Late last year an indie team - 7^th Sense Studios – surprised everyone by releasing Fallen EP-1 (TMA Review), the first and probably only true Survival Horror for the iDevice to date. Unfortunately due to various reasons the team has been disbanded since and the sequel to the excellent game is delayed indefinitely. But it seems Hidden Games have picked up the flag and released Prisoner 84, a game similar in many respects.

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Read the rest of Prisoner 84 in Review – The ghost of Fallen haunts this prison…

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Post tags: Action, Adventure, Games, Hidden Games, Prisoner 84, Review, Survival Horror

I don’t do it every time, but more often than not when I’m reviewing a vertical scroller I’ll reference 1942.  After all, this was one of my favorites in the genre when I was growing up, and it’s still fun to play today when I come across it in an arcade.  With such fond memories of this game I was nervous about playing the iPhone version, afraid that it might not live up to my expectations, especially from what I read about the controls.  Turns out the controls seem to work just fine.  Unfortunately, I’m not sure the game behind it is worth controlling.(...)
Read the rest of 1942: First Strike in Review – Three Strikes And Yer Out…

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Post tags: 1942: FIRST STRIKE, Action, Arcade, Capcom, Games, Review, Shooter

Anyone that’s been gaming for a reasonable amount of time knows that this is just about fact – developers can’t make good video game tie-ins for movies.  The trend began with E.T. for the Atari 2600 (if not sooner), and still continues today.  From time to time a gem emerges, however, and Robert Rodriguez presents PREDATORS™ is one such gem.  While it doesn’t quite have the “wow” factor that James Cameron’s Avatar did for me, it’s still an engaging and fun game, and Predators are just about the coolest aliens around when it comes to intense combat games.  The main down side is that you loose one of the biggest Predator qualities in the way the game is laid out.

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Read the rest of Predators in Review – A movie tie-in the doesn’t suck

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Post tags: Action, Angry Mob, Arcade, Chillingo, Games, Predators, Review

From Foursaken Media comes N.Y. Zombies, another 3D over the shoulder zombie killing fest.  This one takes more of the Zombieland approach to storytelling and game play, where a strange something is turning everyone into zombies and you set out to discover what’s going on.  I like the fact that even though you play the game from a fixed position you still progress through different areas so it feels like the situation is always changing.  I’m not very good at this type of game, so the 360 degree playing field can be a bit much for me at times, but overall this is quite an enjoyable romp and further cements my desires to be a zombie slayer when I grow up (just kidding, because zombies were people once too, you know).

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Read the rest of N.Y. Zombies in review – The undead rise again… and again…

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Post tags: Action, Foursaken Media, Games, N.Y.Zombies, Review, Shooter

One thing I like about the App Store is that it gives developers room to experiment without a sizable budget, unlike on consoles where it might costs thousands of dollars just to get development software.  As a result we get cool little games like RollOut, a puzzle platformer with a unique premise and an old school look and sound.  The game “only” has 50 levels at the moment, but getting through it and beating the “standard” time for each level will be two entirely different challenges.

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Read the rest of RollOut in review – This Isn’t A Transformers Game?

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Post tags: Action, Bulkypix, Games, Puzzle, Review, RollOut

Ahoy, landlubbers! In the game for some booty? Me and some fellow gentlemen o’ fortune found this ole treasure map lying around and are planning to go hunting for it!  And a couple of me hearties – Guerrilla Bob and John Gore – have recommended you as a reliable mate to accompany us. Beware, though, some lily-livered sprogs say there’s a curse be placed on said booty. But those child’s tales are not going to stop such swashbuckling buccaneers like us, right? Arrrgh!

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Read the rest of Pirate’s Treasure in Review – Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!

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Post tags: Action, Chillingo Ltd, Games, Pirate's Treasure, Review, Shooter

Dr. Octopus Said What?

As I was playing this I thought to myself “maybe I should have read the game’s description better.” Blaaast sure looks good, but it basically amounts to Whack A Mole in space with a few ultimately annoying extras thrown in.  Upon reviewing the iTunes description, though, I realize that it really doesn’t do a good job of explaining what type of game this is, so that makes me feel a bit better.  It doesn’t make me enjoy the game any more, however.  I’m all for tap shooter, and an alien setting is not nearly as overdone as you’d think, but I’ve played many efforts that are much more fun than this one.

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Read the rest of Blaaast in Review – Whack An Alien Without The Fun

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Post tags: Action, Adventure, Blaaast, Digital Media, Games, Review

Zombie games are in abundance on the AppStore and vary from simple shooters and other types of casual madness to Action/RPGs to the quite complex tower defence genre. At the same time few of the lot are really worth noting with a lot of developers using the theme to disguise poor artistry or simply a lack of imagination. Is the latest addition to the genre – Zombie Shock worth any special attention? Let’s find out…

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Read the rest of Zombie Shock in Review – Shockingly addictive zombie shooter

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Post tags: Action, BLUE WIND, Games, Review, Shooter, Zombie Shock

I’m still on a quest to find the ultimate scrolling shooter for the iPhone, and so far my top choice doesn’t even have a full version available!  So the real question is – where does Assault Squadron rank in my search?  Well, it’s definitely not the ultimate shooter.  It’s fun, but a bit too short.  It also doesn’t push some of it’s concepts as far as it could.  I think there’s a lot of potential for the game, but at the moment it rises above but doesn’t tower over mediocrity.

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Read the rest of Assault Squadron in review – Take out the aliens high and low

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Post tags: Action, Assault Squadron, Games, Review, Shooter

Having been a “gamer” for over 20 years now, I’ve watched graphics and quality improve year after year. As great as it is to see how much has changed over the years, I’m still a sucker for that classic pixelated low resolution design. Recently, I was lucky enough to be given the chance to review the latest offerings from Artificial Life, Linkin Park 8-Bit Rebellion. A title that takes us back to the good old days of side-scrolling action games before all the CGI, 3D, L-M-N-O-P… Read on to see if 8-Bit got the job done or just came out all pixelated.

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Read the rest of Linkin Park 8-Bit Rebellion In Review – Purposefully pixelated side scrolling action!

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Post tags: Action, Artificial Life, Games, Linkin Park 8-Bit Rebellion, Review

The Fighting genre has taken a long time to prove it can be made to work on the iDevice. After some hiccups and original views Ragdoll Legends for example, one  of the most famous franchises of fighting games – STREET FIGHTER IV took the AppStore literally by force. It finally put an end to the discussions around the right of the fighting genre to exist on the platform. And almost out of the blue Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior, originally designed for the iPhone, has arrived to fight for the crown of best fighting game.

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Read the rest of Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior in Review – The martial arts master comes for the iPhone!

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Post tags: Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior, Fighting, Games, Indiagames Ltd., Review

As I noted in my recent Alive 4-ever RETURNS review, the dual-stick genre is crowded. In this tough competitive market companies try to find any little thing to differentiate themselves. Embryo Project for their recent entry in the genre Town Raiders 3D have decided to concentrate on the visual side of gaming. Read on to find out if it was worth it in the end.

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Read the rest of Town Raiders 3D in Review – no-frills dual-stick shooting

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Post tags: Action, Embryo Project, Games, Review, Shooter, Town Raiders 3D