Comments on: Star Trek Invades The iPhone – Review of New Games & Applications

By: Chris Basken

Chris Basken — Tue, 12 May 2009 01:13:10 +0000

24: “Search the iPhone App Store for “star trek phaser” or just “star trek” or just “phaser” and you’ll see that there are several out there in addition to the official one.”

Don’t Phase Me, Bro!

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=306241303&mt=8

By: PJ Shepherd

PJ Shepherd — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:49:30 +0000

What, no review of the other “phaser” applications?

Search the iPhone App Store for “star trek phaser” or just “star trek” or just “phaser” and you’ll see that there are several out there in addition to the official one.

By: elyoh

elyoh — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:21:23 +0000

Typical, some of these apps are not available in the UK.

By: RogerB

RogerB — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:40:57 +0000

And guys it’s “lose”, verb, – “be deprived of; mislay”.

Not “loose”, verb – “not tight; unconstrained”.

“and game-play quickly loses its fun”.

By: Raphael Schweikert, author of Daxhotel

Raphael Schweikert, author of Daxhotel — Mon, 11 May 2009 07:46:48 +0000

I have recently written a blog post about both the search feature and the UPN-cease-and-desist letter I got for Daxhotel: http://www.sabberworm.com/blog/entry/2009-05-07-search-feature-coming-your-way.

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By: JACathcart

JACathcart — Mon, 11 May 2009 05:28:44 +0000

To me, Paramount’s Phaser app isn’t a game, any more than LucasArt’s Lightsaber app or the Tricorder apps are games. In fact, I’ve never actually played the “game” part at all.

To me, it’s a phaser simulator. For, example, when my wife and I are watching the TV and a newscaster says something stupid, I’ll ask Laura if that’s worth stun or kill. When I have her opinion, I’ll pull out the phaser and blast the guy.

I use it at social events when friends put their feet in their mouths or do something irritating. It brings a little levity to the situation.

Geez, the thing was free. Enjoy it for what it is…a cheap promo for the film. If you want an excellent little game, then pony up the 2.99 and play the Enterprise shoot ‘em up game. If you want in-depth starship combat, then head on over to Amazon.com and pick-up the oldie but goodie Bridge Commander. With the Kobayashi Maru mod, that thing is about as hard core as you need to get.

As the great philosopher Surak once said: “You get what you pay for folks”.

By: iPhone Savior

iPhone Savior — Mon, 11 May 2009 03:31:33 +0000

Brad is spot on. The free Phaser app from Paramount blows!

This app is a real misfire that boldly goes where no shameless movie promo app has gone before.Paramount had plenty of time to release a killer Star Trek offering for iPhone that didn’t require an apology included in the “about” page.

By: Leonel

Leonel — Mon, 11 May 2009 01:47:55 +0000

Count me in among those hungry for Windows Mobile apps..!

By: Spockish

Spockish — Mon, 11 May 2009 01:42:54 +0000

#9 you missed one error the Apple folks made with their O’bama/Spock. If O’bama were to become Spock he would be much closer in behavier as the Evil Spock in the Mirror Mirror Universe. And Vulcans have the the view of the needs of the many are greater than the few or one (thats O’bama) but he never comes with in a light year of Spock in TWOK. Do you think he’ed give his like to not make the children and grand children pay for the pleasures he wants to have now with their money.