On September 11, 2009, Artificial Life, Inc released "Pandorum", a very realistic action - horror game for the iPod touch and iPhone running the second and third operating system for the iPhone platform. Artificial Life, Inc is a developer and seller of software for mobile platforms. It is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1993, and a year later it was part of Delaware. The "Pandorum" is a great game, with an energetic action, high graphics, good storyline, excellent game play, and excellent sound to complete the visual experience. This game is a good marketing strategy for the, yet, unreleased movie, "Pandorum Movie" (in theaters from September 25). The game offers a full 360 degree vision. The story begins when the character you are playing awakes. You are on the Elysium (the Titanic equivalent for spaceships in terms of dimension).
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The spaceship is empty, and your character has no idea what he is doing on the Elysium. You will team up with Corporal Bower, scientist Nadia and Lieutenant Payton to explore the ship in order to find an explanation. However, pretty soon you will understand that the spaceship is full of monsters that will try to stop you from moving around the spaceship. Basically the story line will offer a good time since it is inspired from a real movie. The graphics are good. You get 3D graphics with first person shooter game and excellent audio that integrates good in every situation. Even if the game provides a 360 degrees panoramic view, the main purpose of exploring each and every corner of the spaceship is a little frustrating. However, this is still a shooting game.

Therefore watch out for monsters that might lurk behind your back. The story line also provides some cut scenes in order to understand what is Elysium doing in space, and why are you on board it. As any other shooting games, you get a full arsenal of weapons from you to choose. This is a good feature hence you get a lot of monsters, some stronger than others. The controls are quite good. On the left top you get three available controls, the menu button, the heal pack, and a compass. On the right you will find the health circle, the weapons from you can choose from (the display will only show the current weapon, but you get the forward and backward keys to navigate through all the weapons). The full 360 degrees panoramic view is controllable by a virtual click wheel in the left bottom corner. You can play the game however you like.

The control scheme is customizable. Therefore, you can choose how to resolve the mystery. Because you will need a break from the intense action, "Pandorum" also offers mini puzzles. The game is a continuum development. Whit each and every step you take (or each and every monster killed, or secret revealed) you will be capable to upgrade your weapons, and improve your combat skills. After every mission you will be awarded (depending of your level performances) with a medal. The "Pandorum" is an excellent game that offers high quality in every department. However, it is suggested you play this game on either iPhone 3GS or iPod touch 3^rd generation with the iPhone OS 3.0. You can find "Pandorum" on App Store with version 1.0.0 for only $3.99 (price that is a bargain for what you get).

On September 01, 2009, Pangea Software released "Enigmo 2", one of the best puzzle games in terms of graphics offered for the iPod touch and iPhone running the second and third operating system offered for Apple platform. Pangea Software was founded by Brian Greenstone, in 1987. The company's headquarter is located in Austin, Texas. Pangea Software is a developer and seller of original software for the mobile Apple platform. All their recent products offer a free demo version, in order for potential customers to find out if they like or dislike the application.
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The first "Enigmo" was released in 2003, while the sequel, "Enigmo 2" was launched in 2006. Both of these games had market success. Therefore Pangea Software re-launched the "Enigmo 2" on iPhone platform. You can currently find "Enigmo 2" on App Store with the 1.0 version at a listing price of $3.99. If you are looking for a great looking puzzle game, then you are in luck. "Enigmo 2" will present you a new dimension of puzzle game play.

<>center>Basically your goal is to retrieve all the elements (either you have to retrieve the water droplets, or plasma beams, and even laser beams) and place them into a specific container (on each new game or level the game will provide with a different container in form and difficulty). In order to place every element into its place you have to use all the puzzle pieces you are given by the game's artificial intelligence.

The best feature of this game (beside the game play) is the new 3D graphics. This is not a normal feature you would find in a puzzle game. But then again Pangea Software is also a developer of 3D first shooter games. Using its experience form the RPG games, Pangea Software intrigued the game fans with only a puzzle games. For an average player, the 50 levels offered by "Enigmo 2" should be enough for at least one week (one to two hours per day, maximum).

