When it comes to iOS titles, there’s something to be said about simple, addictive premises. Something you spend minutes learning how to do and then hours perfecting is mystifying. Tobe & Friends Hookshot Escape is great at offering just that. It’s a quickfire high-score game that reaches out and puts the player in a vice grip, all the while shouting “Play me! Keep playing!”
Archive for March, 2012
Review: Tobe & Friends: Hookshot Escape
On March 21, 2012
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Review: Sine Mora
On March 21, 2012
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Sine Mora, roughly translated from Latin, means “without delay.” It’s a stark warning as to what you’re getting into, with this frenetic shoot-’em-up brought to us via Grasshopper Manufacture. It’s quite a departure from the developer’s typically raunchy style — Killer7, Flower, Sun, and Rain, and No More Heroes to name a few.
Review: Kingdoms of Camelot: Battle for the North
On March 21, 2012
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Kingdoms of Camelot, originally a Facebook game, is a strategy affair that’s quite addictive in nature. While it isn’t particularly welcoming to new players, it’s an engrossing and surprisingly deep exercise in what social gaming can accomplish. It’s only natural that an iOS iteration should follow, then, and Kingdoms of Camelot: Battle for the North is the logical next step for this fledgling franchise, which borrows most (if not all) of its ideas from the infamous browser game Evony. If you’ve entertained any sort of game in the genre, you should have a working knowledge of what’s up for grabs here in Camelot.
Review: Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom
On March 10, 2012
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Otome games, or “maiden” games are hard to come by in the US. Most visual novels and dating sims tend to cater to the young male demographic, presenting a harem of women to befriend, date, and otherwise form relationships with. So the English-language localization of Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom, a PSP release, is a pretty big deal. Its play style reflects that of a “choose your own adventure” story and packs in plenty of bishounen for its intended female audience, plus an engaging narrative that sticks with you long after the journey comes to an end.
Review: Fancy Pants
If the name “Fancy Pants” sounds familiar, you’re not alone. It references a wildly popular Flash game that’s leapt onto an iOS device near you. Fancy Pants is a capable, fluid, and humorous platformer that does the “doodle” art style proud.