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A few weeks ago, when reviewing Tentacle Wars, I remarked that I liked the concept but I thought the game’s difficulty went from 0 to 60 too quickly. For anyone that agreed with that premise, Eufloria is the antidote. The gameplay of the two titles is remarkably similar. In Tentacle Wars, the pla ... Full Article »
Because the base formula created by the first game was near perfect, this sequel is all about bringing in that extra attention to detail and balancing. While the first game was entirely open field, this one mixes things up in a big way with several game types, including closed path/open field hybrid ... Full Article »
Commando Jack breathes new life into tower defense games. While there’s nothing wrong with strategy games where players build up defenses and artillery and essentially watch their creation come to life in front of them, TD games make for a relatively passive experience. Unless the player has to do ... Full Article »
Tiny Troopers is a cool new title from Kukouri Games, published by Chillingo. In it, you’ll guide soldiers through a cute and cartoon-styled warzone. The gameplay is pretty basic; not bad, but not particularly engaging, and there are a lot of interesting features. Unfortunately, there is a pretty ... Full Article »
The movie may just be the latest Michael Bay inspired popcorn blockbuster explosion-porn extravaganza, but despite other awful attempts at movie tie-ins, some people still remembered that this is all based on a simple strategic board game. However, just like the recent treatment of the board game, t ... Full Article »
Your job is to defend your tiny planet from an alien onslaught, including asteroids, mutant blobs, and the occasional flying saucer. You do this by launching missiles while rotating around the planet a full 360 degrees. After each wave, you'll spend whatever money you've earned to bolster your defen ... Full Article »
I should note that this is a port of the 2004 version, though a game of the same name was also released in the eighties. The game is full of locations to explore, cities to visit, sword duels to fight, and passing ships to plunder. Some aspects might feel a bit dated, and it can be rather buggy, b ... Full Article »
The visuals are still great, the gameplay is more streamlined while offering more variation options than ever before, and this is just a solid title all around. Hunters 2 is a tactical, turn based, squad combat strategy game. Building up your squad of hunters, who are essentially guns for hire in th ... Full Article »
That being said, what we do get is a highly enjoyable strategy game with great characters and humor. It's very linear, starts out slow, and needs a few updates to reach its potential, but overall I'd say it's worth checking out. The game follows the adventures of four heroes who are hired to take c ... 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 »
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