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Skabooki Review
Skabooki is a quirky puzzle game where you must safely guide Skabooki, a voodoo doll, through the various levels by removing blocks from under him. Players will need to make sure he drops in the right places and in order to not only escape but rack up as many points as possible. You remove sets of three or more blocks by tapping on them but you will have to be careful about which blocks you remove. Because Skabooki cannot move, it is quite easy to run out of moves or get stuck. There…
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Volley Review
Volley is a quirky volleyball game where players take control of a small dome creature and must play against another similar creature. You will need to bounce the small ball off of your head to get it over the net and try to make your opponent miss. Players control their dome by dragging a slider around on the left hand side of the screen. The ball’s angle will change according to where on your head it hits and if you jump to hit it in mid air by using the jump button. Like voll…
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Aqua Globs Review
Aqua Globs is a puzzle game where players must match up little globs with other globs of the same colour. You earn points for each pair of coloured globs you match, but if different coloured globs touch you will lose a life. The goal of the game is to get as many points as you can before losing your three lives. You control your globs by tapping on them and drawing a path for them to follow. If you see another glob of the same colour, draw a path linking the two and they will follow i…
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Cartoon Wars Review
Cartoon Wars is a tower defence game that has players not only defending their own tower, but creating troops in order to destroy the tower opposite you. You constantly upgrade your units and tower in order to survive and defeat the oncoming forces. You control unit production by tapping the unit boxes at the bottom of the screen. More units will become available to use once you purchase them from the upgrades menu. You also control a crossbow at the top of your tower, which is aimed…
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Nano Rally Review
Nano Rally is a racing game where players take control of a miniature racecar and race around a number of tracks and areas around a house. Players must navigate, adjust car specs and race through in the quickest time possible. The track scores are all added up to a grand total, your goal is to complete all the tracks while slowly grinding down your overall race time. You control your car by using the buttons in the lower part of the screen. Gas, brakes and steering are all controlled…
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Double Maze Review
Double Maze is a puzzle game where players must navigate two balls through two separate mazes simultaneously. Your goal is to get the two balls through the mazes and onto the goal squares at the exact same time. Your control both balls by flicking the screen in the direction. As both balls move at the same time, you will have to navigate around holes on the map and other obstacles in order to get to the finish point at the exact same time. Players can also turn on the tilt control sch…
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Touch KO Review
Touch KO is a boxing game that puts players in the gloves of an amateur boxer as you fight your way up the ranks towards a title belt. As you play through the career mode, you can train your fighter and customise his appearance, gear and stats in order to become the next dominant champion. The game controls use both sides of the screen as punch buttons. Tap the screen to jab, flick inwards to hook and flick upwards to uppercut. These controls are simple for a boxing game and they do w…
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Crazy Monkey Spin Review
Crazy Money Spin is an adventure game where players control Momo the Monkey as he must try and save all his animal friends who are being captured and locked up by the mysterious Caretaker. Players swing Momo by flicking the screen in the direction they wish to jump. Players jump through levels by swinging along pegs and collecting bananas in order to reach a trapped animal friend at the end. The controls are simple to use and make for fun gameplay when trying to collect all the level'…
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Frogger Review
Frogger is a port of the classic Konami arcade title. The gameplay and goal are the same; navigate your frog across a busy highway and the river to his home on the bank. Players must get 5 frogs across the river bank in order to complete the level, while collecting power-ups and bonuses in order to get more points. Frogger is controlled by flicking your finger on the screen in the direction you want him to jump. Players can also tap or tilt in order to move by changing the options in…
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Vegas Pool Sharks Review
Vegas Pool Sharks is a Pool game for the iPhone. Players select an opponent, each with a different skill level, and play a game of Pool. There are a few different game styles to play from but all are pretty much standard rules of the game. You control your cue by dragging your finger across the screen to set-up the angle of your shot, and dragging backwards to adjust the power of your shot. You can also opt to use on screen buttons to calibrate your shot if you find that easier. The c…
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Racer Review
Racer is an arcade racing game where players speed down the highway avoiding cars in order to get the highest score possible. You earn more points as you drive faster and closer to the top of the screen, but you increase the risk of crashing into oncoming traffic. You have three lives initially and receive an extra life every 2000 points you earn. You control the car’s speed and direction by dragging your finger around the screen. Move your finger forward to speed up the car and…
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iEscaper! -Escape From the Ninja's Lair- Review
‘IEscaper! - Escape from the Ninja's Lair’ is a puzzle game that has players trapped inside a Ninja’s Lair and solving puzzles in order to escape. As the player progresses through the different levels, the puzzles get harder and traps that can kill the player become part of this deadly game. You control your character by tapping the screen in order to move and look around the room, reveal clues or solve puzzles. Items can be collected and stored in your inventory for…
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Zombies vs. Sheep Review
Zombies vs. Sheep is a shooting gallery type game, where the player takes control of a sheep and shoots zombies, bats and other nasties in order to survive. You dodge attacks, shoot enemies, collect coins and upgrade your sheep to take on the ever growing attacks of the undead. You control your sheep by tilting the iPhone to move, shoot zombies by tapping the screen and shaking the iPhone or tapping a button to reload. The controls are simple to use and makes gameplay challenging when…
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Wyrmhunter Review
Wyrmhunter is a puzzle game for iPhone with gameplay almost identical to the 1972 game, Hunt The Wumpus. Players are sent to scout out the various tunnels in different asteroids for mining purposes. Unfortunately, giant and dangerous Wyrms are hiding in the caverns and it’s up to you to kill them before they kill you. You must navigate the tunnels safely and avoid obstacles like mini black holes and worm holes, as well as the deadly Wyrms. You begin in a room must choose a linki…
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A Doodle Flight - Draw/Import your own plane! Review
A Doodle Flight is a top-down flight shooter which has players attacking a number of different enemies and obstacles. The draw of this game however, is that players are able to draw and create their own planes in the edit menu. The game can be controlled three ways, tilting the iPhone to move your plane, dragging your finger to move the plane or a combination of the two. Players shoot automatically as well, meaning they are free to focus on movement and avoiding enemy attacks. There i…
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