Where will you be for Halloween? Well, if you can't make it to a graveyard, why not bring one home? Ghost Buddy is a 3D first-person simulation app for the iPhone that casts you as a kind of 'ghost whisperer' who has devoted himself to helping lead lost souls to their graves. You must first find and capture each good ghost, then return it to its properly named grave. There are, however, nasty red ghosts wandering around the cemetery as well - avoid them, or protect yourself by zapping them away for a few seconds with your cross.
This game uses a unique, revolutionary means of control and play specially designed for the iPhone. It's like total 3D immersion virtual reality, but without the helmet or googles. The iPhone is used as a viewfinder into a virtual world that wraps completely around you. Aiming the phone downward shows you a virtual 'ground', while upward shows you 'tree tops' and 'sky' (and high-flying ghosts...). Tilting the iPhone 90 degrees left or right shows you a corresponding view to the right or left of your position in the graveyard. From there, you can also look up and down (but in landscape mode). Gravity in this virtual world corresponds with that in the real world.
If you're interested in just wandering around a virtual graveyard, with all it's moody fog and creepy sounds, R.I.P. might be the game for you. It casts you as a ghost lost in a cemetery. The goal is the same as its title: R.I.P. - Rest In Peace. All you have to do is find your own grave, marked "R.I.P.", so that you can finally Rest In Peace. Are you up for the challenge? See for yourself just what the iPhone is capable of, and have a Happy Halloween!
Pricing and Availability:
Both Ghost Buddy and R.I.P. are available for purchase worldwide on the iPhone App Store at a 50% reduced price of only $0.99 (USD) each, or the equivalent in local currency.