Stan Lee's 'Verticus' Starts With Awesomeness, Then Falls Flat

By Chris Maxcer
MacNewsWorld

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What I like most about Verticus is that it is well-done take on the endless runner genre of apps like "Temple Run" and "TheEndApp." Instead of running through streets or trails, you get to fall like a skydiver and move through 360 degrees. The graphics are smooth, evocative of comic book art, and controls are responsive. I like controlling the falling guy -- to a point.Verticus is a game for iPhone and iPad by Moonshark. It is available for US$1.99 from the iOS App Store.

When I saw that comic book legend Stan Lee was involved in a new iOS game released last week, "Verticus," I was stoked enough to drop $1.99 and give it a try. After all, we're talking about Stan Lee here, and if you don't appreciate his contribution to the entertainment world -- co-creator of Spider-Man, Hulk, X-Men, Iron Man, and more -- a new iOS game won't mean much to you.

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Apple's tablet share falls to 50.4 percent

According to the latest IDC figures, Apple's share of the tablet market fell to just 50.4 percent in the Q3 of this year.For the quarter, there were 27.8 million total tablets shipped, with Apple selling 14.01 million of those.

Samsung came in second at 18.4 percent and Amazon jumped up to 9 percent with their new Kindle Fire line. Asus jumped to 8.6 percent thanks to the Nexus 7 and its Transformers and Lenovo rounded out the top 5 with 1.4 percent share.

Year-over-year, the market grew a healthy 49.5 percent, and the market grew 6.7 percent from last quarter.

Despite selling more tablets, Apple fell 15 percentage points from the same period last year, as Android tablets finally began to gain some traction. Samsung took most of that share, thanks to its popular Note 10.1 tab.

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