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Eliss Review
Eliss is a puzzle game where players must join planets and split them in order to create supernovas. Once players have adjusted the planet size to fit them into a squeesar of the same colour, a supernova is created. Players must also avoid planet collisions and black holes as these will disrupt you and drain you of health. You control everything by using the iPhone’s touch capabilities. You move planets by dragging them around and split them by pinching the screen. And while the…
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Fisherman - Fishing Game Review
Fisherman is a fishing game where players must proceed though the different levels catching specific types of fish in the allowed time limit. You begin to earn cash for the different fish you catch, which you can then use to purchase upgrades such as faster reels, longer lines and more level time. You move your boat around the level by tilting your iPhone and you cast your line by tapping the screen. Players are then able to reel in fish they hook by tapping the screen again. While it…
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ZENONIA® Review
Zenonia is an action RPG where you play as a young teen fighting your way through demons and other magical creatures as you embark on a perilous journey. Along the way, you will level up, upgrade your skill tree and purchase new items in order to adapt to and defeat the increasingly challenging enemies before you. You control your character using the d-pad to move, and tapping the action button to attack, pick-up items or talk to NPCs. There are also four quick access panels, where sp…
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Candy ( SALE 99c ) Review
Candy is a gem-swapping style puzzle game where players must shift around a number of puzzle gems around a board into rows of three of more. The object of the game is to free the pieces of candy from the board and to get as many points as you can by chaining together row combo’s and other bonuses. You control your gem swapping by either sliding your finger across two gems, or by tapping the two gems individually. There are various power-ups that can be collected and used, like t…
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PapiMissile Plus Review
Papimissile Plus is a defence style shooter that puts players in control of Mr. Papi, a happy red ball. Your goal is to shoot Mr. Papi from the three launchers at your disposal in order to destroy the incoming missile attacks. You shoot Mr. Papi by flicking whichever one of the three launchers you want to fire in the direction of the missile attacks. You can fire one Mr. Papi at a time or launch all three in quick sequence in order to stop the incoming missile attacks. If any of your…
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Gem Spinner Review
Gem Spinner is a Bejeweled type puzzle game with a difference. While players need to match up three or more matching gems in a row, the board is separated into different blocks that can be moved and rotated. This gives players more options and freedom when it comes to lining up gems. The controls are a little more complicated than other gem puzzle games but still pretty straightforward. You tap on two separate gems to swap them, double tap a board piece to rotate it 180 degrees and ta…
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iBomber Review
iBomber is an action game where players take control of a 1942 bomber plane and must fulfil various war missions. You will be given different objectives and targets in each level and it is up to you to fly over and drop bombs in order to destroy them. You control your bomber plane by tilting the iPhone up and down to adjust speed and side to side to steer. Players drop bombs by pressing the ‘Bombs Away’ button and aim using the on screen reticle. There are number of differ…
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Sentinel 2: Earth Defense Review
Sentinel 2 is a tower defence game in which players must stop a large alien force from taking over the planet Earth. Like most tower defence games, players must build and upgrade various attack towers in order to kill off the advancing enemy forces. Like most tower defence games, the controls are pretty straightforward. Players control their tower placement by selecting the type of tower they want to place and drag it onto the map. You can also unleash other powerful attacks, but only…
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Ricky + Level Editor Review
If you are one of the millions of Super Mario fans around the world then you might want to have a look at Ricky. Not because of its gameplay or features, but because it’s a lower quality rip off of Nintendo’s favourite plumber. And if any thing mentioned sounds familiar, feel free to jump and up and yell “Mario did it!” Ricky, the apparent illegitimate love child of Mario and Kirby, must travel across different themed worlds, collecting stars and jumping…
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Touch Hockey: FS5 Review
Touch Hockey FS5 is an air-hockey game for the iPhone. Like the real game, players must use their paddles to try and hit a small puck into the other player’s goal. The first player to score a certain number of points wins the game. To control your paddle, players tap and drag their finger on the iPhone screen. You will need to do so in order to hit the small puck and defend against your opponent's shots. The controls are responsive but at times the paddle might be a bit slow. B…
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Lady Gaga Revenge Review
For those of you who have had to look in two different places for music/rhythm gameplay and tracks from artist Lady Gaga, then your salvation has arrived in the form of Lady Gaga Revenge. The game features 16 of Lady Gaga’s tracks and all the usual Tap Tap Revenge gameplay you love. Like the other releases from developer Tapulous, players tap their way through a number of different songs in hopes of getting the highest score they can. If you’ve played Tap Tap Revenge games…
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Spore™ Origins Review
Spore Origins is a spin-off title from the 2008 PC game Spore. Players must start out as a single celled organism and eat other organisms in order to evolve. Players can upgrade their creatures to increase defence, movement and perception and colour patterns and body shapes can be edited for aesthetic purposes. You control your creature by tilting the iPhone in the direction you want them to move. Players must also tap on the screen when in the creature evolution menu and can change c…
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The Wars Review
The Wars is a strategy game where players must advance from the Stone Age through to the Space Age in order to attack and destroy the enemy base opposite you. You produce units to attack and fortify your base to defend against enemy troops while earning cash and slowly progressing to the next technology age. The game is controlled by tapping the screen to produce units, upgrade towers and make other choices. The units will march towards the enemy base on their own, so all you need to…
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Topple 2 Review
Topple 2 is a physics based, block stacking game for the iPhone. Players must stack up different blocks in order to create a tower that reaches a certain height. Once players reach this goal they must keep stacking in order to get extra points and bonus multipliers. The game is over if four or more blocks falls from the tower and off the screen or the timer runs out. Block placement is quite simple; players tap on the blocks from the top of the screen and drag them down onto the base…
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Hidato: Puzzle Pack 1 Review
Hidato is a logic based puzzle game where players must place numbers around a game board as fast as they can in order to map out a path towards a treasure chest. The game board already has some numbers written on it, and it’s your goal to fill in the remaining gaps by placing the right numbers in the right spot. Numbers can be placed in any of the squares around the previously numbered square, but must be in ascending order to create a linear path. You control the placement of y…
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