allied Star Police (ASP) units are available for your deployment, including the Hovercraft SuperVehicle and the mysterious G.S.L.C. to help battle against the evil Flamion units, including the Mechazoids and Commandoids. Players fight their way through three difficulty settings –  Newbie, Veteran, and INSANIFIED –  and three exotic intergalactic locales – Earth, Mars and Flamiar – as they attempt to reach and destroy the Flamion Base.

Over the last few months, as a part of “PopCamp,” an in house event where developers get to work on whatever projects they want, developers from the 4th & Battery studio worked intimately with Owain. Coming into the office weekly, Owain worked hands on with the team to make his app dream a reality.

“Owain was literally like every other designer and developer I’ve worked with,” said Matthew Lee Johnston, Senior Producer at 4th & Battery. “The minute he walked in the door he handed us a fully realized game design, figured out to the last detail. He stuck with that vision, and directed the team through the development process like a pro. When he first sat down to play it, he naturally knew what to do and won his first round easily, which felt to us like we did a good job executing on his plan.”

The Allied Star Police App is available for free from the App Store on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, or at www.itunes.com/appstore/. 4th & Battery is expected to produce several games per year, primarily small-scale, arcade-style games for platforms ranging from PC to Facebook® and iPhone.

There are different play modes available for play. Players can choose to play short campaigns with Domination objectives. Players have to take control of key objects on the map to win in Domination mode. The other mode available is Conquest battles where players have to wipe their opponents off the map to win. All enemy forces must be destroyed. These are longer games.

“Creat Studios is excited to introduce Mushroom Wars as our seventh title on PlayStation® Network in 2009,” said Anton Petrov, President of Creat Studios. “Gamers of all ages will quickly become addicted to Mushroom Wars, with its strategic and engaging gameplay.”

If you are into real time strategy games, check out Mushroom Wars on the PlayStation Network.

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October 14, 2009 – Creat Studios (Canton, MA) today announced the release of Mushroom Wars for the PlayStation® Network.  Mushroom Wars will be available for download on the PlayStation 3® computer entertainment system, offered via Sony’s PlayStation® Network on October 15th in North America and Europe.

Mushroom Wars is an all-ages, fast-paced, real time strategy (RTS) game that brings arcade skirmish gameplay to the forefront. With a quaint visual style featuring opposing tribes of mushroom armies, your battles take place in close-quarters maps using simple, straight-forward controls. Play short campaigns with Domination objectives where your goal is to take control of key strategic points, or play Conquest battles where the only way to win is to completely annihilate your opponent. Upgrade your bases to support larger armies, improve weaponry or act as defensive installations. Local multiplayer allows
players to determine the toughest little army in the meadow.  Move your armies into position and hopefully win the day.

Mushroom Wars for PlayStation Network features:

·         Test your strategic tactics.  There are 18 levels you can play in Skirmish mode. As you progress through the levels, the number of AI opponents increases. Do you think you can overcome three AI mushroom armies? Don’t worry, there are three difficulty settings.

·         Need a change of scenery?  With 25 levels in Campaign mode, you can battle in the meadow, forest and foothills of mushroom land.

·         Divide and conquer.  Local multiplayer allows two players to battle on the couch.

·         Additional features.  Includes custom music support and players can upload their gameplay to YouTube.

“Creat Studios is excited to introduce Mushroom Wars as our seventh title on PlayStation® Network in 2009,” said Anton Petrov, President of Creat Studios. “Gamers of all ages will quickly become addicted to Mushroom Wars, with its strategic and engaging gameplay.”

Mushroom Wars will include PlayStation 3 Trophy support and has been rated “E” for Everyone by the Entertainment Software Rating Board for this platform.

