Swedish developer Illusion Labs, known for some classic iOS games, are celebrating their 10 year anniversary with their newest title Touchgrind BMX 2. Now available to download on the App Store, Touchgrind BMX 2 is another addition to the Touchgrind series and follows in the similar footsteps as previous games.

Chosen by Apple as one of the top three best iPhone games of 2011, Touchgrind BMX was widely popular but has since been forgotten about until now. As the sequel, builds on top of its predecessor and features familiar environments all across the world. Whether its skyscrapers in Vertigo, mini ramps on the shady slopes of Montaña Alta, or the Grizzly Trail there’s plenty of content to be found in Touchgrind BMX 2.

“We have redesigned the Touchgrind brand from scratch and I am extremely pleased with the result. Everything from graphics to gaming experience have been meticulously improved.” says Marcus Dawson, CEO.

As expected players can fully customize their BMX and open crates to unlock additional bike parts and special bikes. There’s also different challenges for each map as well as leaderboads to compare your score. New in this sequel is a “Duels” mode to challenge friends and a Tournaments-style mode.

Personally speaking it’s a nice surprise to see Touchgrind BMX 2 and hopefully Illusion Labs will release more sequels to their other classic games. Unlike the original, Touchgrind BMX 2 unfortunately went with an in-app purchase payment method instead of a premium model. Touchgrind BMX 2 is available on the App Store for free, however, there are in-app purchases. Continue reading this post ->

Illusion Labs, famous for developing Touchgrind and Touchgrind BMX, have recently announced that Nono Islands is now available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Nono Islands is an arcade game where your reflexes, cleverness and the right timing determine if you succeed or fail. Players must collect ancient keys to unlock treasures and find the missing map pieces to reveal the hidden levels.

Unfortunately it’s not that simple though — The Nonos and their allies are waiting for you will do anything they can to stop you. Nono Islands also uses a simple, straightforward one finger tap/swipe control scheme that helps you guide your adventurer along the hazardous pathways on his journey through the levels.

Interested? Nono Islands is available for free on the App Store by clicking here, however, there are in-app purchases. Continue reading this post ->

Illusion Labs, one of our long time favorite developers, have announced that their latest game Rocket Cars is now available on the App Store to download for iOS. Rocket Cars features a unique new way of steering and performing tricks with a single touch. The short races are suited to fit with the on-the-go usage of an iPhone or iPod Touch. What’s also unique about the game is that it uses Metal to the full potential for the latest generation iPhones and iPads to have superb graphics. Players can also race monster trucks, buggies, pickups and a wide variety of other cars. From there, gamers can also upgrade their cars and compete against increasingly difficult AI cars across 60+ levels.

Features:

• 5 car categories and 15 racing cars with individual upgrades and characteristics.
• 67 amazing levels.
• 5 thrilling game modes — elimination, position, time gates, time pickup and time trial.
• 5 beautiful environments.
• Stunning 3D graphics and physics simulation.
• Easy to learn, one finger controls.
• Each car has specific strengths and weaknesses.
• Missions and daily challenges.

“At Illusion Labs we love creating innovative ways of playing iPhone and iPad games. With Touchgrind and Touchgrind BMX we innovated skateboard and BMX games and reached millions of players. With Rocket Cars we are excited to do the same in the racing genre and change the way racing is experienced on touch screens!” – Carl Loodberg, CEO Illusion Labs

Interested? Rocket Cars is available to download on the App Store for free by clicking here, however, there are in-app purchases. Continue reading this post ->

Following closely on the development of Touchgrind Skate 2, Illusion Labs has finally added the much anticipated skate park “The Docks” to the game for free. In this latest update, Touchgrind Skate 2 now features a total of four unique skate parks each with their own set of challenges and achievements. Just late last month the trailer for The Docks was released, so it’s nice to see that it didn’t take too long before the official release. As of now we are unaware if there’s any more skate parks or new content to come, so we’ll have to see. Along with The Docks, those who use the multiplayer function can now enjoy some new improvements, most likely better speed and stability. Players that have the iPhone 5S can also take use of the advanced OpenGL ES 3.0 effects for better looking graphics.

Features:

• Realistic physics and 3D graphics.
• 4 free roam game modes: Training, Competition, Jam Session, Game of S.K.A.T.E turn-based multiplayer.
• Multi-touch controls and tilted camera view, similar to Touchgrind BMX.
• 100 challenges to unlock all skateparks, game modes, decks, wheels, grip tapes and stickers.
• Record your runs and create replay videos.
• Game Center achievements and leaderboards plus trick name detection.

If you haven’t downloaded Touchgrind Skate 2, we highly suggest that you give it a try. Even though it will set you back $4.99, Illusion Labs has never disappointed us with their iOS games and this is by far one of our favorites. Continue reading this post ->

Since Touchgrind Skate 2 was first released last year in November, it’s been a mystery as to when the “The Docks” skate-park would become available. Well we now know a little bit more, Illusion Labs has released a brand new trailer giving us a look at “The Docks”. So far it appears to be coming along really well and it very well could be the best skate-park in the game. Currently we don’t have any official confirmation on the release date, other than it is “coming soon” to the App Store. If I were to take an educated guess, I would suspect either the first or second Thursday in February is when it will be available. Here’s the trailer:

For those of you that haven’t purchased Touchgrind Skate 2, it is available on the App Store here for $4.99 and we highly suggest you pick it up. Continue reading this post ->