are you on their payroll? the game is terribly easy, you can set the same plants in a certain position that would get you past every level, no new updates, no survival, it's basically a waste of memory space when you beat it once
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Apps you regret purchasing....can't believe I bought plants vs zombies
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are you on their payroll? the game is terribly easy, you can set the same plants in a certain position that would get you past every level, no new updates, no survival, it's basically a waste of memory space when you beat it once
Worldy Wings is the only game ive paid for that I hate and regret. It was only $1 and looked great in screen shots and had gamecenter support. But the game totally totally sucks.
I love TD games and PVC is great, while its very very easy, it does not mean its not fun. And yes, its kinda stupid how you can get away with nothing but certain positions to beat entire maps, but its still a good game that was well worth $1, probably not $3.
I love TD games and PVC is great, while its very very easy, it does not mean its not fun. And yes, its kinda stupid how you can get away with nothing but certain positions to beat entire maps, but its still a good game that was well worth $1, probably not $3.
I can't believe I just bought Age of Zombies. Horrible controls and graphics. What's with these dev's doing half and half graphics? If you do retina display do it for everything and not just the graphics. Ugh...spent one minute playing it and deleted it for horrible controls.
I actually enjoyed Age of Zombies. Sometimes my fingers would move away from the virtual thumb pads, but it was a good time wasting game. It's really short though. And I'm pretty sure it is retina display quality, I just think it's because the game is styled like a 16-bit game.
- Sim City: I just didn't enjoy playing it at all. I was just confused about how the plumbing worked in the game and didn't care to figure it out. It was $10 too.
- Band: It was sort of fun at first, but it got old really fast.
- CameraBag: The effects are pretty cheap in my opinion, especially the filler ones such as the fish eye effect. I love Hipstamatic though.
- iMovie: I'm partial towards this one. At first I didn't like the fact that you couldn't split clips within the app, but I believe this has been addressed already, though I haven't really had to edit any clips on my phone.
- Momento: It has a nice interface, but the developers just aren't active with their app. They've promised updates, but have failed to deliver any.
PvZ, Angry Birds (I'm sorry, I just found it very boring and repetitive) Sims: World Adventures (just didn't like it) and Super Monkey Ball 2. The controls were terribly flawed and I couldn't even get past the first few levels.
I loved PvZ, but Angry Birds was a waste of time. They'd have a great game on their hands if it didn't rely so much on dumb luck.
I purchased PvZ and found it fun until you beat it, then it's very dull. Took me about 2 hours to beat it the first time. I haven't played it since. My kids play it a lot along with my wife so it wasn't a waste.
Angry Birds was great, one of my favorite games. I became obsessed with getting everything perfect. Then I completed the game and haven't played it again. But it was a good 10 to 20 hours worth of time to get every level, every thing.
Secret of Money Island -- Now this is a game that is just a horrid port. I never played the original and wanted to play it. So I purchased it. I'm sorry I did, the controls are just absolutely stupid.
Angry Birds was great, one of my favorite games. I became obsessed with getting everything perfect. Then I completed the game and haven't played it again. But it was a good 10 to 20 hours worth of time to get every level, every thing.
Secret of Money Island -- Now this is a game that is just a horrid port. I never played the original and wanted to play it. So I purchased it. I'm sorry I did, the controls are just absolutely stupid.
I regret purchasing 'Dietician'. I wanted a meal planner but it gave me things like microwavable frozen entrees and "oranged bacon wrapped dates" (YUCK!). Instead I found other good ones (and way cheaper) like mealboard and intelli-Diet.
I don't regret purchasing PvZ, as it was only 99¢, but I just don't get the hype. How is it a strategy game? You just have to plunk down as many plants as you can, and blow some zombies up every once in a while. It's way too easy, and I've progressed well into the game already.
I guess I'll keep playing it until I finish it, but I don't feel compelled to play it like I do with some of the other games I've purchased. For example, Tilt to Live and Flight Control are just fantastic. Angry Birds was excellent as well.
I guess I'll keep playing it until I finish it, but I don't feel compelled to play it like I do with some of the other games I've purchased. For example, Tilt to Live and Flight Control are just fantastic. Angry Birds was excellent as well.
Worst purchases:
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 -- unplayable
In general lot of older, rather expensive iPhone games from major game companies. Most the good stuff seems to come from upstarts or companies that got their start with iPhone games.
Best purchases:
Nike+GPS, the $2 piece of exercise equipment that has been more effective than anything else in my life.
