The Apple iPad has helped revive a few of the older styles of games. The platform is perfect for board games, for instance – a genre that otherwise struggles to compete on the major consoles. Another is gamebooks. Gamebooks were especially popular back in the 80s. Essentially they were Choose…
Read MoreI’ve been critical of Gameloft in the past. I can understand where its games come from, and in producing cut price versions of popular franchises, it has found itself a substantial fanbase. But games like Dungeon Hunter Alliance, Modern Combat: Domination and Order and Chaos are soulless games, and, as…
Read MoreI’ve been critical of Gameloft in the past. I can understand where its games come from, and in producing cut price versions of popular franchises, it has found itself a substantial fanbase. But games like Dungeon Hunter Alliance, Modern Combat: Domination and Order and Chaos are soulless games, and, as…
Read MoreOrder and Chaos Online on the iPad is a stupid idea. The problem isn’t that the game exists in the first place – it conforms to every Gameloft tradition, in that it’s an inferior knockoff of a great game. And in shamelessly copying World of Warcraft’s design philosophy, Gameloft has…
Read MoreOrder and Chaos Online on the iPad is a stupid idea. The problem isn’t that the game exists in the first place – it conforms to every Gameloft tradition, in that it’s an inferior knockoff of a great game. And in shamelessly copying World of Warcraft’s design philosophy, Gameloft has…
Read MoreFrom the makers of the epic manga/ anime stylized turn based strategy MMORPG’s Dofus, Dofus Arena and Wakfu comes a new spin off game called Dofus Battles exclusive to the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad iOS systems. What is Dofus Battles? Dofus Battles is a captivating, high octane combination of…
Read MoreFrom the makers of the epic manga/ anime stylized turn based strategy MMORPG’s Dofus, Dofus Arena and Wakfu comes a new spin off game called Dofus Battles exclusive to the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad iOS systems. What is Dofus Battles? Dofus Battles is a captivating, high octane combination of…
Read MoreLegendary Wars does a good job at being a pretty looking and basic RTS, and offering a great deal of content for the small asking price. But some strange writing decisions and a lack of depth inside the game really hurt its long term value. Oooh dragon It’s not a…
Read MoreLegendary Wars does a good job at being a pretty looking and basic RTS, and offering a great deal of content for the small asking price. But some strange writing decisions and a lack of depth inside the game really hurt its long term value. Oooh dragon It’s not a…
Read MoreBoard games are great fun, but sometimes it can be difficult getting family and friends into one place to get a game going. Which is where video game consoles come in – for the board game nut, they might not be a superior experience to a ‘real’ board game, but…
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