Lockdown app for iPhone and iPad


4.6 ( 7986 ratings )
Games Adventure Arcade
Developer: Mehware
0.99 USD
Current version: 1.4, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 09 Feb 2010
App size: 46.96 Mb

"There’s a soft spot in my heart somewhere that’s reserved specifically for old-school gaming, and Lockdown touches it." - No DPad

After suffering years in an alien detention facility, your day of rescue is here. Armed with a secretly constructed mech suit and stolen weaponry, you must plow through countless waves of warbots and alien scum to get to the landing pad to the escape ship waiting for you. In this exciting 2.5d sidescroller, you will either escape now or die trying.

Features:

-Uses "Open Feint" for online "Leaderboards" and unlocking "Achievements"

-"Campaign," "Survival," and "Immortal" modes

-Ability to aim weapon

-Exciting fast paced action

-Deadly arsenal of 5 guns and "swipe screen" grenade throwing

-Easy control scheme

-Auto-save feature which allows you to continue your progress at your convenience

-Beautiful 3d graphics, music, and sound effects.

http://www.mehware.com for gameplay video.

Pros and cons of Lockdown app for iPhone and iPad

Lockdown app good for

This game is really off to a good start. It looks nice and has a ton of potetential. It reminds me of a Halo Side Scroller with the difficulty of Demon Souls. The developers are being cool about listening to feedback and looking for areas to tweak so I am confident this game will get better with every update. Some fixes I am looking for are: Faster Frames Per Second. Being able to shoot up an incline and enemies shoot down and incline rather than always shooting straight no matter what. Abilty to duck if possible. More forgiving control buttons. Tutorial Level or Pop Up Text Boxes explaining how to play the games, what certain weapons are, and what the buttons do. Labeled Buttons
I really enjoy playing this game. The gameplay is not overdone and fits the story line. Graphics and sounds are good. It comes with 3 modes(although I have only played campaign) which surely will add to the replayability value. Speaking of value, this game is only 0.99! Considering the contents offered, this is a definitely worth-it. In terms of future improvement, I suggest fine-tuning the game control.
Rarely comes a game that manages to mix great graphics with the sidscroller genre, Lockdown is an awesome game that brings a ton of action to the iphone. I would say this game is undervalued at this price! New school & old school gamers: This is what 5 Star game should be like. Congratulations Mehware for such a fine work.
This game is very good. The controls and graphics are excellent, you would be hard pressed to find better control reponse and graphics in any other sidescroller. The game itself is difficult but not impossible. As of now I give this game four stars as it is easily worth .99, but with a few upgrades it could be unbelievable and get that fifth star. The devs seem to be responsive to suggestions of the players which makes this game and the devs a step ahead of quite a few. If you like sidescrolling shooters, this is one you should play.
This game is awesome! Its a lot of fun, the graphics are great, and the different effects are SO COOL!
This is a really fun game with great graphics. The new controls are a good improvement. Great job!

Some bad moments

This has great potential to be an amazing game. However the frequent slowdown kills it.
Alright so I just got the game but the first time and second time on the first lvl it crashed. If you fixed the bug then the rating would go up.
This game has so much potential and such a good idea behind it, but it is executed poorly. Cons- The enemies die, but their collision stay during the death animation so you either have to jump over them or wait till they disappear to proceed. The jumping is too fast for what it wants to accomplish. The only way to dodge incoming bullets is to jump and with the speed and lack of airtime this is made quite difficult. Plus on level 3 there are platforms and since you fall so fast it is really hard to navigate this section. Anytime there is a ramp you have to jump to shoot an enemy, there is no way to aim up to hit them. The description says you can aim the weapon, but I havent figured out how and it isnt mentioned anywhere in the help screen. Controls are still a bit unresponsive. Pros- The weapon selection is awesome. The game runs very well on my 2nd gen Ipod touch. The game looks really great and the overall art style really brought me into the world. All of the problems can be fixed with an update! Keep at it guys, Ill be waiting for an update to see what this game can really do. Im hoping you can turn this into the new Megaman of the Iphone, because it definitely can become just that.
Poor game controls and effects. Just dont get it... Even if its free
I got this game because of Openfeints free game a day setup. Even though an update just came out (to allow you to shoot in more than one direction) the controls are still bad, the graphics ugly, and the fun surgically removed. In fact, on my second play of the game it glitched me through the bottom of the floor. I couldnt reset because theres no reset button. Dont get this game; its a waste of your time and memory space.
No way to turn off the annoying sounds, and couldnt even play because it crashes when starting a game. Way too slow to load and taps are WAY laggy. Dont waste your time!