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Star Trek Rivals Review

Star Trek Rivals Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Star Trek Rivals is a card game many have seen before, but it's still a heck of a lot of fun regardless.

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Transformers: Legends Review

Transformers: Legends Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Despite the focus on giant transforming robots, this online CCG isn't all that exciting.

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Tekken Card Tournament Review

Tekken Card Tournament Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
It's tragically funny when a concept that shouldn't work actually does, but ends up not being any fun thanks to a punishing IAP economy.

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Elements: Broken Lands Review

Elements: Broken Lands Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
It looks good and sports some clever ideas, but there's very little strategy to this CCG.

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Order & Chaos Duels Review

Order & Chaos Duels Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Order & Chaos Duels is a beautiful and fun strategic card game at its core, but the solo campaign is horribly unbalanced.

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Pantheon the Legends Review

Pantheon the Legends Review

iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Pantheon the Legends is heavy on cards but light on real gameplay.

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Immortalis Review

Immortalis Review

iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Immortalis does a few things differently and the rest pretty much the same, but none of that gets in the way of having a good time.

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Penny Arcade the Game: Gamers vs. Evil Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
So, how does Penny Arcade's second iOS game hold up? Exceptionally well, I'd say.

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Fluxx Review

Fluxx Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
This digital rendition of an absurd party card game is missing some of the magic, but it's still a pretty good time.

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Solitaire Kingdom Supreme Review

Solitaire Kingdom Supreme Review

iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Apparently combining familiar classics with loads of unlockables and all sorts of wacky and interesting modifications is just funkitron's "thing."

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I profess I tend to spend a decent amount of time playing virtual solitaire these days, mostly thanks to some ridiculously early commutes. So it’s a game I’m quite familiar with, although I haven’t come anywhere close to mastering it. Why is this significant? Because Popcap is bringing their popular Facebook adaptation, Solitaire Blitz to iOS and I’m expecting to have a grand old time with it.

The rules of Solitaire Blitz are both familiar and totally new. Players still have to empty their cards into piles by following a particular sequence, but suits and linear progression don’t matter anymore. A King can be tossed on a Queen, to be followed by another Queen, then a Jack. Or it could go 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, Ace. But while this might sound like the challenge has been sucked out of the classic solo card game, the fact of the matter is it still makes for an intense game. Mostly thanks to the never pausing 60-second time limit and slots (up to four) for placing cards that have to be unlocked.

It makes for some rather frantic card shuffling as you attempt to spot anything and everything that can get tossed on a pile, attempt to plan ahead to avoid getting stuck, and search out any cards featuring a key icon that will unlock those essential extra card slots. All of this while the clock keeps ticking down. No specifics have been given regarding price yet but we can all look forward to one of the most intense games of solitaire ever this November.


Fantasica Review

Fantasica Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Fantasica is a freemium collectible card game that actually puts more emphasis on the "game" part. Which is wonderful.

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Lost Cities Review

iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Lost Cities is every bit as fun and interesting as any other Reiner Knizia game. But wait, there's more!

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Blackjack King Review

Blackjack King Review

iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Blackjack King represents the game well, but it doesn't quite live up to its noble title.

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Reiner Knizia’s Deck Buster

Reiner Knizia’s Deck Buster

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Simple, yet highly addictive. Reiner Knizia adds a unique twist to solo card games.

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San Juan Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
The card game variant of big box board game Puerto Rico outshines its big brother in many respects.

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Just about everyone in the world dreams about having super powers. Flight, strength, x-ray vision, that kind of stuff. While DeNA (think Mobage) and Marvel Entertainment’s upcoming Marvel: War of Heroes may not bestow impossible abilities to its players, it does put them in charge of a slew of iconic heroes.

Assuming the role of a S.H.I.E.L.D agent players will collect cards featuring various Marvel heroes and craft their own super team. Powers and abilities can be fused and upgraded as well, making an already powerful legend even more so. If you’re thinking it sounds similar to the more than a little popular Rage of Bahamut, that’s because it is. And because it’s being crafted by the same developers. Although the story – which is a thing that actually exists in this freemium card game. I know, right? – is all original and comes directly from Marvel itself. As does the art, actually, which is ridiculously awesome.

