Comments on: 'Astro Ranch': iPhone To Get Its 'Animal Crossing' http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/13/astro-ranch-iphone-to-get-its-animal-crossing/ ... keeping in touch with the latest in iPhone gaming Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: pintos-n-cheese http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/13/astro-ranch-iphone-to-get-its-animal-crossing/#comment-5525 pintos-n-cheese Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:52:24 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=465#comment-5525 I was already planning on buying an iPod Touch especially as a gaming device now. But with this game, I think I've just bought one for my wife too. She really enjoyed Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing on the Gamecube. This is too cool. I was already planning on buying an iPod Touch especially as a gaming device now. But with this game, I think I've just bought one for my wife too. She really enjoyed Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing on the Gamecube. This is too cool.

]]> By: Christian Grubbs http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/13/astro-ranch-iphone-to-get-its-animal-crossing/#comment-1821 Christian Grubbs Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:42:07 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=465#comment-1821 I am very excited for this game to be coming to the iPhone Animal crossing is by far my all time favorite game and harvest moon is up there with it a title that adds both of these for the iphone has great potential I am very excited for this game to be coming to the iPhone Animal crossing is by far my all time favorite game and harvest moon is up there with it a title that adds both of these for the iphone has great potential

]]> By: MobileGameFan http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/13/astro-ranch-iphone-to-get-its-animal-crossing/#comment-1720 MobileGameFan Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:21:38 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=465#comment-1720 This already looks like it could be the iPhone killer game! If the developer pulls this off the combination of game styles, touch, motion and connected features are going to be sweet. Maybe Nintendo aren't shaking in their boots yet but it looks like iPhone is going to take on the DS as well as mobile! Plus this isnt going to cost more than 10 bucks I'd guess - a fraction of a full price DS game. Bargain! This already looks like it could be the iPhone killer game! If the developer pulls this off the combination of game styles, touch, motion and connected features are going to be sweet. Maybe Nintendo aren't shaking in their boots yet but it looks like iPhone is going to take on the DS as well as mobile!
Plus this isnt going to cost more than 10 bucks I'd guess - a fraction of a full price DS game. Bargain!

]]> By: SteveJ http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/13/astro-ranch-iphone-to-get-its-animal-crossing/#comment-1712 SteveJ Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:18:32 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=465#comment-1712 This is a great idea, but I hope they manage to incorporate internet play, and without using dreaded "friend codes". Also, it should allow iPhone/Touch players to visit towns of DS and N-Gage players as well. If they do all that, I'm sold. This is a great idea, but I hope they manage to incorporate internet play, and without using dreaded "friend codes". Also, it should allow iPhone/Touch players to visit towns of DS and N-Gage players as well. If they do all that, I'm sold.

]]> By: Michael http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/13/astro-ranch-iphone-to-get-its-animal-crossing/#comment-1706 Michael Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:45:07 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=465#comment-1706 This game looks amazing, I'm really excited for it, I was a huge fan of Animal Crossing on the GameCube but wasn't too fond of the DS version, building a similar game with a different spin may bring me back to the genre. This game looks amazing, I'm really excited for it, I was a huge fan of Animal Crossing on the GameCube but wasn't too fond of the DS version, building a similar game with a different spin may bring me back to the genre.

]]> By: blakespot http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/13/astro-ranch-iphone-to-get-its-animal-crossing/#comment-1698 blakespot Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:21:08 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=465#comment-1698 @sebimeyer: The two screens added together vertically are 256x384. iPhone's is 320x480 - many more pixels. Do you mean physical size (vs. pixels)? @sebimeyer: The two screens added together vertically are 256x384. iPhone's is 320x480 - many more pixels. Do you mean physical size (vs. pixels)?

]]> By: sebimeyer http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/13/astro-ranch-iphone-to-get-its-animal-crossing/#comment-1697 sebimeyer Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:13:52 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=465#comment-1697 fun fact: if you add the two DS screens together it has the same screen dimensions as the iPhone in vertical view. I'd say "Nintendo better watch it's back" but apple may have already snuck past them. fun fact: if you add the two DS screens together it has the same screen dimensions as the iPhone in vertical view.

I'd say "Nintendo better watch it's back" but apple may have already snuck past them.

]]> By: mavis http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/13/astro-ranch-iphone-to-get-its-animal-crossing/#comment-1692 mavis Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:44:21 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=465#comment-1692 @ Ross Kimes: yeah, that's a very interesting observation. If Apple plays their cards right, they've got a real winner here, above and beyond the killer phone. A gaming unit in direct competition with the big dogs! ;) I'm anxious to see how this one turns out! @ Ross Kimes: yeah, that's a very interesting observation. If Apple plays their cards right, they've got a real winner here, above and beyond the killer phone. A gaming unit in direct competition with the big dogs! ;)

I'm anxious to see how this one turns out!

]]> By: Ross Kimes http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/13/astro-ranch-iphone-to-get-its-animal-crossing/#comment-1690 Ross Kimes Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:39:56 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=465#comment-1690 I love how it is comming for the iPhone first, and the DS version to follow. I love how it is comming for the iPhone first, and the DS version to follow.

]]> By: Easy Writer http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/13/astro-ranch-iphone-to-get-its-animal-crossing/#comment-1688 Easy Writer Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:26:14 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=465#comment-1688 "Astro Ranch from TAG Games is basically Animal Crossing meets Harvest Moon set in a 1950’s sci-fi universe." To which I say: hell yeah! A touch interface is absolutely ideal for this type of game and will add new gameplay elements. Imagine digging in Harvest Moon by rubbing the ground, or shaking fruit from trees in Animal Crossing by actually shaking the tree... very fun. "Astro Ranch from TAG Games is basically Animal Crossing meets Harvest Moon set in a 1950’s sci-fi universe."

To which I say: hell yeah! A touch interface is absolutely ideal for this type of game and will add new gameplay elements. Imagine digging in Harvest Moon by rubbing the ground, or shaking fruit from trees in Animal Crossing by actually shaking the tree... very fun.

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