OK, I know I just recently did a story about AppGear, and while that one was really cool, I think this one is off the hook. It’s called Foam Fighters and it uses those foam gliders and AppGear’s augmented reality game play to create some really cool flight dogfighting sim action.
The way it works is pretty slick. You attach the foam fighter glider toy to your smartphone right under the camera via a suction cup arm. Then, you start up the App Gear Foam Fighter App and the glider is overlaid onto a virtual flight sim where you can dogfight, strafe, bomb, and more. There’s also a multi player mode over WiFi where your friends can join into the furball and battle it out over the skies of World War II. There are multiple planes to collect (2 come in a pack) and each unlocks up to 12 specific World War II missions from the Battle of Britain, Battle over Europe or the Battle of the Pacific.
Features:
* Each plane style unlocks specific WWII fighter mission: Battle of Britain, Battle over Europe or the Battle of the Pacific
* Plane is mounted to the back of your mobile device and flies, fights and takes damage in real time
* Missions include free roam, fighter escort, dog fighting, bombing runs and flight training
* Each plane unlocks up to 12 missions per plane
* Each pack includes 2 planes, 2 folding stands and 1 arm attachment with suction cup
* Multiplayer mode over local Wi-Fi
* Free downloaded app, IOS and Android compatible
Cost is of the AppGear Toys is between $10-20 (I’m guessing Foam Fingers is $10) and will be available this Spring with a free download available at the iTunes App Store and Android Marketplace. OK, I promise, no more AppGear for awhile. But tell me that isn’t awesome!
