Posts tagged ipad

MARVEL vs CAPCOM 2 iOS [videogame] Review

I really want to like this game…Cable, Wolverine, Ryu, Venom…all wrapped up in a fighting-game on my iPad; that’s a recipe for nerdy happiness! But for some reason Capcom decided to really cheap out on this App. The graphics have more pixels than on the original versions, the control response lags, the buttons are FAR to small onscreen, and even something as simple as the Menu looks like a cheap floppy disk game.
Granted I am still playing this on an iPad1, but that shouldn’t make a huge difference. I downloaded Sonic4 at the same time…and that game holds up beautifully. In the end, it’s nice to pick the game up again. Fans of the series won’t be mortified, but I could see newcomers getting frustrated.

Finally read X-Men: Age of Apocalypse…

It’s been on my must-read list for years now (and thanks to the Marvel iPad App I finally got the chance!) For those who don’t know anything about the series here’s the rundown:

Prof X gets killed by his son while saving Magneto. A time traveler named Bishop witnesses it and travels to the future to see the consequences. What he finds is that the original (and most powerful) mutant Apocalypse has taken over. The only countries left standing are the United States and Eurasia (what’s left of Europe and Asia). Magneto, grateful to Charles is leading the X-Men who have turned into harsh kill-or-be-killed heroes. Wolverine and JeanGrey and become rogue hitmen for the Council of Humanity, while X-Legends Cyclops and Beast have joined up with Mr Sinister (who has become one of the 4 Horseman). Bishop and Magneto teamup to go back and save Charles thus dissolving Apocalypses rule over…everything! Gambit, Jubilee, and Strong Guy head into space to find the M’kraan Crystal, the last of humanity uses the Sentinals to escape into space and look for a new planet, and Forge finds XMan; the only other mutant to ever rival Apocalypses power. X and Mags teamup in a final battle, while Wolverine and Cyclops duke it out. Colossus goes berserk and kills his wife Kitty Pryde while Beast escapes with Bishop into the past. In the end, Magneto rips Apocalypse in half right before nukes destroy the whole planet…oh yeah and he has a baby with Rogue which really pisses off Gambit. Back in the past Bishop fights himself to save Charles, thus saving the future, and Beast slips away (spoiler: he eventually shows up again to kill the original Beast).

Bishop is one of my favorite, if not thee favorite X-Men character! If you watch closely, most major events can be traced back to him somehow…but I guess that happens when you’re a time traveler who goes looking for trouble.
What should I read next? I was thinking of the Onslaught series…or maybe AvsX?

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Follow my Path!

As I typed that out I realized why they called it “path” duh…haha…genius.
If you’re not on Instagram, then you haven’t seen this mornings storm of Cover pics. And if you haven’t already thought; “great, another social network” chances are I want to high five you, AND, will see you in my feed shortly :)

Best way (I think) to summarize this new portable social network; they’ve taken the timeline feature boasted by Fbook (for their coming update) and miniaturized it. Add in the ability to post tweet like status’, music, and share photos, and you have something for iOS and Android users that Google+ and Facebook WISH they had thought of.
It’s clean, simple, and easy to use.

Path - Introducing Path 2 from Path on Vimeo.

I love how seamlessly they’ve integrated it into Twitter; no stupid platforms or need for links. However, I’d love to see the same thing for photos with Instagram before I make this my go-to source.

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Minecraft on the iPad

Minecon 2011 is in full effect (I just read someone proposed at the event) and Mojang released a handheld version! It’s what you’d expect from a dumbed down version of such a massive game…
- there’s no actual mining or crafting
- you start off with all the supplies you’ll need/get
- i quickly found the edge of the world, which is an invisible wall that drops off into nothing
- there’s no day/night, enemies, or health/food bars
With all that taken away there are some definite positives to make up for it…
- to create a world with your friends you just need to be on the same network
- the controls are simple and practical
- it’s one of the best ways to kill time on an iOS device

Works for iPhone + iPad
$6.99 in App Store
if we’re friends IRL you should get it and help me create awesome stuff IRL! 
 

The new family…

Picked up a used MacBook for dirt cheap today, finally something to do full editing at work (and play WoW on the go). Shortly after a good friend gave me his iPod Touch (1st gen) when he found out my iPod Nano had been stolen! 
For those thinking it: Yes I do still use my iPad, fully, for everything from eBooks to writing weekly studies, to playing games. The iPhone4 is only loaded with communication apps, and the iPod is only for music. 
I see this as an opportunity to use each device to it’s full potential with the Apps and programs they were designed for.