One way to make your game attractive: release a Lite version and then put the full game on sale.

I downloaded the Lite version of Meteor Blitz, thoroughly enjoyed myself, saw the full version was on sale for a mere 59p and bought it. I don’t regret my decision for a second.

(I made three purchases on my iPhone at the weekend. Meteor Blitz, Tweetie 2 and Shakira’s She Wolf video. They’re all great – and Tweetie 2 is exceptional.)


Meteor Blitz is yet another twin stick shooter. Yeah, I know. But this one is very similar to Super Stardust and is suited to longer sessions than Minigore. (Though the game does save whenever you quit, so you can play in short bursts.)

The controls work just as well as Minigore, but it’s slightly slower paced (so far, at least) and it’s got a little more to it, which is either a good or a bad thing depending on your mood at the time. Six worlds to unlock, five levels in each world, bombs, power ups, weapon switching, etc.

It also pauses the game whenever you stop touching the screen. which is a great feature… when you’re not trying to take screenshots for your blog.