All Entries in the "Review" Category
1000: Find ‘Em All! in Review – Glu Makes Global Gift Hunts Grand!
If you’ve read my reviews in the past, you’ll notice that I’ve made no effort to hide my love for “pick up and play” type games. Having to work all day and then worry about my home/husband-ly duties at home, I don’t always have a whole bunch of time to devote to a game. Instead I prefer and enjoy titles that I can pick up and put down whenever I want without feeling like I am missing something. It’s been a while but thanks to the good folks at Glu Games and their new and addicting title 1000: Find ‘Em All! I’ve filled that want and then some.
Necromancer Rising in Review – Hmm… Diablo FPS on the iPhone?
One of the best things about the AppStore is the fact that it really gives tiny indie teams their chance at the gold. Ryan Mitchell, one of the ambitious bunch has set off to bring a new era of gameplay to the iDevice in Necromancer Rising – a reimagined version of the Diablo Hack’n’Slash concept but seen from a first person perspective. Feel free to discuss Necromancer rising in our forums.
iKanji touch in Review – a stroke of 和
Learning Kanji (Chinese characters) is the biggest hurdle to pass in attaining Japanese proficiency. In fact, it may be the most important key to unlocking fluency. But Kanji is hard to learn especially if you don’t use it in daily life. ThinkMac Software, author of iKana touch, have really laid the hammer down, pounding a great educational rhythm into iKanji touch for students of all levels of Japanese. Feel free to discuss iKanji touch in our forums.
Vanquish: The Oath of Brothers in Review – Banishing colour to save the sisters
Gamevil is one of those companies that simply can do no wrong on the AppStore. After the first true Action/RPG – ZENONIA – which held the titles of the best iPhone RPG for quite some time they followed up with the excellent HYBRID: Eternal Whisper – the game that set the bar for side-scrolling beat-em-up games on. A now they are releasing Vanquish: The Oath of Brothers. Can it make the same impact as the other Gamevil titles?
The Legend of Crystal Valley: Chapter 1 in Review – Where have I seen this before?
More and more adventure titles are starting to appear at the AppStore. Some are ports and some have been designed specifically for the iDevice. And though any is a welcome addition, not all live up to the high standards set by such great games as Broken Sword: Director’s Cut and Jules Verne’s Secrets Of The Mysterious Island. Today’s review title, The Legend of Crystal Valley, is a port of a PC game released in early 2009. It’s a reasonable effort to keep the die-hard fans entertained until the next major title, but probably not the game you’ve been waiting for.
G700-1st Soft Camera in Review – An Entire Digital Camera Inside Your iPhone
There are tonnes of camera related apps available at the app store, enough to warrant their own official spot. The majority of the good ones carry a single-function such as: zoom, black and white, etc.. There are some multi-function apps but a lot most are photo-editors instead of camera apps. ShiningWorks G700-1st Soft Camera is a pretty well-focused software camera for your iDevice.
SynthProbe in Review – gravitational music creation
Following the creative success of GravSynth, Kayac have levelled up their iDevice skills with SynthProbe. Like its precursor, SynthProbe still amalgamates music and gravity, but SynthProbe adds many finger-friendly options that weren’t previously available for synthesiser fans. The effect? A more complete, if meticulous experience.
Guerilla Bob in Review – Commandante Bob is out for blood! John Gore’s blood!
Guerilla Bob is one of the App Store’s most hyped and anticipated games. The last time I saw this much hype was just before Chillingo’s MiniGore came out. I know many of you may want to strangle me for saying this, but I think that blockheaded game got lucky. Will Guerilla Bob make me say the same thing? No, and here’s why…
2360: Battle for Cydonia in Review – Finally a step away from the dreaded V-Pad
It seems more and more developers are finally starting to realize they are not limited to using a virtual joystick for shooter games. Just recently I reviewed Heavy Mach 2 – a top-down shooter using touch-placed waypoints for controlling the movement and attacks. And now another shooter has fully utilized the unique multi-touch capabilities of the iPhone in their latest creation 2360: Battle for Cydonia – an interesting and quite original top-down shooter.
Trump Tycoon in Review: A Raw Deal
With various tycoon games left and right making a killing on the App Store, it’s about time the iconic Donald Trump lent his name to a popular genre which he himself represents. Enter Trump Tycoon.
