On the Download: April 1-7

Well it has been two weeks since the last On the Download.  With the surprise release of Ridge Racer Unbounded and about one big downloadable game to be released last week, I decided to not have On the Download this week.  As we move from March to April, it seems to be fewer noteworthy downloadable games to talk about.  While release of downloadable games may be slow, the news keeps flowing.  Super Meat Boy The Game was announced for iOS, Double Dragon Neon was announced for XBLA and PSN and free Extended Cuts of the endings for Mass Effect 3 will be coming as DLC this summer.

More of an application that an actual game, Colors! 3D is a simple yet robust painting app for the 3DS.  Tailored to the 3DS's touch screen, Colors! 3D caters to everyone from the most serious artists to the most aimless of doodlers.  Colors! 3D is your canvas to create whatever your heart desires and view it in eye-popping 3D.  For those with a wireless internet connection, Colors! 3D allows you to share your paintings with other players.  You can even paint together with a friend on the same canvas using the 3DS's local wireless capabilities.  Colors! 3D even offers players an assortment of pictures to colour if you are not feeling creative at the moment.  For 7 dollars, Colors! 3D is the perfect digital sketchbook for aspiring artists or even free-spirited children who just feel like doodling on their 3DS.

Saturday Morning RPG is an episodic role-playing game for the iOS.  You play as Martin "Marty" Hall in a setting truly inspired by the iconic Saturday Morning cartoons from the 1980s.  Marty is an average high school kid who has been given the ability to channel magic through everyday objects.  Marty's powers attract the ire of super villain, the evil Commander Hood.  Marty must thwart Commander Hood and hi minions and save the world multiple times over the course of this episodic game.  At it's core, Saturday Morning RPG is a Japanese RPG (JRPG for short).  Through battling enemies in turn-based encounters, you will build Marty's powers through multiple stand alone episodes.  All the stats you gained, items you have in your inventory and story decisions you have made will carry over from episode to episode.  Saturday Morning RPG looks to be a very unique game for iOS, which anybody who owns an iDevice should check out considering the first episode is free.  If you enjoy it, you can pick up the second episode for 2 dollars.