Fruit Ninja - Halfbrick Studios

For the hundreds of millions of fans around the world with trillions of fruit sliced - thank you for you amazing continued support! You have made Fruit Ninja one of the most popular games of all time!

Fruit Ninja is a juicy action game enjoyed by millions of players around the world, with squishy, splatty and satisfying fruit carnage! Become the ultimate bringer of sweet, tasty destruction with every slash.

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"It's simple, fun and best of all challenging." - Touch Arcade Review

"Fruit Ninja is fun, fun, fun. It’s an instant pleasure." IGN review

"The low price makes the game more than worth it." - TUAW Review

"Fruit Ninja is the sort of game that has come to typify the rising dominance of quick, simple and most of all additively fun gameplay." - AppSpy Review

"You'll know it's fun, and you'll know you want to keep playing." - Slide to Play Review

"Fruit Ninja epitomizes all things a great iPhone game needs." - Resumeplay Review

"The game oozes style and polish." - AppAdvice Review

"My God this game is great. Best iPhone game in a while." - User review.

"Just spent 15 minutes on the crapper in my office complex playing this little gem of a game. Productivity -1" - Touch Arcade comment

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Swipe your finger across the screen to deliciously slash and splatter fruit like a true ninja warrior. Be careful of bombs – they are explosive to touch and will put a swift end to your juicy adventure!

Fruit Ninja features Classic, Zen and the amazing new Arcade mode, along with online multiplayer for Game Center-enabled devices! It also has awesome global leaderboards and achievements to unlock!

Your success will also please the wise ninja Sensei, who will accompany your journey with wise words and fun fruit facts.

Fruit Ninja is the messiest and most satisfying fruit game ever!

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Hey there Fruit Ninjas! We've heard your cries and answered the call - Fruit Ninja now supports iPhone 5! And the free content continues with new blades, extra backgrounds and fresh challenges! High scores are ripe for the taking so bolster your arsenal and get set for a Fruit Ninja bonanza

NEW BLADES:
Cloud Kicker - Predict your own weather!
Sakura Slicer - Let the petals fall in the wind

NEW BACKGROUNDS:
Cloudy Skies - Get some fresh air!
Cherry Blossom Background - Let the flower viewing festival begin!

NEW CHALLENGES:
Sharpen your skills and unlock awesome new swag!

IPHONE 5 SUPPORT:
Fruit Ninja has never been crisper! We've gone over the entire game to give it that extra shine!

FRUIT STORE:
Check out all the awesome new Fruit Ninja goodies to purchase, located in the Dojo!

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We want to thank each and every one of you for your continued and amazing support!
We're already working on our next update and can't wait to bring you more free content!
Keep the feedback coming and stay tuned for more exciting Fruit Ninja additions!

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Contra: Evolution - PunchBox Studios

by Salisbury52 Great game. Brings back so many good memories. The bad part is that if you are not willing to spend money on all of the extras you will NEVER get anywhere in this game. It is a shame that every developer is going this route and ruining the fun in playing games on your IOS device. In app purchases will be the death of the IOS gaming industry.

by Littlet313 Expect to die a lot and bleed out more money to continue playing. Think of this as Time Crisis at the arcades with quarters but with a more expensive model. It's greedy to charge an app and exploit "continues" to charge more for your customers to complete a game they already paid for. This greed behavior will kill this industry fast.

by iangrantphoto No one should buy this on the principal that its a pay to win game. 99 cents and then have to pay more? Horrible horrible decision. Kills the memory of a fantastic game.

Also the controls are incredibly bad, just going left to right can be incredibly infuriating. It's not like you can blame it on the iPhone either, I've seen plenty of platformers work just fine with smooth controls.

Finally, those cut scenes when you go in the base are like 3/4 the resolution- like when a hd channel has standard def. video to show with bars on the side. What's up with that?

Graphics are a nice improvement from the old nes days. Fun to see the upgrade.

One star for pay to win- I just spent money to buy this, is that not enough???!!!

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Clear Vision 2 - DPFLASHES STUDIOS

The follow up to the #1 Sniper game on the App Store worldwide has arrived!

17+ NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN!
Minimum requirements:
iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 3rd generation

• As the sharpest hitman around, Tyler Smith gets the job done. But his career choice has forced him to face his greatest struggle yet, to get back what his heart desires the most.