Marvel: War of Heroes is due to hit the App Store this fall. Anyone with even the slightest interest will be able to check it out for free, but those of us who are already curious can head over to the official website to pre-register. Why? Because it earns a free rare card, among other things. And if there’s one thing I’ve learned from playing similar Mobage titles it’s that rare cards, no matter how useful they might be to my strategy, can pay off big. Also it might actually be really cool.

Michael Schacht’s Gold! Review

Michael Schacht’s Gold! Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
It's simple and could really do with the ability to play with another person instead of the computer, but it's still quite the fun little card game.

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Reiner Knizia’s High Society Review

Reiner Knizia’s High Society Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Hobnobbing with high rollers can be lots of fun but make sure to keep a firm grip on that shirt.

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Michael Schacht’s Web of Power Card Game: The Duel Review

Michael Schacht’s Web of Power Card Game: The Duel Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
It's an interesting mix of domination strategy and Chinese tile-collecting, but it can be more than a little daunting at first.

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Big Win Baseball Review

Big Win Baseball Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
It's just like collecting baseball cards, only those cards can be used to create and manage a virtual team. Which is awesome.

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Poker has kind of taken the country by storm over the past several years. It’s made its way into all manner of media, obviously including video games. So what makes this particular digital rendition of card-based gambling worth checking out? Quite a lot, it turns out.

All of the expected options are available in World Series of Poker, such as Texas Hold ‘Em and even Omaha Poker, but there’s a slew of more social-oriented features that are actually pretty awesome. Every player has an account that automatically tracks virtually every aspect of their games; thus helping them to better understand their own play style through statistics as well as allowing them to show off their skills with a number of different trophies such as special tournament rings.

It’s easy to tell what a player needs to work on (i.e. too much folding, not enough folding, etc.) at a glance, but what’s also cool is that really good players can gain access to a special league of games that are only available to others that have earned the same honor. In other words, seriously good poker players won’t have to worry about finding themselves in a game full of casual players. It’s also easy to find, invite, and join games that are already in progress. Each game is represented with a table, and players have only to tap an open seat to invite a buddy or two. And it’s just as easy to join a game.

I wasn’t able to procure any pricing information, but World Series of Poker will be available on the App Store “soon.”

It feels like it wasn’t all that long ago when Samurai Bloodshow (the rest of the title is too confusing so I’m leaving it off) managed to take me completely by surprise. The combination of strategy, card collecting, and over-the-top arterial spray brought a huge smile to my face. And now Sega is poised to do the same thing to me all over again. Albeit without the surprise since I know what’s coming this time around.

Alexandria Bloodshow is the official sequel to that other fantastic genre mash-up. This time players can take control of two separate armies – the Egyptians and the Greeks – as they attempt to collect, cut-up, and conquer. With the requisite art styles (Greek pottery, Egyptian hieroglyphics) to match of course. All the engrossing card gathering and deck building is still on offer, now with a whole new set of units to strategize with. Over 120 in all, actually. And with the two selectable armies, five difficulties, and seventeen stages it makes for a total of 170 campaign levels to conquer. And that’s not even taking the two player versus mode (via WiFi or Bluetooth) into account.

Alexandria Bloodshow is available on the App Store now, and it’s only $0.99. Okay, it’s actually free to download but it’s $0.99 to unlock the full game. Not a bad deal.


FREE!
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Released: 2012-06-06 :: Category: Games

Doubtless most people these days carry around one or two club cards. Virtually every single retail and grocery store in existence uses them and they’re a great way to save some money with (typically) no initial cost. The only problem is having to dig out a given card at the register. I myself sometimes get annoyed with flipping through all the little tags on my keyring to find the right one. 1Card exists specifically for this sort of thing.

The app lets users to store and organize a number of different membership cards in one non-physical place. Even better, it can accommodate virtually any card because it allows for barcode scanning/copying with the iPhone’s camera. Assuming the company in question doesn’t already have a listing on the app in the first place. But the handiness doesn’t stop there. 1Card also displays promotions and coupons associated with a selected card with the push of a button, and another push or two can bring up a store’s phone number or even location on a GPS map (via the tracknose website).

1Card is already sitting in the App Store, just waiting to be used by disgruntled card-carriers. And much like the memberships cards most of us have no doubt accumulated, it doesn’t cost a thing.


