Heights [rating: 2.5/5] Doodle Jump has been one of the major hits of the App Store and there have been many similar games that have attempted to follow in it’s footsteps. Heights for iPhone is another such title although it seems to be more like Doodle Jump of Prozac with it’s laid back approach and storyline that follows a seed that … Read More
RastaFun for iPhone. Fly High with this Rastafarian take on Doodle Jump
RastaFun [rating: 3/5] One of my favorite bands is a cover band named Dread Zeppelin. They play Led Zeppelin songs in a reggae style and with RastaFun you get another cover version, this time it’s a cover version of the game Doodle Jump, again with a reggae style! So I have to assume that everyone reading this know’s what Doodle … Read More
Black Tie Adventure for iPhone. 2d platformer that offers little in new ideas or excitement
Black Tie Adventure [rating: 2.5/5] There are times when you have to presume that some higher power is attempting to tell you something. For example, if on your wedding day as you are all dressed up to the nines in your black tie, your bride to be and your guest suddenly disappear then you may start to get suspicious. If … Read More
Phoenix Spirit for iPhone and iPad. Fun exploration game
Phoenix Spirit [rating: 4/5] Phoenix Spirit has been developed by Spearheadgames and it a game all about exploring the forest environment. Mother Tree is ill and it is your duty to find out what is causing the disease and save her. The game uses the built-in accelerometer to control a flying squirrel. You guide the squirrel along the beautiful forest areas, … Read More
Jimmy Pataya for iPhone. Extreme Sports Game Review
Jimmy Pataya [rating: 3/5] If jumping out of an airplane, falling down and avoiding obstacles sounds like your idea of fun then Jimmy Pataya by PaladinStudios is for you. Jimmy Pataya is apparently an extreme sports addict who loves to sky dive. His main hobby at the moment his jumping out of an airplane into what is called the Grinder. … Read More
Sherlock Holmes Mysteries for iPad. Game Review
Sherlock Holmes Mysteries for iPad [rating: 4/5] An Entertaining Short Adventure Set in Olde London Town Much of the success in the world is not necessarily about how good something is but more about timing and so on the back of the recent release of the Hollywood version of Sherlock Holmes starring Robert Downey Jr. Warner Bros have released Sherlock … Read More
EA Mobile’s Mirror’s Edge for iPad to cost $14.99
Update: EA Mobile has reduced the price to $12.99 In December last year we reported details about EA Mobile’s upcoming game for iPhone called Mirror’s Edge which was scheduled for launch in January 2010. The game however ran into unexpected delays and is still not available for the iPhone. There have been various rumors about Apple giving select developers early access … Read More
How to Train Your Dragon: Flight of the Night Fury for iPhone: Not Much Fury but Plenty of Finesse
How to Train Your Dragon: Flight of the Night Fury [rating: 4/5] Games with movie tie-ins have not really been massively successful on any platform and the same applies to the iPhone/iPod Touch. If anyone is going to buck that trend though you would expect it to be Glu who have just released How to Train Your Dragon: Flight of … Read More
Frong for iPhone is a leap in the right direction.
Frong [rating: 4.5/5] One of the biggest successes of the App Store was and still is Doodle Jump, a simply addictive game where you have to jump from platform to platform up the screen for as long as you could. Well Frong appears to most defiantly have been inspired by Doodle Jump but does it reach the same heights? The … Read More
An Assassin in Orlandes Brings “Choose You Own Adventure” Books In To The Modern Age
Gamebook Adventures 1: An Assassin in Orlandes [rating: 4/5] Many years ago, too many to mention to be honest, I used to play the Choose You Own Adventure books where on each page you would have a few options as to what your character should do and you move to the page for that option. It made the book interactive … Read More
Help Zombie Fairy Defeat Monsters In Bella Boo for iPhone
Bella Boo [rating: 4/5] It’s amazing that with the number of games in the app store that developers can continue to come up with new ideas, but while they do I’ll be more than happy to review them for you and this time it’s Bella Boo by Half Fast Games. Bella Boo is a Zombie Fairy and it’s your task … Read More
Steam Wars for iPhone is Old Fashioned Fun
Steam Wars [rating: 4/5] Mention Steampunk and you’ll get one of three responses: fascination, dismissal, or ignorance. The Steampunk genre is not as well known as its cousin Cyberpunk but it has a small and devoted following. If you’re not familiar with the genre, basically it postulates a world where modern technology has taken root in Victorian times. Instead of … Read More
Dracula: Path of the Dragon Review| Deep, Dark and Immersive iPhone Game
Dracula: Path of the Dragon – Part 1 [rating: 5/5] Don’t be spooked by Dracula: Path of the Dragon for iPhone! One of the great strengths of the iPhone gaming platform is its ability to accept faithful ports of games from other platforms. Porting games between platforms can be a hit and miss endeavor but most games translate very well … Read More
1000 Find ‘Em All for iPhone | Glu Mobile’s Upcoming GPS Location Based iPhone Game
We just received an update from glu mobile about their upcoming game for iPhone called 1000 Find ‘Em All. The game uses GPS and Wi-fi to let you explore and discover 1000 weird and wonderful items in a bright and colourful 2D environment. The real world adventure game concept certainly sounds very interesting and the video provides more details about this … Read More
Broken Sword: The Director’s Cut | Interactive iPhone Adventure Game
The success of any interactive adventure game largely depends on it’s strong story line, great narrative and appealing graphics and Revolution Software Limited have tried to bring everything together in Broken Sword: The Director’s Cut for iPhone. The game opens in Paris, where photo-journalist Nico Collard has just picked up an assignment. She is en route to the Palais Royale to interview media magnate … Read More