Interactive novels, or gamebooks, for the iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch aren’t as well-known as titles such as Angry Birds or Words with Friends. However, this often-overlooked genre features some truly awesome titles from major comic and movie series that are definitely worth checking. Combining excellent storytelling with an interactive gaming experience, gamebooks for the iOS are page-turning fun! Have a look at these top gamebooks for mobile devices today!
Judge Dredd Countdown Sector 106
The Judge Dredd series has been well established as one of the premier action hero comic books. Its legions of dedicated fans will happy to happy to know about the recently released Countdown Sector 106 for the iOS. This $4.99 offering from Tin Man Gams allows gamers to roam the streets of Mega City One and take on criminals from all walks of life. Combat is handled using a mix of dice rolls and modifiers based on your characters stats. Music and visuals are excellent, plus the array of choices available to the reader really makes this feel like a truly interactive eBook experience. It’s definitely one of the most solid gamebook apps on the iTunes market and one I truly recommend others check out today!
Brave
Straight from Disney’s latest CG hit, Brave is the interactive gamebook app by the same name. Available through iTunes for devices running iOS 5.1 or later, this gamebook tells the tale of Merida, a headstrong Scottish girl of the Highlands. Gamers will get to view a full retelling of the movie through two reading modes, complete with special effects and music to accompany it. There’s also a neat “How to” drawing portion where gamers will learn how to draw their own portraits of several of the characters in the movie. At $1.99, Brave is one of the most affordable gamebook experiences available for iOS devices and definitely one fans of the movie should check out!
Avengers: Iron Man
Love comic books? Love the popular Avengers series, with the likes of Iron Man, the Hulk, Captain America and more tackling bad guys page by page? Then you’ll love the Avengers gamebook from developer Loud Crow Interactive. Take the role of the wealthy Tony Stark, rock out with the accompanying sound track and save the world in this Marvel Universe title.
Star Breed-Episode 1
Fans of sci-fi novels and video games would do well to check out Star Breed. Produced by developer Agni Studios, Star Breed takes the reader and gamer into the role of a technology officer in the United Dominion’s Armed Forces. A survey ship to a previously-unexplored planet has mysteriously gone silent and it’s up to the gamer to find out why. With a thrilling mix of sci-fi and space horror, Star Breed offers a page-turner of an experience on the iOS, for $3.99 through iTunes. Watch out for the interactive experience n this one, with enemy battles and computer hacks taking the player down action gamebook territory for sure!
