Those two are pretty directly related too. I got an iPod Touch one week ago today and got Real Soccer 2009 and Dizzy Bee from the App Store. Dizzy Bee is a really fun little game for anyone to spend some time with on the other hand Real Soccer could be a serious game.
It's an iPod Touch game, yet it has well over 150 teams I believe, many are licensed with licensed players. You can manually place your players around the field to create your own strategies, the controls allow you to do most anything you normally would in most soccer games. There's only an on screen directional pad and 2 buttons (3 including when you touch the field.). The thing is you drag your finger once you've pressed an onscreen button to change a pass (B button) to a lob pass (B button + drag finger up screen) or a leading lob pass (B Button + drag finger left) or a leading ground pass (Hold B Button longer) or a one-timer pass (Push B Button twice). All done with one button. so simple yet deep.
Other moves include fake shots, lob shots, crossover/spinning deke/and one other (all done by tapping the open field), sprinting is done by double tapping a direction, slide tackling, stealing, rushing the goalie, etc. There's tons of moves. None are multiple button combos, just a resultof pushing a button and dragging your finger somewhere on occasion.
There are 6 trophies to earn by playing season mode. Which alone is a lot of replay value, But then there's 6 more to get playing through playoffs, and Wi-Fi multiplayer is coming soon.
So I've been totally blown away to see it's as capable a gaming station as my DS and PSP ever were. The App Store needs better organization but it's a great way to get games and demos and any kind of App in general out to the public. They can keep the page the same, they don't need more side bars, maybe a better search engine to find the kind of app you're looking for easier.
So selling my DS also left me with $120 and thinking about buying Spore with some of that money. I love the concept, who doesn't? The simple gameplay doesn't bother me either because it's the creation tools I want to use most. But at the same time I don't want to spend more money. So I'm not quite sure.
My wishlist:
-Portal:Still Alive
-Super Street Fighter 2 HD Remix
(maybe)
-Gears of War 2
-Far Cry 2
-Spore
