Nothing beats a dose of firepower action with Counterstrike. Unfortunately, Counterstrike days are long gone and the only real thing you can do now is to play with the bots. Isn’t that fun? I don’t really think so — more like a desperate measure. Anyway, it’s time to reignite the kind of fun and excitement experienced during the olds days. With Critical Missions: SWAT, you can get a feel of Counterstrike and it is a really good attempt to make a first-person shooter for the iPhone and iPad. To better expound that, here are key features that any FPS passionate junkie will definitely dig for:

• Massive Online 3D FPS Platform

Get to battle your way to success and compete with players from different parts of the globe straight from your mobile phone. To start off easy, play with friends via a local access network portal.

• Ride Solo

If you’re feeling solitary, might as well kill zombies or terrorists on your own with the single player mode.

• Highly Responsive and Versatile Touch Controls

Set controls based on your preferential factors and get to play things your way.

• Entrench a Network of Battlegrounds

You don’t always have to keep fighting on the same ground. With Critical Missions SWAT, you get to choose from a unique set of maps or get a couple more online — bring something new to the floor or rather bring yourself to a new floor anytime.

• The Definite Arsenal

One of the best things about FPS shooting games is the weapons you get to virtually use. Critical Missions: SWAT sees to it that you are fully equipped with the most apt guns to shoot ‘em up and combat knives to wield through the tail end of the battlefield. Whether you’re the sniper, or the machine gun war freak, or a close combat soldier, no problem at all — the game’s got it covered for you.

The game has seven modes of gaming, which are:

• CLASSIC for people who prefer playing in teams whilst pursuing a mission.
• DEATH MATCH for folks who love stomping the yard.
• ZOMBIE MODE if you feel like you’re Leon Kennedy or the amazing Alice.
• ZOMBIE MATCH if you feel like teaming up with zombies or actually being one yourself.
• SURVIVAL to experience the zombie crisis that’s looming.
• DEATH MATCH as a battle for the fittest.
• JUGGERNAUT to shove off people from their thrones.
• CAPTURE THE FLAG to become more strategic in invading your enemy’s fortress and returning with glory.

It’s about time move on from the past and start something new — something that’s like a revamp of what used to be a shooting delight. For a first-person shooting game in a mobile phone, Critical Missions: SWAT isn’t a joke!

Rating 5/5 Stars

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The three apps for this weekend’s AppyFridays sale have been finalized and are all set  to go on sale today. Like usual this sale will end sometime late Sunday, so you’ve got plenty of time to pick any of these apps up if you have your eye on them. Here’s the list of apps along with a little bit of information about each of them:

• Bluenote $9.99 -> $0.99
  All-in-one app: secure note taking, tasks, and password manager for Mac. Bluenote lets you store, encrypt and sync the data that is always relevant to you, all combined in a beautiful interface.
• MultiMon $9.99 -> $1.99
  The perfect solution for dealing with a multiple-monitor setup on a Mac, makes working with more than one monitor a breeze.
• Font Kit Mix $4.99 -> $2.99
  A collection of 100 professional fonts that can be used for both commercial and personal projects.
  Pretty decent app, I must admit – anyone can find a font that he needs.

A while back I was covering a number of different train games, well here is another one to add to your list –  Rails from Belight Software which is an iPad-only game. This game is the official remake of Shortline Railroad from the 1990′s. The main object of the game is to get the different color engines from one station to another. They are color coded so you know where they needs to go, however, the problem is first there might not be any tracks to that station and/or there could be other trains in your way!

The game comes with a tutorial level to show you how it is done. So once you complete that there are 3 chapters you can play, but they need to be played in order. Within each chapter are a number of levels, in Chapter 1 there are 22 areas to complete — overall there are 60 levels in total. At first it is pretty simple, but as you progress in levels it gets a bit more complicated.

This game will make you stop and think — how can I connect these two stations? How and where do I stop these trains so they do not crash? Now as you are playing, time is moving forward and the trains keep coming so you do not have a huge amount of time to plan and get yourself organized. The game does give you a few bonus such as boost, reverse, cleanup and more which you can use to help complete your missions. Make sure to check out the Trainopedia in the game to learn about the different trains and bonus options.

