They’re good enough for a console but made for a mobile; at least three out of this week’s five Gaming Apps of the Day could pass for at least previous generation console games. The other two…well they’re real pretty.
What a Week in Gaming Apps it has been, what with the release of the eagerly anticipated sequel to one of the most impressive mobile games out there, a rusted robot heavy metal gun battle, and the second rebirth of a much beloved tale of daring adventure and raunchy humor. My pick this week, Sleepy Jack, might be console worth if you squint a little, and Sea Stars is rainbowlicious, so it gets a pass.
Yes, I said rainbowlicious, and I am not ashamed.
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Shooting Robots On the iPhone Never Looked so Good
https://kotaku.com/shooting-robots-on-the-iphone-never-looked-so-good-5862899
It’s easy to look at Epoch in action and think it’s trying to be Gears of War for the iPhone. Easy, and thankfully, wrong. More »
Sleepy Jack Is a Tunnel Vision Trip Through the Dreams of a Young Boy
https://kotaku.com/sleepy-jack-is-a-tunnel-vision-trip-through-the-dreams-5863344
Every NiGHT Sleepy Jack travels into his dreams to do battle with his favorite toys, taking players on a delightful journey that elicits the joy and wonder of childhood. Wouldn’t Peter Molydeux be proud! More »
Infinity Blade II Improves one of the iPad’s Best Games
https://kotaku.com/infinity-blade-ii-improves-one-of-the-ipads-best-games-5863719
We hear from some quarters that video games that are not played with some use of a button do not count. Wrong. The proof is on the iPad on my desk. More »
Jokes Fly Faster Than Arrows in the Goofy-Yet-Epic Bard’s Tale
https://kotaku.com/jokes-fly-faster-than-arrows-in-the-goofy-yet-epic-bard-5864022
The Bard’s Tale, the highly enjoyable action role-playing game that launches today at the App Store, has a long, storied history-far longer and storied-er than your average iOS game. The first Bard’s Tale was a well-loved 1985 computer role-playing game, whose protagonist was, appropriately enough, a singing Bard. That alone set it apart from most other RPGs, which tend to feature protagonists in the more familiar warrior, thief, and mage molds. More »
Sea Stars Pulls Off an Upside-Down Joyride
https://kotaku.com/sea-stars-pulls-off-an-upside-down-joyride-5864441
After about a year of the Gaming App of the Week, I’ve been very hard on games that are nakedly derivative of existing hits. Then one comes along and literally does everything a previous success did, except upside down, and I feel like I have to tip my hat. That’s Sea Stars. More »
