Comments on: SpaceX - A Free Shoot'em Up http://toucharcade.com/2009/02/09/spacex-a-free-shootem-up/ ... keeping in touch with the latest in iPhone gaming Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Someone took the name of my space game http://toucharcade.com/2009/02/09/spacex-a-free-shootem-up/#comment-74497 Someone took the name of my space game Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:21:07 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1713#comment-74497 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: Wictor http://toucharcade.com/2009/02/09/spacex-a-free-shootem-up/#comment-14098 Wictor Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:50:36 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1713#comment-14098 I don't know if anyone knows the game, but SpaceX is surprisingly similar to an old computer shooter called Raptor: Call of the Shadows. A lot of the enemies are suspiciously alike, which is a good thing because this game is great. I don't know if anyone knows the game, but SpaceX is surprisingly similar to an old computer shooter called Raptor: Call of the Shadows. A lot of the enemies are suspiciously alike, which is a good thing because this game is great.

]]> By: Wictor http://toucharcade.com/2009/02/09/spacex-a-free-shootem-up/#comment-297602 Wictor Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:50:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1713#comment-297602 I don't know if anyone knows the game, but SpaceX is surprisingly similar to an old computer shooter called Raptor: Call of the Shadows. A lot of the enemies are suspiciously alike, which is a good thing because this game is great. I don't know if anyone knows the game, but SpaceX is surprisingly similar to an old computer shooter called Raptor: Call of the Shadows. A lot of the enemies are suspiciously alike, which is a good thing because this game is great.

]]> By: HyperTapper http://toucharcade.com/2009/02/09/spacex-a-free-shootem-up/#comment-12400 HyperTapper Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:11:15 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1713#comment-12400 An excellent game. I highly recommend this to anyone. An excellent game. I highly recommend this to anyone.

]]> By: HyperTapper http://toucharcade.com/2009/02/09/spacex-a-free-shootem-up/#comment-297601 HyperTapper Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:11:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1713#comment-297601 An excellent game. I highly recommend this to anyone. An excellent game. I highly recommend this to anyone.

]]> By: f e a r l e s s http://toucharcade.com/2009/02/09/spacex-a-free-shootem-up/#comment-12348 f e a r l e s s Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:39:50 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1713#comment-12348 Great game! Just needs some work with the buy menu. Maybe show the cool stats page after each level end. Music is cool. Could use some sound effects. Thanks! Cool game! Great game! Just needs some work with the buy menu. Maybe show the cool stats page after each level end. Music is cool. Could use some sound effects.

Thanks! Cool game!

]]> By: f e a r l e s s http://toucharcade.com/2009/02/09/spacex-a-free-shootem-up/#comment-297600 f e a r l e s s Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:39:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1713#comment-297600 Great game! Just needs some work with the buy menu. Maybe show the cool stats page after each level end. Music is cool. Could use some sound effects. Thanks! Cool game! Great game! Just needs some work with the buy menu. Maybe show the cool stats page after each level end. Music is cool. Could use some sound effects.

Thanks! Cool game!

]]> By: Adams Immersive http://toucharcade.com/2009/02/09/spacex-a-free-shootem-up/#comment-12339 Adams Immersive Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:10:13 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1713#comment-12339 Further control analysis: I think touch steering only works if you hold the phone PERFECTLY still--otherwise tilt takes precedence, and a slight tilt = slow movement, so the effect is that your ship slows to a crawl. You can't really hold the phone perfectly still while tapping it, so I don't think the two control modes can be combined in this way. Looking forward to how this evolves! Seems like a very complete game, well worth paying for with some minor tweaks. Further control analysis: I think touch steering only works if you hold the phone PERFECTLY still--otherwise tilt takes precedence, and a slight tilt = slow movement, so the effect is that your ship slows to a crawl.

You can't really hold the phone perfectly still while tapping it, so I don't think the two control modes can be combined in this way.

Looking forward to how this evolves! Seems like a very complete game, well worth paying for with some minor tweaks.