I enjoyed this train game very much. Games where you need to keep on eye on what is happening, try to plan your moves ahead of time and deal with the clock are some of my favorite. I did not play the original PC game but Rails is fun just on its own. As 0f now, I have not yet completed the game and at the rate I am going, it will be a while. The graphics and gameplay are very well done and the game is very easy to pick up, play for a while and then put it done. If you enjoy train games, then Rails should be on your list to play.

Rating: 5/5 Stars

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Looking for some new jealbreak tweaks? Well no problem about that, we’ve got you covered. Below is a whole big list of almost 60 jailbreak tweaks that were released last month. Most of them are free, however, we highly recommend that you still check out some of the paid tweaks. So without any further to do, here’s the list:

• Abstergo [BigBoss, $1.99] – Adds better management to notifications, such as dismissing them for later and adding reminders
• Accentify [BigBoss, $0.99] – Changes the colors of the iOS navigation bars
• APNEdit [BigBoss, Free] – Change APN data network settings in Settings.app
• Ask Assistant [BigBoss, Free] – Ask Siri an assigned question using Activator
• atom [BigBoss, $1.99] – Replacement lockscreen slider and app launcher
• Call on GV [BigBoss, Free] – Makes Google Voice calls go to the phone app
• Calmi [BigBoss, Free] – Silent toggle switch toggles vibrate instead
• CameraTweak HD [BigBoss, $0.99] – iPad version of CameraTweak, adds more functionality to the stock Camera app
• Chrome Downloader [BigBoss, $1.50] – Adds a download manager to Google Chrome
• Clear The Air [BigBoss, Free] – Adjust transparency of spotlight gradient
• CloudLover [ModMyi, Free] – Access iCloud tabs quickly
• CloudTabs+ [BigBoss, $0.99] – Access tabs stored in the cloud across multiple devices
• CustomSpotlightAction [BigBoss, Free] – Add custom actions to spotlight using URL schemes
• Definei [BigBoss, Free] – Define words
• Dragi [BigBoss, Free] – Settings toggles from unlock slider
• Drunk Mode [BigBoss, Free] – Toggle “Drunk Mode” in Settings
• Emphasize [rpetri.ch, Free] – Free version of Accentify, developed by Ryan Petrich becuase he believed Accentify was missing some features. These features have since been added to Accentify and Emphasize will no longer be updated.
• Enable Facebook VoIP [BigBoss, Free] – Enable hidden VoIP in FB Messenger
• Exigency [ModMyi, Free] – Call contacts from the lockscreen
• Facebook Sticker Enabler [BigBoss, Free] – Enables stickers for devices that don’t get it
• FB Chat Heads Enabler [BigBoss, Free] – Enables Chat Heads for devices that can’t have it
• FB Unlimited Chat Heads [BigBoss, Free] – Removes Chat Heads limit on apps
• FullImage [BigBoss, Free] – Set maximum zoom for album photos
• GoogleNowEnabler [ModMyi, Free] – Enables Google Now in any country
• Grabby [BigBoss, $1.99] – App shortcuts via the camera grabber on the lockscreen
• HomeBand [BigBoss, $3.99] – Use GarageBand
• iWidgetTapper [BigBoss, Free] – Lets you tap an iWidget to open an app
• Live Battery Indicator [ModMyi, Free] – Replaces battery icon and percentage with a custom image
• LockscreenToggles [BigBoss,$0.99 ] – Swipe the lockscreen clock to bring up quick settings toggles
• LSScrubbing [BigBoss, $0.99] – Allow tracks to be scrubbed on the lockscreen
• MediaExport [BigBoss, Free] – Export archived media from the SMS app without having to scroll through every message
• Message Box [BigBoss, Free] – Facebook Chat Heads appear everywhere
• Messages [BigBoss, $3.99 with free trial] – Adds quick reply and quick compose to the stock messages app
• MessageSwiper [BigBoss, Free] – Swipe left and right in Messages and BiteSMS to switch conversations
• MusicWidget [BigBoss, Free] – Easily access iPod controls by double tapping the iPod icon
• NCQuickTask [ModMyi, Free] – Adds a quick task widget to the Notification Center, SMS, Email, Facebook, Twitter, Maps, Cydia, etc
• NikeNotification+ [ModMyi, $3.99] – Displays Nike+ information in the Notification Center
• NotesTweak [BigBos, $1.99] – Adds functionality to the stock notes app, such as saving notes to the homescreen, renaming notes, and pinning ntoes as favorites
• NoUpdate for Chrome [BigBoss, Free] – Hides Google Chrome’s update banner
• Pinnacle [BigBoss, Free] – Hold the back button in the Settings app to be taken to the top level page
• Platinum [ModMyi, Free] – Adds autocomplete to the search bar in Safari.app
• Pluck [ModMyi, Free] – Pick a song from the lockscreen
• Prime [BigBoss, Free] – Color codes calls in the Recent Calls tab in Phone.app
• Protect Photos [BigBoss, Free] – Password protects photos and camera app
• PullAll [BigBoss, $1.00] – Adds pull to refresh to any web view
• QuickCompose [BigBoss, Free] – Compose a new SMS or Email from the Notification Center
• QuickReply for Messenger [BigBoss, $1.99] – Adds quick reply for Facebook messenger
• QuickShoot Pro [BigBoss, $0.99] – Quickly take photos and videos without opening the Camera app
• Record ‘n’ Torch [BigBoss, Free] – Toggle torch while recording video
• RemindMeAgain [BigBoss, Free] – Snooze Reminders
• RemoteTweet [BigBoss, Free] – Tweet currently playing song from Remote.app
• Secret “Now Playing” [BigBoss, Free] – Hides now playing information on the lockscreen
• Secretary [BigBoss, $1.99] – Reads number of missed notifications out to you
• ShareNotes [BigBoss, Free] – Adds more sharing options to the notes app
• TapTweetPlus [BigBoss, Free] – Adds Now Playing information to tweets
• UserScript for Chrome [BigBoss, Free] – Enables userscripts.org in Google Chrome
• Userscripts Loader [BigBoss, $2.99] – Load usercripts from userscripts.org in Safari
• WeatherUnderground for Notification Center [BigBoss, Free] – A Notification Center widget that displays weather information from Weather Underground

