“Tropical Heat” reminds us of the video arcade days, when you feel as though you’re literally riding a jet ski. Dive under water, launch from ramps, combine extreme tricks. This summer’s new version will add volcanoes, tunnels, cliffs, sand dunes and cyclones and let you be a sea turtle or sting ray if you prefer. It’s $10, or PC and Mac from TropicalHeatGame.com.
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“Idol Words” for Apple phones, tablets and the iPod Touch, takes you deep into the jungle to uncover as many words hidden in ancient stone carvings; swipe your finger across the right letters to discover the word. If players use all the letters on the board, it flips to reveal a new challenge. Though this game is similar to others we’ve tried, it’s more fun.
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DrawAstickman.com: Start by drawing a stickman, then watch him come alive and duel, fly, and jump. As the story develops, you draw simple objects for him to use. This is a kick.
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A new book in the “Dummies” series is “iPad Apps for Kids,” by Jinny Gudmundsen, $20 from Wiley.com. Here are a few of its recommendations for kids. All are free. “Toontastic” is the best app we tried. It walks you through the creation of an animated cartoon, adding movable characters to the scene you create. In the process, it teaches kids how to compose a story: the set-up, conflict, a challenge, a climax and finally a resolution to the drama. Monster Hunt – This is a good memory game for adults and kids.. Four great-looking monsters flash for an instant on a grid and disappear. You tap the squares where you think they were. Then it’s on to five monsters, [...]
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“Rayman Jungle Run” is a $3 iPhone App that’s an Editor’s Choice for best game of 2012. Soar through the jungle as you collect creatures. Looks and feels like the earliest computer games. (So does Angry Birds.)
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From Bad Robot Interactive comes a new hot app in the iPhone app store: It’s “Action Movie FX,” for adding explosions and special effects to your movies.
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PopCap is giving away a hidden object game and coins for their social games. We’ve shortened the address to tinyurl.com/PopCapFreebies.
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We don’t know if the new PBS TV special, “The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot about Christmas” will rival the Peanuts Christmas special, but the PBS website has a free kids’ game to tie in with the show.
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Our youngest relative, age 5, likes to go around the house with arms outstretched, saying “Brains, Brains, they’re coming,” meaning the Zombies. It’s a line from the “Plants vs. Zombies” game he’s been playing since he was 4.
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