]]> By: Adams Immersive http://toucharcade.com/2009/02/09/spacex-a-free-shootem-up/#comment-297599 Adams Immersive Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:10:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1713#comment-297599 Further control analysis: I think touch steering only works if you hold the phone PERFECTLY still--otherwise tilt takes precedence, and a slight tilt = slow movement, so the effect is that your ship slows to a crawl. You can't really hold the phone perfectly still while tapping it, so I don't think the two control modes can be combined in this way. Looking forward to how this evolves! Seems like a very complete game, well worth paying for with some minor tweaks. Further control analysis: I think touch steering only works if you hold the phone PERFECTLY still--otherwise tilt takes precedence, and a slight tilt = slow movement, so the effect is that your ship slows to a crawl.

You can't really hold the phone perfectly still while tapping it, so I don't think the two control modes can be combined in this way.

Looking forward to how this evolves! Seems like a very complete game, well worth paying for with some minor tweaks.

]]> By: Adams Immersive http://toucharcade.com/2009/02/09/spacex-a-free-shootem-up/#comment-12338 Adams Immersive Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:07:52 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1713#comment-12338 A good start and lots of potential! A couple little glitches I noticed in this earliest release: * Touch controls didn't always work for me--the ship would slow to a crawl every so often, which didn't happen when tilting. (Too bad--I found touch to be more precise.) * It wasn't clear enough which weapons conflict with others, so it's easy to waste money (but players will learn that). * I ended up with NO weapons, and no way to get back to the "store" screen to get any. It shouldn't be possible to leave the store "unarmed." A good start and lots of potential!

A couple little glitches I noticed in this earliest release:

* Touch controls didn't always work for me--the ship would slow to a crawl every so often, which didn't happen when tilting. (Too bad--I found touch to be more precise.)

* It wasn't clear enough which weapons conflict with others, so it's easy to waste money (but players will learn that).

* I ended up with NO weapons, and no way to get back to the "store" screen to get any. It shouldn't be possible to leave the store "unarmed."

]]> By: Adams Immersive http://toucharcade.com/2009/02/09/spacex-a-free-shootem-up/#comment-297598 Adams Immersive Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:07:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1713#comment-297598 A good start and lots of potential! A couple little glitches I noticed in this earliest release: * Touch controls didn't always work for me--the ship would slow to a crawl every so often, which didn't happen when tilting. (Too bad--I found touch to be more precise.) * It wasn't clear enough which weapons conflict with others, so it's easy to waste money (but players will learn that). * I ended up with NO weapons, and no way to get back to the "store" screen to get any. It shouldn't be possible to leave the store "unarmed." A good start and lots of potential!

A couple little glitches I noticed in this earliest release:

* Touch controls didn't always work for me--the ship would slow to a crawl every so often, which didn't happen when tilting. (Too bad--I found touch to be more precise.)

* It wasn't clear enough which weapons conflict with others, so it's easy to waste money (but players will learn that).

* I ended up with NO weapons, and no way to get back to the "store" screen to get any. It shouldn't be possible to leave the store "unarmed."

]]> By: Big Albie http://toucharcade.com/2009/02/09/spacex-a-free-shootem-up/#comment-12336 Big Albie Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:58:54 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1713#comment-12336 The controls aren't too bad as is the ability to buy/sell different ship upgrades such as armor and weapons. The controls aren't too bad as is the ability to buy/sell different ship upgrades such as armor and weapons.

]]> By: Big Albie http://toucharcade.com/2009/02/09/spacex-a-free-shootem-up/#comment-297597 Big Albie Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:58:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1713#comment-297597 The controls aren't too bad as is the ability to buy/sell different ship upgrades such as armor and weapons. The controls aren't too bad as is the ability to buy/sell different ship upgrades such as armor and weapons.

]]> By: blindmonk http://toucharcade.com/2009/02/09/spacex-a-free-shootem-up/#comment-12310 blindmonk Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:37:20 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1713#comment-12310 A very nice game, considering the price (free)! A very nice game, considering the price (free)!

]]> By: blindmonk http://toucharcade.com/2009/02/09/spacex-a-free-shootem-up/#comment-297596 blindmonk Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:37:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1713#comment-297596 A very nice game, considering the price (free)! A very nice game, considering the price (free)!

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