Rhythm and music games can be quite addicting. I’ve spent many night playing Rock Band with friends. But sometimes, on the go, you don’t really have the set up for a game like Guitar Hero. If you want a music-based gam...
I’m not sure I’d self-identify as a “design snob,” but I definitely have an appreciation for apps that are thoughtfully, elegantly, and cleverly designed. More often than not, I will choose to use an app th...
While console gaming seems pretty firmly fixed on making graphics more and more realistic, there’s a lovely trend in mobile gaming that’s all about the retro look– that means pixels, and plenty of ’em. Not ...
It really seems like we might go to Mars, with manned missions, in our lifetime. How cool is that? Of course, not everyone will be able to make it to Mars. Some of us here on planet Earth will just have to make do with simulations...
It’s a constant source of consternation to many gamers that you still can’t get Pokemon on the iPhone. You can get a pretty decent array of other older Game Boy and Nintendo titles, but Pokemon is a no go. That’s...
Do you guys remember when “cat breading” first hit the scene? For those of you who happened to miss out on this particular memetic trend when it first debuted, cat breading is when you take a slice of sandwich bread, p...
People love to play old arcade and Atari games on their iPhones. And from what I’ve seen on the App Store, the second-most popular retro game after Tetris is Breakout. There are a ton of Breakout-style, brick-breaking games ...
If there’s one thing the iPhone does well, it’s puzzle games. From falling blocks to hidden objects, physics puzzlers to tile-matching, the App Store is littered with great puzzle games for iOS. One relatively new puzz...
So, I came back from a lovely long weekend in the middle of nowhere and was delighted to discover that the App Store is offering a ton of free game and app downloads for iOS. Apple’s making these games and apps available as ...
With so many people in US and UK battling obesity, it’s rare to not know someone in your social circle who isn’t actively trying to eat better. We’ve become increasingly more aware of the calories we take in, whi...
Some of my favorite things come from “brothers.” Brooks Brothers. Super Mario Bros. The Venture Bros. Now, we can add another “brothers” to my list of favorite things: Layton Brothers Mystery Room, a new iO...
Finding the right online RPG is kind of like dating. There are a lot of options, sure…but most of them are kinda low rent. But once you find the right one, it’s a match made in heaven. If you love RPGs and hate spendin...
Gamers of a certain generation love a good dungeon. There’s something eerie and exciting about this fantasy game staple, from tabletop games to classic 8-bit titles. The App Store has seen a great number of new dungeon crawl...
After playing Magic as a kid, I’m kind of a sucker for card games of all kinds. I’m a huge fan of the way an iPhone lets you play a collectible card game: there’s nothing worse than lugging around a box of cards,...
There’s only one app that I’ve had on my iPhone since Day 1, and have never uninstalled or re-downloaded. That app is the addictive puzzle game Amazing Breaker. My only beef with this game is that it takes forever for ...
