Flying Slime is a cute, little game about a cute, little slime looking for orange, glowy things with its cute, little… tentacles. Despite the title, our titular, goopy hero doesn’t fly so much as it does swing, and the momentum generated by its tentacle-y antics is the core of the …
Read More »Magic Mansion : more of a hop than a jump – iOS Game Review
Magic Mansion by Nitrome is probably best categorized as an endless, vertical runner, or more like an endless climber in this instance, with randomized levels. You begin with a witch, but after gathering coins, you can unlock other avatars as well. No matter what you look like, every character plays …
Read More »SuperMighty Bastard: An Adventure – iOS Game Review
I know people say that reviews and criticism should contain an element of objective reasoning rather than emotional gut feeling, and those people are usually right. Not today, though. When a game makes me so frustrated that I want to throw my phone at the wall after only the tutorial, …
Read More »Crater Maker: an homage to Lunar Lander – iOS Game Review
Crater Maker by William Long is kind of an evocative title. Seeing it in the AppStore, one might be inclined to believe that it’s a space game primarily about – you guessed it – making craters. As in, big holes in the terrain. Imagine my dismay when I learned that, …
Read More »Onwards: a microcosm of pessimism – Game Review
Onwards is a game of trial and error, a game in which your patience, ability and reflexes will be put to the test. This is a game that can either trap you for long sessions or piss you off just enough to delete it from your phone. It goes like …
Read More »Cobi Arrows – Quick and Easy Bullseye!
Cobi Arrows is created by the award-winning company Cobra. The game is very cute little pixel art game. The objective of the first game mode is to see how many points you can get in 30 seconds. Think of it as a virtual game of darts. The aiming in the …
Read More »Burnout City: Casual Driving Game – Review
Burnout City, published by DaeriSoft, is a casual driving action game involving stealing a car and avoiding police. Your car automatically has the gas pedal to the floor and you must press left and right to steer your wild ride past police cars, buildings, buses and roadblocks. You can reverse …
Read More »Ducky Fuzz: a strange animal of a game – Review
Ducky Fuzz is a strange game with a strange name. It’s a more simplistic game than most but has a charm to it as well. There isn’t too much to go over but today I’ll be giving all the details about Ducky Fuzz and all its feathery glory. Ducky Fuzz …
Read More »Polyforge: beautifully infuriating – Review
Every once in a while, a game is released that you find extremely difficult—a game so difficult it takes you weeks until you feel you’ve reached a point confident enough to review it. For me, Polyforge is one of those games. In Polyforge, you play as a little triangle, circling a shape—each …
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