Despite its playful appearance, this game is true to the shooter genre and will certainly have you on edge from the first moment you pull the trigger. And once you have mastered the art of killing zombies, you can try your hand at going head to head with other online players. Read more »
Hunters 2 is a turn-based space strategy game with a whole lot of attention to detail. As a follow-up to Rodeo Games’ first game, this edition builds on all of the features that made the original Hunter game such a great success. Read more »
What really draws you in is the speed of the 3D environment, the detail of the in-game elements, and the nostalgic familiarity of the gameplay. This may well be one of the games you keep on your device longer than just a weekend or two. Read more »
True to the theme of paper airplanes, your online battlefield is situated in the most common of surroundings: Tabletops, sandboxes and even the front lawn. Your weapons are also fit for such playful activities as spitting spit balls, shooting rubberbands, and setting off firecrackers. Read more »
Tentacle Wars is a real-time strategy game where your fingers are the only weapon to fight off a deadly alien disease. With an original game soundtrack and graphics optimized for a Retina display, you will become immersed in biological warfare at the cellular level. Read more »
Trainyard is an iOS puzzle game that excels on all levels. You can play in a few minutes as you stand in line or wait for a meeting to begin. It’s Retina-display ready and the developer has taken the time to create a color-blind mode. Read more »
Paper Monsters is a classic 2D side-scrolling platform game by Crescent Moon Games and Robots Vs Wizards for iOS devices and the Mac. The graphics are what make this game visually stunning to behold. Read more »
Where fantasy-based, castle siege, catapult-style games are concerned, there aren’t too many deviations out there. In fact the genre is quite cliché. But Catapult King gives the category a fun, new perspective. Read more »
Is this the defining console game for the iOS platform? LostWinds2: Winter of the Melodias gets really close, thanks to its attention to gameplay detail, stunning mixture of 2D and 3D graphics and a rich story line. Read more »
Aiko Island is a physics-based puzzle game that may be familiar to you once you start playing since it incorporates so many elements from several other physics puzzle games. This game relies heavily on colors to play, and even has a bonus color-blind mode. Read more »
Monstaaa! is a gravity-based puzzle game that plays like a cross between a 2D labyrinth game and Cut the Rope. It’s an interesting and playful twist at navigating an object through a maze of obstacles that attempts to cross over from puzzle game to platform game. Read more »
Defender Chronicles II: Heroes of Athelia is a tower defense strategy game with a character-based RPG element that allows you to take complete control of the players that defend the realm. With five levels of difficulty on each campaign, everyone can have fun playing. Read more »
Rope’n'Fly 3 – From Dusk Till Dawn is a side-scrolling physics game where the main character swings between buildings with little more than his momentum to aid him. With it you can begin to experience what it’s like to fly through a metropolis as a Spiderman-like superhero. Read more »
Fortress Under Siege is a medieval tower defense game that starts out a little like SimCity as you plan out and build your kingdom, progresses into a more typical Plants vs Zombies strategy game, with a dash of Battleheart troop customization thrown in for good measure. Read more »
This game is not anything like playing a game of pool. Remember back to the time you first stepped up to a billiard table, grabbed the nearest pool ball, and sent it crashing into the other balls — that’s a more accurate depiction of Magnetic Billiards Blueprint. Read more »
Lunar Racer is a side-scrolling 2D racing game set in space. Your lunar race car is customized to drive on the various moons within our solar system. So what’s the catch? In this racing game you don’t even steer! Read more »
I Dig It adds an element of strategy to the classic arcade game Dig Dug. You manage a digging machine that sets out to mine for minerals and other artifacts — only this time it’s up to you to enhance your digger and keep it operational. Read more »
Sky Gnomes is a unique social racing game for iOS devices where you customize snow machines driven by gnomes. Powered by snow, it is more difficult that you would think to catch the power-boosting snowflakes as you hurl garden gnomes towards the ground. Read more »
Swordigo is a great fantasy-based game that brings all the great aspects of legendary action-adventure games to the iOS platform. There are a few similarities between Swordigo and Nintendo’s original Zelda series. A quest, a map, a hero and a sword. What more does one need? Read more »
