Addictive Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Daily iPhone App: Ridiculous Fishing is ridiculously good

by Mike Schramm (Mar 14th, 2013)

Vlambeer's Ridiculous Fishing is finally out on the App Store today, after a long and rough development cycle that included a well-publicized battle against a clone. But in my humble opinion, the guys at Vlambeer should never have worried. No clone could ever match up to the design talent, ...

Daily iPhone App: Beastie Bay is Kairosoft's addictive take on Pokemon

by Mike Schramm (Feb 11th, 2013)

There are a few words in gaming that, whenever I hear or read them, just make the hair on the back of my neck stand up in anticipation. "Blizzard." "Civilization." "Puzzle Quest." And I would say that it's time to add "Kairosoft" to that list, because the Tokyo-based developer's mobile games ...

Daily iPhone App: Jumping Finn Turbo provides an addictive cycle with the Adventure Time crew

by Mike Schramm (Oct 25th, 2012)

Cartoon Network has been putting out some really impressive iOS apps lately under its Adult Swim brand, including the really great Monsters Ate My Condo. Jumping Finn Turbo is a new game outside of the Adult Swim banner. It's not quite as good as those offerings, but it is pretty addictive ...

Daily iPhone App: Drag Racer World roars out of the gate

by Mike Schramm (Jun 19th, 2012)

Drag Racer World is an iPhone title that sits in a weird place: It's a racing game, but then again it's not. This one's all about drag racing, which isn't so much about steering and speed as much as it is just about hitting the next gear when you need to, and the exact specs of your car. In ...

TUAW's Daily App: Dizzypad

by Mike Schramm (Apr 23rd, 2010)

I wrote about NimbleBit's Dizzypad when it first came out, and since then it's become one of my favorite pick-up-and-play iPhone games -- super polished, simple but addictive gameplay, and enough collectibles and score tracking to keep it interesting every time you hop in. And even better, it's ...

Plants vs. Zombies coming to iPhone on February 15th

by Mike Schramm (Feb 8th, 2010)

Yes, PopCap is at it again -- this time, their crazy addictive (just like all of their games) take on the tower defense genre, Plants vs. Zombies, is headed off to the iPhone. They just tweeted confirmation a little while ago, and released this trailer showing all of the flower vs. undead action ...

Zen Bound adding new tree in free update

by Mike Schramm (May 4th, 2009)

Touch Arcade has a slew of new screenshots from an upcoming free update for a game I've been coming back to more and more lately on my iPhone: Zen Bound. When I first installed it, I thought of it as more of a tech demo than a game, but as you load it up more and more, you really do start uncovering ...

Peggle Nights out for Mac, leisure time at risk

by Mike Schramm (Mar 3rd, 2009)

Peggle Nights is now out for Mac. The game costs $19.95 (there's a 60-min free trial available if you just want to check it out), and is as addictive as crack cocaine covered in sugar, drizzled with chocolate, and floating in original formula Coca-Cola. It should probably be illegal for PopCap to ...

Two new Mac games: Bomberman and Peggle

by Mike Schramm (Dec 19th, 2007)

Boy, it seems like everyone was waiting for me to write up my gift guide before releasing some interesting Mac games this year. First Horde of Orcs comes out, then Sonic of all things appears on the iPod, and now here's two more fun gaming experiences appearing on the Mac. First, our sister gaming ...