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'Exponential Invasion' Review - War by the Numbers

When you strip them down to their very cores, war games have a lot to do with numbers. You manage troop movements, pit the right force against the right enemy, and then wait to see who had the bigger numbers and whose force will be victorious. Exponential Invasion [ $1.99 ] is, in a way, just tha...

'Adventurer Workshop' - A Mercantile Take on Matching

When Recettear hit the scene, RPGs had their stand-out shop-keeping simulator. When Dungeon Raid [$2.99 / Free ] arrived, we learned that gem-matching games make excellent roguelikes. From there it follows that we need a gem-matching RPG shop-keeping sim, like, say, Adventurer Workshop [ $0.99 ]...

'Crash Mayhem' Review - Dr. Beat Has Left the Building

Crashing into things and making them explode almost never gets old, and that's exactly what Bravo Games was banking on when it released Crash Mayhem [ Free ]. Luckily, this game lives up to its name and is just as fun as it may sound.The thing about Crash Mayhem that immediately sucks you in is t...

'Gene Effect' Review - A Space Adventure With Some Depth

There are great mysteries buried beneath the surface of the alien world of Gene Effect [ $4.99 ], mysteries your small team has been sent to uncover. As you immerse yourself in the atmosphere of those distant tunnels, you'll encounter alien life, hostile and beautiful, and the remnants of a civil...

'The Sandbox' Review - Paint With Physics

Usually when we call a game a sandbox, we're referring to some kind of open world game where you can wander, free of restraints, and do anything you can think of. The Sandbox [ Free ] isn't quite that kind of game. Instead it straddles the border between game and art project, rewarding players fo...

'Extinction Squad' Review - More Fun Than You Can Shake a Shark At

How do you feel about endangered species? Does your heart ache for the poor creatures that, through no fault of their own, are being driven to extinction? If so, you might want to join up with Adult Swim and PikPok's Extinction Squad [ $0.99 ], the bloodiest game about conservation I've ever seen...

'Rocket Fox' Review - A Puzzle-Platformer as Fun For Your Mind as It is Your Reflexes

I love the App Store. On a single platform, I can draw from a well of my favorite classics like Doom [ $4.99 ], and try out thousands games like N.O.V.A. 3 [ $6.99 ] that take their inspiration from popular console and PC games but offer an experience tailor-made for tablets and smartphones. But ...

'Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II' Review - Another New Sonic Game That Isn't Terrible

It was back in October of 2010 that Sega first released Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I [$3.99 / $4.99 (HD)], a direct sequel to the original 16-bit Sonic trilogy on Genesis and the much ballyhooed return to its classic 2D roots after more than a decade of mostly mediocre Sonic games. While we di...

'Gratuitous Space Battles' iPad Review - Wave After Wave of My Own Men

The iOS platform is hardly lacking for games that allow you to send living things to their inevitable death, and Gratuitous Space Battles [ $9.99 (HD)]satisfies the tactical itch with a capital T, while managing to bring some big eye candy and a light sense of humor to compensate you for all your...

'Dragons Odyssey Frane' Review - A Quirky and Lovable Action RPG

Dragons Odyssey Frane [ $11.99 ] has the distinction of being the only game that makes me want to reach out and pinch its metaphorical cheek. Not only is it kinda adorable, it's also all sorts of loveable. Like the fawning, mud-encrusted niece that is never short of questions about unicorns, Exe-...

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