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‘The Journey Down’ Review – Adventure, Africa, and the Edge of the World

Tof Eklund, January 7, 2013January 7, 2013

Skygoblin’s The Journey Down ($4.99) is a classic point and click adventure with a certain visual similarity to Grim Fandango, …

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$4.99 4 stars Reviews

‘The Lords of Midnight’ Review – A Timeless Adventure

Tof Eklund, December 31, 2012December 31, 2012

Mike Singleton’s The Lords of Midnight ($2.99) was originally released for the ZX Spectrum in 1984, on magnetic cassette tape. …

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$0.99 3.5 stars Reviews

‘Mister Frog!’ Review – Casual Insect Licker

Tof Eklund, December 31, 2012December 31, 2012

Mister Frog! (Free) is Coconut Island’s follow-up to the impressive One Tap Hero, so it has big shoes to fill. …

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3.5 stars Free Reviews

‘Middle Manager of Justice’ Review – Somewhere Between Good and Free-to-Play

Tof Eklund, December 21, 2012December 21, 2012

Double Fine Productions has entered the freemium market with their new Superhero management sim Middle Manager of Justice (Free), a …

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$2.99 4.5 stars Reviews

‘Choice of Kung Fu’ Review – Deeper Zen it Seems

Tof Eklund, December 21, 2012December 21, 2012

I wasn’t expecting Choice of Kung Fu ($3.99) to be my new favorite in the Choice of Games lineup. My …

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Update Roundup: ‘Outwitters’ vs. ‘Hero Academy’ and More…

Tof Eklund, December 13, 2012December 13, 2012

No, there’s no Marvel vs. Capcom-style crossover pitting the Dark Elves against the Adorables… not yet anyway. But those bemoaning …

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$3.99 3 stars Reviews

‘Partia’ Review – A SRPG Diamond in the (Very) Rough

Tof Eklund, December 10, 2012December 10, 2012

If your expectations in terms of a game’s presentation are high, Imago’s Partia: The Broken Lineage ($3.99) isn’t for you. …

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‘Battle Dungeon’ Pulled Due To Piracy

Tof Eklund, December 3, 2012

Hunted Cow’s Battle Dungeon may go down as one of the great iOS games that almost was. Or, rather, actually …

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$2.99 4 stars Reviews

‘The Fleet’ Review – Adama it Up

Tof Eklund, November 30, 2012

The first time I played Choice of Games’ The Fleet ($2.99), the hideous Tribbles succeeded in their conquest of Altair …

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2.5 stars Free Reviews

‘My Little Pony – Friendship is Magic’ Review – You Like Games, You Like Ponies… But Maybe You Don’t Like IAP So Much

Tof Eklund, November 26, 2012November 26, 2012

For simplicity’s sake, call me a Bronie: the only part of the label I won’t own is the defensive masculinity …

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