apple arcade it has become an “island” against in-app purchases and the advertising plagues that have become ubiquitous on the App Store. The service has shown that, although we don’t know how much, there are people willing to pay to have a gaming experience without interruptions or constant optional purchases.
In addition to this, Apple Arcade has also become a service where developers have “resurrected” their classic games, trying to recapture the original experience without today’s monetizations. If you’re of an age and haven’t explored the Apple Arcade catalog, the following list may spark some nostalgia for you.
‘Angry Birds Reloaded‘ goes straight to the point and removes the complications that appeared in the successive episodes of the saga present in the App Store. The Arcade version of Angry Birds recovers what made the original episode famous, and nothing more.
Many a forty-something will remember the original version of ‘The Oregon Trail‘ from 1971, an entirely text-based game in which you were part of the wave of migration that many people carried across the United States from coast to coast. In Apple Arcade you have a much more updated version that you can play to remember the good old days.
‘The Incredible Bomber‘ seeks to restore the classic video game experience in which you plant strategically placed bombs to take out your enemies, but with much more modern graphics.
Yes, I will consider a ‘Jetpack ride‘ like a classic. Its first installment on the iPhone broke the mould, and now we have a worthy sequel present in Apple Arcade that further squeezes its gameplay.
The legendary ‘Tetris‘ also has a place in Apple Arcade. The interface of this version called Tetris Beat is much more advanced, but the gameplay is still what we had on the Game Boy of the 90s.
The App Store is full of versions of classic solitaire, but ‘lonely stories‘ Apple Arcade is the only one that does not offer you ads or in-app purchases. One of the best excuses to have this service if you are a fan of card games.
Another great classic we end up with is ‘Frog‘, a game that everyone enjoyed two generations ago. The Apple Arcade version turns it into a three-dimensional platformer, but at least it retains the essence of the jumps you have to do with the protagonist frog.
Remember that to access all these games you must subscribe to Apple Arcade, whose monthly fee is 4.99 dollars (or 49.99 dollars annually). You can read them even offline, and you can also do it from iPhone, Apple TV, iPad or Mac without distinction. You have the Apple Arcade section in the app store of all devices.