Space War Commander is a real time strategy game, but it is different than other real time strategy games it is more casual in nature, since the time to beat most levels is short. The goal of the game is to destroy your opponent space base as fast as possible. Normally, a real time strategy game is about building up your troops and fortifying your base, which normally takes some time. Space War Commander is about money. The more money you can obtain the better. Money allows you to build ships to capture resources and defeat your opponent. The faster you can obtain money the faster you can send your ships in and defeat your enemy.

Players use the money obtained to build ships. There are a few different types of ships and of course each ship has a trade off. The bigger, more expensive ships can take more damage and deal more damage, but they are slow. Remember you are in space and your opponents space base is not always close to your space base. The cheaper ships are great because they are cheap, but they also take less damage and deal less damage. On the other hand the cheaper ships are fast and can intercept enemies quicker. Intercepting enemies is important.

It is essential to intercept the enemy ships before they get to your space base that way you can stop them before they get to your base and earn $5 in the process. Killing an enemy ship has the benefit of stopping it before it reaches your base, which saves your base from the damage, and has the benefit of earning you money.

Space War Commander takes a good amount of strategy to beat the opponent. Even the introductory levels are challenging to beat. The game is challenging, but definitely in a fun way. The challenge is such that it gets addicting. The computer can be beat, but players have to figure out how to beat it. If you are overwhelmed by the game, there is a great forum and the members can help you out, as well.

Space War Commander is a great twist on real time strategy games. The game becomes very addicting and minutes turn into hours played. The game requires small increments of time to play and fits in with with casual styles. If you are a real time strategy fan, you can’t go wrong with Space War Commander.

Players take on the role of a young God in search of followers. Since time has passed, the humans have been able to make more sophisticated weapons and use mother nature to their advantage. The young God has been called back to save his people from the turmoil.

If you are a real time strategy fan and have waited for Black and White 2 to come to the Mac your wait is almost over. Players will be able to download the game from Feral Interactives web site as well as in retail stores.

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Feral Interactive has announced Tuesday, January 6th as the worldwide release date for the much-anticipated Mac version of Black & White® 2, the real-time, strategy sequel to the critically acclaimed hit Black & White®, one of the best-selling Mac games of all time. The release coincides with the opening of exhibits at Macworld Expo 2009 in San Francisco, Calif. where attendees can experience the game for themselves at the Feral booth.

Created by Lionhead Studios® and designers Peter Molyneux and Ron Millar, in Black & White 2 players reprise the role of a young god in search of followers and return to the once innocent world of Eden. However, times have moved on – weapons have been invented and humans have harnessed the forces of nature to terrible effect. Eden is in turmoil and the young God has been called back to save his people.
In addition, The Battle of the Gods expansion pack is included offering players a host of new challenges including the threat of a rival God.

“Black & White has achieved a phenomenal and long-lasting popularity on the Mac. We are confident that Black & White 2 will continue that success.” said Feral Interactive’s David Stephen.

The game will retail in North America for US $49.95, £29.95 (inc VAT) in the UK and €39.95 (inc VAT) throughout Europe. It is currently available to pre-order from Feral’s online store (http://www.feralinteractive.com/?section=buy&language=english).

In addition to buying through retailers and Feral’s online store January 6th, attendees at Macworld Expo in San Francisco, Calif. will be able to purchase and experience Black & White 2 for themselves at booth 2530 in the South Hall.
Minimum system requirements call for a 1.8GHz Intel Mac only, 512MB RAM, 128MB graphics card, DVD drive, 5.1 GB of hard disk space and Mac OS X v10.4.8 or later. The game does not support Intel GMA processors, but does run on Apple’s latest Macbook laptops equipped with GeForce 9400 M graphics cards.

More details and selected trailers of the game are now available at: http://feralinteractive.com/game/blackwhite2

Monday November 24 Bipo: Mystery of the Red Panda 60%

What starts out as a routine trip to the cupcakery turns into a full on investigation for a ghost in a deserted manor! Discover the secret behind a mysterious object, and unmask a cloaked bandit that’s on the loose. Can you help Bipo discover the secret behind the ghost in the dark manor? Lead him from one adventure to the next in Bipo: The Mystery of the Red Panda. Check out my review here.

