I like Namco Bandai’s approach to the iOS platforms. Bird Zapper, a game it released last year, was a cheerful little twist on the match-3 formula and brought an often underdone genre real production values. Duck Duck Quack is a similar story. It’s a cute little take on the Zuma-style…
Read MoreRun Roo Run is how cheap iPhone and iPad games work when they’re done well. There’s no guarantee that this will reach the same esteem as Angry Birds or Flight Control, but it certainly deserves to. It’s a simple premise. There’s a Kangaroo, and he’s chasing after his buddy, who…
Read MoreRun Roo Run is how cheap iPhone and iPad games work when they’re done well. There’s no guarantee that this will reach the same esteem as Angry Birds or Flight Control, but it certainly deserves to. It’s a simple premise. There’s a Kangaroo, and he’s chasing after his buddy, who…
Read MoreHow’s this for an admission; Microsoft releasing games on the iPad. Never mind that there are Windows tablets on the way; the iPad has Kinectimals, which links in with your virtual pet on the Microsoft Kinect to boot. The only problem is, while the game is charming enough, it fails…
Read MoreHow’s this for an admission; Microsoft releasing games on the iPad. Never mind that there are Windows tablets on the way; the iPad has Kinectimals, which links in with your virtual pet on the Microsoft Kinect to boot. The only problem is, while the game is charming enough, it fails…
Read MoreiCade Mobile (left) and iCade Core (right) Perhaps the most prevalent reason people overlook gaming on iOS devices is the lack of buttons. Companies like ION Audio, however, wish to rectify that situation by releasing peripherals that enable certain games to be played entirely with buttons. Not only that, but certain…
Read MoreiCade Mobile (left) and iCade Core (right) Perhaps the most prevalent reason people overlook gaming on iOS devices is the lack of buttons. Companies like ION Audio, however, wish to rectify that situation by releasing peripherals that enable certain games to be played entirely with buttons. Not only that, but certain…
Read MoreGameloft has, with Six Guns, descended into a level of game development depravity so low there should be a circle of hell reserved just for it. The game is so cynical that it’s genuinely insulting to anyone who downloads it. Nominally it’s a free game to download and play, but…
Read MoreGameloft has, with Six Guns, descended into a level of game development depravity so low there should be a circle of hell reserved just for it. The game is so cynical that it’s genuinely insulting to anyone who downloads it. Nominally it’s a free game to download and play, but…
Read MoreWhen I reviewed last year’s official F1 game on the iPad, F1 2010, I had one big criticism; there was no one to race against. It was a time-trial only affair, and as such playing it felt very much like a watered-down iPad cash in. F1 2011 has fixed that. There…
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