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  Best of iOS News: From Asteroids: Gunner to Gangstar Rio
by Danny Cowan [Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing]
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November 15, 2011
 

[Gamasutra rounds up the latest news in the world of App Store gaming, featuring standout releases like Asteroids: Gunner, Gangstar Rio, Rocket Riot, and EPOCH.]

- Atari's Asteroids Resurfaces As Twin-Stick Shooter
"Asteroids: Gunner is a free-to-play twin-stick shooter for iOS devices that boasts over 150 levels, three playable ships, and an extensive set of unlockable achievements."

- Gameloft Launches Gangstar Rio: City of Saints
Gameloft's Grand Theft Auto clone Gangstar gets its second App Store sequel with over 60 missions and a new character customization feature.

- XBLA Shooter Rocket Riot Hits iOS Platforms
"Following up on its initial release for Xbox Live Arcade in 2009, Codeglue's side-view arena shooter Rocket Riot is now available for iOS platforms courtesy of prolific App Store publisher Chillingo."

- Uppercut Games Premieres In App Store With EPOCH
EPOCH, the debut effort from App Store newcomer Uppercut Games, is a graphically rich cover shooter optimized for the iPhone 4S and iPad 2.

- Simogo Shows Off Rhythm Stealth Game Beat Sneak Bandit
"In this one-buton title, you play the titular bandit as he sneaks into the mansion of Baron Von Clockface, and try to steal all of the world's clocks that he's greedily snatched up for his collection."

- Bit Pilot, Halcyon Creator Unveils Spell Tower
"Zack Gage, maker of iOS gem Bit Pilot and 2011 IGF Mobile award finlist Halcyon, has a new game coming to iPad: Spell Tower, a word strategy game that tasks you with finding the biggest words you can on a 10x15 tile grid of letters."

- Anuman Teases PC, iOS Remake Of C64 Fighting Game Barbarian
"Palace Software's Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior was a fairly popular one-on-one fighting game released for the Commodore 64 and other computer platforms in 1987. Anuman Interactive announced that it plans to release a Barbarian remake for multiple platforms later this year."
 
   
 
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