Top: Stunt Car Racer for Amiga. Bottom: Upcoming Fumes Stunt Racer for iOS

I am guessing some of you may have squealed � like a small child � just now.

Don't try and deny it. There are those out there who will certainly have had that reaction to the pair of screenshots to the right. Those presently excited individuals would be the oldschool gamers who recall the incredible excellence of Geoff Crammond's seminal Stunt Car Racer (aka Stunt Track Racer), originally released for the Commodore 64 in 1989, but perhaps most popular on the Amiga and Atari ST.

What's tha�ahh, you're still squealing! Well, then, I should put you out of your misery and say right now that � no � an official port of Stunt Car Racer is not (as far as we know) headed to the iPhone platform. But something pretty close, and quite solid looking, is.

Andrei Nadin, Senior Producer of Australian studio Sector3 has given us a heads up on their upcoming Fumes Stunt Racer, a "retro-inspired" (and not just generally so…) iOS racer with native support for all three iOS screen sizes. The game features 15 varied tracks, each full of huge jumps, banked corners, fast straightaways, humps, switchbacks, and drops.

Pretty much everything those of you who know Stunt Car Racer have come to enjoy about the best acrobatic stunt racer out there. And that's because Fumes Stunt Racer is a clear remake / homage to the superb Crammond original. And when it comes to Stunt Car Racer � I'll be honest � we fans will take it however we can get it.

We should be getting a preview build of the game shortly and I promise to personally provide a similarity / awesomeness factor on Sector3's title as soon as I'm in a position to do so. Until then, have a look at the studio's trailer video, and feel free to compare it to Crammond's original in action.

Stay tuned for more on Fumes Stunt Racer.



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We've gushed at length many times before about Adult Swim's Robot Unicorn Attack [$2.99] for the iPhone between our initial preview, release announcement, its subsequent updates such as when it gained OpenFeint and even the recent announcement that Robot Unicorn Attack Heavy Metal was in the works. If this is the first time you've heard of it, you really need to just stop whatever it is you're doing and get to a browser with Flash to play the free online flash version.

The gameplay of the recently released Robot Unicorn Attack HD [99�] is identical to that of both the iPhone and flash versions of the game, except it runs at 1024�768 and the graphics are noticeably improved. The robot unicorn is much better looking, along with everything else. The terrain looks a little rough in screenshots, but it isn't apparent at all when you're actually playing the game.

If you own an iPad, you need to have Robot Unicorn Attack HD on it� especially at its launch price of 99�.



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Plantronics has launched the new Discovery 375 slim and sleek bluetooth headset in India. The headset comes with improved audio experience with advanced AudioIQ2 and WindSmart technologies to eliminate noise in harsh enthronements. The AudioIQ and two microphones in discover 375� precisely capture the user's voice and simultaneously cancel background noise.

The Discovery 375 weighs just 8grams. It comes with charger case with which you can charge your headset on the go. The Discovery 975 includes two buttons of which one button is used for powering on/off and call answer/end and another button for volume control and mute. The Plantronics Discovery 975 has a retail price of INR 5499 and is now available in India at leading retail stores including Croma, Reliance, Gizmos, local retailers.

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It wouldn't surprise me if I went back and ran the numbers that Donut Games is responsible for more favorable game reviews than any other developer, or, at least, somewhere near the top of that list. Each Donut Game always seems to include so many things that make for great iPhone games such as online scoring, a tiered scoring/star system to enhance replay value, and gameplay mechanics that somehow go from incredibly simple to insanely difficult as the games progress.

Urban Ninja [99�] has all of these features and more. In the game, you play as a fat French ninja looking to escape whatever obstacles are in between you and the rope dangling from the bottom of your escape helicopter. These often include a number of different types of bad guys, platforms, ropes, buildings, and other things. An energy meter on the top left corner of the screen serves as both your health meter, and an energy meter.

Getting from the start of the level to your escape helicopter involves careful jumping, as each jump depletes your energy and you die once you run out. To refill your energy (and increase your score), stars are scattered throughout each level that can be picked up. Also, a score bonus is awarded by ending the level as far down the helicopter's rope as possible, something that is usually easier said than done.

Like other Donut Games, Urban Ninja features a three star grading system for each level. Clearing the 40 included levels with a single star should be easy enough for most people, and scoring two stars is usually much more difficult. Scoring three stars, it seems, is a matter of completing a level absolutely perfectly. If you're the kind of person who can get sucked in to earning stars like this, Urban Ninja will have a ridiculous amount of replay value.

If you're looking for another quick pick up and play game to spend some time with, Urban Ninja is a great choice. If you like it, give some of the other Donut Games a look. Some favorites of mine include Cat Physics, Comet Racer, and Action Buggy.



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