• AIM AND SHOOT!
Grab your rifle and make sure to get a clear shot!

Feature Overview:

? Animated Cut Scenes
? Blood and Gore Animation
? Daily Newspaper
? 25 Missions
? Retina Display Support
? 10 Weapons
? Wind and Distance Calculation
? Cool game world
? The follow up to "Clear Vision (17+)"
? Based on "Clear Vision" Flash Game

Visit us on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/ClearVisionOfficial

by dangnelson Really short game. Not worth $1.

by Jimmer #2 Let me start off.....the game is really fun, but beating the game after 30 min is stupid.

by Duckaronia Needs more levels, and crashes cant finish game, on burying the burial it will crash everytime update!!!!!!

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Fruit Ninja - Halfbrick Studios

For the hundreds of millions of fans around the world with trillions of fruit sliced - thank you for you amazing continued support! You have made Fruit Ninja one of the most popular games of all time!

Fruit Ninja is a juicy action game enjoyed by millions of players around the world, with squishy, splatty and satisfying fruit carnage! Become the ultimate bringer of sweet, tasty destruction with every slash.

****

"It's simple, fun and best of all challenging." - Touch Arcade Review

"Fruit Ninja is fun, fun, fun. It’s an instant pleasure." IGN review

"The low price makes the game more than worth it." - TUAW Review

"Fruit Ninja is the sort of game that has come to typify the rising dominance of quick, simple and most of all additively fun gameplay." - AppSpy Review

"You'll know it's fun, and you'll know you want to keep playing." - Slide to Play Review

"Fruit Ninja epitomizes all things a great iPhone game needs." - Resumeplay Review

"The game oozes style and polish." - AppAdvice Review

"My God this game is great. Best iPhone game in a while." - User review.

"Just spent 15 minutes on the crapper in my office complex playing this little gem of a game. Productivity -1" - Touch Arcade comment

****

Swipe your finger across the screen to deliciously slash and splatter fruit like a true ninja warrior. Be careful of bombs – they are explosive to touch and will put a swift end to your juicy adventure!

Fruit Ninja features Classic, Zen and the amazing new Arcade mode, along with online multiplayer for Game Center-enabled devices! It also has awesome global leaderboards and achievements to unlock!

Your success will also please the wise ninja Sensei, who will accompany your journey with wise words and fun fruit facts.

Fruit Ninja is the messiest and most satisfying fruit game ever!

To view Halfbrick's Privacy policy please go to: www.halfbrick.com/pp

Hey there Fruit Ninjas! We've heard your cries and answered the call - Fruit Ninja now supports iPhone 5! And the free content continues with new blades, extra backgrounds and fresh challenges! High scores are ripe for the taking so bolster your arsenal and get set for a Fruit Ninja bonanza

NEW BLADES:
Cloud Kicker - Predict your own weather!
Sakura Slicer - Let the petals fall in the wind

NEW BACKGROUNDS:
Cloudy Skies - Get some fresh air!
Cherry Blossom Background - Let the flower viewing festival begin!

NEW CHALLENGES:
Sharpen your skills and unlock awesome new swag!

IPHONE 5 SUPPORT:
Fruit Ninja has never been crisper! We've gone over the entire game to give it that extra shine!

FRUIT STORE:
Check out all the awesome new Fruit Ninja goodies to purchase, located in the Dojo!

****

We want to thank each and every one of you for your continued and amazing support!
We're already working on our next update and can't wait to bring you more free content!
Keep the feedback coming and stay tuned for more exciting Fruit Ninja additions!

****

LIKE FRUIT NINJA ON FACEBOOK!
http://www.facebook.com/fruitninja

FOLLOW HALFBRICK ON TWITTER!
http://www.twitter.com/halfbrick

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Dentist Office - Ninjafish Studios

Have you ever wanted to become a dentist? Now you can with the Dentist Office app.

Featuring 4 patients with 1,000's of scenarios to work on.

