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It focuses on charming, witty, and humorous characters and writing, lots of dialogue and reading, and very abstract or nonsensical puzzles. Okay, that last one only really applies to Touch Detective, but regardless, this is a great, albeit frustrating, game. You play as Mackenzie, a quirky young de ... Full Article »
From the smug charm of the pigs in Angry Birds, to the teddy bears of Snuggle Truck, there are a number of app games that rely on “cuteness” to help sell their concept. It’s not a bad idea, but I think we’ve met the peak of this trend with Coco Loco. Good luck finding anything more endearing ... Full Article »
Popcap’s smash sequel to PC/Mac game Zuma just ported to iOS. Its available as an iPhone/iPod Touch version as Zuma’s Revenge, or as a universal build under the name Zuma’s Revenge HD. I confess that I am a full-on Zuma addict on any platform, which made this review a tough one. My expectation ... Full Article »
The early titles reflect the studio that made Ninjump and Paper Toss while this latest title reflects the studio that made Boss Battles and DragonVale, and you can really see their growth. Ragdoll Blaster 3 is easily the best looking entry yet, with the best design, and everyone should check it out. ... Full Article »
For the uninitiated, Scribblenauts is all about conjuring just about anything you can imagine by simply typing it in; anything other than most proper nouns and vulgar things. From policemen, helicopters, and ladders to robot unicorns, dragons, and the dark lord Cthulu. My first step in every level i ... Full Article »
It takes a brave developer in a zombie-slaying, irate-bird-launching, console-porting mobile game world to take a mundane task — bagging groceries — and turn it into an iOS (and Android) puzzler, much less one with incredible appeal. Bag It! HD pulls it off with a fresh level-based puzzle game ... Full Article »
Bejeweled for iPhone is a superlative iOS iteration of the classic PopCap (recently acquired by EA) game. Fans, who have come to expect somewhat uninspired ports of the iconic games in their catalog, are in for a big surprise. The new Bejeweled, which marks the official abandonment of Bejeweled 2 + ... Full Article »
Electronic Arts has been touting its new version of Tetris for iPhone and iPod Touch, which launched Dec. 1. Although this Tetris looks visually better than the previous EA Tetris for iDevices, many of the features in this incarnation do nothing more than ruin the classic 1980s game. My first annoy ... Full Article »
The game presents you with a very simple set of rules, and each mode makes use of them. You simply swipe through letters to spell out words of three or more on a randomized grid. Getting a five letter word clears every surrounding letter, while forming words with hard to use letters such as X and Z ... Full Article »
The goal of the game is to keep the giant Godzilla-sized monsters from toppling your tower of condos by keeping them fed and happy. You need to feed them condos that match their color, and if you don’t feed them long enough or feed them enough of the wrong color, they rage out and mess up your tow ... Full Article »
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