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Ghost Buddy
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Sure, apps like iDracula and Zombie Attack! are great *action* games, but where's the horror? Where's the creepy atmosphere? Where's the true 3D gaming experience that the iPhone is capable of? Well, you've guessed it. Ghost Buddy has got it all!
Media reaction to this 3D interface and control platform:
"...the method of interaction is superbly unique."
"A fascinating twist on the old virtual reality concept and one that - now we've actually seen it - seems like an obvious use of the iPhone's unique motion sensing system."
-- Pocket Gamer
"The innovation comes from the way you look around the 3D environment"
-- iPhone Games Network
"...an interesting look at where iPhone games could be heading in the future: augmented reality."
-- Slide to Play
Ghost Buddy is a 3D first-person simulation that casts you as a kind of 'ghost whisperer' who has devoted himself to helping lead lost souls to their graves. You must first find and capture each good ghost, then return it to its properly named grave. There are, however, nasty red ghosts wandering around the cemetery as well -- avoid them, or protect yourself by zapping them away for a few seconds with your cross.
This game uses a unique, revolutionary means of control and play specially designed for the iPhone. It's like total 3D immersion virtual reality, but without the helmet or googles. The iPhone is used as a viewfinder into a virtual world that wraps completely around you. Aiming the phone downward shows you a virtual 'ground', while upward shows you 'tree tops' and 'sky' (and high-flying ghosts...). Tilting the iPhone 90 degrees left or right shows you a corresponding view to the right or left of your position in the graveyard. From there, you can also look up and down (but in landscape mode). Gravity in this virtual world corresponds with that in the real world. See for yourself just what the iPhone is capable of!
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WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.3:
- Best Times now more easily accessible
- Code further optimized
- Minor bugs fixed
Happy Halloween!!!
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.2:
- faster, smoother animation
- quicker gravity corrections when tilted left or right, or up or down
- control your turning speed by the angle you tilt your device (left or right) -- but don't make yourself dizzy!
Happy Halloween!!!
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.1:
Controls are even easier now! Just tap directly on the white ghosts, red ghosts or graves (when they're in view and in range) to catch, defend or return. It can't get any more intuitive than this!
Also fixed was a major bug that caused occasional crashes in iPhone OS 3.0, and the in-app instructions have been greatly simplified -- just in time for Halloween!
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.0:
- The Evil Red Ghosts (ERGs) have now all been named. Can you find all six of them (without getting caught)?
- Two more new, creepy sounds have been added. Can you hear them?
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.9:
- added a scary lightning flash to accompany the existing lightning and thunder sound effect
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.8:
- added another new creepy sound
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.7:
- added a few new creepy sounds (cats, bats & ravens!)
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.6:
- code further optimized for noticeably faster, smoother play
- fixed bug at end of levels 4 and 5
- now, can no longer be re-zapped when frozen
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.4 and 1.5:
- code further optimized for noticeably faster, smoother play
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.3:
- new popup notices when good ghosts are captured and returned to their graves
- cool action-text icons added for easier play (see screen capture)
- icons fade out of view when not used to provide you with a full-screen, unobstructed view of the 3D world
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.2:
- added new artwork (icon and splash screen)
- will no longer get zapped during a pause
- will no longer get zapped by high-flying ghosts
- further optimized code for a faster game
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.1:
- better, multi-touch controls now give you smoother, faster motion and game play
- easier now to chase down and catch the good ghosts, and zap the bad ones on the run!
- added creepy intro and game over music
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