Comments on: iPhone FPS 'Zombie Mansion' App Store Debut Imminent

By: rich_952000

rich_952000 — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:07:43 +0000

I'll be waiting for Perry Harts Thriller(phart).

By: Doug

Doug — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:44:13 +0000

Where the heck is this game!?

By: donny

donny — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:01:55 +0000

Are you playing as a dwarf, or an old man..? Why is he the same height as a doorknob?

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By: along123

along123 — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:59:27 +0000

Soooooo ..is it out yet? (fiddling with thumbs..)

By: Wabaam

Wabaam — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:45:59 +0000

@tres,
fuck you.

anyway, I WANT THIS XP

By: Demonshade

Demonshade — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:10:14 +0000

I agree with hmm. That is the most logical thing to do in my opinion. I always thought everyone would do it that way but some people dont view the situation the same. Your finger is the mouse, so if you use a mouse to aim on the pc why not use it similarly on the iphone? And fps's only have four buttons to move and since there are 4 ways of tilting the ipod i would assume those would logically be the equivilant. Aiming for 4 buttons makes no sense to me, id like to see you play a game where you walk with asdw and aim with say ijkl, ud get owned soooo hard. For the strafe on tilt, it would only be enabled after a certain degree of tilting for no accidental strafing. So you have better aim, with better aim your movement is better.

By: hmm

hmm — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:44:40 +0000

Just took a look at the quake video.

It's pretty much what I suggested for controls

Slight difference being (Based on the short video) single touch for viewing and a second touch for shooting.

By: hmm

hmm — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:39:50 +0000

Personal suggestion for all FPS games.

How's tilting the iPhone forward and backward for moving forward and backward,

Tilting the iPhone left and right for strafes,

Touching the screen for point and shoot.
(I'd use the thumb while holding the phone w. both hands)

Touching with two fingers for just viewing?

By: Doghouse

Doghouse — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:39:07 +0000

Looking good, I missed out on the beta.

Am I the only one who thinks a good way to control an fps would be touch control/dpad for movement (strafe left/right, walk forwards/back) and accelerometer for "looking"? Would take time to get it not too twitchy, that or a sensitivity+calibration slider, but would work quite well I reckon

By: Mchart

Mchart — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:03:56 +0000

Big who cares on this one. Sure, it's a fps, but it doesn't look fun at all. The iPhone just doesn't have the control for any fps not to become frustrating.

Where is your review for tatomic? That game diserves attention.

By: Jooso

Jooso — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:45:28 +0000

But with Cube the framerate and the controls are horrible.

By: J.R. Jalapeno

J.R. Jalapeno — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:45:05 +0000

i was one of the beta testers and i really liked it a lot, esp for being one of the first FPS on the system. Its a great start and really gets better as the game goes on. the controls are actually amazing if you do one thing, leave your thumb on the left control pad and dont lift it, like in the video. i let the developer know that a few days ago because it works so much better if you just slide your thumb around, like in the game 2079 (shooting pad) it makes it like you're using a mouse and is super smooth. i didnt like the controls either until i stopped lifting my thumb, trying to tap the arrows. just rub it and youll love it..lol

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AppMinute » iPhone FPS ‘Zombie Mansion’ App Store Debut Imminent — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:12:26 +0000

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