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Image Gallery: Five Astraware games for the Apple iPhone

Astraware is a well-known mobile game development company that has had Palm and Windows Mobile games for years. They decided to also expand to the iPhone/iPod touch and are launching games like crazy. I had the chance to play with five of their new games and posted a video and my thoughts on them to go along with this screenshot image gallery. As you can see they have excellent graphics in their games.
By Matthew Miller, Contributing Writer
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Astraware is a well-known mobile game development company that has had Palm and Windows Mobile games for years. They decided to also expand to the iPhone/iPod touch and are launching games like crazy. I had the chance to play with five of their new games and posted a video and my thoughts on them to go along with this screenshot image gallery. As you can see they have excellent graphics in their games.

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Sound and music can be managed here, along with control methods. You can choose to use touch or the iPhone accelerometer for flying your ship.

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There are some details to specify when setting up the controls.

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The graphics are designed to simulate a world of modeling clay.

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Your gun fires continuously as you destroy everything in the sky. Some objects are power-ups too.

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If you run into an enemy you will also be destroyed so be careful how you fly.

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Stats are provided after you complete each level.

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Some targets take multiple shots to destroy.

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There are 8 games available with one button to manage wireless game play.

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There are some global game settings, as well as game specific settings.

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You need to select the players and enter their names to play.

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You can manage difficulty levels and who starts the game in some of the games.

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All games can be played over a local WiFi connection. Each player must have the game loaded on their device to play.

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One of my favorite games is now available on the iPhone.

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I am not very good at Chess and like electronic versions that can be used to help me move.

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Glyph is a very visually appealing game on the iPhone.

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There are a few options to manage in Glyph, including brightness of the display and sound settings.

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Tips are shown as you start the game. They can be turned off in the Settings.

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The story behind the game objective is presented.

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You need to match up crystals and clear the screen to find hidden treasures.

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Control, sound, and game options management takes place here.

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You have four ways to select from for moving your tank around the display.

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7 tank colors are available for you to choose from.

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You move around the area and shoot at the enemy tanks to win the game.

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The tank fires automatically, but you have to control movement.

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Some basic stats are presented after you complete each level.

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The graphics are as good as shown on the launch screen in Hellfire.

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You have different missions and options available to choose from.

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You can quickly learn how to fly in Hellfire with the tutorial.

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The globe spins and then zooms in on your assigned mission to start the game.

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There is a lot going on in Hellfire and you have to use the proper controls to destroy the enemy.

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Building blow up and the sound effects are fun in Hellfire. Don't forget to land and rescue those POWs.

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