Every week I wait for Wednesday, which in the app world is the launch of the weekly biggest games. I am always hoping to find a nice little gem to have in my app collection that I will want to come back to again and again. Well this week I managed to find Gravity Lab, a puzzler that stands out from the rest. Was it worth the wait or was it another one of those apps that are “ok”?

Gravity Lab as the name mentions is a gravity-based puzzle game with 75 levels spanning across 3 different worlds of interesting and realistic level designs. To play the game you aim the robot by stretching him forward and releasing him towards the different gravity infused blocks.

There are various types of color-coded blocks with different gravity elements, some blocks may go up, others down, even blocks that go left or right, and many different more gravity elements thrown into the mix. There are additionally different other mechanics to help aid you in knocking down the blocks such as trampolines, bombs, and many more you discover as you get deeper into the levels. I like the approach they took with the star system, most apps have you collecting stars directly however, not Gravity Lab they decided to let gravity do the work.

Gravity Lab has great polish graphics with some 3D effects to the mix as well as a great soundtrack. It additionally, showcases off the iPhone’s Retina Display quite well and it is a universal app supporting all iDevices. It comes integrated with Game Center support as well as various achievements one can achieve throughout the game.

Overall I feel this is a great polished gravity puzzler, there are minor errors keeping it from perfection but nothing to take away from the game. If you are a fan of puzzles or even if you are not so much you really should try this out. This game offers a unique concept I have yet to see elsewhere in the App Store.

My score: 4/5 Stars

Gravity Lab on the App Store

Electronic Arts (EA) has finally released a brand new update to one of their classic games : Tetris ! What you could find in this update is many new features and things added to make it a better game. In this update, Tetris will now support the Retina Display on your Iphone4 or on your Ipod Touch 4th generation. The update also includes brand new gameplay options and a new unlockable game mode called Endless Mode that will allow you to keep playing beyond level 16! The update also introduce new controls methods with a new flick up gesture to hold your Tetrimino in place and The original TETRIS theme song, Korobeiniki, will now be available in the options menu in the game.

You think that’s all and enough? Well no, because they also added, in this big update, Fast app switching capability to get in and out of games quicker and easier for IOS4 and a possibility to choose between two languages including french and english, of course…! After this update, You’ll see that Tetris still didnt take a lot of size in your device with still only 18.4 Mb. The game has currently a 4.5/5 rating in the US appstore after this update and is avaible for $2,99.

Many games will hit the American and Canadian Store today at 11PM, including Block Breaker 3 by Gameloft and many games by the popular, and owned by EA, compagny : Chillingo/Clickgamer.com ! You would like to know the full list of those good games/apps coming tonight? Well here’s a list of those games that will be available worldwide soon and that is currently available in NZ (Links are from NZ store :P) :

• Block Break 3 Unlimited (Gameloft/$0.99) | The third Block Breaker game made by Gameloft will be available tonight! With new features, Power Ups and Modification added, the game could probably compete against the great addictive arcade style game,Coin Drop! by Full Fat Games, or even against Peggle by the guys at PopCap. What you should notice is that they finally made it with a low size of only 20.1 mbs!

• Sword and Soldiers (Chillingo and Two Tribes/$2.99) | This new upcoming action-cartoonish( a bit like Axe In Face)-strategy game will probably be a good and funny game for many of you. Here’s the Description of the App that can let you know a bit what to do in this game: Swipe, poke and tap to command an army of Vikings in their quest to create the ultimate BBQ sauce, lead the Aztecs in defense of the Holy Pepper and build an array of explosive Chinese toys! Build your own forces and defeat your foes using dart blowers, giant boulders, ninja monkeys (yes, we really mean it – ninja monkeys) and many more!Note that the game will take up to 107 mbs without syncing.

• Finger Shoes (Chillingo/$0.99) | Looks like Chillingo will release many games tonight ahh, here’s Finger Shoes small Description : Hop, skip and jump your way across wonderfully colorful and varied environments tapping the golden squares along the way. Finger Shoes combines cartoon visuals with addicting, intuitive gameplay. This is one game that’s fun for all the family! The Game will take up to 54.8 mbs.

• One Man Army (Chillingo/$0.99) | After releasing the good TD game iBomber Defense, Chillingo is going to release tonight another Tower Defense game, but without tanks or any other thing, only a human with many weapons that could help him a lot. Here’s a description of the app : The Earth is a desolate place, and the few remaining safe human settlements are under threat from a mutant invasion. You stand alone against the onslaught; fight back against them using a variety of weapons, as well as strategic defense placement in this action packed mix of shooter and tower defense gameplay! The Game will take up to 39.9 mbs.

• Torture Bunny (Clickgamer/$0.99) | Clickgamer and Kaxan Media are going to release, tonight aswell, a puzzle physics like game similar to Ragdoll Blaster by BackFlip Studios. Here’s again the description about the game : Looking for a hilarious way to satisfy your dark side? Then Torture Bunny is for you; place your comical instruments of pain in your dungeon and drop the unlucky rabbit into a world of hurt! Watch as your devices do their thing, ranging from giant spring loaded boxing gloves, a fiery volcano to boxes of rabid raccoons! The Game will take up to 44.8 mbs.

• The King Of Fighters-i (SNK PLAYMORE/$10,99) | This popular japanese style 2D fighting game will be available tonight aswell. The problem with it is the price, do the game really worth $11 ? Hmm here’s the description about the game : The popular 2D Fighting Game Series “KOF” appears on the iPhone/iPod touch!With beautiful visuals and high-resolution graphics, this game uses the Virtual Pad to bring you a seamless and intuitive “KOF” experience. Furthermore, moves that require complex commands can be easily pulled off with the Simple Specials Button or the various touch controls.Not only the old fans, but newcomers to KOF and fighting game novices alike will be able to fully and easily enjoy this new “KOF” experience! The Game will take up to 225 mbs.

Other games coming:

• Deathsmiles (CAVE/$4,99)

• Jules (FromPïx/$0,99)

• Magnetic Baby (Bravery/$0,99)

• Ninjammin Beat-Jitsu (YoYo Games[creators of Karoshi!]/$0,99)

Secret Exit is currently slashing the price of his ”Zen Bound” games, including Zen Bound and Zen Bound 2, for a limited time until July 11th! The reason : We’re currently in Summer, so Secret Exit is simply making A Summer Sale :D! Those games, Zen Bound and Zen Bound 2, are really great and have both great graphics! Zen Bound is only compatible with the iPhone/Ipod Touch and Zen Bound 2 is an universal app. Zen Bound has 76 levels and Zen Bound 2 has over 100 levels! Well now you should clearly see which is the best from the sequel to buy, no? :P Anyway they are both cheap at $0,99 ! :

Zen Bound®
Developer: Secret Exit Ltd.

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It’s that time agin for a new Poll of the Week. This Poll of the Week is: What kind of iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad do you own? Now, this is a multi-choice poll only because if you have more than 1 device. The results for last week’s Poll of the Week are:

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So, check back next week for a new Poll of the Week and also for the results of this Poll of the Week!

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