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iPhone Kroll Review: Can It Touch God Of War?

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The game which saw jaws drop at the Apple Developers Conference back in June was not the innovative Spore Origins, nor was it the myriad casual titles that Electronic Arts pledged to support the iPhone platform with, but rather the previously unknown sword and sandals epic Kroll.

The Digital Legends title was only seen in a short video which coupled graphical sheen with hack-and-slash combat, immediately conjuring comparisons to the Playstation’s God of War series. Little was heard of it since, until it was released under the dead of night on the App Store a couple of nights ago!

Read on to see what we thought!

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EA Getting In The Game With iPhone

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Gaming’s biggest annual conference E3 is currently going on in Las Vegas, and the amount of attention the large developers are paying to the hot new girl in class - the iPhone - shows that people are taking it very seriously as a gaming platform.

Electronic Arts is one of the largest publishers in the industry, and their E3 press conference yesterday confirmed their commitment to creating unique, high-quality content for the iPhone.

They are mentioning a number of the big franchises making the jump including Tiger Woods 09, Need for Speed and Monopoly. This adds to unique titles like Spore Origins, which impressed many upon the unveiling in tandem with the iPhone development kit.

Some titles have already seen simple Java-based spinoffs for mobile phones but given the power of the iPhone, robust titles on a par with PSP games can be expected. Wi-fi and 3G allowing multiplayer, over-the-air full game downloads, unique accelerometer and touch-based interfaces? The iPhone looks to be a powerhouse to revolutionise yet another industry.

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