Also the game includes an excellent music soundtrack, which goes really well with each and every level. However, the controls might seem a little tricky at first. But the full understanding of how they work comes in time. If you love space geometry than you will enjoy this game even if you are not a puzzle gamer. Overall, "Enigmo 2" for the iPod touch and iPhone doesn't let you down. It will offer exactly what it says it will, excellent game play, intriguing controls ("enigmo" controls), and excellent 3D graphics, making your puzzle game experience priceless.

On September 12, 2009, Origin8 Technologies released "Sentinel 2: Earth Defense", one of the best tower defense games (and it is a sequel). Origon8 is a developer, marketer and seller of innovative applications for Blackberry products and iPhone platform. Origin8 delivers not only fun games but also useful and creative games and applications, providing the best solutions for the chosen platforms. Their work could easily be resumed as an original twist to the mobile operating system entertainment. The current version of "Sentinel 2: Earth Defense" is ranked 1.2.2 and it can be found on App Store for $2.99 (listing price).
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The game is compatible with iPod touch and iPhone running either the second or the third operating system offered for the iPhone platform. At its core, "Sentinel 2: Earth Defense" is a science fiction strategy game, with a premium touch. The game story begins from the end of the "Sentinel: Mars Defense" story. After the starship Sentinel lost the Martian mission, the aliens have diverted their attention to Earth. The old starship, Sentinel, has been upgraded with the latest weapons and renamed Sentinel 2, for a fresh start in terminating invaders. If you are familiar with the first game, then you will probably recognize the auto repairing module (also known as repairing drone) and the powerful electrified and impenetrable gates.

Visually the game provides everything you might want. "Sentinel 2: Earth Defense" will allow you to use all the special features that have to offer your iPod touch or iPhone touch screen. You get a new environment (different than the one used on Mars) and a new soundtrack, to go with the new sound effects (thanks to the improved weapons). However, "Sentinel 2: Earth Defense" offers a new mission (way more improved in terms of details), with ten scenarios.

The basic idea is that you are somehow compelled to achieve the necessary score so that the electrified gates are not damaged. By doing so, the developer intended to keep your interest in the game at a high level. This game will not always provide resources in order for you to survive every attack. Therefore management skills and logistic skills are mandatory if you are interested to actually finish the game. You get two ways to play the game. You can either choose the mission mode or go for the campaign mode. However, the campaign mode is divided in other two modes, and everything gets to complicated. This should be a fun game, and not a maze. Both new modes (under the Campaign mode) have 4 level of difficulty. The first three are the normal level found in every other game, from easy, to medium, and eventually hard. Then again on top of all these you get the psycho level (adrenaline rush, exactly what every arcade game fun should play once a week).

One of the sub modes of Campaign offers a predetermined number of alien attacks, while the other one offers unlimited alien attacks. You can play either in slow motion, normal speed, or fast motion. It is up to you to choose the speed or the mode you want to use. You will get all sort of enemies, including parasites, mutants and other species (a little disappointing, because it is hard to believe arachnids are capable of building spaceships and engage war against human kind). You also get some strong enemies that can teleport themselves from one place to another. The game will not push you right in the middle of an ongoing war. It will first bring up a tutorial, in order for you to gat familiarized with all weapons and enemies. You will get just a few new weapons than the ones used in "Sentinel: Mars Defense". If you are not familiarized with the first game, then you should learn as fast as you can the weapon's power and effects. Doing so, you will be more effective in combat.

The Sentinel's new weapons are more powerful than the one from the original starship. The orbital laser weapon will help you destroy everything that stand in front of you weapon. The attack drone weapon will launch (as name suggests) a drone attack over your enemy. You also get the homing missiles weapon and time warp weapon. Both are useful but sometimes these two weapons will just complicate the game too much. The controls are easy to use and intuitive. You just have to tap over the unit (from the defense system) in order for it to be upgraded. On the bottom of the screen you get all the information regarding the weapons or positioning. You just have to tap on the specific weapon you want to use and there you go success. "Sentinel 2: Earth Defense" is one of the best tower defense games on the App Store.

With this sequel you get all the great element from the "Sentinel: Mars Defense" but with a more powerful starship, heavy attack weapons, a new tower that offers all the other tower in the defense system power and range boost. Overall, if you are looking for a great strategy game that involves alien attack on Earth, or if you just want to play a better version of "Sentinel: Mars Defense", you should definitely choose "Sentinel 2: Earth Defense".