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Hook Champ Preview
Rocketcat Games has been running a pre-release adhoc beta of Hook Champ. It is an 8-bit style side-scroller with very simple touch controls.
You’re an infamous adventurer that starts each mission by swapping out a fancy idol for a fake one, of course it never works and you’re left to run away with your treasure.
Not from a boulder, but from something that seems like a more extreme version of chain chomp from Mario’s games.
The gameplay is more like Sonic. You’ve gotta hook onto the ceiling and various other objects that stick out from the background without stopping or that fellow will eat you.
Make it through a level picking up lesser trophies along the way and you can buy some awesome new hats before heading out on your next adventure.
I’ve enjoyed it so far, but you don’t have to take my word for it. Check out the video:
When it is released Hook Champ will have a 99ยข sale, down from the normal $3 price.
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iAntiVirus
As I keep hearing of more trojans and viruses lately I wanted to be sure my mac is clean when I’m bundling software for public use. I just downloaded and tried iAntiVirus, which appears to be fine for this purpose.
I’ve been listening to MLB.app since the start of the season and as rocky as it has been for the fighting phils, the app has been great.
It streams audio from the Phillies home radio station, even though I’m in San Francisco.
It plays highlight videos from mlb.tv.
It costs $10 per season, whereas the streaming audio feature from mlb.com costs $15.
Most importantly, it gives you a box score and play-by-play text.
Overall, I’ve had few issues with At Bat. Mainly, I’d appreciate it if there were full streaming video of the game, but I suspect they’ll do that for next season and charge $10-$20 more for the app.
The lesser issue is with my connectivity. I live in SF and AT&T’s network stinks, but the inability (on the part of the app or the iPhone) to switch between edge/3G while streaming the in-game audio is terrible. I have to wake my phone up just to get it to realize it should keep trying to get signal.
If you are usually in a wifi-zone like I am, though, you’ll be fine. We’re lucky to have At Bat on the iPhone and it is a steal at $9.99. As far as I know there are no blackouts for the radio stream.
Check out the gallery after the break for all the screens. Then go buy it from the app store.