Our App Of The Day – RoboSockets – 02/22/11
As our App of Day, all our regular readers know the trailer for this app will feature on every page of our site for a whole day. Just scroll to the bottom of this page to take a look.
RoboSockets is a fascinating arcade-puzzle with a unique combination of tetris, pipes and match 3 mechanics, surrounded by elaborate and engaging story. Direct robots to connect to each other with their hands/sockets and create a chain of 5 or more robots. Each chain gives you energy needed to restore the planet’s functionality and revive once flourishing RoboCivilization. It’s as simple as genius and brings a breath of fresh air to the tried bejeweled-type games.
Apart from introducing brand new gameplay, RoboSockets boasts of classic for a quality title virtues: cheerful UI, elaborate story, intense graphics and a vast replayability potential. Next update promises to bring iPad compatibility, more game modes and more fun!
The game features:
– Highly addictive gameplay
– Challenging game modes (story mode, arcade, time attack)
– Memorable characters with exclusive anatomy
– Explorable facts of RoboCivilization
– Stunning graphics
– GameCenter support, achievements
– Facebook integration
This fantastic blend of some familiar gameplay elements shown from the brand new viewpoint debuts as iPhone app and costs $0.99/download
Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
