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"Astraware is excited to announce a limited time offer on games for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. It's almost the weekend, and what better time to treat yourself to some new games at special low prices!?"

So if you want to get a deal on a game so you can play OddBlob (pictured above) for example, now is the time. The sale on all the games starts at 5am Eastern time (UTC -4) today, and will go through 5am Eastern on Tuesday June 1st. While all of the games will be $0.99 USD or lower, many of them will be free. The free games include Crazy Daisy, Plantastic! and Buble Shuffle, while games such as Tradewinds 2, Glyph, Astraware Casino, Astraware Sudoku and Hellfire are $0.99 USD. This is just a partial list, and best of all the sale is worldwide. Oh, and as a bonus, OddBlob, Astraware Solitaire, Astraware Casino and Astraware Sudoku are universal binaries which are optmized for iPad.

The claim: "Try your luck with Astraware Casino - a collection of the most popular casino games all in one pack. Enjoy all the fun of a real casino without losing your shirt!"

The aplication: Astraware has done something pretty impressive, in theory, by making 11 classic casino games available at the ridiculously low price of $0.99. The question, of course, is do we get what we paid for, or is Astraware Casino a true value? Read on to find out!

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"Love card games? Astraware Solitaire is a fantastic collection featuring 12 of the most well-known and single player card games, chosen based on direct feedback and suggestions from customers. It includes Klondike, Pyramid, Spider, Clock, Yukon, Canfield, Four Seasons, Sultan's Harem, Idiot's Delight, Golf, Calculation, and Freecell, each with custom gameplay options so you can play using your favorite variation on the standard rules."

Wow, the folks at Astraware are just rockin' lately with the new releases! This time, it's Astraware Solitaire, a bargain and a half at $0.99. When you consider that you're getting 12 variants of solitaire, you're paying less than $0.10 a piece. Not a bad deal, and of course they have the trademark excellent graphics and realism you've come to expect from Astraware.

"Spin the daisies to match the colored petals and watch them pop in this fun color-matching arcade game. Touch the daisies to spin their heads, match the colored petals and aim for big petal combinations to score super bonuses like ‘Daisy Chain' and ‘Flower Power'."

Astraware has released several games for the iPhone and iPod Touch. They have a variety of board type games like Sudoku and Chess, as well as several very colorful and entertaining ones such as Bubble Shuffle. This new game called "Crazy Daisy" looks rather whimsical, based on what I've seen of it by viewing the YouTube video. And if I had to guess, I'd say it is probably challenging as well.

Product Category: iPhone/iPod Touch Game
Developer: Astraware
Where to Buy: iTunes Store
Price: $4.99
System Requirements: iPhone / iPod Touch with Firmware 2.0 or later

Pros:

• Simple to learn;
• Explosions are fun;
• Graphics and sounds are both good.

Cons:

• A bit on the easy side;
• Using any controls but tapping the screen can be extremely frustrating.

Summary:
My Little Tank is a fun pick-up and play tank shooter. While it may err on the easy side, it's still a heck of a lot of fun and a great time waster.
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