Archive for the ‘iPhone’ Category

App Store Top Ten: Week of June 28, 2010

There’s a saying that millions of people can’t be wrong, and that rule tends to apply to App Store buying habits as well. For many buyers, there’s no greater endorsement than the downloads of millions of other App Store gamers. We’ve got this week’s top iPhone games, along...
June 28th, 2010 | DS, iPhone | Read More

Friday Slide: Does Secret of Mana Need A Special Edition?

The iPhone 4G is on everybody’s mind and in everybody’s hearts right now. But my own thoughts and desires drift back to an announcement Square-Enix made at E3, and then, without pause, it drifts even further back to 1993. Secret of Mana is coming to the iPhone later this year. Secret of...
June 25th, 2010 | DS, Nintendo, iPhone | Read More

Robot Unicorn Attack Review

All too often people underestimate the appeal of the double jump. A staple of many platformers of old, the double jump has fallen somewhat out of favor of late. It’s noticeably absent from single-button micro-games like Canabalt and The Impossible Game. So we’re pleased to see that Robot...
June 25th, 2010 | DS, iPhone | Read More

FarmVille by Zynga Review

Penguins, starfruit trees, and cupcake bushes, along with other more conventional crops and draft animals, can all be found in the hugely popular online Flash game FarmVille. Zynga’s first app for the iPhone brings you most of the FarmVille experience, though it has some trouble competing with the...
June 24th, 2010 | DS, Mobile, PC, iPhone | Read More

Friday Slide: What Does the Nintendo 3DS Mean for Apple Gaming?

E3 2010 is winding down. This year’s audience has already assured the blogosphere that the show met the “three F’s:” Fun, Fast, and Frenzied. Nintendo’s unveiling of its DS successor, the Nintendo 3DS was arguably the highlight of the show. Oh, and Sony and Microsoft did...
June 18th, 2010 | DS, Nintendo, Wii, iPhone | Read More

FastBall 2 Review

Do you like to roll forward in your videogames? Do you like to jump? Do you like to do those things in quick succession? If you answered yes to these questions, then FastBall 2 is probably the game for you. In FastBall 2 you’re propelled relentlessly forward on a two-dimensional plane, and the...
June 18th, 2010 | DS, iPhone | Read More

World-Building Sim GodFinger Arrives on iPhone

Narcissists rejoice! You can now bully or bless your own little world on your iPhone or iPod Touch in GodFinger. Previously available on the iPad and in select markets on the iPhone, GodFinger is the Ngmoco game that lets you create your own planet, populate it with worshipers, and make them do whatever...
June 18th, 2010 | DS, iPhone | Read More

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP Hands-On Preview

One of the most surprising games we played at E3 this year was Capybara’s mysterious iPad adventure game, Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP. There’s a lot to unpack in just the title. Superbrothers is the artist whose unique style permeates the game world and characters, and EP refers to a vinyl...
June 17th, 2010 | DS, iPhone | Read More

DynamoKid Touch Review

Not too long ago, it was accurate to say that the iPhone was lacking in quality platformer games. That isn’t the case now, with shining stars like Hook Champ, Earthworm Jim, and Gomi among others. In other words, bringing weak sauce nowadays won’t cut it. On paper, OrangePixel’s DynamoKid Touch...
June 16th, 2010 | DS, iPhone | Read More

Dungeon Hunter II Hands-On Preview

Gameloft’s gone sequel-crazy this year at E3, with follow-ups for many of its big franchises like Hero of Sparta and Let’s Golf waiting in the wings. Today, we spent some time putting the next Dungeon Hunter through its paces, and we think it’s looking mighty fine thus far. Details...
June 15th, 2010 | DS, iPhone | Read More