Free Vortex iPod Game Demo

Category: Games
Link: Free on iTunes: Vortex Demo (first free iPod game!)
Description:: Apple today made history by adding an iPod game to the list of free downloads from the iTunes store. The game, “Vortex“, is being offered in “demo” mode for free. The Demo contains the first 2 fully playable levels of the 360° brick-bashing game (think Breakout, developed by Steve Wozniak, but rounder).

The 22MB download requires a 5th generation iPod and software update 1.2 or later (we still have no idea why you can’t play these games in iTunes).

Posted on MacBytes.com
Approved by Mudbug

Haha keep the games rollin in. Goota love it. I just got games for my new enV

Seems silly the demo is only available to US-users, seeing as games and fifth-generation iPod's are available in all stores/countries.

Wouldn't of been able to use it anyway... but would of liked to of download it for future use.

That's actually a pretty cool game!

Is anyone else getting this?

Edit: It worked the second time, sort of. I got the error again, but it took me to a Vortex page that time. However, I don't see any mention of a demo, just the full game.

I am glad to see this because the only thing that holds me back from buying a game is because I am not sure how it'll handle. solitaire is nearly impossible to me on my ipod and i don't want to waste cash.

Things like this are always good. I don't think that I can play it on my Nano though.

Things like this are always good. I don't think that I can play it on my Nano though.

You can't - games are only for the latest 5th-gen video-capable iPod's

Again the US customers gets a special treatment.. >:(

Why?? Why would Apple release this kind of thing only for U.S. members?? This is something belonging completly to them, and them alone. It's not a free song, not a free tv show, not a free movie, not a free album cover - all of which come from a third party.

Why can't anyone on the planet buy this game if he wants? What's the big accounting constraint here?

Oded S.