Squeezing this first-person shooter into its limited parameters seems absurd, relative to other reboot candidates that are out there. Created almost as the antidote to an increasingly tactical and po-faced genre upon its 2004 release, Painkiller focused on two elements alone: death, and the swift application thereof. Put bluntly, the control methods open to porters MachineWorks cannot begin to cope with either the original title's pace or … [Read more...]

Although Touch Physics was beaten to the digital punch by Crayon Physics Deluxe, it's a far more polished product. Concept wise they are virtually identical: a star appears on screen and you must draw a variety of different objects to guide your wheel to it. Initially you'll need to do nothing more than draw a massive circle to knock your wheel into motion. As the levels progress, though, you'll have to draw a variety of squares, planks and … [Read more...]

What's your vision of the apocalypse? Zombie  invasion? Nuclear  fallout? In The Incident it’s simply mundane, everyday objects constantly falling from the sky. And it’s your mission to survive this particular apocalypse by avoiding the dangers from above and climbing up the ever-mounting pile of stuff Essentially a survival/score-attack game, the idea is to survive for as long as possible, with your success measured by the number of metres … [Read more...]

Don't be fooled by StarCannon's lush visuals and pumping soundtrack — underneath the flashy exterior beats the heart of a true retro shoot-'em-up classic. Taking inspiration from the coin-sucking arcade shooters of yesteryear, StarCannon offers little in the way of surprises, but boasts ample amounts of demanding and rewarding gameplay. The ability to slow down time is a nice touch, and allows less-experienced garners to get to grips with the … [Read more...]

It's been said time and time again that the simplest ideas are the best. For a format like the iPhone and its portable ways, it's always likely to be these types of games that manage to capture people's imaginations. After all, if you're on a train you don't want to be forced into an hour-long cut scene before even getting properly involved. For in­dividuals desperate to stay away from such complicated entities, Angry Birds is for you. The … [Read more...]

Trip Hawkins' Digital Chocolate is really making a name for itself on the iPhone. With its focus on simplistic gameplay ideas, accessible controls, decent price points and games that are actually fun to play, it's always worth checking out its latest releases. Crazy Monkey Spin is no different, and while it's by the numbers and doesn't really do anything you've not seen before, it nevertheless remains extremely entertaining to play. With the … [Read more...]

We're not sure why it's taken so long for LucasArts to realise that it's sitting on a back catalogue gold mine, but we're glad it has finally seen the light. Indeed, with its swanky new high-definition visuals, amazing voice acting and truly excellent audio, this is LucasArts' hilarious adventure but as you've never seen or heard it before. The iPhone's screen makes walking around and interacting with the residents of Melee Island an absolute … [Read more...]

Before the rise of 3D graphics and video games that didn't come as part of a cumbersome cartridge, the only way garners could imagine they were driving a vehicle composed of more than eight pixels was via laser disc video games such as this one. Utilizing an interactive display layered over simple animated video, it enabled contemporary users to participate in various far-fetched activities years before technology would eventually catch up. As … [Read more...]

The main idea behind Bomber is pretty sound. Use up and down movement of the iPad to control your plane and avoid airships, whilst blowing the crap out of the enemy on the ground. Sadly the graphics, sounds and gameplay make this a very pedestrian game. Rather than trying to be skilful through the game, we resorted to simply carpet bombing the entire landscape - which was fun for all of two minutes.     … [Read more...]

This is a surprisingly fun game with plenty of originality. The basics are as follows: there are three game modes, two task you with guiding a character along a fixed path while dodging or destroying obstacles, and the third is a rhythm game where you tap the screen in time to the music. The speed of the game is determined by the beats of a music track, and you can earn extra lives by collecting or hitting certain objects. It's basically a … [Read more...]