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Another Tomorrow review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on February 17th, 2022
Our rating: starstarstarhalfstarblankstar :: PUZZLING PLACES
This puzzle adventure has puzzle designs that are challenging, but they feel out of place and may force you to bump up against the unpleasant side of some built-in convenience features.
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What Remains of Edith Finch review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on August 23rd, 2021
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: IMPRESSIVELY CONSTRUCTED
The iOS port of What Remains of Edith Finch is about as perfect as you can get, but the game feels a lot like the Finch estate itself: a structural marvel with hints of life inside.
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Lone Road review

iPad App - Designed for iPad
By Campbell Bird on January 9th, 2020
Our rating: starstarstarhalfstarblankstar :: FREEING ADVENTURE
Lone Road is an intriguing and atmospheric adventure game that is worth the asking price.
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Radiation City review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on September 6th, 2017
Our rating: starstarhalfstarblankstarblankstar :: AWKWARD EXPLORATION
Survival games based on exploration are great, but only if their settings are actually fun to explore.
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Evil Dead: Endless Nightmare review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on October 25th, 2016
Our rating: starstarstarblankstarblankstar :: BRUCE SCRAMBLE
This auto-runner is pretty gruesome, but otherwise is a confusing licensed game.
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Mental Hospital III Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Tre Lawrence on January 19th, 2015
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: SPOOKY
Play this one in the dark. I dare ya.
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Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Lee Hamlet on December 16th, 2014
Our rating: starstarstarstarhalfstar :: BOUNTY-FUL
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath is an excellent example of how to meld gaming styles into one great experience, all while crafting a fascinating universe.
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FOTONICA Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Jennifer Allen on September 16th, 2014
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: FIRST PERSON RUNNING
With a style like few other games out there, FOTONICA is a tricky but compelling first person Endless Runner.
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Bioshock Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Rob Rich on August 28th, 2014
Our rating: starstarstarhalfstarblankstar :: POWER OF THE ADAM
Do you love Bioshock? Have you always wanted to be able to play it on the go? Well then your prayers have been answered. More or less.
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Three Reasons Why Being Able to Play Bioshock on Your iOS Device is Okay

Posted by Rob Rich on August 8th, 2014

2K Games has officially announced that Bioshock is coming to mobile. The announcement is an exciting one, although there’s also this pervading sense of worry - even anger - that some seem to have about it. So I’d like to take a few moments to try and explain why being able to play Bioshock on your iOS device ain’t so bad.

1 - Rapture in Your Pocket

Some people have asked me why I’d even want to buy a graphically inferior version of a game I probably already own for as much (or possibly more) than I could buy a “better” version for, and the answer is simple: portability. Of course it looks better on the systems that have high-end specs and lack a 2GB install cap, but I’m not about to drag my console of choice and a TV around with me everywhere I go.

Being able to play Bioshock on my phone - even if it’s not graphically up to par with the other versions - means I can return to Rapture any time I want. If I’m traveling, waiting in line, have downtime and no PC/console handy, and so on, I can simply pull out my phone and start throwing plasmids around.

2 - No In-App Purchases

This is another concern/assumption I’ve seen a lot of and it makes me sad. There’s this automatic (and severely biased/unfair) notion that mobile games must include in-app purchases. This is simply not true. There are a number of premium games on mobile that don’t offer any sort of in-app purchases, a couple of which have even come from 2K Games.

Remember XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Civilization Revolution 2? No in-app purchases. So when 2K says Bioshock won’t feature any in-app purchases there’s little reason to doubt them.

3 - More Games Means More Games

Mobile ports of big-name, AAA games tell us one very important thing: mobile ports of big-name, AAA games are possible.

Just about anyone who doesn’t immediately write-off mobile as a gaming platform (perhaps they were bitten as a child?) will admit to thinking things like “I wish this was on iPhone/iPad, then I could play it whenever I want!” With each successive port of a big-name game, the more likely we are to see more of them. It doesn’t have to be big AAA games, either. There have already been ports of other less 'mass-appeal' favorites like The World Ends With You and Dragon Quest VIII, and in the case of the former the port is even arguably (not really arguably) better than the original.

OOMF! Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Jennifer Allen on June 25th, 2014
Our rating: starstarstarhalfstarblankstar :: ENDLESS GUNNING
Adding some 'oomf' to the genre, OOMF! is an Endless Runner from a first person perspective. It kind of works.
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Godzilla: Strike Zone

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Rob Thomas on May 9th, 2014
Our rating: starblankstarblankstarblankstarblankstar :: MONSTER MUSH
"Oh, no! There goes Tokyo!" I'm pretty sure some other city is getting ravaged in Godzilla: Strike Zone, but you'll be hard pressed to care while fighting the next fifteen minutes of boredom.
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INFOCUS Extreme Bike Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Lee Hamlet on April 10th, 2014
Our rating: starstarstarhalfstarblankstar :: ON THE RIGHT TRACK
Skip the bumps and bruises and go straight to the adrenaline kick with INFOCUS Extreme Bike.
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Coldfire Keep Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Carter Dotson on February 28th, 2014
Our rating: starstarstarhalfstarblankstar :: A KEEPER
Coldfire Keep is perhaps only for those willing to stomach some old-school dungeon crawling, but they will dig it.
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Polarity Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Carter Dotson on January 8th, 2014
Our rating: starstarstarblankstarblankstar :: POLARIZING
Polarity is a game that takes many cues from Portal, but it fails to stick the landing.
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