Trainyard, one of the best puzzle games I've ever played
Cut the Rope & Cut the Rope HD
Flight control HD (seems much better suited to iPad than iPhone)
Angry Birds HD (again, seems much better for iPad)
Pinball HD
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 -- unplayable
In general lot of older, rather expensive iPhone games from major game companies. Most the good stuff seems to come from upstarts or companies that got their start with iPhone games.
Best purchases:
Nike+GPS, the $2 piece of exercise equipment that has been more effective than anything else in my life.
Trainyard, one of the best puzzle games I've ever played
Cut the Rope & Cut the Rope HD
Flight control HD (seems much better suited to iPad than iPhone)
Angry Birds HD (again, seems much better for iPad)
Pinball HD
The Impossible Quiz...wtf?
I LOVE PvZ. It's a lot of fun. If you try and get all of the Game Center achievements it's quite hard.
I didn't buy Spore for iPhone, but I have it on my Classic, enjoyed it, then went and spent $50 to buy it for PC. Dear God, what was I thinking?
I also love Doodle Jump and Flight Control.
Regret buying Snatch, and I think I spent like $10 on it. Cool concept, never used it.
I LOVE PvZ. It's a lot of fun. If you try and get all of the Game Center achievements it's quite hard.
I didn't buy Spore for iPhone, but I have it on my Classic, enjoyed it, then went and spent $50 to buy it for PC. Dear God, what was I thinking?
I also love Doodle Jump and Flight Control.
Regret buying Snatch, and I think I spent like $10 on it. Cool concept, never used it.
Scrabble & Touchgrind.
Scrabble, because it hasn't been updated in forever and is outdated.
Touchgrind, because I can't do anything but an ollie on it. :\
Scrabble, because it hasn't been updated in forever and is outdated.
Touchgrind, because I can't do anything but an ollie on it. :\
Games I bought and played a couples times at most:
Enigmo
Asphalt 4
Bomberman
Dizzy Bee
Dizzy Bee 2
Parachute Ninja
De Blob
Minigore
Oregon Trail
NinJump
Toki Tori
Radio Flare
Doodle Jump
Topple
Soosiz HD
Fling!
WordFu
Durak
Labyrinth
Labyrinth 2
Line Rider
and COD:WAW Zombies
I don't seem to learn. Its worth it though. I usually only buy games for a dollar or so. I found enough great games to brush off the ones I ended up never playing again.
Also PvZ hatred is a tragedy I cannot bear to witness.
Enigmo
Asphalt 4
Bomberman
Dizzy Bee
Dizzy Bee 2
Parachute Ninja
De Blob
Minigore
Oregon Trail
NinJump
Toki Tori
Radio Flare
Doodle Jump
Topple
Soosiz HD
Fling!
WordFu
Durak
Labyrinth
Labyrinth 2
Line Rider
and COD:WAW Zombies
I don't seem to learn. Its worth it though. I usually only buy games for a dollar or so. I found enough great games to brush off the ones I ended up never playing again.
Also PvZ hatred is a tragedy I cannot bear to witness.
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Chop Chop Ninja (or any other Chop Chop spinoff)
Fingerzilla got old pretty quick
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (loved the idea, but controls made me dread playing it)
Chop Chop Ninja (or any other Chop Chop spinoff)
Fingerzilla got old pretty quick
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (loved the idea, but controls made me dread playing it)
Pix'n Rush I loathe this game. I try to play it and it just annoys the living hell out of me. I love everything retro about it but I cannot stand to play it because it changes levels to quickly and it's just down right annoying.
I also regret purchasing Scany. Ugly green app that is so hard to see. Does scan well, but man it's an eyesore, plus I hardly ever use it.
Sometimes I regret buying iMovie as well because I don't use it as much as I thought I was going to. I'd rather just edit on the desktop, but it is nice for those quick edits when you're out and about.
I also regret purchasing Scany. Ugly green app that is so hard to see. Does scan well, but man it's an eyesore, plus I hardly ever use it.
Sometimes I regret buying iMovie as well because I don't use it as much as I thought I was going to. I'd rather just edit on the desktop, but it is nice for those quick edits when you're out and about.
Pocket God (Never really got the point or a feeling of completion)
I am T-Pain (I can only blame myself)
Whatever that George Romero zombie app was. Just awful.
I am T-Pain (I can only blame myself)
Whatever that George Romero zombie app was. Just awful.
I like how you bought the 2nd version of games you barely played the first version on.