Booting up one of Terry Cavanagh’s games, you know you’re about to take a shot of nostalgic fun and take a beating from its punishing difficulty at the same time. It’s like a trademark that seals his games together and it’s one that keeps you coming back for more over…
Read MoreWow is Lunar: Silver Star Story a great game. In a genre that has had its fair share of great games, Lunar’s story is breathtaking in its epic scope and genuinely compelling characters. Its release on the iPhone is a big deal for fans of classic JRPGs. So, a bit…
Read MoreEndless runners are a popular trick for iOS developers. They’re relatively easy and cheap to throw together, and a good natural fit for iPhone gamers looking for a way to waste a few minutes at a time. Sure they’re about as simple as games get, but sometimes that’s exactly what…
Read MoreFor many gamers, the iPhone (and iPad, and Android, but for convenience I’m going to just use “iPhone”) is a somewhat frightening prospect. The lack of physical buttons and the mass of $0.99 unengaging minigames makes for a gaming platform that many would rather ignore. But in reality it’s impossible…
Read MoreAs anyone who knows me knows, I’m a big (understatement) fan of Tecmo Koei’s Warriors games. I just have to play every single one that is released, and to date, the iPhone and the iPad have been my own gaming devices Warrior-less. That all changes today. In Japan, Dynasty Warriors…
Read MoreSony’s PlayStation Vita might be the most powerful dedicated gaming handheld in existence, but its power isn’t what we’re all excited about here at Digitally Downloaded today. No, instead we’re excited to blast back to the 16-bit pasts of our childhood memories. Courtesy of the PlayStation Blog, today we’ve found…
Read MoreThe World Ends With You (TWEWY) is a pretty big deal amongst a very small group of gamers when it was released on the Nintendo DS. Despite only shifting around 650,000 copies worldwide, when a teaser website featuring TWEWY art work went live, there was a lot of excitement around…
Read MoreThe world is ending tomorrow. Well, at least if you consider the re-release of a video game to be an unavoidable global calamity… Four years after its original release on the Nintendo DS, Square-Enix’s critically acclaimed JRPG, The World Ends With You, is making its way to the App Store.…
Read MoreIt’s disappointing that so many people continue to insist that the iDevices are incapable of “proper” gaming experiences, because everyone should experience Horn. This is a beautiful, heartfelt game with an AAA-grade art style, and a simple but decidedly entertaining gameplay structure. There’s a touch of Studio Ghibli about this…
Read MoreWe reported earlier this year that Square-Enix would be bringing a new title called Final Fantasy Dimensions to the iPhone. It appears that time has finally come, as the game is en route to be released next week on August 31st. More information on the game has since been made…
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