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The best games for the iPhone and iOS devices involve more than just killer graphics, great mechanics and an awesome soundtrack. While Bumpy Road by Simogo possesses all these things, the $2.99 game has a very human story that should help it attract universal appeal. As Appolicious Advisor Andrew K ... Full Article »
Independent developer Ravenous Games created one of our favorite games of the year so far with its 99-cent title League Of Evil. Simple and accessible, the 8-bit platformer hosts 50 stages of two-dimensional fun. As described by Appolicious Advisor Phil Hornshaw in his Games of the Week post upon r ... Full Article »
Many of us who grew up playing SEGA console games are thankful that the company keeps on releasing great new and classic titles on iOS devices. SEGA’s most recent iOS entry is the classic kart game Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing. As video reviewer Andrew Koziara describes it, the $5 universal ... Full Article »
When Appolicious reviewer Phil Hornshaw identifies a premise he hasn’t seen before in a physics puzzler, the game has something original to offer. This is the case with Kona’s Crate, which Hornshaw describes as “complex, challenging... and all about manipulating rockets using the touchscreen. ... Full Article »
For mobile app developers, having your app declared iPhone Game of the Week by Apple is pure gold. This is the happy distinction of Alexander Ilin, subject of this edition of Game Theory. An independent developer who created Feed Me Oil under the banner Holy Water games, Ilin in February partnered ... Full Article »
As more venture capital flows into the app sector, game developers like Seattle-based Z2Live can afford to take a longer view and not “rush a title out the door to keep the lights on.” Z2Life, founded in 2009 with early funding from Madrona Venture Group, earlier this year raised $2.5 million f ... Full Article »
Tired of the overly corporate grind working for console developers and ad agencies, Bart Sokolowski and Przemek Bryl decided to spice up their lives by “joining the mobile revolution” and creating the Foodies iPhone game. The colorfully charming 99-cent Foodies is a casual game inspired by PopC ... Full Article »
The wildly popular combat/puzzle Android game Tank Hero made it to the iTunes App Store this week. In this edition of Game Theory, we check in Mark Ng and Alkas Baybas of ClapFoot games, which developed the title. The Canadian game developers talk about the advantages of marketing an app on Android ... Full Article »
When Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP came out in March, it was one of the most anticipated iPad (or really any iOS) games of the year. This is for good reason. With stunning graphics and a world class soundtrack, the retro adventure game brings a bit of a Legend of Zelda vibe to the mobile m ... Full Article »
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