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Hundreds (iPhone Game Review)
The most notable thing about the iPhone game Hundreds is its design sense. Simple but visually arresting, it just features black and gray circles on a white background, with the occasional burst of...
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Juggernaut: Revenge of Sovering (iPhone Game Review)
Juggernaut: Revenge of Sovering is an attempt to translate the feel of a big-budget video game to handheld devices. They found a lot of interesting ways to make the combination work, but main effect...
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Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes (iPhone Game Review)
The first thing you’ll see when starting Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is a warning that quitting the game at the wrong time will corrupt all saved game data. That’s just not an acceptable flaw...
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Astronut and Pangolin: Two iPhone Aiming Games
For today, here are two quick reviews of iPhone arcade games. I wouldn’t quite call them puzzle games, but both are based more around timing and aim than standard arcade elements. Both are also...
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Two iPhone Games – Ruzzle and Take It Easy
Today, here are two quick reviews of iPhone games I’ve played recently. Ruzzle is a 2-player Boggle-like game played over the internet. Each person tries to find words on the same board of letters,...
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GyrOrbital (iPhone Game)
A space station in the middle of nowhere is under attack from all sides, and needs you to defend it. It’s a pretty common video game premise, but the thing that makes GyrOrbital unique is what it means...
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Board Games on iPhone: Le Havre and Ticket to Ride
For years, I’ve insisted that board games were designed to be played in person, and therefore were generally best that way. But since becoming a father, it’s been a lot harder to find time for...
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Comic Chameleon (iPhone App Review)
Though Comic Chameleon isn’t the first iPhone app devoted to web comics, it bills itself as the first one made with the comics creators’ permission, and to share revenue with them instead of stealing...
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Steve Jackson’s Sorcery! (iPhone Gamebook Review)
Steve Jackson’s Sorcery! is an attempt by Inkle Studios to update classic RPG gamebooks to the iPhone. It’s actually a new version of an old Fighting Fantasy volume. Never having played that, I can’t...
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BADLAND (iPhone Game Review)
BADLAND is a side-scrolling puzzle/platformer designed for the iPhone. That means simple controls on top of a powerful engine, beautiful graphics, and gameplay designed to be broken out into two-minute...
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