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Official Versus Tour de France LIVE iPhone app Review

Description:

In the Official Versus Tour de France LIVE iPhone app you will be able to watch live, streaming video of the famous race and not have to worry about any type of commercial interruption.  You can also get profiles of the players and the locations and even see with GPS where these riders are in comparison to other riders in the group.

Features:

• One of the most appealing parts of this app is that it has some LIVE streaming video on it.  This can be used either with the 3G network or over WiFi.  This way you can watch all of the stages of the tour without any interruption from commercials
• You will also be able to have all of the replays of each individual stage saved On Demand so that you can watch certain parts again and again. Or you can just go back and watch stages that you missed
• After each stage has been completed you will be able to find some highlight videos on the app for all of those stages.  That way you can get the highlights without having to watch the entire thing over again
• One of the really cool features with the app is that you can also see the LIVE GPS tracking of all of the different riders and how big their breakaway time gaps are.   You can get locations of where they all are
• There is also a cool Twitter feature where you can get the race statuses LIVE and also updates that help you to follow the race even if you aren’t in a spot where you can watch the actual race
• There are also some push alerts that you can customize in order to get race alerts.  This includes the 25K to go to the Finish as well as the results from the actual finish of the race
• You can also get all of the results and even the standings for the day after each stage.  This way you will always know what is going on and never feel like you are left out of the loop
• You can access different photos and videos from the race as well to make sure you get as much race media as you would like
• There is also a section that will give you the profiles on each and every rider that is competing in the Tour de France
• Last of all, you will get profiles of each of the stages and how steep and difficult the categorized climbs will be as the riders approach them

Conclusion:

This app has been given a 2 1/2 star rating by iPhone app users and currently is a little bit expensive to download.  You can get it onto your phone for $9.99.

iBasketball iPhone app Review

Description:

In the iBasketball iPhone app you will be able to get out on the street courts and polish up your game.  See if you can get a perfect swish, and see if you can go up against other online players and beat them out in a game of horse.  This is a fun game that you can play in real time and use real shooting motions to get the ball into the net.

Features:

• As with all of these games from this same developer, you are going to get a good mix of action using the built in accelerometer.  This is a great way to get the most out of your games and make them interesting
• All you have to do is just swing your little iPhone around and watch the basketball fly through the air
• The shooting physics in the game are very realistic and very accurate.  You will be able to see how the half court shot works and even control the distance of your shot.  As well as controlling the distance you will also be able to mess with the angle of the shot and how you want to use the backboard in case it is a really difficult shot to hit
• The environment you will be in will be based around a street court.  It helps you to feel like you are a real baller and you are out with your boys playing some ball
• There are also a variety of different multiplayer options that you can take advantage of in order to make your gaming experience a bit more enjoyable.  You can get online and have some timed shootouts where you will have to be super quick as well as extremely accurate
• You can also play in an online game of Horse with other opponents where you will have to come up with some difficult and creative shots that will oust the people you are playing against
• There are also leader boards at the national level that you can get online and check and see where your own high scores are and how they match against the other best players in the world
• There is a localized game play option where you can actually play against people who are all over the world in a bunch of different regions.  This allows for some great replay value

Conclusion:

This is a fun accelerometer based basketball game for the iPhone.  Although the graphics aren’t the sharpest, it is in 3D and it does respond pretty well.  Overall a pretty fun little game to keep you busy.

This app has been rated with 3 stars out of a 5 star rating.  This app is also free for you to download onto your iPhone from off of the app market.