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The Thursday Find - Neon Chrome
Oh hi there, and welcome to The Thursday Find. In this potentially regular feature we’re going to highlight a new game that’s just hit the App Store that might have passed you by. Why are we doing this? Well it’s part of our ongoing effort to make sure we’re separating the wheat from the chaff - basically we want to ensure that you know about the best games, so you can play them and be happy. So let’s just get on with it shall we? I mean I’ve set everything up nicely, it would seem annoying if I filled a paragraph with nothing just because I like having three paragraphs at the start of an AppSpy feature. Neon Chrome This week’s Thursday find is n…
The Wednesday Wonder - That time I was real good at Snake
Because I’m a sucker for alliteration, please give a standing ovation to the Wednesday Wonder. In this potentially regular feature, I’m going to take a look at one of the modern wonders of the smartphone gaming world. It might be a game, it might be a developer, it might even just be a thing that happened to me once. That’s the wonder of the Wednesday Wonder. All you know for sure is it’s going to be wonderful. Join me next week maybe for another look through the mobile gaming archive. But for now, here’s the first entry in the series. It’s an exciting one, I’m sure you’ll agree. Right? RIGHT!?! That time I was the king of Snake For this We…
5 other bits of the Harry Potter universe that should be made into mobile games
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has a mobile tie-in game. It’s coming out tomorrow. And it’s a hidden object adventure. I mean, that hardly fills my wizarding heart with joy. But it did set my mind a-wriggling about what sort of games Harry Potter and its spin-off series should be getting. And once my mind gets a-wriggling there’s really nothing anyone can do to stop it. So here is the product of my mind wriggle. It’s a list of bits of the Potter universe that I think would make excellent mobile games. Where to Find Them Okay so we’re getting a game based on the first half of the new film’s name, but why can’t we get one based on the se…
The Tuesday Best Of - Super tough platformers
Welcome to the first of possibly many Tuesday Best Ofs. In this potentially ongoing feature I’m going to look at slightly obscure genres and give you three recommendations that I think you need to try out. This week we’re looking at super tough platformers. I’m not talking nice and easy platformers. I’m talking SUPER TOUGH. The sort of platformers that make you wish platformers had never been invented. Hopefully there’ll be something you haven’t played in my three picks. And if you’ve got things you’d like to suggest yourself, feel free to whack them in the comments below. Because sharing is caring, and here at AppSpy we definitely care. Lea…
What do we know for sure about Super Mario Run after Nintendo's announcement?
I think it’s fair to say that the biggest mobile release of what’s left of this year is going to be Super Mario Run. In fact it might be the biggest release of the year full stop. Sorry Pokemon GO, I’m sure you were real big but quite frankly, who cares? And today Nintendo has hit us with some new information about what we can expect from Mario’s first outing on mobile. To be honest, it’s pretty exciting just typing that. Anyway, without further ado, here’s a break down of what we now know to be cold hard facts about the auto-running event of the century. Possibly even the millennium. Maybe even ever. Yeah, that’s right. Ever. When it’s comi…
4 things PES 2017 needs to do to win the mobile footballing crown
PES 2017 is coming to mobile. We don’t know when, we don’t know how (magic?) but it is. And that brings one of the fiercest gaming rivalries onto handheld. Which is pretty exciting, if you stop and think about it. And I did stop and think about it. I stopped and thinked about it for a good long while. And from that thinking I created this piece of astounding writing. Astounding I tell you! What does PES need to do to ensure that when you think of mobile footballing games its is the first one that springs to mind? Well, it could do these things, and that might be a good start. Actually let us play football FIFA Mobile is really only half of a football game. You only get a ch…
Legacy of Discord – Furious Wings swoops down just in time to treat on the go fantasy fans
Are you worthy of wielding the forces of Fire, Ice, and Electricity to do battle? Then Legacy of Discord – Furious Wings is the action RPG you’ve been waiting for. Can’t wait? No problem, it’s free to download now on IOS and Android devices. Tasking you to defend the mythical city of Aurora as either the Berserker, Bladedancer, or Sorceress you’ll bash your way through endless adventurous levels either solo, with a friend, or during edge of your throne PVP combat. The combination of intense real-time 3D combat and tight controls helps to fully immerse you in your quest to defeat the demon hordes. Legacy of Discord – Furious Wings has been developed by…
AndroidThe Monday Musing - Nintendo Switch and the future of mobile games
Mobile gaming in its current form has been around for a while now. Touchscreen play has become the norm for a generation of players, and midcore strategy titles constantly top the charts. But change is the nature of everything. We either stagnate or we move on. So where is mobile gaming likely to go next? Well if you listen to Nintendo then mobile gaming is going to start to blur into the console ecosystem. At least that’s what the big N wants to happen with its recently announced Switch console. It’s certainly an interesting take on a new style of mobile play. A gadget that you can take out with you and continue the same gaming experience whether you’re on a bus or plug…
Friday rant - Where have all the good games gone?
