Hello everyone, and welcome to the week! Itās time once again for our look back at the noteworthy updates of the last seven days. Another week in this awkward between-holiday period, and another eclectic mix of games to look through. Lots of anniversary updates recently, at least. Anyway, itās enough of a list to get you through your coffee break, and thatās what it has to do. Of course, you can keep an eye out for updates yourself by participating in the TouchArcade forums. This weekly summary is just here to fill you in on the things you might have missed. Letās go for it!
Hello Kitty Island Adventure, Kitty time? Kitty time. Kuromi-chan is in the icon now, so thatās already a win. If you like taking pictures, youāll appreciate the new Photo Op spots in each region. Invite the other characters in and get some nice group shots. Thereās a new Creation Station that allows you to create even more goodies via crafting, and some cool new face and back accessories. Thereās some kind of event involving mermaids afootā¦ er, afin, and some new stories to play. New visitors too? You know it. A nice update full of new things to do, and thatās what we like to see.
Simon's Cat - Story Time, This is a bit more of a plain update to write about, given the nature of the game. Still, if you canāt win with variety you can certainly attempt to win with sheer quantity. New levels! A whopping two hundred and fifty of them! Thatās a lot, and there are more coming every week. Other than that, itās just a bunch of bug fixes, performance improvements, and a few little tweaks here and there to make things nice and shiny. Thrilling? No, but for a puzzle game at this stage of its life, itās about as good as you can expect.
Zookeeper World, Phew, in hindsight I probably should have written about this one before Simonās Cat. After seeing that update drop its whopping two hundred and fifty levels, this gameās mere twelve probably isnāt going to win many fans. But thatās the size of it, Iām afraid. Twelve new levels, and they wonāt be available for a couple of weeks yet. I donāt even see any bug fixes and performance improvements in here. Why did I include it? Too late now. Iāll have to live with my regrets on this one.
Castle Crumble, Okay, this one is probably safer. Letās have a look and see whatās what in the world of Castle Crumble. Oh, now see, this one is benefiting from direct comparison to the previous entry. This new update adds the Amber Hills Kingdom with forty new levels to play, a new challenge, and a new conquest. This one has some bug fixes and improvements, so I think we can all agree that the proper work has been done. Tās crossed and iās dotted, and all that. Sorry Zookeeper, you ended up the slimy bologna in an update sandwich!
Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop, Iāll level with you all: much as I love Puyo Puyo, I donāt love this particular version. Perhaps this update will help? It includes four new match rulesets for both Solo and Multiplayer, including Puyo Puyo, Puyo Puyo Sun, Non-Stop Fever, and Mega Puyo Rush. There are also two new Endless Puyo rulesets to dig into: Challenge Mission Puyo and Challenge Practice. Throw in three new classic Puyo Puyo tunes to pick up in the shop and a bevy of bug fixes, and thatās the lot.
Disney Heroes: Battle Mode, Free Iāll keep this short and simple: new playable character, Max Goof from A Goofy Movie. No further notes, coveted UMMSotW award given. What? The formatting will break if I leave it like that? Ugh, that was the perfect mic drop moment. I guess I can mention the app celebrating its sixth anniversary? MAX GOOF. MAX FREAKING GOOF. MAX IS CANON. DO NOT ASK ABOUT MAXāS MOTHER, I DONāT THINK DISNEY HAS SORTED THEIR ANSWER ON THAT YET. MAX. GOOF.
Injustice 2, Free And hereās a game celebrating its seventh anniversary! Wouldnāt it be neat if the next one was celebrating its eighth anniversary? I donāt think that will happen, but letās have fun imagining it and wasting some space, because all this update has beyond some bug fixes and tweaks is a new Anniversary Pass. It features things to do and goodies to earn, and I suppose thatās really what this game is all about when you grind it down to the fine powder.
Temple Run 2, Free See? No anniversary celebrations here at all. Certainly not an eighth one. The classic Runners have been cursed with undeath, and itās up to Joshua Woods to save them in the guise of his new skin, the Ghost Chaser. Who are you going to telephone? Ghost Chaser! On top of that, the Chinese vampire Xi Xue Gui is also here to join in on some fun. The Blazing Sands map is back for a short engagement, and the classic monster characters are also back. Compete in the new global challenges and you can unlock the Spirit Frog mask. The classic pets Tortuga and Centennial are also in here. Wow! Quite the update. So good you probably wonāt even notice itās a tiny bit older than seven days ago.
AFK Arena, Free Oh, this one is celebrating its fifth anniversary. With a little foresight I could have done a neat little three-in-a-row there. Oh well. This update sees a new Ancora constellation added to the Field of Stars, which once unlocked will give you some Dragonspeak Emblems from weekly quests. You could use some of those, right? Thereās also a new adventure waiting for Baden ā Knight of Blight. The Hopeless Isle? That sounds bad. Rounding things out, thereās a new recycling feature in the Ghoulish Gallery. That should make things a little easier while youāre Etching. Not bad, not bad.
Gardenscapes, Free And weāll end with the obligatory free-to-play matching puzzle game update for the week, and this time after a long absence itās time for a return to the Austinverse. Gardenscapes has some new nonsense involving koalas, the Oceanās Heart, and an expedition to the north that will lead to an encounter with the Snow Queen! Austin, buddy, what the heck are you up to? Youāre a butler, man. Buttle! Exploring Mineral Valley? Explore the dusty cabinets!
