Early arcade games were pretty much all about a very simple play mechanic that just worked. Appreciation of such simplicity …
Continue reading “‘Breakeroids’ — It’s ‘Asteroids’ + ‘Breakout’ … And It Glows”
So, by now you’ve read the reviews for Dead Space [$6.99 / HD]. The game is good. Real good. But on …
Continue reading “‘Dead Space’ Designer Q&A – World, Combat, and Scares”
Dead Space is like a wicked seesaw that keeps you teetering between states of panic and outright nervousness no matter …
With a week to go before the month is over, we’re just now finally seeing some major iOS game releases …
Continue reading “‘Dead Space’ Necromorphs Invade New Zealand App Store”
Well, that didn’t take long at all. DotEmu’s port of Earth Defense Force [$1.99], the classic horizontal shoot ‘em up …
Last month, retro revival studio DotEmu, who brought us ports of Nicky Boom, Krypton Egg, and R-Type among others, signed a …
Continue reading “DotEmu’s iOS Jaleco Deal – 17 Titles on the Way”
When developer CAVE launched their fantastic dual-stick shooter Mushihimesama Bug Panic [$4.99/Lite] back in November, the game came equipped with …
I struggle to find a mechanic or point of level or enemy design in The Flying Hamster [$5.99] that I …
Continue reading “‘The Flying Hamster’ Review – As Cute As It Sounds”
Back in October, we posted a preview video of Bug Heroes from Foursaken Media, developers of the popular iOS title …
Continue reading “‘Bug Heroes’ Review – A Fantastic Blend of Different Genres”
Early last month we previewed Solar Minotaur Rescue Frenzy from noted psychedelic shooter author Jeff Minter. The game is basically …
Continue reading “Jeff Minter’s ‘Minotaur Rescue’ Charges into the App Store”
