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Bananagrams Review
Bananagrams is a Scrabble type board game where players must try to use up the bunch of letters they are given in order to create a large joining series of words. The game focuses more of its attention towards online play, requiring you to create an account so you can share leaderboard scores and play versus other players, but there is an offline mode available to players as well. Seeing as how the game is banana themed, players are given a ‘bunch’ of letter tiles that the…
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Navy Patrol: Coastal Defense Review
Navy Patrol Coastal Defence is the next addition to the slew of tower defence games for the iPhone. The game play is the same as what we’ve come to expect from tower defence games, players must protect their base by building and upgrading towers to stop the incoming enemy forces. The controls are the usual tower placement click and drag formula but there are some new additions in the form of bonus attacks or effects, such as calling in a lightning storm to damage enemy ships. Ho…
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Real Soccer 2010 Review
Real Soccer 2010 is a soccer game for the iPhone and, like most sports games, is the predecessor of a previous version. With a variety of game modes to play through and a number of real world teams and clubs to play as, players are exposed to a large amount of game content. Players control their teams by using the joystick to move and pressing A and B buttons to pass and kick the ball. When defending, however, players use the A button to attack and try to gain possession of the ball.…
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Moonlight Minions Review
Moonlight Minions is a tower defence game for the iPhone. Like all tower defence games, players must stop the incoming hoard of creatures by placing defence towers around each game level. Towers can be upgraded in order to max out the damage and increase your overall defence. You control your tower placement by tapping on the tower icons on the right hand side of the screen and drag them to the appropriate area. You can sell or upgrade your towers by tapping on them and then selecting…
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WHAC-A-MOLE Review
Whac-a-M**e is an iPhone version of the arcade redemption game of the same name. You still must use a hammer to whack the moles that pop up out of the holes on the game machine. You must whack the moles as fast as you can in order to max out your highscore and proceed to the next round. The game ends when the round timer runs out and you have not hit the required amount of moles. You control your mallet by tapping on a mole hole on the iPhone screen. You must tap on the incoming moles…
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SkyDodge Review
SkyDodge is a top down flight game where players must fly for as long as they can while avoiding rocks and other obstacles. Players earn points by flying further and collecting coins. The game gets harder and obstacles fly faster based on how far you’ve flown and your total highscore. You control the plane by tilting the iPhone back and forth to steer around the screen. The plane's speed never increases, so your main task is to dodge incoming rocks and birds. You will also need…
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9000 BC EP2: Magical Spears and Unlimited Volcano Bash!! Burn them All!! Review
9,000 BC is a Bowman type shooter where players defend against enemy tribes and other monsters by throwing spears at them. While the spear will be your main weapon, you will also utilize different God Powers such as volcanoes, lightning and fire to kill off enemies. Your goal is to survive as long as you can and earn points by killing enemies. Players throw spears by swiping a line on the iPhone screen in the approximate angle of the shot. Players will also need to drag jumping fish o…
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Against the Fire! Review
Against the fire is a twin-sticks shooter where you play as a fireman and must help rescue people trapped in a burning building. You must use your hose to extinguish incoming flames and guide the survivor to the safety zone. Your goal is to complete each level as fast as possible for a greater highscore. You control the fire fighter by using two joysticks at the bottom of the screen: one for movement and one for your hose. As you progress through the level you must use both sticks to…
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Scarecrow Review
In the tradition of other high flying games like Sheep Launcher and Doodle Jump, Scarecrow offers players the chance to launch a small rag doll character high into the atmosphere in order to get the highest score possible. Players must launch their scarecrow while collecting corn to blast themselves further upwards and avoiding other obstacles and enemies in order to keep flying. Once your scarecrow is in the air, you will have to collect corn by directing him using the iPhones tilt c…
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Undead Attack! Pinball Review
Undead Attack! Pinball is a pretty self explanatory title; it’s a pinball game with a zombie theme. But players have more than just a highscore to worry about, as they must also make sure that they protect a gate at the bottom of the screen against the increasing number of advancing zombies. Players will need to use the game ball itself to defeat the advancing zombies and defend the gate from being destroyed. Players launch their ball by dragging down the slider and releasing an…
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Crystal Cave Classic Review
Crystal Cave Classic is a strategy digging game where players travel across the world exploring exotic mazes in order to uncover extravagant gems; Mmm shiny. Players must move boulders, use explosives to clear out walls and avoid any nasty creatures that may dwell in the caves in order to clear a path to the gems. But as the levels increase so does the difficulty and level of strategy needed. Players control their adventurer by using the d-pad on screen to move and push boulders or ot…
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Drag Racer : Perfect Run Review
Drag Racer: Perfect Run is a port of the popular online flash game for the iPhone. Your goal is still the same; to buy a car, earn money by racing and continue to upgrade your car until you can buy a better car. The game is essentially the same as the flash version, but there are some slight differences throughout. The controls have been changed slightly as players use a pedal to accelerate and must drag the gear stick up and down with their finger to change gears. This would make for…
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Line Up PRO Review
Line Up Pro is the latest block matching release by developers LabPixies. This time, players will have to remove 3 or more bricks of the same colour in order to try and keep the game board under control and rack up the highest score possible. Players are given a limit of 100 moves per cycle which means the game is a lot more calculated and requires some thinking if you want to do well. You remove the blocks by tapping on a group of three or more of the same colour. You can also earn s…
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Unify Review
Unify is a puzzle game in the style of Tetris but with a twist. Instead of blocks falling vertically from the top of the screen, blocks fall horizontally from both sides of the screen. Yes, in Unify players must juggle two different sets of falling blocks at the same time. Your goal is to survive as long as you can, getting combos and increasing your highscore. You control the block placement by swiping on screen with your thumbs to move the pieces and tap either side of the screen to…
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Champion Archer Review
Champion Archer is an action game where you must defend your castle from attacking orcs and other evil creatures. You control an archer on the battlefield and must provide ranged assistance to the allied troops that are marching to defend the castle. Your goal is to survive as long as possible, purchasing upgrades and not allowing any enemies to reach the castle. You control your archer’s shots by tapping and holding the screen to charge up the shot power and releasing to fire.…
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