Social Gaming Network (SGN) keeps on pushing out great entertainment applications for the iPhone, and we can’t help continuing to put those in the spotlight. Not only because SGN produces some damn good games that we love to play – check out its suite of Wii-like games for starters – but also because we’d really like to see more developers leverage the network capabilities of the famed Apple device like SGN and other savvy developers are doing.
About a month ago, Michael got to test-drive (well, test-fly) SGN’s new jet dogfighter game before its official release in the App Store, and deemed the graphics to be ’stunning’. I’m embedding the demo video he recorded here below, but we should get an updated video of the gameplay from the company soon which we’ll add here as well. Or, as from today, you can also just go to the iTunes App Store and buy the premium version of the game yourself (it’s priced $9.99).
Update: new video
The name of the game is F.A.S.T. and the main difference with other jet dogfighter games for the iPhone like Top Gun and Flying Aces is the multi-player aspect and the incredibly good-looking 3D graphics of the whole thing. You can play the game against other people over WiFi (both one-on-one and two-on-two) and the game neatly switches to “God view”, that is an elevated view of the rest of the fight, when you crash or get shot down. You really ought to play it to get a feel of what it’s like to fire missiles and a machine gun from the jet and follow the path of a fired missile as if you were sitting on one, because it’s really hard to explain how much this game rocks without you actually trying it. Let us know your thoughts if you decide to purchase the game.
On a sidenote: if you don’t want to see a picture of SGN CEO Shervin Pishevar playing the game wearing an F14 Fighter Helmet, don’t click here.
Wow this is really incredible feature in iphone now we can play games in iphone in 3d graphic mode You can play the game against other people over WiFi
So is the plan going to be to have a post about every single game SGN releases to the market?
If they can keep on making solid stuff like this, sure, why not.
There are a lot of cool solid apps on the iPhone that you guys blatantly ignore. Do you cover SGN because they are VC funded? Nice to see Techcrunch is only for insiders.
Well, when you create an innovative, beautiful, and fun game for the Iphone, I’m sure that TechCrunch will feature it. BTW, this game is sooooo fun! I’m gonna go dogfight my boss again!
I recall this being free when TechCrunch last featured the story. Now it’s being priced at $9.99? I seriously wanted to try this out, as a flight-sim fan.
Yeah, sucks, they’re releasing the premium version first. Maybe if you ask them nicely you’ll get a coupon code.
wait lets get all of the disclosures out of the way first. Did you receive a free copy of this game?
Err, no.
i think it was too soon for that joke.
It’s never too soon, that was kind of the point wasn’t it!?
looks rather cool especially the multiplayer part awesome, and funny thing is lol My University Name is Fast
“Foundation for advancement of Science and Technology” ………
1987 called, they want After Burner II back
Good use of wifi but I think old planes like Spitfires are more fun for dogfights – he’s on my 6!!
I wonder if they are also taking on other apps for development or if they will just continue their own games. Hey SGN, would love to do a pizza game I was thinking of for [REMOVED SPAM LINK]
the question is –
is iPhone gaming is going to make a dent in the established gaming market or increase the market in any signifigant way?
In any case Apple still wins as they sell a shed load more iPhones…
Oh sorry guys I put up a comment twice and I will stop putting in links to the website as well. Didn’t realize it says spam link now!
This is really cool, can’t wait to test it.
those screenshots don’t really do it justice.. looks amazing on the phone
What a game!
I don’t like to see all the new games on the ‘free’ markets of jail break 2 min after they are out in the wild. Don’t gamers get that they do need to pay on great games?
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really it is the best game , used on the iphones. Looks rather cool especially the multiplayer part awesome and funny.
Defo the best iPhone game I’ve played.
Not available to brazilian store? Why?