FetchUp [rating: 3.5/5] I’m not sure whether FetchUp is purposely trying to jump on the ‘green’ bandwagon but with it’s story of an alien need to collect bio fuel to enable him to return home it could gain some extra fans with it’s green credentials. FetchUp is a fruit collecting arcade game where you control an alien by tilting your … Read More
Kill the Fly Review: Killing fly’s have never been such fun
Kill the Fly [rating: 4/5] I’m not sure that this game really needs a disclaimer but I can imagine that some will shy away from this title not only at the thought of having to kill hundreds if not thousands of fly’s but also due to the constant references to the stuff that fly’s often like to fly around. However … Read More
Tilt To Live Review: Buy This and Say Good-bye to Your Social Life!
Tilt To Live [rating: 5/5] Sometimes you come across a game that is just so addictive it sucks all the time out of you life, your iPhone/iPod Touch seems like it is glued to your hands and answering the phone, door or even going to the bathroom seems like too much trouble. Well Tilt to Live is just that game. … Read More
Guerrilla Bob Review: Wonderful Cartoon Style Graphics and Relentless Action
Guerrilla Bob [rating: 4/5] It seems that Chillingo are positively trying to fill the App Store with their own games, (if you include lite versions), and now they’ve just released their 101st title in the form of Guerrilla Bob, a not so much a follow up to Minigore more of an older brother! Guerrilla Bob is a twin-stick shooter where the … Read More
The Inferno | Lovingly Created, Provides Hours of Dark, Sometimes Humorous and Puzzling Game-Play
The Inferno [rating: 4.5/5] As regular readers of Touch Reviews will know I often like to compare the games of today with the games of my childhood and for The Inferno this is no different. After completing a few levels I can categorically say that The Inferno is a cross between fantasy-themed hack and slash 1985 arcade game Gauntlet and any … Read More
The Simpsons Arcade | Fun Arcade Style Beat ’em Up
The Simpsons Arcade [rating: 3.5/5] EA Mobile are dominating the App Store enough already but they are not resting on their laurels and this time they have teamed up with the genius that is Matt Groening to bring you a game based on one of the biggest, if not the biggest TV animations of all time, The Simpsons. The Simpsons Arcade … Read More
Shot Bar For iPhone: iPhone Game Review
Shot Bar [rating: 3.5/5] Line up the glasses and pour away! While a completely different barrel of rum fish to the previously reviewed Gourmania, I can’t help but draw comparisons to it with Shot Bar, instead of having a kitchen stacked with ingredients you have a bar with an unlimited supply of glasses and a series of bottles below it. … Read More
WOOHOO! THE SIMPSONS ARCADE For iPhone Coming This December
UPDATE: The Simpsons Arcade is now available on the App Store (iTunes Link) EA Mobile recently announced the first ever Simpsons game for the iPhone and iPod touch! ‘The Simpsons Arcade’ is a throw back to the actual arcade game from the early 90s. You can play as Homer as he tries to save Springfield from devious villains. Get ready … Read More
Dragon’s Lair: An Invaluable Piece Of History In Your Pocket
Dragon’s Lair [rating: 4/5] It’s not very often that the music in a game will entice me in but on this occasion it did. After turning the game on for the first time I left my iPod touch on the table while I completed a few chores, before long however the exciting, orchestral, atmospheric music was dragging me back to … Read More
Dragon’s Lair For iPhone Coming Soon!
We just received an update from EA Mobile regarding their upcoming game for iPhone/iPod touch called Dragon’s Lair. Dragon’s Lair was first published by Cinematronics in 1983 and the game is about the hero, Dirk the Daring whose mission is to rescue Princess Daphne from the evil. This fantasy adventure game, from the creators of Space Ace, is being published by EA Mobile for iPhone/iPod … Read More
Gelex: Upcoming Physics Based Match 3 Style Game From Handjoy and Granny Coder
The App Store is filled with many Match 3 style puzzle games and almost every fourth review request we receive is for a puzzle game based on the similar genre. Since iPhone is great for casual puzzle games, developers continue to develop variations of the same style and generally it results in huge success. Some iPhone developers have been successful … Read More
NanoMechs Isn’t Miniature on Excitement
NanoMechs [rating: 4/5] Is there a more prolific genre in the history of computers than the shooter? I remember the fun and excitement I experienced the first time I played Doom on my brother’s 486 laptop. The wonder, joy, victory, and defeat I felt that day are often measuring sticks against which I judge other FPS games. It was a … Read More
Run! Simple Yet Grueling To Master Reaction Game For iPhone
Run! [rating: 4/5] Looking for some action? Think you can handle the demands of any challenge? Look no further. Arthur Ham’s new iPhone game Run! is a simple but grueling to master reaction game that will keep you coming back for more. This polished habit forming game requires you to attack, avoid, or blow up obstacles coming in your direction. … Read More
iSpacePort Will Stay Out of My Orbit
iSpacePort [rating: 2.5/5] If you love Flight Control then LuckyBastards, the developers of this app, would hope that you will love this take on the genre too. However, even at 99c I would advise against it as this pales into insignificance compared to the sublime joy of playing Flight Control. Setting a game out of space should make designing the … Read More