Fairway Solitaire combines two traditionally single player games into one unique experience: playing golf with a deck of cards while keeping score in solitaire with par being the expected number of cards one has remaining at the end of the game. Read more »
Ticket to Ride was one of the earliest games we looked at for this weekly feature, and it’s still a favorite. An update released Thursday upgrades the graphics for the new iPad’s high-resolution display, and makes the game more accessible for color blind users. Read more »
League of Evil 2 is the type of game that defines the handheld platform gaming genres: Evil scientists bent on world domination and a cyborg hero with boundless strength and ability. What could possibly go wrong? Read more »
Crazy Hedgy is a motion-based 3D platform game for iOS that plays more like a marble maze than that other hedgehog-themed console-based game. Only this gyro-controlled little Hedgy has some skills that no rolling marble can match. Read more »
Death Worm is PlayCreek’s iOS rendition of the original independent gaming classic by JTR. Not to be confused with the 8bit Super Mega Worm, Death Worm is a graphically sharp game of eternal carnage that fully supports the iPhone’s Retina display. Read more »
This week’s edition features a tower defense game with a sci-fi theme based on the Age of Sputnik, Buck Rogers and a Martian race in need of women. Unstoppable Gorg is a well-polished and detailed game that sets itself apart from other tower defense games. Read more »
Beat Hazard Ultra is an asteroid-style, shoot-from-the-middle, space arcade game for iOS that can satisfy the most extreme, old-school Galaga addictions. What makes Beat Hazard Ultra stand out is the fact that game play is set to your own music library. Read more »
Don’t Run With a Plasma Sword is one of those games you just have to try out based on the title alone. With its straightforward gameplay and nearly endless level-ups, this game has more to offer than its modern update on that nostalgic alien soundtrack “Woo-EE-Euh.” Read more »
In this week’s edition: Bloons 2 ($0.99 Universal) is the latest in a series of highly addictive games by Digital Goldfish featuring a dart-throwing monkey with a thing about popping balloons. Read more »
With Chillingo’s iOS title Storm in a Teacup, we get classic side scrolling platform mechanics, with graphics and charm that are anything but traditional. For just $1.99 on the Mac App Store, and $2.99 on both the iPhone and iPad, this game is a bargain. Read more »
I’m a simple man, and at times I like simple games. At its core, Monster Hunter Dynamic Hunter ($0.99 until Oct. 24) is a simple game. The object is to defeat various monsters in an arena setting, and it does a good job of delivering that. Read more »
This week we bring you the first game I’ve seen that takes full advantage of what iOS 5 and iCloud can mean for gaming: Scribblenauts Remix. In addition to being a fun puzzle game, Scribblenauts also takes syncs saved games across iOS devices using iCloud. Read more »
I’d hate to live in the fictional condo depicted in Monsters Ate My Condo. It’s a vertical matching game where the goal is to sacrifice floors of your condo to monsters to ensure the tower doesn’t collapse, and it plays a little like Tetris meets Bejewled. Read more »
At $7.99, ShadowGun is one of the pricier titles I’ve recommended. But it’s well worth the price of admission for graphics alone. Add in a unique cover system (at least as far as iOS games) and universal support, and we have a winner for this week. Read more »
Ace Striker for iPhone lets you take to this skies in virtual versions of historic battles. It’s a top-down shooter with a retro vibe that lets you unlock upgrades through in-app purchases. It’s simple, and the graphics aren’t dazzling, but it’s also a lot of fun. Read more »
I’ve never really tried side-scrolling runner games on iOS, which is a shame since Defender was one of my favorite arcade games growing up. But Jetpack Joyride, the latest entry in what seems to be a crowded field broke me down, and I’m glad it did. Read more »
Crimson: Steam Pirates is the first iOS app from the studio that brought us Halo. It’s a strategy game that shares almost nothing in common with Halo, except of course for the solid pedigree and uncanny ability to provide hours of fun. Read more »
“Dem bullets sure are pointy,” one Grunt cautions when he’s hit. When the next volley takes him out, he dramatically proclaims, “Yer… Gonna… Miss me.” High on fun and short on seriousness, The Great Little Wargame for iPhone and iPad is this week’s featured title. Read more »
At first Ticket to Ride for the iPad seems complex, but after a brief orientation period, it’s actually rather simple. It’s also engrossing, and requires some quick strategic thinking with one eye constantly on the clock. Check our explanation of the game’s mechanics and fun factor. Read more »