Tuesday November 25 3D Xango Tango 50%

Help amazing toy robot Xango find his upgrade parts in this brain-stretching, 3D animated action puzzler adventure. Exotic landscapes, lively tango music and wacky dances make Xango Tango fun for the whole family. Help Xango find all of his parts to see the surprise ending!

Wednesday November 26 Project Aftermath 60%

An Arcade RTS game where you command up to four squads of soldiers in exciting battles in a retro-futuristic world. Equip your squads to suit your playing style, researching new items using the spoils of war; choosing from over 100 different weapons, armor, power-up augmentations and spell-like special attacks.

Thursday November 27 Mulver 60%

Uncle Miggles is in trouble! Sneaky king Porco has captured him and to let him go he wants you to first get the three Yre crystals that are hidden throughout the kingdom. You must help uncle Miggles. Guide Mulver through different parts of the kingdom in search for gold and the Yre crystals. Avoid enemies, uncover secret areas, time your jumps and use all your skill to navigate through the challenging levels in this 3D platform game.

Friday November 28 Martians vs. Robots 50%

Who could have believed it? The Earthlings invented a race of robots and wiped themselves out! Now the Martians are the only ones left in our solar system that can clean up the mess. They better hurry though, because the Robots are growing fast and consuming all the crystal ore to be found! It’s a race for resources. And no matter how well the Martians were able to hide from the humans, a confrontation with the Robots is inevitable. Play Martians vs. Robots today and save the world!

Saturday November 29 Astro Miner 50%

Astro Miner takes place far above the earth’s atmosphere, where a group of scientist uncovered the means of extracting precious metal resources from the surface of an asteroid. Numerous mining teams were sent to the asteroid to collect these resources but they did not count on one thing, hostiles. Ralph will learn how to work the equipment left behind by the mining workers. Platforms, ladders, lifts, springs, and thrust pads just to name a few. Mastering power up usage will be vital to Ralphs progress through out the 30+ levels of Astro Miner which cover 3 huge regions.

Sunday November 30 Somersault 50%

Welcome to Somersault! Somersault is an exciting new game, combining aspects of classic platform games with fresh gameplay elements and innovative new controls. Draw paddles with the mouse, to guide our hero – little Bally – through 21 action-packed levels in five different, beautifully designed worlds.

If you see a game you like, head over to Game du Jour on the right day and pick up the game dirt cheap.

The goal of the game is to make a deck of cards that beats your opponents deck of cards. Your opponent can be the computer or up to four other players in multi-player mode. Players need power, which is found through out the levels, to make their decks “work” and push forward.

The cards come in three different types, units, structures and spells and each card has an element it needs. Each element is focused on a specific situation, for instance, frost cards are defensive cards and fire cards are the aggressive cards. Players lay the cards down face up and begin to battle. In the battle, each card can only be used a set number of times, so strategy comes into play. Players can’t continually use one powerful card against their opponent. They must strategically play cards. Another strategy that must be managed, is the fact that some cards require orbs, as well as, power to play. Players have to manage orbs and power for those cards.

BattleForge sounds like an interesting game and card games, of this nature, seem to do well. Magic the Gathering was a huge hit, in its time. Not to mention, Urban Rivals does really well. Sounds like EA developed a fun and different game, that could become the next big hit.

Thanks Ars Technica

The main character, Little Blue, needs to use a few different techniques to stop the invading predators. Players have to take into consideration defensive placement, strategy and timing. Players place the towers down to defend penguin land. They need to place the towers strategically to cover all of penguin land and stop the invaders.

Real Time Strategy games are hard to make work on a console, in my opinion, but the Nintendo Wii and DS are probably the best fits. Since the game is aimed at children, Defendin’ De Penguin, should be fairly easy to play on a console system.

