CrimeCraft: Kingpin bowls over your iPhone today

by Kyle Horner on Dec 14th 2009 4:00PM

News items, Free-to-play, Crime, CrimeCraft

Yes, bowling puns. We know not everyone appreciates a good cheesy joke, but today's a seemingly auspicious day for MMO iPhone and Facebook apps. It's hard to imagine what self respecting game doesn't have a tiny socially-networked counterpart. You can consume details on Kingpin over on its official page, although if you've played any of these "build a gang" type games before you probably know what's in store.

If you're wondering just why you should check out this app -- aside from the fact that it's shiny and new -- then be aware that the first 50 players to hit max level in Kingpin will earn a CrimeCraft AUG that offers an experience and a money bonus. Also in the wings are a limited number of CrimeCraft gold bar packages, the Valley Forge Federalist, an assault rifle with five "slots" and a five slot submachine gun, the R-Sys Smilodon.

Tags: apple, crimecraft, crimecraft-kingpin, f2p, facebook, free-to-play, iphone, social-networking, vogster

Reader Comments (3)

LOL CrimeCraft.

That name always cracks me up every time. They really thought they were going to get millions of subs just because they had the name "Craft" in the title, didn't they? =P

I'll play if "first prize" is the ability to force them to make CrimeCraft into a real game and not a lazy collection of amateur mod maps with a nasty "buy better weapons" mechanic tossed on top.

I tried the iPhone app briefly, wasn't impressed to be honest. It's overly-complicated for no particular reason, like they'd tried to shoe-horn too many of their ideas from the actual game into an iPhone app, which should be kept short and sweet.

There are games that do the same thing but better out there.