AppSmile:
Gangstar: Miami Vindication, Gameloft’s much-anticipated follow-up to the first true open-world GTA-style title to hit the iDevice, is finally available from the app store. A sequel in every sense, Gangstar 2 features the same name and style branding while introducing new characters, new missions, new vehicles, and a new storyline in which to continue your sociopathic criminal fantasies.
The Quality Index champions the best gaming homages and clones on iPhone.
Halo, anyone?
Chris Winters writes: Imitation is often regarded as the sincerest form of flattery. For as long as mankind has pursued creative endeavors, we’ve built upon and paid tribute to those who have done things before us, via satire, reference, or homage.
However, there comes a point when using someone else’s idea stops being a respectful tribute and becomes a plain knock-off. In this instance, I’m talking about iOS developer Gameloft.
Cash-in's, although I welcome them they all seem to have a good level of quality:
N.O.V.A = Halo
Modern Combat = Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Hero of Sparta = God of War
Gangstar = Grand Theft Auto
Shadow Guardian = Uncharted
Zombie Infection = Resident Evil
Eternal Legacy = Final Fantasy
i could care less if they are clones. all of those games (cod, uncharted etc) copied something from games before them so why bash Gameloft? Their games are beautiful games and ill continue to support them.
Pocket Gamer - Cities aren’t just individual masses born out of thin air, but villages and communities that have been absorbed over time as the central mass expanded out.
It’s part of the reason why one road can be utterly different in looks, wealth, and feel from the next one. Yet despite all these different areas, there’s always a general ‘feel’ from every major city in the world that’s unique to that place.
