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The Sims 3 Review

Review Electronic Arts By Dave Flodine, 3 years, 10 months ago

Many fans of The Sims have been eagerly awaiting the third installment of this popular series, and in case you don't have it on another platform, it's available on the iPhone. You create an avatar who you lead through life as they get jobs, make friends, engage in romance, and become more successful. Everything is handled by the touch of a finger. Want a sim to move somewhere? Tap the screen. Want the sim to talk to someone or get a snack from the fridge? Tap the person or fridge. You…

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StickWars Review

Review John E. Hartzog By Dave Flodine, 3 years, 10 months ago

It's always good to see independent developers creating games for the iPhone. StickWars is the effort of John E Hartzog and is a tower defense game involving stick figures. You have a wall which you can repair and fortify with more health. Little stick figures with weapons keep sieging this wall, and it's your job to dispose of them. Control works very well. To remove the stick figures, you simply use your finger to flick them up into the air, allowing gravity to take its course on th…

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Ragdoll Blaster - A Physics Puzzler Review

Review Backflip Studios By Dave Flodine, 3 years, 10 months ago

Puzzle games are always fun for a diversion, but add physics, and it becomes hard to put down. In Ragdoll Blaster, you control a cannon that fires ragdoll puppets. The goal of each level is to hit a bullseye using as few ragdolls as possible. By changing trajectory and the strength of your shot, obstacles can be shot over, and objects can be interacted with in order to reach your goal. The cannon is controlled via the touch screen. By dragging and tapping, the targeting reticle is mov…

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Harbour Master Review

Review Imangi Studios, LLC By Dave Flodine, 3 years, 10 months ago

Based on the simple and popular game design of Flight Control, Harbour Master is taking the formula and adding a couple new ideas to the gameplay. As the harbour master you have to direct ships into your ports, wait for their cargo to unload and then direct them away,.Any collisions, and it's game over. The controls are simple. Drag a line to direct a ship, that's it. Sometimes you have to redirect ship paths to prevent a collision, but it's all part of the gameplay. Every piece of ca…

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Cheese Collect Review

Review Koh Jing Yu By Andrew Nesvadba, 3 years, 10 months ago

Cheese Collect by Koh Jing Yu is an arcade puzzle game that pits you (the mouse) against your nemesis (the wily cat) as he moves his remote-control cheese around a minefield of traps. Despite the fairly uninspired name, Cheese Collect manages to be a surprisingly fun - if somewhat flawed - App for the iPhone. The interface is kept fairly simple with each turn allowing you to move your mouse in one of eight directions (up/down, left/right and diagonals). The touch controls here are a b…

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Arcade Bowling™ Review

Review Skyworks By Myles McKinnon, 3 years, 10 months ago

Developer Skyworks has brought the classic arcade game Skeeball to the Iphone and Ipod Touch. Arcade Bowling has a simple goal. You have nine balls to roll up the ramp and into the holes, trying to set the highest score possible. The controls are effective and quite responsive. You simply flick your finger up the ramp to launch the ball, and then tilt the phone to influence the balls direction while it's in the air. The visuals are reminiscent of the original Skeeball game and…

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Parachute Panic HD Review

Review FDG Entertainment By Myles McKinnon, 3 years, 10 months ago

FDG Entertainment's new game Parachute Panic has you trying to guide parachuting stickmen onto moving ships whilst avoiding all sorts of obstacles. The control system works well. You tap the stickmen to open their parachute and create gusts of wind with the flick of a finger to help move your men in the right direction. Obstacles will appear that you either have to avoid or destroy by tapping them several times in succession. This game doesn't have a wide variety of modes and the gra…

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3D Rollercoaster Rush Review

Review Digital Chocolate, Inc. By Dave Flodine, 3 years, 10 months ago

Bends, turns, loop-de-loops, trying your hardest not to fly off the track. These thrills form the basis of 3D Rollercoaster Rush. There's a rollercoaster and a car full of people. Get through the track as fast as possible while keeping as many passengers alive as you can. If you've played Rollercoaster Rush, it's basically the same game with better graphics and streamlined controls. The controls are simple and easy to use. Tilt the screen right to go faster, tilt the screen left to sl…

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