It's XCOM. On iOS. Isn't That All You Need To Know?
I've spent the past few days zapping aliens and maneuvering troops in the iPad version of XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and I'm…
All the Fun of Quick Time Events, Without Those Pesky Events
Everybody loves quick time events, those timed button presses utilized in today's high-tech interactive entertainment…
When I Imagine Cyberpunk-Style Hack Battles, This is What I See
Since the early days of the Cyberpunk pen-and-paper role-playing setting, I've been fascinated by the idea of…
You’re Crazy if You Don’t Get Super Stickman Golf 2 Right Now
As a rule, I like sports in video games better than I do in the real world. For someone like me who's never been great…
Let Your Ears Be Your Guide In This Fantastic Musical Puzzle Game
Music is enough of a puzzle already. You've got your parts, your sections, your structure. Then, you have to make those…
What Sonic Might Play Like, If Sonic Were Invented in 2013
Magnets, man. They make you go fast.
Year Walk's Trippy Vision Quest Might Be the Most Ominous iPad Adventure Ever Created
Up until this week, I hadn't really played a game on my iPad that gave me the creeps. Games that made me laugh? Yeah.…
The Mother-and-Alien-Child Reunion is a Couple of Motions Away in Stick To It
Whenever I feel like the physics puzzle format is completely played out, Fahey slides me another download code, and the…
In Hungry Oni, Your Meals Are Color-Coded
As far as sharp looking iOS games go, Hungry Oni must be one of the most dazzling I've seen all year. And yes, I know…
Table Top Racing Just Isn’t Fast Enough to Meet My Toy Car Driving Needs
Sure, the venerable kart racing genre revolves around wacky track designs and a rotation of goofy-lethal power-ups.…
A Tiny Flying Squirrel Trapped in a Pinball Universe Is Your New Recipe for Fun
To paraphrase A League of Their Own, there's no molerats in pinball. But this game—filled with rolling, bouncing…
Subway Surfers Should Be Super Dorky, But I Kinda Like It
Yeah, it's a "runner" game. You control a character that's perpetually moving forward, and all you have to do is move…
Match-Three Plus Multi-Touch Makes My Brain Hurt (In a Good Way)
Swapping colorful objects to create rows of three or more is about as simple as a puzzle game can get. After years of…
Heroes, Castles, And One Janky Tower Defense Game
The iTunes description for Heroes & Castles, a new third-person tower defense game that hit iOS yesterday, says it has…
What's In a Name? A Racing Game With a Nutty Finish
It's been a silly week for mobile games with suggestive names. First there was this. Then Fahey handed me something…
Joe Danger's Most Impressive Stunt is How Good His Mobile Game Turned Out
When I first caught wind of Hello Games bringing their stunt-racing hero Joe Danger to iOS, I imagined a straight port…
My New Favorite Endless Runner is Also an Endless Gunner
You know what Temple Run is missing? Kids with guns.
This Shark Prefers To Dine On Angry Birds
If Gameloft ever wants to shed its reputation as a studio that copies other people's ideas and repackages them, then…
Almost the Wipeout-Style Futuristic Hovercar Racer the iPhone Has Been Waiting For
I want to go fast—faster than modern day street vehicles are capable of travelling. I've felt the need for ground-based…
So Far, Hundreds Is the 2013 Game of the Year
I think I know what you're thinking: Game of the Year 2013? Already? That's crazy talk.