A Survival Guide to Mars - LITE

A Survival Guide to Mars - LITE

Art: Emiliano Civiletti, Laura Livi

Story: Corrado Sesselego

Developer: Blue Monkey Studio

Genre: book, sci-fi
Date of publication: 2012
Language: English
Price: Free
Platform(s): android
Google play
Official site

 A Survival Guide to Mars - LITE is a prelude to the complete guide you can download from the Store. For the full version of this app you can look here.

A Walk under the Moons of Mars

 

A Walk under the Moons of Mars

Art: Emiliano Civiletti, Laura Livi

Story: Corrado Sesselego

Developer: Blue Monkey Studio

Pages: 46
Genre: book, sci-fi
Date of publication: 2012
Language: English
Price: 1,99$
Platform(s): iPad
iTunes
Official site

Not a simple conversion of the Andoid version, but an app full of new contents and text, unfortunately it lacks some images from the The Survival Guide. 

Travel to Mars with John Carter and the other E. R. Burroughs characters from the Barsoom saga!

Discover the animals and plants of the Red Planet!

Meet the strange and exotic people that dwell along the Equator line and the Poles, learning about their habits and the remnants of the ancient past!

Explore the Solar System as the author reinvented it at the beginning of the 20th Century!

Imaginary Range HD

Title: Imaginary Range HD
Producer: Square - Enix Co. LTD.
Number/issue: 2
Genre: Action/adventure, sci-fi, fantasy, game
Pages: 100+
Date of publication: 2012
Language: English, French, Japanese
Price: Free
Platform(s): iPad & iPhone
Apple Store

Imaginary Range HD is the updated version of the old Imaginary Ranged reviewed some time ago.
It includes a new chapter, after the sci-fi of the first one this time we can see a more traditional Final Fantasy setting, but, and this is new, some peeks in our world.
The recipe it's the same, a good mix between a comic book and a game, in my opinion the right way to make comics in the near future.

A Survival Guide to Mars

A Survival Guide to Mars

Art: Emiliano Civiletti, Laura Livi

Story: Corrado Sesselego

Developer: Blue Monkey Studio

Pages: 39
Genre: book, sci-fi
Date of publication: 2012
Language: English
Price: 1,99€
Platform(s):android
Google play
Official site

Sorry for the lack of update but the real life is really a pain sometimes.
Today something different, a review of A Survival Guide to Mars, an interactive guide to the planet Barsoom for the  Centenary of “A Princess of Mars”, and the cause of the lack of update. In fact I'm one of the authors. And this was an epic work.

The Blue Monkey Studio has developed a Barsoom temed app for android and ipad.

At the moment the Apple version (called "A Walk under the Moons of Mars") is still on review, but the android version is on sale!

A Survival Guide to Mars by E. R. Burroughs in the Centenary of “A Princess of Mars”
If you get lost on Mars you will need this guide!
Travel through Red Planet with John Carter!
Learn how to face a Barsoomian lion or to feed in the endless deserts with the milk of the Mantalia!
Meet the savage Green Martians, the seductive Red Men and the mysterious Therns!
Explore the ruins of the Ancients till the valley of Dor and the Lost Sea of Korus!
Discover the Solar System as E.R. Burroughs reinvented one hundred years ago!
The Guide is optimized for Android Tablets!
More images on http://studiobluemonkey.deviantart.com

Star Battalion - the comic book

 

 

Star Battalion - the comic book

Developer: Gameloft

Pages: 14
Genre: Action/adventure, sci-fi
Date of publication: 2010
Language: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Price: free
Platform(s): iPad
iTunes ita
iTunes eng
Trailer
Game (0,79€)
Gameloft


Taros, the jealous brother of Atreus’s rightful king, has overthrown the country and launched an aggressive campaign across the galaxy. While only a small resistance movement remains to challenge him, it is led by Saarel, the legendary commander who might just rally enough troops to his cause. But rumors spread that Taros still hasn’t unveiled his ultimate weapon, and that the true King of Atreus is still out there, patiently awaiting his rescue…or execution.

Become the hero of the story in the Star Batallion iPhone game. Fight the Royalists in a variety of exciting solo and co-op missions, and team up with your friends locally or via Game Center.
The game is already live on the App Store.

XIII – Lost Identity

 
Title: XIII – Lost Identity

Art: William Vance

Story: Jean Van Hamme 

Developer: microids © Anuman Interactive - Dargaud

Pages: 20 (the preview)
Genre: Action/adventure
Date of publication: 2011
Language: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Price: 4,99$, free previw
Platform(s): iPad
iTunes
Free Preview

Imagine waking up to discover you’ve led several different lives.
Based on the comic book series by Jean Van Hamme and William Vance.

A man suffering from amnesia is found washed up on a beach by an elderly couple. He has to unravel who he is and where he has come from, the only clue to his identity being the numerals “XIII” tattooed on his neck.

You are XIII, a man with a host of enemies and who faces danger at every turn as he goes in search of his past.

Pursued by mysterious strangers and wanted for the assassination of the President of the United States of America, his life becomes a whirl of conspiracy and intrigue.

Pay close attention to everything around you, because it will no doubt be your only chance to piece together XIII’s enigmatic past.

Use your inventory to escape from the most hazardous of situations.

Are you ready for an adventure unfolding at breakneck speed?

- Superb, realistic animated scenes adapted from the comic book series itself
- Simple and intuitive gameplay
- An interactive inventory
- A range of mini games: Puzzles, Match 3, Sliding Blocks etc

Just who is XIII?
- A world-renowned license already available on a variety of media platforms
- A series of more than 20 comic books revealing XIII’s story
- More than 350,000 copies of each issue sold within days of their release

Etere Vs Internet

Title: Etere Vs Internet

Art & Story: Matteo Aversano

Developer: Manfredi Toraldo© 2011 Manfont All right

Number/issue: 2
Pages: 32  
Genre: Action/adventure, humor
Date of publication: 2011
Language: Italian
Price: 0,79€
Platform(s): iPad
iTunes 1 2
http://www.manfont.com

Italian only:
Cos’è il Gonzo Journalism? Cosa si nasconde veramente dietro ai fenomeni più popolari di Internet?
Scopritelo in questa piacevolissima nuova serie a fumetti creata apposta per iPad dal bravo Matteo Aversano.

Il personaggio di Etere vive nel web, seguitelo in un vero e proprio road movie attraverso le impervie e “virtualmente” infinite autostrade informatiche.
Assistete ai suoi scontri con i meme più incredibili che imperversano sul web.
Scoprite le “realtà virtuali” più impensate su Etere vs The Internet, uno dei più divertenti e interessanti fumetti della nuova generazione di autori del 21° secolo!

Etere vs. The Internet è una produzione ManFont, il cui engine di lettura comprende:
•Supporto al multitasking e alle gesture iPad: swipe estremamente reattivo, zoom pre-impostato con doppio TAP o regolabile con le dita (senza perdita di qualità nell’immagine);
•Video “tutorial”, animato e musicato, per illustrare tutte le funzioni dell’engine;
•Menabò dell’intera APP, sincronizzato con la pagina di lettura, per poter “sfogliare” comodamente l’albo dal punto in cui lo si sta leggendo;
•Segnalibro intelligente;
•Editoriale e indice interattivo;
•Wallpapers omaggio scaricabili;
•Catalogo ManFont sia on-line che off-line;
•Effetti sonori;
•Link a social network ;