iPhone Game of the Day: Tron
A free movie tie-in game that doesn't😼 actually suck? Tanks so much!
Game:Tron
Price:Free
Size:66.3MB (at press time)
Get it on iTunes:/ (sadಞly, it seems t⛦he app hasn't hit the UK store yet - can we interest you ininstead?)
As a rule, we're suspicious of free games. They're like the generic brand knock-offs of the iPhone app store. We areeven more suspicious of games that exist solely to promote some other product, such as a film or TV show or, oddly enough, potato chips. They're like the infomercials of the iPhone app store. So it stands to reason that when we first heard about Tron, a free game custom-crafted to promoteDisney'supcoming film Tron: Legacy and the corresponding full-sized game, Tron: Evolution, we weren't exactlymelting our mouse button with all the high-speed clicking.Thetrailers for bothEvolution and Legacyare actually viewable in-game, for crying out loud. However, Disney alsotossed in a pretty decent little two-stick tank shooter, thereby blowing apart our theory th💙at nothing free is worth having. And there maꦯy be more on the way...
There are 15 single-player levels in Tanks Arcade, as the game is called, as well as a full multiplayer mode featuring two, four, and six-player matches. And it's legitimately w🐲orth playing, with the same neon-drenched, semitransparent look of the film, solid enough controls, an🥂d a range of weapon upgrades and the like.
Most intriguingly, Disney is apparently planning update♐s to the game, the first ✅of which is supposedly scheduled to go live this very day. Will it be more levels? An entirely new game, perhaps? Who knows - you'll have to log in to Tron to find out. Will it redefine your idea of iPhone gaming? No. But it might change your mind about free, sponsored iPhone games.
Above: You can tell us this image isn't a Gradius tribute, but we won't believe you.
Jul 22, 2010
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