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Car Mania Review
Car Mania is a management style game similar to games like Harbour Master or Railroad Madness. You must direct inner city traffic through various paths to each coloured destination. You increase your score by getting cars safely to their destinations and must try to keep the drivers road rage meter down for as long as possible. If this meter fills up then it’s game over. You control the flow of cars by tapping on a car to select it and then dragging a path along the screen for t…
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Farm Frenzy Review
Farm Frenzy is a management strategy game where players must take control of a farmyard and fulfil each level's various tasks in the allotted time. Stars are earned based on the speed of which levels are finished and levels can be repeated for extra stars. Players earned stars can then be used to purchase new upgrades for their farms. The controls are all touch and tap based, you control the all kinds of production by tapping on different buildings and order new animals by tapping on…
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Subway Shuffle Review
Subway Shuffle is a puzzle game where players must move their train cart across the tracks to get to the end of the level. However, players must move other train carts out of the way in order to clear a path for them to do so. Players control their carts by sliding them along the tracks using their finger. Carts are restricted to their respective coloured tracks and cannot move across other tracks, so players will need to juggle different coloured carts in order to clear a path for yo…
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Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D Review
Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D is a new port of the console kart racing game released for the iPhone. The gameplay is the same, players choose a character, race through various tracks against computer opponents, launching attacks and taking shortcuts in order to secure the win. The racing itself is made a lot easier due to the fact that the karts automatically accelerate without any input from players, leaving you free to concentrate on the race and your opponents. Players must s…
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Bumper Stars - Addiction Alert! Review
Bumper Stars is a puzzle game where you take control of a morbidly obese beaver and must bounce around different levels collecting fruit. The aim of the game is to collect all fruit in under three shots, while hitting different bumpers to increase your highscore and keep moving. You control your beaver by dragging a line across your iPhone screen, and then releasing your finger to let him fly. He will bounce off any objects in his path and get more of a boost if he hits a bumper. Bonu…
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Trism Review
Trism is a tile matching game that’s flips the usual puzzle game mechanics around - literally. Players must slide the different rows and columns to make a match of three or more gems. Once this is done, the remaining tiles from that column will slide into the empty gap. The tiles slide depending on the way players hold their iPhone as the game is gravity controlled. Players use their finger to slide each row around to try and match up tiles. You'll need to watch the small dial o…
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Cookie Pop® Classic Review
Cookie Pop Classic is a puzzle game where players must remove all blocks on the screen by using block patterns shown on the top of the screen. Players place these block patterns next to existing blocks to pop them and clear the level. Players must keep the levels clear and earn as many points as they can before the level timer ends. Players place their blocks by tapping on the level squares on screen. They must follow the pattern given otherwise extra blocks will be added to the level…
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PAC-MAN Review
Pac-Man is a game that needs no introduction. One of, if not the most recognised arcade titles of all time has made its way onto the iPhone. This port is the same as the classic arcade versions and your goal is still to eat the dots, collect fruit and avoid the ghosts to max out your highscore. You can control Pac-Man in three ways. By swiping your finger in the direction you want him to move, using a d-pad at the bottom of the screen or by leaning and tilting the iPhone to direct him…
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Railroad Madness Review
Railroad Madness is a fast paced puzzle game where players must take control of a busy railroad system and must direct different train carts to their stations. Your goal is to get as many safe arrivals as you can by switching the track directions to ensure that carts arrive in their proper destinations and that there are no collisions. Players switch tracks around by flicking the screen and plotting a path for carts to travel. Or players can change the options to use a tap style contr…
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Medieval Review
Medieval is yet another bow and arrow tower defence game for the iPhone. Players must either capture the enemy flag or destroy the enemy castle to secure a glorious victory. You’ll earn gold by slaying enemy troops, which you can use to purchase upgrades and train your own units. Players shoot their bow by tapping on it and dragging their finger back as if to pull the bow string. Or an auto-fire control scheme can be selected from the options menu, where players tap the area the…
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Star Hogs: Online & Campaign Battles Review
Star Hogs is a Worms style shooting game, where players go head to head against other spaceships, known as Hogs, in fierce, explosion filled battles. If you’ve ever played Worms, you’ll know the type of gameplay to expect. Cash is earned from wins that players then upgrade their weapons, defences and other components in order to create the ultimate Hog. Players control their Hog’s movement, weapon choices and attacks by tapping various buttons with their finger. Play…
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Crazy Choppers Review
Crazy Choppers is an action game where players control an attack helicopter in the middle of a war zone and must fly into battle, shooting enemy vehicles and rescuing POWs. As you fly around, you will use up fuel and have to fill up when low at a helipad. While refuelling, you can also upgrade your chopper with the money earned from destroying tanks and completing other objectives. You control the helicopter by tilting your iPhone in the direction you want to move. You will also need…
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Dirt Moto Racing Review
Dirt Moto Racing is an ATV racing game for the iPhone. Players take control of a quad bike and must race against other bikers on different off-road tracks. While racing you can earn points and fill up your nitro gauge by doing stunts and tricks. Your goal is to win each race as fast as you can and with as many points as possible. You control your bike by using accelerate and brake buttons on either side of the screen and tilting the iPhone to steer. You can perform tricks by tapping t…
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Earth Vs Moon Review
Earth Vs Moon is a shooter game where players take control of Earth’s missile defence systems and must stop all incoming missiles from the Moon. Your goal is to protect the Earth from destruction and defeat the various boss characters that appear throughout the game. Players control where missiles are fired by tapping the screen. Your missiles will fire and hopefully get hit an incoming missile. If two or more enemy missiles are in close proximity, players can try to get a chain…
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Arrr! Pirates vs. Aliens Review
Arrr! Pirates Vs Aliens is a rail shooter game for the iPhone. Players are aboard a pirate ship and must shoot all attacking alien forces. Along the way, you collect rum which you can use at the ‘booty store’ to purchase gun upgrades or repair your damaged ship. The game is controlled by 3 areas at the bottom of the screen. You scroll around in the bottom left corner to control the gun, tap gun itself to change weapon and tap the bottom right corner to fire the gun. While…
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