Posts Tagged ‘Swain Valasek’

 
* “POV” (Point of View) is a new feature that we’re testing out *
Flysoft’s rating: 9.0
IAR’s rating: 7.0
Russian developer Flysoft arrives in the Nick of time (see what I did there?) with a nifty little holiday messaging app called SMS-BOX Christmas Time!  Does it send visions of sugar plums dancing through your head or give you a [...]

* “POV” (Point of View) is a new feature that we’re testing out *
TipCat Mobile’s rating: 8.0
IAR’s rating: 8.0
TipCat Mobile (a CWC company) has certainly made a splash with their first action game for the iPhone called Cell War.  It’s an arcade shooter, a horizontal shmup to be exact (and we’re all about exact here at IAR).  There’s no [...]

 
* “POV” (Point of View) is a new feature that we’re testing out *
Zenux Lab’s rating: 8.0
IAR’s rating: 6.0
iChowdown from Zenux Lab is the third effort in the Mr. Dumb Series, all games of which feature the same hand-drawn art style, characters, and purposely low-brow humor.  Worth noting that EP1 was reviewed by me here and EP2 is [...]

Dragon Portals comes to us from MythPeople (casual games brand of Finnish-based 10tons Ltd), the same folks behind the wonderful Azkend (reviewed here).  At its core we have basic match 3 gameplay but the innovative play mechanics and slick presentation create a very different feel that stands out from other titles in the genre.  I would have [...]

Feeling the need for some mindless release?  Stress of the day getting you down?  Can’t promise iPsychedelic from Ubik will set you right but it’s such a passive experience you just might feel a boost in your personal chi afterward.  This is a purely visual app and stripped down to the absolute bare bones.  There are no [...]

   
* “POV” (Point of View) is a new feature that we’re testing out *
Zenux Lab’s rating: 9.0
IAR’s rating: 5.0
Bomb Shot Recipes from Zenux Lab is a fun little app to help you get smashed drinking bomb shots with your friends (or alone if that’s how you roll).  If you’ve been out of the loop on this term, [...]

 
* “POV” (Point of View) is a new feature that we’re testing out *
Zenux Lab’s rating: 9.0
IAR’s rating: 7.0
Mr. Dumb – Go Down from Zenux Lab is actually Epsiode 1 of an ongoing series of games featuring the same characters (currently Ep. 2 called ‘Mr. Dumb – Toilet’ is in development with a preview posted here).  The [...]

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Tyrian is a classic SHMUP or 2D vertical shoot-em-up, developed by Eclipse Productions and originally published on the PC in 1995 by Epic MegaGames.  The game officially went freeware in 2004 and a project called OpenTyrian came about in 2007 to create an open-source version.  This iPhone port from Mobila Interactive is based on OpenTyrian but special [...]

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Note the full version of Archon was reviewed by me right here.
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The developer emailed us and wanted us to help let everyone know the lite version of Archon is available now for you to check out free and hopefully decide you dig it and purchase the full.
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The lite version is a worthy download as it incorporates [...]

Note the full version of iYamato was reviewed by me right here.
The developer dropped us a line and wanted us to let everyone know the lite version of iYamato is out for you to try for free to help you decide if the full version is worth a purchase.
The lite features a 1 min time attack [...]

There’s been a growing trend among iPhone game releases lately and if you had to sum it up in one phrase it would be ‘has potential but needs work’.  Adding +1 to this trend is the action RPG Dungeonslayer (DS hereafter) from Needsnacks Studios.  This game will remind one of Diablo from the screenshots/video and certainly it appears to [...]

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I am completely burned out on match 3 games…at least I thought I was until I started playing Rise of Atlantis from SkyZone (originally developed by Terminal Studio; iPhone port by Gamelion Studios).  Despite some criticisms which I will level at this game shortly, it captures that addictive quality all developers pray for with a combination of slick presentation and [...]