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Daily iPhone App: Burnout Crash smashes with style

by Mike Schramm (May 25th, 2012)

I don't really care who you are or what kind of games you like. You should go to the App Store and buy Burnout Crash for 99 cents because it's on sale right now. Done? Great. Now I'll tell you what the game's about. Criterion Games typically makes console games, most notably the Burnout ...

Daily iPhone App: Elenints matches Triple Town's planning with a few new tricks

by Mike Schramm (May 23rd, 2012)

Red Fly Studio is the group behind last year's great Inertia: Escape Velocity. Its latest title, Elenints, is more abstract. The name "Elenints" might come from a combination of the words "elements" and "integers". It's is a puzzle game where you place pieces on a board, trying to match up ...

Daily iPhone App: Siegecraft lays siege on the App Store

by Mike Schramm (May 22nd, 2012)

When Siegecraft was first released on the App Store (by Crescent Moon Games, who have made some really amazing titles over the past few years), I remember it being marketed as "Angry Birds in 3D." And that description kind of works -- you are indeed flinging various weapons (though not of the ...

Daily iPhone App: Dark Legends takes Spacetime's formula to the next step

by Mike Schramm (May 22nd, 2012)

Spacetime Studios has made quite a name for itself with its popular mobile MMOs, Pocket Legends and Star Legends. The company was originally founded to make full-scale PC MMOs like World of Warcraft, but when the plug got pulled on a big project, Spacetime had to go back to the drawing board ...

Daily iPhone App: Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 2 brings Sonic back again

by Mike Schramm (May 21st, 2012)

The big question with Sonic games is always if it's as good as the old titles on the Sega Genesis and the Dreamcast, and as usual, the answer here with Sonic 4 Episode 2 (yes, that's how they're releasing these) is unfortunately no. But that's not really a bad thing -- this is pretty good 2D ...

Daily iPhone App: Amoebattle does RTS right

by Mike Schramm (May 17th, 2012)

Most takes on real-time strategy for the App Store have to corrupt the form in some way, yet some still turn out well (see Total War Battles for a a great RTS game that takes a different turn). But Amoebattle impressively does RTS as you expect it. You choose units, send them around exploring, ...

Daily iPhone App: This Could Hurt dodges danger with ease

by Mike Schramm (May 14th, 2012)

I first saw Chillingo's latest title, This Could Hurt, at GDC earlier this year, and back then I didn't really get into it. It's a one-button title that I thought looked a little too simple. But after giving it a longer try post-release, there's actually a lot of surprising depth here. Yes, ...

Daily iPhone App: Swordigo hacks and slashes in 2D

by Mike Schramm (May 11th, 2012)

Swordigo is a really impressive venture on iOS. It's a 2D-action platformer with a lot of nice RPG elements. In other words, it's a 2D Legend of Zelda title, and it lives up to that comparison quite well. There are a few weak points. The graphics aren't exactly impressive though they do get ...

Daily iPhone App: Off the Leash provides chaotic canine fun

by Mike Schramm (May 10th, 2012)

Off the Leash is a game that arrived a little while ago on the iPhone, but it's gotten a few updates since I first played it, and it just so happens to be free on May 10. It's an endless runner, but instead of a side-scroller, it runs from the top down, and it's got a few new elements to this ...

Daily iPhone App: Consmr makes grocery comparisons easy

by Mike Schramm (May 9th, 2012)

Consmr is another barcode scanner app that just released on the App Store that's targeted at groceries and pharmacy products. There are lots of barcode apps out there: ShopSavvy is one of the more popular, and we've covered RedLaser before, and all of these work pretty much the same: Aim your ...

Daily iPhone App: 100 Rogues is no-frills RPG fun

by Mike Schramm (May 8th, 2012)

I've already written about how much Junk Jack helped me out on my multiple flights back from Europe recently, and the other iOS game that really kept me moving from airport to airport on that trip was 100 Rogues, a roguelike RPG that arrived on the App Store a while ago. It just recently got an ...

Daily iPhone App: Escape from Age of Monsters runs on

by Mike Schramm (May 7th, 2012)

You may remember Age of Monsters -- it was a really simple game put together by developers working with artist Jeff Matsuda, featuring some really gnarly art and some rock/paper/scissors game mechanics. Now, Matsuda and his team have come back to iOS for a second title, this time called Escape ...

Daily iPhone App: Junk Jack builds something special

by Mike Schramm (May 3rd, 2012)

I have flown over 6,000 miles in the last two days -- on Monday, I left Prague to fly back to London, and then yesterday, I jumped on a plane to come back home to Los Angeles. And through it all, Junk Jack was there for me. The game has been out for a while now, and you might have passed over ...

Daily iPhone App: Spellsword is a tiny bite of RPG action

by Mike Schramm (Apr 26th, 2012)

The iPhone's always been a great device for small flavorful bites of gameplay -- Canabalt's one-button jumping game probably set the course for this early on, but recently there's been a bevy of titles like these. Super Crate Box, Hookshot Escape, and Ziggurat have all offered up well-polished, ...

Daily iPhone App: Lock 'n' Load makes dual stick fun again

by Mike Schramm (Apr 24th, 2012)

I can't keep up with everything Chillingo is putting out on the App Store lately -- they're really kicking out the jams over there. One of their latest titles is Lock 'n' Load, and even if, like me, you're tired of the well-traveled dual-stick shooter genre on iOS, this one's worth a look ...