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…
I Was Done With Three-Star Puzzle Platformers. Then Disney Gave Me Mittens.
Thanks to the low price of mobile games, I regularly download new titles without seeing as much as a single screenshot.…
Forget Endless Runners, Here's an Endless Action RPG
A half-hour with FDG Entertainment's Slayin has convinced me that the action role-playing games I enjoyed as a much…
Edge of Twilight: Athyr Above is Trying Really Hard to Be a Good Game
The resurrection of Fuzzyeyes Entertainment's steampunk saga Edge of Twilight gains steam (sorry) in Athyr Above, the…
Dungeon Hearts is the Active Time Battle of Puzzle RPGs
As a gamer who has been playing Japanese role-playing games since they've been a thing, the first hurdle to overcome in…
It's Only a Little Magicka, But It's Enough for a Party
As promised last month, Paradox Interactive and mobile developer Ludosity have teamed up to deliver a little…
Fetch Could Have Been an Animated Feature. Instead It's an Utterly Charming iPad Game.
You could search the iTunes app store for days and not come close to finding a game with the charm and polish of Big…
Three Colors Combine to Form the Finest Sheep Shooter Ever
Red, green and blue — these are the primary colors, which can be mixed together in varying amounts to create every…
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…
From LittleBigPlanet Roots Springs the Freshest Puzzle Game on iTunes
I play dozens of mobile games a week, at least 24 percent of which are puzzle games. From block-matching to word games;…
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.…
I Knew From the Start That I Would Love Rock Runners
Have you ever played a game that just feels right—a game where the controls and challenge immediately click, making…
This Robot Racer Will Make You Love To Race (And Hate) Your Friends
These days, it feels like the phrase "iPhone racing games are a dime a dozen" is an understatement—heck, more than a…
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.…
Dungeon Quest is a Free Dose of Heavily-Distilled Diablo
The opening screenshot for this review of Shiny Box's Android action role-playing game isn't very flattering. That's…