Defendin’ De Penguin is available for $29.99

Newport Beach, CA — September 2, 2008 — Crave Entertainment, a leading distributor and specialty publisher of console videogames, has released Defendin’ De Penguin(tm), the first real time strategy game designed primarily for kids twelve and under, for the popular Wii(tm) and Nintendo DS(tm) systems. Help Little Blue fend off hungry creatures eager to steal Penguin Town’s fish supply. Using the perfect combination of tower utilization, defensive placement, timing and strategy, Little Blue will save the day.

Defendin’ De Penguin was named “Best E3 Wii Game Runner-Up” by 1UP Network. IGN commented, “For the audience it’s intended for-the young gamer who’s never played any strategic game at all before-this could be a great first step into the concepts of the genre.” GameZone said, “As the truly first real-time strategy game that is geared towards kids 12 and under, Defendin’ De Penguin will have kids wanting to save the little fur ball from danger.”

Players use wits and strategy to protect Penguin Town by placing defensive towers to thwart hungry invaders who are stealing the fish supply. Choose from eight different tower types that release an array of environmental ammunition, such as snowballs, ice cubes, icicles and frost to deter woolly mammoths, snow men, seals, snapping turtles and more. Direct Little Blue to catch more fish and retrieve special power-ups so you can upgrade towers to increase attack range and strength as your enemies expand in size, strength and smarts.
Defendin’ De Penguin is available now for Wii and Nintendo DS for a suggested retail price of $29.99.

“SteamIron: The Fallen was designed specifically to cater to the massive RTS fan base in Korea.” said Alex Goatcher, Chief Creative Officer for Mikoishi. “In the past, RTS games have been tried on mobile but have failed due to the lack of cooperative and competitive gameplay. Network technology and handsets were not able to support real-time competitive gameplay. Now with Theatre ™ , our advanced online gaming technology, RTS games can now be played in a swift, fair, and controlled mobile environment.” concluded Goatcher.

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GCA Games Convention Asia 2007, Singapore , 7 September 2007 – Nexon Mobile and Mikoishi today announced a new partnership to release the world’s first true Real Time Strategy (RTS) Game for 3G mobile phones. SteamIron: The Fallen will be released by Nexon Mobile in South Korea from November 2007 as part of a new multi-title joint development partnership deal between the Korean publisher and Singapore-based game development studio.

SteamIron: The Fallen is the first installment in Mikoishi’s SteamIron franchise. SteamIron is an epic cross-platform sci-fi fantasy that plays out over multiple installments on both handheld and PC platforms.

The story begins on 3G mobile with SteamIron: The Fallen with future installments planned for Mobile , Nintendo DS culminating in a PC MMOG scheduled for release in 2009. Cross-platform gameplay and community features are planned and will be announced in 2008.

“SteamIron: The Fallen was designed specifically to cater to the massive RTS fan base in Korea.” said Alex Goatcher, Chief Creative Officer for Mikoishi. “In the past, RTS games have been tried on mobile but have failed due to the lack of cooperative and competitive gameplay. Network technology and handsets were not able to support real-time competitive gameplay. Now with Theatre ™ , our advanced online gaming technology, RTS games can now be played in a swift, fair, and controlled mobile environment.” concluded Goatcher.

SteamIron: The Fallen features include:

• Real time, competitive multiplayer RTS for the mobile form factor
• Online Ladder system
• Innovative adaptations of core RTS mechanics to mobile platform
• Two unique factions each providing a different gaming experience
• Multiple unit types per faction, requiring “research” to unlock
• Command up to 15 units at any one time
• Two different resources to manage, Iron and Steam
• Rich selection of maps at launch, able to refresh content with new maps continually after launch
• Live spectator support for televised tournaments

“Successfully bringing such an important game genre to Korean mobile gamers required a top tier local partner and Nexon Mobile possesses the marketing skills to proliferate a killer RTS game for Korea ’s mobile game market” said Irene Chua, CEO of Mikoishi. “Nexon Mobile has the ability to utilize its online portal, media relations, and partnership with Korea’s top e-sports broadcasters which will help us introduce SteamIron to the Korean gaming community as well as casual gamers to recruit new fans for RTS games on mobile. ” added Chua.