FREE!
iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Released: 2010-12-31 :: Category: Lifestyle

Now, I’ve never been a huge card game enthusiast. That is to say, the kind of card games that use playing cards. Because of this, I have absolutely no idea how to play Hearts. I am a fan of turn-based multiplayer iOS games, however. Seeing as there are a good deal of iOS users who have similar tastes in their multiplayer, and a good deal of people who actually do know how to play Hearts, this seems like a kind of natural progression.

Hearts Tournament from Trivial Technology was designed to juggle multiple games simultaneously. Up to 30 in fact. Best of all, players can mess around with their own single player games while waiting for their friends or random opponents to take their own turns. Along with all the card-slinging goodness are leaderboards to dominate and challenges to complete in order to earn special items, achievements, and more.

Hearts Tournament is available on the App Store now for $0.99. Hearts fans should feel free to dive right in and start juggling dozens of games immediately.


$1.99
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Released: 2012-04-10 :: Category: Games

Yaniv Review

Yaniv Review

iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Yaniv is a fast paced, easy to learn, and fun Israeli card game. The app has a lot of features and will surely impress.

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Four Seasons Review

Four Seasons Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Sprightly Software has translated a lesser known and rather difficult game of solitaire, ready or not.

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Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer Review

iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer successfully merges simplicity with strategy to create one of the most addicting and accessible card games in the App Store.

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Hanukkah is almost here! In less than two weeks, the Festival of Lights will commence…but have you thought about Hanukkah cards yet?

Inevitably, buying (or making) a dozen or more holiday cards feels superfluous and even a little silly. Should you really be spending this much money on cards? And what if you’re giving a digital gift, like a gift certificate—is a physical card necessary? E-cards are cool, but let’s admit it; most websites make mailing digital cards a hassle.

Happy Hanukkah is yet another app attempting to bridge this dilema. It’s almost an e-card app, in that you’re sending a pretty picture instead of a few lines of text, but the image is embedded and thus requires no clicking through to an outside site.

The app contains over 70 different cards to choose from, featuring dreidels, menorahs, hanukkiahs, and (naturally) the words, “Happy Hanukkah!” From the Happy Hanukkah app, you can pick which image to use, and then drop into into an email. Then, you can add a bit of personalized text above the embedded image if you want to before sending the virtual card on its way.

Simple? Certainly, but that’s the aim of Happy Hanukkah anyway.

The below video showcases some of the different images included in the app. If it appeals to you, check it out on the App Store for $0.99. Now if only it could buy presents for you, too…



$0.99
iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Released: 2010-10-27 :: Category: Lifestyle

Following our report on the launch of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s Square app and payment service for iPhone, Visa and DeviceFidelity have joined the iPhone payment market with a solution named In2Pay. This time, enabling iPhone uses to make contactless payments with their device rather than receive them.

Announced today, the In2Pay solution allows iPhone users to make “contactless transactions” by positioning their iPhone in front of a contactless payment terminal. In order to use the service, the iPhone must be housed within DeviceFidelity’s protective case, which uses microSD technology. The case is said to allow “mobile contactless capability” to the iPhone and is compatible with the 3G and 3GS models.

In a press release, Visa says: “By placing a removable In2Pay microSD into the protective case, iPhone users can take advantage of In2Pay’s secure contactless capabilities where contactless transactions are offered. They range from buying goods in retail stores and at unattended kiosks, to transit ticketing, and even securely accessing buildings and computers networks.”

Trials of the service are scheduled to start during the second quarter of this year.

The service builds on Visa’s payWave technology for contactless transactions and uses the DeviceFidelity In2Pay technology to make use of any mobile phones with a microSD memory slot. This suggests that the iPhone may not be the only device Visa is aiming In2Pay at. The iPhone, of course, does not currently support microSD and therefore needs a casing to house the microSD card.

“The more than 200,000 apps on the App Store are an integral part of iPhone users’ lives.” said Amitaabh Malhotra, COO, DeviceFidelity. “With our In2Pay solution, we want to give both iPhone users and app developers the power to do even more, by putting the convenience of interactive secure mobile transactions, right at their fingertips, anywhere they are.”

The In2Pay case is apparently designed to stay attached to the iPhone and offers a micro USB slot for charging and syncing their device.

It will be interesting to see how the service will be priced by Visa when it comes to roll out the service and, whether or not the DeviceFidelity case will be free or part of a subscription package. While the additional case could be seen as a benefit to some, many iPhone users dislike the idea of any housing that adds weight or thickness to the device and others preferring specific cases.

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