Touch Arcade:
If you've ever had the desire to live the life of a dastardly pirate (and really, who hasn't?), then the new game Plunderland [$2.99 from developer JohnnyTwoShoes gives you the opportunity to do just that. The game features sharp, colorful graphics that take advantage of the iPhone 4's Retina Display and a mixture of touch and tilt controls that make it easy to wreak havoc on the open seas. Don't let the cute graphics fool you however, as these pirates are vile to the core. With a simple pickup and play style, many interactive ways to dispatch enemies, an upgradeable ship, and some of the most charming visuals I've seen, Plunderland should satisfy your craving to loot and pillage.
The Quality Index champions the best games on iPhone from the land of the Royal Family, the E-Type Jag, and David Beckham. Yep, Britain.
Plenty of dark British humour coursing through the veins of suicidal businessman Karoshi and Hector the terrorist negotiator.
JohnnyTwoShoes's Arachnadoodle almost pulls off the feat of the year - distracting us from Pirates of the Caribbean 4 for more than 12 minutes.
AppVee:
The app store is full of games that reference pirates but rarely will you find a game completely devoted to pillaging and plundering. Plunderland for the iPhone and iPod Touch is an app that takes the life of a pirate and makes it into a game. If any of you have ever played Rolando, you will immediately recognize the similarities in gameplay and graphics. It has a cartoon look that captures the free-spirit lifestyle of fictional pirates.
Touchaholics: For a while Pirates were a fad in the world. Together with the ninjas and other historical people they were mentioned everywhere, people wanted to be like them, talked like them and even a Pirate holiday was born. Unfortunately the AppStore never saw such rush, and even though there are pirate games out there, they were overshadowed by the current fad in the world: Zombies. So it is nice to see a change for a while.