[Reddit]

QuinnScape has announced the release of version 9.0 of Packing Pro, their popular travel app for iOS. This update adds a host of family-friendly features to this 4-year-old app, as well as individual bag weight totaling to help avoid excess baggage fees.

In addition to providing a convenient way of creating and managing travel packing lists, Packing Pro 9.0 adds several new family-friendly features, such as list filtering by both person and bag, filter-related enhancements to its Expert list making tool, new list total breakdowns by person and bag, and an option to email-export a partial, filtered portion of a list to an individual family member. These enhancements may also be useful to other groups of travelers, or even single travelers with multiple bags.

Here’s the full list of new features and changes:

• FILTER lists by BAG and/or PERSON (as well as by CHECKED/UNCHECKED).
• View item, weight & value SUBTOTALS by BAG and PERSON.
• Email-export filtered lists (as text & files).
• EXPERT HELP tool update to support multi-person labeling & filtering.
• On iPad, PERSON, BAG & NUMBER icons & values now remain visible even while editing.
• Newly added list items (via Direct, Pick or Search) now are auto-set to the current sort settings for PERSON & BAG.
• Email-export text list redesign.
• Added option to minimize or hide category headers on a list.
• Added option to disable the device’s auto-lock.
• Added more currencies, and ability to edit them as well.
• Cut app file size in half.
• Fixed crashing bug when deleting last remaining section of a list.
• Fixed occasional bug when adding multiple items to a list.
• Fixed bug with moving/copying catalog items.
• Fixed auto-save bugs on several pages.
• Fixed occasional crashing bug when rotating iPad.

Packing Pro is a universal app that is available for purchase on the iPhone and iPad App Store for only $2.99. The basic Packing (+TO DO!) sells for only $0.99.