That about wraps it up for last weekās significant updates. Iām sure Iāve missed some, though, so please feel free to comment below and let everyone know if you think something should be mentioned. As usual, major updates will likely get their own news stories throughout this week, and Iāll be back next Monday to summarize and fill in the blanks. Have a great week!
Hello Kitty Island Adventure, Kitty time? Kitty time. Kuromi-chan is in the icon now, so thatās already a win. If you like taking pictures, youāll appreciate the new Photo Op spots in each region. Invite the other characters in and get some nice group shots. Thereās a new Creation Station that allows you to create even more goodies via crafting, and some cool new face and back accessories. Thereās some kind of event involving mermaids afootā¦ er, afin, and some new stories to play. New visitors too? You know it. A nice update full of new things to do, and thatās what we like to see.
Simon's Cat - Story Time, This is a bit more of a plain update to write about, given the nature of the game. Still, if you canāt win with variety you can certainly attempt to win with sheer quantity. New levels! A whopping two hundred and fifty of them! Thatās a lot, and there are more coming every week. Other than that, itās just a bunch of bug fixes, performance improvements, and a few little tweaks here and there to make things nice and shiny. Thrilling? No, but for a puzzle game at this stage of its life, itās about as good as you can expect.
Zookeeper World, Phew, in hindsight I probably should have written about this one before Simonās Cat. After seeing that update drop its whopping two hundred and fifty levels, this gameās mere twelve probably isnāt going to win many fans. But thatās the size of it, Iām afraid. Twelve new levels, and they wonāt be available for a couple of weeks yet. I donāt even see any bug fixes and performance improvements in here. Why did I include it? Too late now. Iāll have to live with my regrets on this one.
Castle Crumble, Okay, this one is probably safer. Letās have a look and see whatās what in the world of Castle Crumble. Oh, now see, this one is benefiting from direct comparison to the previous entry. This new update adds the Amber Hills Kingdom with forty new levels to play, a new challenge, and a new conquest. This one has some bug fixes and improvements, so I think we can all agree that the proper work has been done. Tās crossed and iās dotted, and all that. Sorry Zookeeper, you ended up the slimy bologna in an update sandwich!
Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop, Iāll level with you all: much as I love Puyo Puyo, I donāt love this particular version. Perhaps this update will help? It includes four new match rulesets for both Solo and Multiplayer, including Puyo Puyo, Puyo Puyo Sun, Non-Stop Fever, and Mega Puyo Rush. There are also two new Endless Puyo rulesets to dig into: Challenge Mission Puyo and Challenge Practice. Throw in three new classic Puyo Puyo tunes to pick up in the shop and a bevy of bug fixes, and thatās the lot.
Disney Heroes: Battle Mode, Free Iāll keep this short and simple: new playable character, Max Goof from A Goofy Movie. No further notes, coveted UMMSotW award given. What? The formatting will break if I leave it like that? Ugh, that was the perfect mic drop moment. I guess I can mention the app celebrating its sixth anniversary? MAX GOOF. MAX FREAKING GOOF. MAX IS CANON. DO NOT ASK ABOUT MAXāS MOTHER, I DONāT THINK DISNEY HAS SORTED THEIR ANSWER ON THAT YET. MAX. GOOF.
Injustice 2, Free And hereās a game celebrating its seventh anniversary! Wouldnāt it be neat if the next one was celebrating its eighth anniversary? I donāt think that will happen, but letās have fun imagining it and wasting some space, because all this update has beyond some bug fixes and tweaks is a new Anniversary Pass. It features things to do and goodies to earn, and I suppose thatās really what this game is all about when you grind it down to the fine powder.
Temple Run 2, Free See? No anniversary celebrations here at all. Certainly not an eighth one. The classic Runners have been cursed with undeath, and itās up to Joshua Woods to save them in the guise of his new skin, the Ghost Chaser. Who are you going to telephone? Ghost Chaser! On top of that, the Chinese vampire Xi Xue Gui is also here to join in on some fun. The Blazing Sands map is back for a short engagement, and the classic monster characters are also back. Compete in the new global challenges and you can unlock the Spirit Frog mask. The classic pets Tortuga and Centennial are also in here. Wow! Quite the update. So good you probably wonāt even notice itās a tiny bit older than seven days ago.
AFK Arena, Free Oh, this one is celebrating its fifth anniversary. With a little foresight I could have done a neat little three-in-a-row there. Oh well. This update sees a new Ancora constellation added to the Field of Stars, which once unlocked will give you some Dragonspeak Emblems from weekly quests. You could use some of those, right? Thereās also a new adventure waiting for Baden ā Knight of Blight. The Hopeless Isle? That sounds bad. Rounding things out, thereās a new recycling feature in the Ghoulish Gallery. That should make things a little easier while youāre Etching. Not bad, not bad.
Gardenscapes, Free And weāll end with the obligatory free-to-play matching puzzle game update for the week, and this time after a long absence itās time for a return to the Austinverse. Gardenscapes has some new nonsense involving koalas, the Oceanās Heart, and an expedition to the north that will lead to an encounter with the Snow Queen! Austin, buddy, what the heck are you up to? Youāre a butler, man. Buttle! Exploring Mineral Valley? Explore the dusty cabinets!
That about wraps it up for last weekās significant updates. Iām sure Iāve missed some, though, so please feel free to comment below and let everyone know if you think something should be mentioned. As usual, major updates will likely get their own news stories throughout this week, and Iāll be back next Monday to summarize and fill in the blanks. Have a great week!
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