Tapulous Has Another Hit With Riddim Ribbon for iPhone

Riddim Ribbon [rating: 5/5] The iPhone ecosystem has given the opportunity to thrive and succeed to big and small development houses alike. One of the small development houses that has leveraged its success into business dominance is Tapulous. Its long and prosperous flagship line of Tap Tap games has driven Tapulous in two years from unknown Palo Alto, California start … Read More

Project “Thor” for iPhone Is A Collision With Fun

Project “Thor” [rating: 4/5] With over 140,000 applications in the App Store, it can be easy to overlook even a great one. Most application recommendation is based on popularity or downloads so if a great game is new or hasn’t attracted a lot of attention it can be easily overlooked. Project “Thor” for iPhone by Jury Shortki could easily fall … Read More

Detonate! for iPhone Could Sparkle With A Few More Tricks

Detonate! [rating: 2.5/5] Most people enjoy watching people fall over, that’s why shows like American Funniest Home Video’s, and in a similar way watching a building be destroyed on purpose by explosives always draws a big crowd whether it be in person or on TV. And that’s what the game Detonate! is all about, blowing up the structure of a building … Read More

Apocalyptos for iPhone is a Guilty Pleasure!

Apocalyptos [rating: 4/5] There are some games you’re proud to play and some that are guilty pleasures; like a secret chocolate bar when you’re on a diet. In some ways, Apocalyptos from I-play is just such a guilty pleasure. The theme and elements of the game may initially put you off or make you think twice about it but once you … Read More

iPirate for iPhone is Swashbuckling Fun

iPirate [rating: 5/5] It is the great joy of discovery when an app exceeds your expectations. There are a lot of mediocre iPhone games out there and I thought I had run squarely into one with iPirate. To my joy and surprise though, I found iPirate to be a fun and engaging game that’s hard to put down. iPirate from … Read More

Collider the Game | Physics-Based iPhone Game

Collider the Game [rating: 3.5/5] Physics based puzzle games have become more and more popular and one of the latest to fall into the App Store is Collider the Game from Dan Russel-Pinson. Collider the Game challenges you to clear over 50 levels of positive and negative elements. The game is as simple as they come yet sometimes frustratingly difficult, … 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

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

Doodle Bomb for iPhone Does Not Fizzle

Doodle Bomb [rating: 4/5] Doodle Bomb is a physics-based puzzle game by Bottle Rocket. The goal of the game is to progress through 50 levels by performing a series of tasks using bombs to solve puzzles that ultimately open a door. Although generally speaking I’m more of an explosions and gun play kind of person, I found Doodle Bomb to … Read More

Tumbledrop for iPhone is a Star in the Physics Puzzle Genre

Tumbledrop [rating: 4/5] If you’ve played a lot of iPhone/iPod touch games then you may have played Topple 2, the block building puzzle game. Well as part of that game there was a level were instead of building towers you had to “un-build” them while attempting to not break an egg that was placed on top of the building.  Starfruit … Read More

Paperboy for iPhone Falls Short of a Perfect Delivery

Paperboy [rating: 3/5] For those of you that have read my previous reviews you will know that I’ve been playing games for a long time, longer than I probably care to remember! Back in 1986 though I was gaming on a Commodore 64 home personal computer and one of the games I played with my Kingston joystick was Paperboy. In essence … Read More

HairyBlox for iPhone Is An Interesting Concept That Doesn’t Line Up

HairyBlox [rating: 3/5] HairyBlox is an interesting little game from BlazingCow Limited. A variation on the Tetris / Bejewelled genre of games, it presents an easy to use interface and immediate fun. Unfortunately, it seems like a half realized idea that could be make much better with a little tweaking. In HairyBlox you control one of the titular creatures in an … Read More

Vector Runner for iPhone Is A Great Game That Runs Short On Options

Vector Runner [rating: 3/5] Some of my earliest gaming memories were with vector graphic video games. It is hard to believe in this day and age that obstacles and game units outlined in white lines on a black background were once the height of technology. It is this classic early era of electronic gaming that Vector Runner from Littletgrey Media is trying … Read More

Dive Deep With Mission: Deep Sea for iPhone

Mission: Deep Sea [rating: 4/5] I am continually amazed at the depth and quality of games produced for the iPhone. Super Monkey Ball was the first game I ever played on the iPhone platform. It was a fun game with some good qualities but it pales in comparison to the games available today. The iPhone platform supports such incredibly immersive … Read More