EA’s track record with free-to-play mobile games has been spotty. At one end of the spectrum is Real Racing 3, which manages to be a good racing game despite the monetisation model. At the other end of the spectrum is Tetris Blitz and Plants Vs. Zombies 2 – games that…
Read MoreSome gaming enthusiasts might criticise the App Store as being a collection of watered-down versions of arcade titles and console games that we’ve come to know and love. And there is some truth to this argument. For every original game or quality port that makes its way onto iOS devices,…
Read MoreTowncraft is one of the most likable games out there simply because the developer is one that you want to succeed. If you ever want to get a sense of the trials and tribulations of being an indie developer, go and check out Flat Earth Games’ website. It’s an eye-opener,…
Read MoreOnce again Nintendo has felt the need to dismiss the suggestion that it should develop a smartphone business. As we can see in this news report, Nintendo’s now claiming that putting games on iOS would somehow dilute its brand value. I question the validity of the report, as the quote…
Read MoreWhen you cross technical proficiency, a reasonable level of polish, and feature parity to AAA console releases with uninspired design, you get Sky Gamblers: Cold War. It’s impossible to claim that the game doesn’t give you enough bang for your back; $4.99 gets you a single player mode featuring survival,…
Read MoreLooking at the screenshots, Rivals at War 2084 (or RAW 2084), could have been a superb game. It looks like it has everything going for it to make for an addictive free-to-play game. It’s got collectable cards, it’s got a neat setting and the promise of team-based arena warfare is…
Read MoreI think I just woke up in the early 90s. While the surge in indie games has brought an overabundance of retro titles, FDG Entertainment’s Bloody Harry does not even claim that its game has a retro appeal in the game’s description on the iOS Marketplace. Yet, it’s one of…
Read MoreWithin the casual puzzler market on iOS, it’s virtually impossible to stand out now. Whether it’s an in-app purchase freemium title, or sold at $0.99/ $1.99 purchase up-front game, there’s virtually nothing that we haven’t seen in some form before. Given that these games do need to compete with Angry…
Read MoreCapcom took a chance and created a new IP in Dragon’s Dogma, which turned out to be very successful for the company despite a wide range of critical opinions. I personally enjoyed the game a good deal, and am looking forward to seeing what they do with the series going…
Read MoreGrasshopper Manufacture’s Sine Mora has done the rounds for a while now – it’s on PS3, Xbox 360, PC and was even a PS Plus “freebie” on the Vita. And now, it joins Liberation Maiden as a Goichi Suda production to hit the iPad. If we’re being brutally honest though,…
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