“With SteamIron, Mikoishi has developed a ground-breaking gameplay system that enables mobile RTS to become a reality” said Joonmo Kwon, CEO of Nexon Mobile. “We are excited to bring SteamIron to RTS fans in Korea and this unprecedented real-time multiplayer gaming experience available through the mobile platform is further testament to the capabilities of Mikoishi’s cross-platform online gaming technology, Theatre™”.

SteamIron Release Schedule

About SteamIron

SteamIron is an epic re-imagining of a classic space opera set in a science fiction universe. The story stems from an alternate history, projected far into future where the electronic revolution as we know it never occurred.

Although the universe is recognizably futuristic, everything is grounded in the mechanical world. From inter-stellar space ships to advance communications all technologies are decidedly retro in their derivations.

The story starts on this alternate Earth under the iron vice of the Ternion Empire that covers all known lands. The empire is a conference of the offices of the Emperor, his elusive elite guard (the Modan) and the misguided religious organization of the Pax Imperium. SteamIron chronicles the political struggle within the Ternion as each of its factions fight for power and control.

About Nexon Mobile

The Nexon Mobile Corporation is a mobile game developer and publisher based in Seoul , Korea . Nexon Mobile has provided entertainment applications and support to multiple wireless platforms in Korea since 2001. It is currently one of the foremost mobile game developers and publishers in Asia , offering a broad spectrum of creative and technical expertise. Nexon Mobile is a preferred mobile entertainment partner for wireless carriers, handset manufacturers, major media companies, and independent content developers.

Indisputable amount of industry recognition led to the “Strategic Alliance in Mobile Games” with Nexon, enabling Nexon Mobile to target, promote, distribute, and establish a bond with Nexon’s over 30 million online users, using Nexon.com’s online presence and leverage. While Nexon gave way to the first online MMORPG, Nexon Mobile was the first developer to create MMO-scale epic RPG adventures with the Heroes of Three Kingdoms series. Nexon Mobile’s endeavors have also helped penetrate online users with mobile market places and spinoffs of killer IPs, such as Nexon’s Kart Rider and Maple Story series. Nexon Mobile are constantly raising the bar and stakes in the industry, always on the hunt for new business models, which makes us one of the most creative and cutting edge companies in the mobile game developing and publishing arena.

About Mikoishi

Mikoishi is an award winning development studio that specializes in online multiplayer games for mobile phones, handheld game consoles and PC platforms. Mikoishi games are based on internally created IP franchises that have a truly international appeal.

Mikoishi’s products are powered by Theatre™, the company’s online interactive entertainment technology that enables multi-platform and cross-platform playability coupled with online player communities, tournament play, prize play and game item purchase and trading.

Mikoishi has collaborated with major game publishers, Hollywood and leading mobile operators worldwide to deliver Theatre™ powered entertainment products in 8 languages, over 40 countries across North and South America , Europe and North and South East Asia .

Mikoishi is headquartered in Singapore with regional offices in Korea and Japan . For additional information, please visit http://www.mikoishi.com/.

Past projects and awards include: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (IGN’s Best of E3 2006 – Best Wireless Strategy Game, 1UP’s Best of E3 2006 – Runner Up for Best Mobile Game), Star Wars Battlefront Mobile (Runner Up – IGN Wireless Game of the Year 2005, Most Innovative Design), Super Puzzle Fighter II: Network Battle (IGN’s Best of E3 2006 – Most Innovative Design for Wireless Game, IGN’s Best of E3 2006 – Runner up for Best Puzzle Game, 1UP’s Best of E3 2006 – Runner Up for Best Mobile Game), Metal Unit (GameAxis – 2005’s Editors’ Choice and Asian Game of the Year)

Mikoishi, Theatre and Metal Unit are registered trademarks of Mikoishi Studios. Super Puzzle Fighter II: Network Battle Phoenix Wright TM & © Capcom. Star Wars Battlefront Mobile TM & © THQ Games. Star Wars is property of Lucas Film.

