Sugar Skulls is an overly familiar game that, despite all the things it does well, makes no real effort to tread innovative ground in a genre that is today regarded as stale by mobile game standards. For one thing, the music is absolutely grating, which is unfortunate. As far as …
Read More »Hungry Dan: Bit of a Nibble – Review
What do you imagine is normal for a day in the life of a cartoon caveman? Well if Hungry Dan by Firal Interactive is any indicator, it’s an endless hunt for meat while climbing a rather peculiar set of bones. Hungry Dan is the type of mobile game that I …
Read More »Space for Two: fun little space shooter – Review
The game Space for Two is meant to be played by two people on opposite sides of the screen with each controlling a spaceship which shoots lasers constantly. The graphics are simple and streamlined. It is easy to follow ship movements and enemies even when a lot is going on …
Read More »Eraser: Stationery has never been so terrifying – Review
Rarely is the threat of a deadline relished, however Eraser seeks to put the fun back into the horrible chase of the calendar in a charming puzzle platformer. Assist your character, a stressed designer, as he flees the dreaded red highlighter across a backdrop of his own unfinished blueprints. Your only weapon …
Read More »Orbit: A Cyclic Crescendo – Review
Somewhere deep within the sparkling darkness of the cosmos, a miniature space ship circles endlessly around a brown voxel planet. Marooned in space with presumably malfunctioning circuitry, its only course of survival is to alter its travel speeds and avoid the incoming asteroids. Rory Pickering’s fresh approach to classic arcade games is …
Read More »Save The Planet: Another one bites the dust – Review
What is it with the AppStore and spacey-spiralling circle games about little things trying to smash a big thing in the center? First Osmos, then Nukleus, now Save The Planet. Of course with such a non-specific name like Save The Planet, Reventador Games LTD’s second app store release could’ve been …
Read More »Heavy Rockets: Heavy on Value and Fun – Review
There are few iOS games that truly stand out when it comes to evoking the halcyon days of vector-based arcade games while still being relevant to the modern gamer. Such projects often make up for their minimalist graphical style with smooth gameplay and an abundance of content; both challenging feats …
Read More »Tiny Sea Adventure: FUNderwater – Review
I have a soft spot for ocean environments. Nautical themes are some of my favorites, and I’m always eager to try out games that DIVE into this aesthetic. So I was happy to give Tiny Sea Adventure by Pixel Shake Studio and Kongregate a try. Right away, players are greeted …
Read More »Logic Traces: A puzzling puzzle – Review
Logic Traces by Ingames, in association with Kongregate, is a fun and interesting little puzzle game. Colored boxes labeled with numbers litter a grid and you can pull out what seem to be wires either horizontally or vertically. The goal is to cover the board with these lines. The numbers …
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