Sonic 4 and Flux Family Secrets are the Windows Phone Red Stripe Deals

Sonic 4 Flux Family Red Stripe Deals

I wasn't too thrilled with terminal week'due south Xbox Red Stripe Deal, but this week'southward sale title is a much more solid game. Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I is on sale for $i.99, down from $4.99. This marks the fourth time it's been on sale, but the last fourth dimension was back in Nov so a lot of Windows Phone newcomers probably missed it.

The non-Xbox Ruddy Stripe Deals are pretty practiced too. The hidden object game Flux Family Secrets from Large Fish Games is on sale for 99 cents. If you like the genre, consider it a must-buy. And JDB Pocketware's agenda/productivity app AppoinTile is 99 cents likewise. Details and Shop links after the break!

Sonic iv: Episode I (Windows Phone 7 and 8)

Regular cost: $four.99 Sale price: $ane.99 Download size: 105 MB Shop Link

Sonic 4: Episode I

While the phenomenal Sonic CD is undoubtedly the better of the two Sonic games on Windows Telephone, Sonic iv is still a pretty expert platformer in its own right. Information technology plays much like the classic 2nd Genesis games, except that this Sonic likewise has the modernistic homing assault to make killing enemies and crossing gaps easier. Come across our total review for lots more gameplay details.

Platformers are by and large a bit tough to play on mobile devices because they lack physical buttons, just Sonic 4 actually plays actually well. It but uses a single action push button, reducing the likelihood of your thumb slipping to the wrong position.

The bittersweet thing almost this game is the Episode I in the title. Consoles and other mobile platforms got an Episode Ii that's even improve than the get-go game. Sega announced Episode II for Windows Phone near ii years ago. At this point, it seems to take been quietly cancelled.

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Flux Family unit Secrets (Windows Telephone viii)

Regular price: $one.99 Sale price: $.99 Download size: 93 MB Store Link

Flux Family Secrets for Windows Phone 8

Large Fish's starting time Windows Phone release Fairway Solitaire is an awesome puzzle/card game. But the publisher is best known for its subconscious object games on PC. Flux Family: the Ripple Effect is one of those games, filled with both object finding and puzzles. If you enjoy Artifex Mundi's games, you'll definitely want to try this ane too.

Flux Family features:

Travel back and forth through time to search for items and clues.
10 Chapters, over xx mini games, and multiple interactive scenes.
Get help! Optional tutorial and hints with auto recharge.
Visual object listing.
Collectible inventory and toolkit objects.

QR: Flux Family

AppoinTile (Windows Phone 8)

Regular cost: $i.99 Auction price: $.99 Download size: one MB Store Link

AppoinTile for Windows Phone 8

This handy app generates Live tiles from your phone'south calendar appointments.

Features:

Live tiles showing up to four upcoming appointments
42-day dynamic calendar with markers on days having activeness
Upwardly to 3 upcoming appointments on your lockscreen
Summary count of the appointments you accept today
Automatic syncing with your phone calendar
Customizable layout both for front end and dorsum of tiles
Appointments filtering/hiding
Tin can map specific actions to each Live Tile clicking
Meeting assistant centralizes all the coming together related information to exist at your manus during your meeting fourth dimension
Time bar shows the meeting duration and progress
Can add together extra reminders for either before, during or after a meeting
Can ship custom 'arriving belatedly' letters to all or to just the organizer, and opt to send by SMS as well
E-mail any attendee past just a tap
Go map directions or dial numbers straight depending on the meeting location
Copy whatever meeting field to the clipboard
And more...!

Thanks to Marcel for the tip!

QR: AppoinTile

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