Aye, if you pass up Black Pearl Games' and Lakoo's "Pirate Gunner" you be missing out on one o' the finest action puzzle experiences in the App Store Sea. Arrr!
Aztlan Games sure like their creepy critters! Fresh off last April's "Multipods: Escalation," they're back already with lots more crawly things, and after some hands-on time with "Vermes on Mars" we're glad to see that they're really upping the ante! Action fans who are looking for depth and some fun on-the-fly strategizing will want to keep a keen eye on this one as it nears release.
This just in: the next project that "6th Planet" collaborators Monkube and Ape Entertainment are going full throttle on is none other than "The Adventures of Retrobot!" This time around Monkube has added the talents of Endeavor Bros., a Canadian indie developer, into the creative mix, and it looks like an exciting arcade shoot 'em up/comic book fusion has resulted!
"Shake Spears!" hit such a sweet spot here at iFanzine, we just had to rush out and grab an interview with the developers to find out more. What can we expect in updates? Can we look forward to a multiplayer mode in the future? And just how much work *does* go into making a cool iOS game icon, anyway? Find the answers to all these burning questions and scope out lots of concept art inside!
Liv Games gave us a sneak peek at their upcoming strategy game "Zen Wars," developed in collaboration with subzero.eu! It's built with Cocos2d, and it even has comic book panels. If you recall our track record of loving Cocos2d and comic book-style storytelling to bits, you'll correctly guess our feelings on this one -- and if you're looking for a multiplayer strategy match, so much the better!
A star is born! Magnetic Baby could have gone wrong on so many levels, but care and good design sense on the developer's part have shaped this into a must-have for anyone interested in a good physics puzzler with a heavy dose of platforming action.
It's sad to see an already simplistic sidescroller beaten down by something as simple as lack of auto-save and multitask ability, especially when it's got such an absorbing soundtrack. Alas, an update is badly needed to breathe a little life into this robot.
Are you one of the millions who have trouble initiating lucid dreams? speedbump studios has an app for that. An immersive virtual novella and above all a work of gorgeous interactive art, "Dream:scape" is a little lighter than average in terms of gameplay but still well worth a stay on many an iDevice. And if you happen to like a little nightmare mixed in with your dreams, get ready for what is sure to be one sweet ride!
No interface? No problem! After learning how limited the player's input options are in the Edis Brothers' "Diversion," I went in determined to loathe it. Instead, after a few hours leaping, sliding, shimmying, gliding and climbing through its levels, I came out on the other side a firm believer. Behold the running game to end all running games!
Visual novels are some of the more interesting review requests we get at iFanzine. This one, recently re-released by m-kz with an updated script, is quite the roller coaster, and in more ways than one! If you enjoy visual novels despite their sometimes curious translation quirks and you know what the word "moe" refers to when it comes to Japanese art styles, this one might just have your name on it.