Hothead Games has announced the release of Chromanoids for iOS devices. The game is an arcade space shooter where players have shoot the oncoming space ships with the same color bullets. For instance, if the ship is red it needs to be shot with a red bullet.

There are color squares at the bottom of the screen. The player can touch the color to change the color of the bullets. The game can get hectic when there are a lot of ships coming at the player. Players can earn power ups to help them out in sticky situations. The power ups can shoot multiple color bullets at the same time, which is nice to clear a lot of oncoming ships.

The game has five different game modes making it easy to find a mode that fits any play style.

If you like space shooter games, check out Chromanoids in the Apple App Store.

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MobileGameStudio has announced the upcoming release of Web Swinger for Apple iOS devices. The goal of the game is to get the spider down to the bottom of the barn. Players navigate their way through the barn using the arrow keys and swiping their finger to swing back and forth. Players have to avoid other bugs on the way down. The spider has three lives to try and get to the bottom of the barn.

Check out the video of the game below:

If this looks like a game you would like, check it out in the Apple App Store when it is released.

Float is an arcade style game for the iPhone/iPod Touch. The goal of the game is to keep the balloons in the air until time runs out. If the balloons stay in the air, the play progresses to the next level of the game. If a balloon hits the spikes at the bottom of the screen a life is lost. The player has three lives.

The balloons can be hit from the top or the bottom. Hitting a balloon from the bottom causes the balloon to rise and hitting the balloon on the top causes the balloon to float down. The player has to use these techniques to keep the balloons afloat for the allotted time. Each level has a different time to keep the balloons afloat.

Players accrue points as the balloons float. There is a line placed at a certain point on the screen. If the balloons are allowed to float down to the line and then hit back up, the player scores more points. Of course, the line is usually close to the spikes, which makes the game more challenging.

Over all Float an entertaining game. If you like arcade style games that you can play in bite size chunks, check out Float in the Apple App Store.

TikGames has announced the release of Rocks N’ Rockets for the Nintendo DSi. The game is can be downloaded from the DSiWare shop for 500 DSi points.

Players have to save the earth from meteor attacks. The meteors are heading towards cities. The cities are full of people that need to be protected. Players can protect the people by launching rockets at the meteors. There are three different stages of difficulty to choose from and the game offers 100 different levels.

“TikGames is proud to launch Rocks N Rockets for Nintendo DSiWare. This is the first of several DSiWare titles that we plan to release over the upcoming months.” said Anatoly Tikhman, Founder and CEO of TikGames, LLC.

If you like arcade style shooter games and own a DSi, look for Rocks N’ Rockets in the DSi Shop.

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Orbyx Deluxe is an updated version of the Xbox Live game Orbyx – Mystic Orbs of Chaos. With Orbyx Deluxe, PC gamers get to experience the Peggle style game. The goal of the game is to collect the golden orbs. The ball is launched down from above and the player has to try and get the angle right to hit the golden orbs. As with any game of this style, there is a little bit of luck involved. If the ball takes a good bounce you could clear the board with out any trouble.

The graphics in the game look amazing and the levels look challenging. There seem to be a few levels with moving parts. It is always more challenging to hit the correct pegs when the entire board is shifting. The game looks like a lot of fun. If you like arcade style games where you are challenged to get high scores or if you really like Peggle, check out Orbyx Deluxe.

A video of the game is below.