iPhone Games Photography Shack
iPhone Games Download From Apple Store
By G L Harris
Someone has described the world of iPhone games as
the "wild west," for some very good reasons.
Whether one is dealing with the proliferation of games
themselves, or the way they are hyped and promoted,
until quite recently the attitude has been that pretty
much anything goes. The reason for this fervor isn’t
surprising.
The 2008 iPhone release, with its wide screen, touch
controls and powerful processing capacity, allowed small
individual applications to be downloaded onto the phone.
Among the many applications, or apps, created by independent
developers, games quickly became a very big thing.
Games For The iPhone
There are about forty million iPhone users, and chances
are, there are just as many interested in games, as
there are gamers using other technologies. So a certain
percentage of iPhone users are satisfied with just a
few basic games, as they are for their home computers.
On the other hand, the primary iPhone downloads of
other users are games created specifically for this
device. Game applications have proliferated wildly,
even for the earliest version of the iPhone which had
to be hacked for any non-original programs to be
downloaded.
Game Reviews May Not Be Truthful
The iPhone 3G and 3GS versions that now allow downloads
can accommodate Apple-approved games placed in their
online store, and many others downloaded by those who’ve
hacked their iPhones.
But when people go to check out the iPhone application
reviews for games to download to their phones, they
may not entirely be able to trust what they read. Because
of fierce competition and the money-making potential
in the sale of iPhone games, some powerful reviewers
and marketers with a lot of influence have been known
to ask game creators to pay for good reviews.
Disclosure Rules
For this reason, says Marshal Hernandez of the Gamasutra
gaming website (http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/author/MarshalHernandez/2031/),
the whole business of a review for each of these games
might end up being called into question.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken note of
these and other problems surrounding this iPhone software
and, for that matter, any other sort of product that
gets evaluated and reviewed in a public way.
Payment For Reviews
Late in 2009, the FTC instituted regulations requiring
anyone who receives payments or free products in return
for reviews to disclose this fact. Those writing reviews
of iPhone games will have to do the same, or face very
stiff fines.
But it means that some of the wild atmosphere surrounding
the games will calm down, and perhaps users will be
able to trust reviews of these games a little bit more
than before.
About the Author:
G L Harris has written a number of articles on digital cell phones, home security and digital photography including
Tiny Cameras,
Aerial Satellite Photos,
Baby Cameras,
Cell Phone Surveillance,
CCTV Security System,
Small Cameras,
Hidden Video Cameras,
Motion Detectors,
Outdoor Security Cameras.
Lookout for more articles on this website.
More Apple iPhone Facts....
Do you know how many iPhone applications there are
currently out on the market? The iPhone has to be one
of the biggest hits in the last decade. It has completely
revolutionized the way people view cellphones and
accessories.
The iPhone is not cheap. Even with a contract from
a dealer such as AT&T, you are going to pay a few
hundred bucks but the applications make it a bit worth
it. You can surf the web, play games and do so much
more with the applications.
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