Well, there we go: the iPad can do hardcore platformers well. Shantae has just proven that. While we’ve already seen the likes of Nyx Quest and Max and the Magic Marker make the move to the iPad nicely, those games were relatively simple as platform experiences go, with a minimum…
Read MoreAscension: Chronicle of the Godslayer is a deck building card game. In other words, it’s one of an assortment of games that tag along behind the classic game, Dominion, not nearly as popular or influential, but containing many of the same basic gameplay elements. For those who haven’t played Dominion…
Read MoreAscension: Chronicle of the Godslayer is a deck building card game. In other words, it’s one of an assortment of games that tag along behind the classic game, Dominion, not nearly as popular or influential, but containing many of the same basic gameplay elements. For those who haven’t played Dominion…
Read MoreKyotokei – Polarity Shooter is the iOS version of the Wii game released earlier this year and, for those who missed out on that one, its a continuous side-scrolling shooter that appears heavily influenced by Ikaruga (except it’s a sidescrolling shooter rather than vertical). It’s fast-paced, action-packed and a lot…
Read MoreKyotokei – Polarity Shooter is the iOS version of the Wii game released earlier this year and, for those who missed out on that one, its a continuous side-scrolling shooter that appears heavily influenced by Ikaruga (except it’s a sidescrolling shooter rather than vertical). It’s fast-paced, action-packed and a lot…
Read MoreI was all set to pull out the red pen with Dungeon Defenders. It’s not a bad game, but it’s a criminally average tower defense game at its core. As I was playing through the generic levels I realised that I’ve already played this in a bunch of games on…
Read MoreI was all set to pull out the red pen with Dungeon Defenders. It’s not a bad game, but it’s a criminally average tower defense game at its core. As I was playing through the generic levels I realised that I’ve already played this in a bunch of games on…
Read MoreHow many of you have seen the movie Heat? Y’know, with Al Pacino and Robert De Niro and Val Kilmer? It’s a fantastic movie, certainly one of the best crime capers ever committed to film, and features arguably the best bank robbing scene in the history of cinema. If you…
Read MoreHow many of you have seen the movie Heat? Y’know, with Al Pacino and Robert De Niro and Val Kilmer? It’s a fantastic movie, certainly one of the best crime capers ever committed to film, and features arguably the best bank robbing scene in the history of cinema. If you…
Read MoreIf you haven’t played Bejeweled in some form by now, then it’s hard to imagine you play games at all. Like Tetris before it, this puzzler is both accessible, but addictive and well-made enough to appeal to the most hardened gamer. Getting those really top scores is a massive challenge,…
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