Look I’m not going to beat around the bush here. I just wrote a list of what I think are the five best games that came out on iOS this week. They’re good games, don’t get me wrong, but here’s the kicker - almost all of them came out elsewhere before they landed on mobile. F1 2016 isn’t a direct port, but it’s a squishing down of the console experience to fit on mobile. Rome: Total War, Steamworld Heist and RunGunJumpGun have all had other homes before they were welcomed into the mobile fold. That leaves us with Titan Brawl. Which is fine. Titan Brawl is a fine game and I won’t hear too many bad things said about it. What I will hear bad things said…
You can now pre-register for Oceans & Empires – JoyCity’s brand new strategy MMO
For all you who out there who are looking for a strategy game with a nautical twist you’ll be pleased to hear that JoyCity will soon be releasing Oceans & Empires - a new empire building MMO set on the high seas during the age of exploration. There are over twelve historical fleets of vessels spanning across the 16th-18th century plus a dozen different levels of troops for you to command in battle from your island base. You can also enjoy all the pleasures of plundering, trading, and forming alliances to put your ocean empire at the top of the deck (so to speak). Set for release next week on Android and iOS, pre-registration for Oceans & Empires has just opend - giving yo…
4 TV series that deserve their own mobile game like Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica: Squadrons is a mobile game based on, you guessed it, Battlestar Galactica. Now let’s all take a moment and figure out what sort of content we can create from that. OH WAIT I GOT IT. We could write a list of other TV series that we’d like to see turned into mobile games. That’s not going to take that long, and we’ll probably get a few giggles out of it as well. Feel free to add your own in the comments. Or just stand outside my window at 4 in the morning shouting up ones that I’ve missed. I’m really going to appreciate that. No honestly, I am so lonely. Castle I had to watch a lot of Castle because my ex-girlfriend really liked i…
4 reasons that F1 2016 is super exciting
F1 2016 is out on the App Store right now. And that’s a pretty exciting thing to type. So exciting in fact that I’ve decided to create a list of reasons that it’s exciting. And no, before you ask it’s not all going to be “because cars is good”. I’m actually putting some thought into this one. So you’re welcome. Er, paragraph three. I could just fill it up with car noises, but if anything that’s going to prove paragraph two wrong. I think my favourite racing driver is probably Nigel Mansell. Because I respect a man who can pull off a stache in a helmet. That sounds a bit dodgy. Okay, list. It’s not free That’s exciting in…
‘Braking’ News – Extreme Truck Simulator is now on the app store's and ready to put you in the driver’s seat
If you’ve ever wanted to discover more about the not so simple life of an extreme truck driver, then take heed knowing that Extreme Truck Simulator has just arrived on IOS and Android this week – and offers you the chance to become the torque of the town. Extreme Truck Simulator handily boasts over 80 challenging levels across 8 individual game modes that see you sit behind the wheel of a range of heavy duty vehicles that includes a cement truck, bulldozer, forklift, and many more. Unlike most other simulators you may have come across on the App or Google Play store, detailed interiors expertly round out your experience as a truck driver in Extreme Truck Simulator - with real…
5 reasons we're excited for Galaxy on Fire 3 - Manticore
Galaxy on Fire 3 - Manticore is just on the horizon. It’s super close. So close we can almost taste it. Like some sort of distant dreamy sandwich we can’t wait to drive our gnashers into. But it isn’t here yet, so I figured I’d just write a list of reasons why I’m excited about it and let that just sit here until the game actually turns up. Hard-hitting journalism, amirite? Oh also there’s a new teaser trailer for the game. Give that a watch and then we’ll dawdle into the list. Space I love space. I think of all my favourite places to have a fight, space is right up there. Mainly because it’s so massive and ridiculous. Like, it just goes…
3 games that need to be turned into movies like Neko Atsume
Neko Atsume is getting a live action film. Let that sink in for a bit. Real live cats, real live action. It’s basically the greatest thing that has ever happened in the history of the entire universe. And if you disagree I hate you. Obviously though that got me thinking about other mobile games I’d like to see turned into live action movies. Because that’s how the thought process of a millenial games journalist works, I guess. So here, in list form, are some other games that should, and probably will, be turned into films. If you’ve got your own suggestions stick them in the comments down there are the bottom of the page. Flappy Bird Imagine the tension. Imagine…
