:: FEELS A BIT EMPTY
:: MAKE THEM PAY
:: NOTHING QUITE LICH IT
:: REAL-TIME FUN
:: HOT ON CONCEPT
:: LET SLIP THE CLANS
:: WALK THE LINE
:: GOAL-DUNK-IN ONE! :: SAFE :: Read Review »
You'll need to take on the role of the chief of operations for catastrophic response in this game, with 13 different emergency scenarios, like a plane crash in Berlin, a burning tanker in a harbor, and a derailed maglev train. You'll need to use combinations of 18 different units, depending on the scenario, to put out fires, find and treat the injured, and maintain order. You'll need to be quick, of course, but the highest scores will go to those who can be strategic as well, earning gold medals for especially fine tactics in each mission.
The game includes Game Center support, and is available for download in the App Store in English, German, French, Spanish and Polish.
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:: ALL ABOUT THE MOLES
:: BOOM
:: TOUGH AS NAILS
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.
:: FORWARD
It’s been a long time coming. At least, it probably seems like a long time to all those disgruntled iOS users. Anyway, at long last, Plants vs. Zombies has gotten a major update that includes a number of features that many have been missing (i.e. taking issue with their absence). Read on for the nitty-gritty.
More mini-games are being added to the already robust list, including the Zombiquarium, Portal Combat and Beghouled Twist. Anyone unfamiliar with these mini-titles should know that they’re all interesting and fun in their own ways. Especially Beghouled Twist, with its hybrid of classic zombie-on-plant carnage and match-three puzzles. Of course, Portal Combat is interesting, too. The addition of reality-bending gateways that let plants fire across multiple rows (careful that the zombies don't use them to get closer!) make for some cool overkill moments.
It’s not all mini-games, however. Popcap has also included support for several languages (Spanish, French, etc), as well as some new items in Crazy Dave’s shop and the expected Game Center achievements. Take note: some of the extra stuff such as bonus I, Zombie levels and the like are gated behind purchases via in-game coins. These coins are earned fairly regularly through simply playing the various modes so it’s not a big problem, but players should know that they won’t be able to jump right in to all the new stuff immediately. Worst case scenario; they get to sample the first level of a given mode or game type, then spend a few rounds of doing whatever to earn enough cash to unlock more stages.
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