Stick Tennis : Sports game with stunning graphics and (ONLY) for sports fans.

Name : Stick Tennis
Publisher : Stick Sports Ltd
Price : $0.00 on 29 June 2012
Extras : In app purchase of  Matches
Size : 29.4 MB
Compatibility : iPad+iPhone

Fun to Price ratio : 3.5/0
The graphics of the game is really appealing. My problem was steep learning curve. But, they clearly states in their tag line  "Sports games for sports fans". I am not a fan of tennis, so it was little hard for me. In case, if you want to spend time for 5 minutes, I don't recommend this game.

Stunning graphics: See the samples

Cool colors!

Cool theme!

Rich color combinations are very attractive. One can notice, how the reflective texture patterns are got used in its user interfaces; which makes a uniform theme throughout the game.

Let us learn to play.

The game daringly minimizes complex tennis game-play to a single swipe. Thus, game-play cheaply become based on timing.  You must analyze (or guess) the 3d position of the ball over a 2d screen and wait for the right movement to strike(swipe). All running of players handled by the game itself. The swipe direction controls the direction of the strike.
In practice mode, you can notice a meter measuring the timing of your strike. 

Let's start the real match: With none other than Anna Kournikova!

As you can see match is very realistic. I couldn't dream all this with the name 'Stick' Tennis. Sound effects: Commentary, audience comments are realistic (at least for a casual game). Especially, I liked the sexy sigh made by the Kournikova while serving!  'Stick Tennis' claims that each player has their own weakness and strengths. As if  in a real match, opponent often did many foul plays, mistakes; (AI?) which was quite natural.
 I could not make use of weakness in  Kournikova. After many foul plays, I could finally serve just OK.


In the end

Yes! I want to forfeit. IMHO game control needs little improvement. If your are a sports fan, you may love it and your experience may differ. 

PS:There are other features to check, such as challenge mode.

Hidden Temple : Legend of?

Name : Hidden Temple
Developer : Aleksandor Polanowski
Price : $0.00 on 29 June 2012
Size : 13.8  MB
Compatibility :  iPad+iPhone

Fun to Price ratio : 1.0/0
Let me quote an appstore comment: "Game is  boring  and graphics is bad thing, But if this is your first app, you have taken the first step; good luck."  I would like to wish the same. This seems to fall in the same category of accidental hit game that I had discussed before(IMHO).

[UPDATES: Its a fake imitation of popular game Temple Run - I feel sorry for my oversight.]

Everybody wonders, how this game is able to achieve the top status?
Let me do some guesswork.

• Name: 'Hidden temple' - If you loved the the game Temple Run than definitely you would look over this game.  A quick Google search reveals lot of interesting stuffs which are unrelated to this game. Importantly, there seems a game show Legends of the Hidden Temple.

• Icon is an image of a 3d rendered temple.
• Screenshots are also snapshot of rendered 3d graphics.

Screen shots

Looks like a 3D game!

Nope! Temple is just a background.

One has to make the dummy to throw stones towards the mask.  For your convenience the dummy rotates 360° on its place!  Power meter helps to control the force. Stones must pass over the blue brinks. But red bricks are breakable. Note that, background wall including the fire everything is a static image.