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Incandescence is a fast-paced rhythm game that's out right now on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone
In Incandescence you simply drum on the screen of your device with your fingers to keep to a rhythm. Doing so sets off a light show that becomes more and more intense the longer you can keep the beat. It's a curious one, sounding like a mix of Beatmania, FantaVision, and Rez. Here's the game in motion. Incandescence is free, and available right now on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. [App Store link][Google Play link][Windows Phone Store link] …
IncandescenceOutcast Odyssey trailer promises 'card battling like you've never seen before', plus art by Warren Louw and Chuck Pires
Outcast Odyssey is a combination of a classic card battler with a dungeon crawler, and features a single player campaign and multiplayer combat. Interestingly the art for each card is by artists from the deviantART scene, with work from Warren Louw and Chuck Pires available at launch. The game's free, and out right now on iOS and Android. Fancy giving it a go? Here are the links you need. [App Store link] [Google Play link]…
Fruit Ninja: Ghostbusters trailer asks who you're going to call, and you already very well know the answer to that question
It's the 30th anniversary of the classic original Ghostbusters movie, and Fruit Ninja has had an update to celebrate said fact. Fruit Ninja: Ghostbusters is a free update for Fruit Ninja that sees you strap on a pair of Ecto Goggles, charge up a Proton Pack, and head out to capture ghost fruit. It's available right now on iOS, Google Play, and Amazon Appstore. [AppStore link][Google Play link][Amazon Appstore link]…
Tactical Heroes is what happens when X-Com meets Clash of Clans
Take the building and management aspects of Clash of Clans, and the deep strategic play XCOM, and you've got yourself the core gameplay of Tactical Heroes. There'll be single and multi player, plus Facebook integration for PvP battles with pals. Tactical Heroes will be available on October 16th, and compatible with iPad 2+, and iPhone 4S+.…
Super Looper is a Celtic puzzler out this December
Here's a knotty one for you: Super Looper asks you to create intricate loops of Celtic knots by rotating a large set of tiles. It'll be free, it'll be out on iOS tablets, and it'll be hitting the App Store this December. Here's an early sneak peek.…
Hands-on with Tilt To Live: Gauntlet's Revenge, the super challenging passive shmup
I've been a big fan of Tilt To Live for quite some time now, so I leapt at the chance to play an early build of this avoid-em-up from One Man Left. Tilt To Live: Gauntlet's Revenge takes the control precision of the previous games, and places your ship in a series of ever more difficult to navigate environments. Here's my hands-on.…
Want to play a game and help beat cancer at the same time? Get Reverse the Odds now!
Channel 4 has made a game called Reverse the Odds, and at first blush it looks like a colourful and breezy puzzler. It's got lovely 3D visuals, 350+ levels, and social stuff in there too. Oh yeah, and playing it will help you beat cancer, as the results from play are used by Cancer Research UK scientists. Here's a video explaining more... ... you know what to do. [App Store link][Google Play link]…
Avoid causing a turtle to go plummeting to its death with One Trick Turtle
One Trick Turtle is out of Grinder Monkey Games, and is a simple but quality looking endless runner. You control a turtle that must leap massive chasms to avoid plummeting to its death, all in the hope of going one better than your mates on the highscore boards. One Trick Turtle will be available October 16th on iOS.…
Hands-on with Hail to the King: Deathbat, the horrific Avenged Sevenfold mobile game
I wouldn't bother pressing play on that video below. Honestly. The video contains about ten minutes of footage of me playing Hail to the King: Deathbat, an almost entirely awful new action adventure game that's been developed in partnership with a band called Avenged Sevenfold. Think about all the things in life you could do with the extra ten minutes you'd save not watching it: you could put the laundry on and win brownie points with your partner, you could read a news website and be more aware of global events, or you could do a few push-ups to help maintain your health... ... … still here? Fine, hit play, but don't say I didn't warn you.…
Swap Heroes launch trailer is equal parts epic and adorable
In Swap Heroes you take a group of hroes and wade through level after level of turn-based combat with a puzzler twist: you swap members of your party to launch attacks. I love the pixel art and retro-inspired soundtrack on this trailer, and I think you will too, so take a look. It'll be available on iOS this week, and will cost you 99c / 69p.…
Hands-on with Tiki Taka Soccer, the thoroughly sensible game of soccer
So while I may not adore the actual sport of foot-to-ball, I have on occasion known to like a high quality video rendition of the pastime. Tiki Taka Soccer is definitely one of those games. With elements of classic footie video games, mixed up with modern game design sensibilities, this still-in-development title is looking very promising indeed.…
CreepStorm is an impressive looking tower defence game that'll be exclusive to Fire Tablets
CreepStorm may be a tower defence game, but its towers are a bit different to what you might expect: they're actually heroes - with their own stats and upgrades - that you can move around the playfield to conquer all foes that lie in wait. It's out of Happy Tuesday and Amazon Game Studios, and it'll only be available on Fire Tablets. Hopefully we'll bring you more on the game in the run up to release, but for now here's the trailer.…
Til Morning's Light features spooky puzzles, terrifying combat, and a haunted manor
Til Morning's Light is an upcoming exploration game, with puzzle and combat elements, and it's coming exclusively to the Fire Phone via Amazon Game Studios. The game is being co-developed with WayForward (Shantae, Mighty Switch Force, Contra 4), it'll apparently make use of the Fire Phone's Dynamic Perspective tech, and there's even a series of audio blog posts by the game's star over on Audible in support of its upcoming release. Here's the trailer, what do you think?…
Hands-on with The Silent Age: Chapter 2, the time-hopping point-and-click adventure
The Silent Age came out of nowhere. Released without fanfare as a free download, the game caught us slightly off-guard by really rather good. The minimal presentation was strong, the time-travel hook delivered a few surprises, and the puzzles were smart. It's been a long time coming, but the sequel has just arrived as an in-app purchase. Mark Brown sees how the story continues in the video above.…
Genre Busters: top 4 best free-to-play fighting games on iOS
Free-to-play and fighting games have gone hand-in-hand on mobile of late, with plenty of big name brawlers getting the freemium mobile punch-em-up treatment. So James and I decided to take a look at some of the best (and one of the worst) games in the genre to bring you the definitive guide on what you should be spending your time on. Too busy fighting in the streets to watch the whole thing? Click on the game you want to see in action below to jump straight to it. 1. Batman: Arkham Origins2. Injustice: Gods Among Us3. Soulcalibur: Unbreakable Soul4. Marvel: Contest of Champions…
