app review

  • App Review: It’s Only A Little Magicka, But It’s Enough For A Party

    Mike Fahey

    As promised last month, Paradox Interactive and mobile developer Ludosity have teamed up to deliver a little cross-platform Magicka mayhem for the iPhone and Android. Magicka: Wizards of the Square Tablet is nowhere near as deep and destructively satisfying as its PC inspiration, but it’s got the right idea. the right idea, by the way,…

  • App Review: Fetch Is An Utterly Charming iPad Game

    Mike Fahey

    1

    You could search the iTunes App Store for days and not come close to finding a game with the charm and polish of Big FishGames’ Fetch. It’s an animated movie come to life, an adventure riddled with arcade action wrapped around a warm beating heart. It’s the story of a boy and his dog.

  • App Review: When I Imagine Cyberpunk-Style Hack Battles, This Is What I See

    Mike Fahey

    Since the early days of the Cyberpunk pen-and-paper role-playing setting, I’ve been fascinated by the idea of highly skilled computer hackers roaming the plains of cyberspace looking for a fight; digital cowboys with their fingers twitching inches away from their plastic 101-shooters. The realisation that real hackers are just normal people tapping away at standard…

  • App Review: The Conduit Is Now An Excellent Mobile FPS

    Mike Fahey

    3

    Released in 209 for the Nintendo Wii, The Conduit was a “bland, but enjoyable” sci-fi first-person shooter with an interesting puzzle-solving twist. I wasn’t a big fan — I only made it through the first two levels before becoming frustrated with the Wii motion controls and giving up. Now the game is out for Tegra-powered…