The Battle for Wesnoth is proof that open source community projects can make awesome games. It’s been around for years, of course, and over that time has developed a very faithful community that has produced an immense range of scenarios and refinements, but the HD iPad version is perhaps the…
Read MoreSuper Stack Attack is one of ‘those’ games. It’s cheap, disposable, charming and simple. They’re a dime a dozen on the iPhone – look at the likes of Sneezies, Doodle Jump, Fruit Ninja, Flight Control and Angry Birds, so it’s up against some powerful competition. That sun scares us But,…
Read MoreSuper Stack Attack is one of ‘those’ games. It’s cheap, disposable, charming and simple. They’re a dime a dozen on the iPhone – look at the likes of Sneezies, Doodle Jump, Fruit Ninja, Flight Control and Angry Birds, so it’s up against some powerful competition. That sun scares us But,…
Read MoreThe PlayStation Minis shop is a bit of a forgotten child on the PlayStation Network, which is unfortunate because there are some seriously good games available on it. You do have to do a bit of wading to sort the great from the rest, though – there’s plenty of junk…
Read MoreThe PlayStation Minis shop is a bit of a forgotten child on the PlayStation Network, which is unfortunate because there are some seriously good games available on it. You do have to do a bit of wading to sort the great from the rest, though – there’s plenty of junk…
Read MoreIf there’s one thing that the recent Mega Man games have proven, there is legs left in retro-style platformers. As is the case with Explodemon – a game that is so simple on the surface that virtually anyone can pick it up and play, but before they know if they…
Read MoreIf there’s one thing that the recent Mega Man games have proven, there is legs left in retro-style platformers. As is the case with Explodemon – a game that is so simple on the surface that virtually anyone can pick it up and play, but before they know if they…
Read MoreRPG Maker VX is being used in some very creative ways. The software itself, at a basic level, allows people to make their own, simple RPGs in the vein of early-era Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest. It’s easy to learn, but for people that get really into it, allows for…
Read MoreRPG Maker VX is being used in some very creative ways. The software itself, at a basic level, allows people to make their own, simple RPGs in the vein of early-era Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest. It’s easy to learn, but for people that get really into it, allows for…
Read MoreNow this is good fun. Chillingo, and developer MachineWorks’ iPad adaptation of the Painkiller formula sacrifices little in the transition from keyboard & mouse/ controller transition to virtual controls, and leaves us with a game that successfully channels Doom or Quake into an action-heavy gothic masterpiece. Splatter There’s nothing intelligent…
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