*INSTRUCTIONS*
1. Move the tooth brush back and forth to remove the yellow plaque (note: may take a few times to remove it all)
2. Use the yellow polishing tool to remove the brown tarter from the teeth (move it back and forth).
3. Use the green drill tool to remove the black spots on the teeth (move it back and forth).
4. Use the spray to remove the bad breath.
5. Use the blue brush tool to remove the green food pieces from in between the teeth.
6. Use the suction tool to remove the saliva from the mouth.
7. Dip the filling tool into the filling compound of your choice and paint it on the teeth.
8. Hold the braces tool over the desired braces for 3 seconds to pick it up.

-Update in the works that will provide many more characters, a tutorial, and many more features.

*Please note that Dentist Office is free to play, but you are able to purchase game items with real money. If you don’t want to use this feature, please disable in-app purchases.*

by Decmomphoto How do you play this friggin' game? I get the tools and braces and stuff, but how do you know what and when to do anything? I'm baffled as to what I'm supposed to do next…. I've cleaned the teeth, filled the cavities and put braces the little brat, but there's no end in sight? Anyone, a little help here?

by Bcrouse Seems fun, but there is nano tutorial and as far as I have seen there is no objective so you don't know when your done

by Drewzz14 No objective, no goals, no tutorial . Seems like it could be fun if it was changed a little but for now not so much

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Fish Out Of Water! - Halfbrick Studios

Launch a daredevil group of fishy friends to the sky in Fish Out Of Water, an adventure across the sun, sand and surf!

This is a brand new mobile masterpiece from Halfbrick, creators of Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride!

Fish Out Of Water is the story of six feisty fish longing to soar above the ocean and see the world from a whole new perspective. To help them get airborne, players simply throw their fish of choice right out of the water and watch as it flies through the clouds and skips merrily along the waves. But there’s a lot more to this adventure under the surface!

Players will have to battle the elements and choose their throw wisely as the weather changes hourly. Expect the unexpected with crazy tsunamis, icebergs and even an immense jellyfish swarm!

After three throws, the Crab Crew will score your overall performance, and that’s where the competition really heats up! Players can compete in daily league score competitions with their friends and monitor their level progress. As different objectives are completed, players level up and unlock charms which can be crafted to unleash awesome bonus powers at the start of each game!

Fish Out Of Water is an easy choice for instant fun – a seaworthy search for the perfect 10!

by Bubbasco What is up with the in-app purchase pricing model being used in this game?? $15 for crystals, $1 to CHANGE the COLOR of YOUR NAME!?

Also, and probably more importantly, the game.... Just.... Isn't... That.... Fun... (This review pains me because I've loved halfbrick's other games)

by Goggles999 Just another way to promote advertising through social media. All I see on the left are messages that pop up saying "reddit league" "touch arcade league" "awful forums league" and anything else you can think of. It feels like in-game advertising. Your user base is popping you guys for cheap advertising. On top of that, there is no gameplay. This is not a game. Swipe, then watch a fish flop around, tap to perform an almost useless boost. I really gave this thing a good try, but with the social media push, and the user made in game adverts, I feel really duped at this point. Waste of a dollar. Halfbrick, this is a huge disappointment and a departure from your usual high standards.

by JohnDoeTheThird This is it? After Jetpack which was ages ago, this was it? 5mins and I'm done with the game.

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Tippett Studios VFX House Lays Off 40 Percent of Workforce

Tippett's wolf effects in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn"

Berkeley, Calif.-based VFX company Tippett Studios laid off 40 percent of its workforce Friday, the company's CEO and president Jules Roman confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter, with the possibility of more pink slips coming.

More than 50 visual effects designers were let go, leaving a staff of 100 full-timers still working at the studio, whose recent work is on display in such blockbuster films as Ted and Twilight: Breaking Dawn.

"We're hibernating, figuring out a way to reinvent and scale down because there's a lag in work obviously and there's such upheaval in the visual effects industry, period," Roman said.

"We're not sure where it's all going, but we think it's probably going north," she added, referring to recent losses to Canada-based effects houses, which lure Hollywood studios with enticing tax credits.

The move comes in the wake of the collapse of Rhythm & Hues, the effects studio behind Life of Pi, acquired this week by Prana Studios following a recent bankruptcy filing. It offers further evidence that the visual effects industry is going through economic turmoil.

Roman adds that if nothing changes, more layoffs will come to Tippett -- a 30-year-old studio that got its start with stop-motion animation in films like the RoboCop trilogy.

"If we don't get any work by the end of the year, you can't live on air, can you?" she said.

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