What would happen if you took the complexity and depth of a Civilization game and sent it into space? Ascendancy is what. A somewhat forgotten PC game from 1995, it’s been given a second lease on life with the iPad. And while Civilization has won the war for the masses’…
Read MoreLook Again! takes one of the simplest IQ-test style puzzles, and builds an entire game around it. And, while it’s a remarkably well-made game for such a simple idea, a lack of breadth of content will mean it’s not for everyone. An acquired taste In simple terms – Look Again!…
Read MoreLook Again! takes one of the simplest IQ-test style puzzles, and builds an entire game around it. And, while it’s a remarkably well-made game for such a simple idea, a lack of breadth of content will mean it’s not for everyone. An acquired taste In simple terms – Look Again!…
Read MoreMadCap may well send you mad. You see, while it’s a cute enough game on the surface, it’s also one that could have used a few more rounds of product testing. It’s a simple game in concept. There’s a monkey-thing, that is throwing tomatoes at various farm animals. The goal…
Read MoreMadCap may well send you mad. You see, while it’s a cute enough game on the surface, it’s also one that could have used a few more rounds of product testing. It’s a simple game in concept. There’s a monkey-thing, that is throwing tomatoes at various farm animals. The goal…
Read MoreRecently I reviewed Tactical Soldier: Undead Rising for the iPhone. Generally, it was a good game, and was easy to recommend, but it had a few flaws that held it back from greatness. Having spent some time with the iPad version of the game, I felt it was worth running…
Read MoreRecently I reviewed Tactical Soldier: Undead Rising for the iPhone. Generally, it was a good game, and was easy to recommend, but it had a few flaws that held it back from greatness. Having spent some time with the iPad version of the game, I felt it was worth running…
Read MoreDissidia 012[duodecim] Final Fantasy is simultaneously the greatest and worst game I’ve ever played. Somewhere under the whirlwind mash-up of fighting game and hardcore JRPG is an addictive and nearly endless experience, but getting there is like trying to dig through solid granite with a plastic spoon. Oh c’mon… Vaan?…
Read MoreDissidia 012[duodecim] Final Fantasy is simultaneously the greatest and worst game I’ve ever played. Somewhere under the whirlwind mash-up of fighting game and hardcore JRPG is an addictive and nearly endless experience, but getting there is like trying to dig through solid granite with a plastic spoon. Oh c’mon… Vaan?…
Read MoreThe instruction manual that comes with Combat Command: The Matrix Edition is over 100 pages long. There’s no ‘tutorial’ levels and minimal in-game handholding. It’s a game that is resolutely 90s in concept and execution, but strategy buffs should lap it up. Battles can literally take days to complete Combat…
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