Many of Europe’s territories are flooded and others are completely gone. There is a newly created European Crisis Team (ECT), but they are no help. The ECT is already sick of all the refugees and saving people from the floods. You need to step up and help these people!

“We have promised our fans, the press and our partners, to deliver a new strategy-blockbuster this year – and we kept it! With Anarchy 2087, we bring the well-known realtime-strategy-experience of the 1990s from the PC to mobile phones!“, says Markus Kassulke, CEO of HandyGames

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Experience true realtime-strategy on your mobile phone!

Fight for leadership over a Europe which has become chaotic after a global catastrophe in this strategy-spectacle!

In the year 2087, the severe consequences of global warming have caught humanity.

Large areas of Europe have been swallowed by the great flood. Great Britain, the Netherlands, and parts of Scandinavia, France and Northern Germany are gone! Resources are extremely scarce, former frontiers don’t matter anymore and anarchy and chaos prevail on the new islands and in the mountains. The newly formed emergency government ECT – the European Crisis Team – isn’t up to the waves of refugees and the increasing riots anymore. New groups like the Free Survivors fight for survival and their independence. The world as we know it is going to change rapidly!

“We have promised our fans, the press and our partners, to deliver a new strategy-blockbuster this year – and we kept it! With Anarchy 2087, we bring the well-known realtime-strategy-experience of the 1990s from the PC to mobile phones!“, says Markus Kassulke, CEO of HandyGames™.

Be part of it – it’s time for a new leader! Lead your troops from September 11th 2007 on in the fight for Europe’s future!

Features:

• Action-packed realtime-strategy conquers your mobile phone!
• Choose between one of two fractions!
• Lead tactical battles with 14 different types of units!
• Research modern weapon-systems!
• Sophisticated techtree with 15 types of buildings
• 2 diversified campaigns and up to 10 missions
• Story-mode with four heroes that fight for domination in Europe!
• Minimap for quick navigation
• Hotkeys for saving groups of units or buildings
• Formation-order for grouping troops
• Fog Of War
• Statistics at the end of missions
• Savegame

About HandyGames™:
HandyGames™ is one of the leading independent developers of games for mobile phones. The company has offices in Giebelstadt, Germany and in Bucharest, Romania and has its very own international distribution network. The company was founded in 2000 by Markus Kassulke, Christopher Kassulke and Udo Bausewein, has more than 35 employees and plans to expand further.
The huge and diverse variety of products, which all excel by high quality, consists of downloadable and pre-installed games, as well as applications and games for the mobile Internet. HandyGames™ has developed top sellers such as Porn Manager, Townsmen or Flitzer.
The company’s longtime success is reflected in close co-operations with producers of mobile phones and network operators, as well as in the many international prizes it has won.

There are ten quests that walk you through the story line. The first set of quests hold you by the hand and tell you what you need to do. After the first few missions you are on your own. You take the skills you learned in the beginning missions and put them to the test.

As you progress you will be able to upgrade your buildings to train better troops. Of course the enemy will be able to do the same thing. The troops you are able to make are equivalent to what the enemy can do, but you need to decide how many of each troop you would like to make. The stronger troops take more resources to make.

The AI in the game is good. The computer is easier in the first few missions. As you progress the AI becomes more challenging. The computer knows which troops to train to make completing your quests challenging.
The graphics in the game are really nice looking. The underwater world is beautiful. There is a small map of the entire level complete with fog of war, meaning you can’t see an area until you have explored there.

Over all I found the game awesome. I really enjoyed playing Deep Quest. There is a great mix of strategy planning to win the later quests. I kept playing one more level over and over again.