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The Leftovers Is Competitive Plants Vs. Zombies Without As Much Charm

The LeftOvers is an quirky real-time strategy iOS game with an aesthetic that doesn’t quite gel for me. It’s sort of like competitive Plants Vs. Zombies, only without the draw of man-eating plants and cute, but deadly zombies.

November 23, 2011
Mobile

What Do You Call A Physics Puzzler Starring An Irish Human Cannonball?

It takes a special kind of man to shoot himself out of thousands of cannons, bouncing his way through 120 puzzling levels filled with deadly obstacles. Or maybe just a really drunk guy.

November 22, 2011
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Open-Source GameGadget Wants To Be The iPod Of Gaming

Could a little-known company from the UK swoop in and change the way we play, create, and sell games forever. Utilising a device that looks like a super-sized Game Boy Micro? Probably not, but their heart is in the right place.

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Wizardry: Labyrinth Of Lost Souls Made Me Pull Out My Hair

I’ll be honest. I’m not a huge Wizardry fan. The original was programmed at my alma mater Cornell, which merits it default cool points in my book. And I like Acquire, the developer behind Labyrinth of Lost Souls, very much.

October 13, 2011
Mobile

The Legend Of Zelda Hops To iPhone, Until Nintendo Finds Out

The chances of Nintendo ever bringing The Legend of Zelda series to iOS are slim to none, so iTunes seller Scott Avy brought Link to the iPhone himself.

October 5, 2011
Mobile

Method Man Is Rapping About Sour Patch Kids For A Video Game

Wu-Tang Clan member Method Man is genuinely rapping about Sour Patch Kids in this video, “World Gone Sour (The Lost Kids)”. Why would the man who played “Cheese” on The Wire and starred in Soul Plane rhyme about Sour Patch Kids?

October 4, 2011
Mobile

Pixel Ranger For iPhone Gets By On Good Looks And Charm

Pixel Ranger for iPhone and iPad feels as deep, engaging and modern as most Atari 2600 games, a CMYK-colored blend of Pitfall! meets Galaga, light on substance, heavy on visual charm.

September 30, 2011
Mobile

Is This The Worst iPhone Game Developer In The World?

What is that… thing? It may look like the NES version of side-scrolling shoot ‘em up Contra — horribly smudged — but it’s actually the game (or “game”) Ninja Turtles from Vietnamese developer Namphuong Star. You may know them better as the worst iPhone game developer in the world.

September 28, 2011
Mobile

Stupid Ninjas Is Not Stupid (But Has Terrible Font)

There are lots of stupid smartphone games. Stupid Ninjas is not one of them. It’s loads of fun. The game’s font, however, is not.

September 26, 2011
Mobile

To-Fu 2 For iOS Is Satisfying, Just Not Meaty Enough

iTunes’ recent iPhone “Game of the Week” To-Fu 2 is not Meat Boy. This puzzling protein replacement packs in 100 levels of touchscreen platforming that’s sometimes satisfying, sometimes bland.

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