Great Apps Gone Free on 1/23. Crazy Snowboard

Saturday, January 23, 2010

“Great Apps Gone Free” is our daily column that features great and valuable paid apps that have just gone free. We’ve tested them and filtered out crappy apps from our list so these apps are actually worth your time to download. Get these apps quickly because some are just free for a limited time. Subscribe to our twitter account at @appsmachine or RSS feed for daily notifications of great apps that have gone free!

Air Assault

Air Assault $2.99->FREE (App Store) is a ground defense game in which the player take control of a bunker, armed anti-air and mortar guns, to fend off enemy aircrafts and soldiers. The enemies are Russians and Afghanistan forces, who are trying to overtake U.S. forces stationed in Afghanistan. You will have to hold your position and repel waves of attack helicoptors, suicide bombers, tanks, and even sharp shooters to complete the game.

This game is intense. Since you can only use one weapon at a time. When the enemy start aerial and ground attack simultaneously, it would be difficult to survive. Luckily, you have the option to call in emergency air support when you are in this kind tough situation.

For a ground defense game, Air Assault has excellent graphics. The background art, enemy aircrafts, and vehicles are rendered with surprising details that will delight an gamer.

Why is it Great? Intense game play and excellent graphics make this ground defense game a joy to play.

Aargh Unusual Creatures

Aargh Unusual Creatures $0.99->FREE (App Store) will show you animals on Earth that you probably don’t know even exist. With this app, you can browse through crazy looking creature images with their descriptions. There are also 12 video presentations of those creatures shown on picture. Expand your knowledge of the animal kingdom with this app!

Why is it Great? What? I didn’t know there are animals like that!

Crazy Snowboard

Crazy Snowboard $0.99->FREE Price has increased back to $0.99 (App Store) is a 3D snowboarding game featuring 30 missions and 4 endless free-ride tracks that will have you jumping and doing tricks on the ski course. In each mission, there are goals you must accomplish. Hit 10 zombies(yes there are zombies in a snowboarding game), score over certain points, and snowboarding through 10 cones are just some of the goals players need to accomplish in order to proceed through the next level. Your snowboard can also slide on rails, logs, and even candy canes. There are many unlockables as well. Unlock 13 riders, 13 boards, 16 touch-activated in-air tricks.

Crazy snowboard uses the accelerator to control you snowboard. tapping the side of the screen will allow players to perform special tricks. Holding the lower right screen and releasing it just before a jump will let you jump higher and score more tricks in each mission.

Ski season is in. Whether you are heading to the mountains this season or not, download this great game today before the free offer expire.

Why is it Great? Lots of missions and unlockables make this snowboarding game a gem for the winter season.

Please check to price of the app before downloading. Prices can change at any time. Sometimes apps are even just free for a few hours before they get a new price.

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