TUAW's Daily App: Pirate's Treasure
Chillingo has made a name for itself on the App Store with the popular Minigore series, and now they're returning (after a sidestep to Guerrilla Bob) to the dual-stick shooter with Pirate's Treasure, a swashbuckler-themed arcade shooter. The game's a lot of fun. Chillingo's polish shows, and aside from some long loading times on the 1G iPhone (it should work great on the later models), controls are responsive and quick. The game is basically a series of stages, each with their own goals, where you can collect treasure (duh) that you can then spend on upgrades and abilities; you go in and do some shooting, come out and upgrade your pirate, and then go back in and shoot some more.
As it's a Chillingo game, there's full integration with their Crystal service, so they have leaderboards and achievements set up across 50 levels. The game is currently on sale for its launch, so at just US $1.99, it's a good time, especially if you're into the dual-stick shooter setup. The only thing missing is an HD version for the iPad, so if you're still working on Minigore HD, you might want to finish that one first and see if they release this one the same way.
