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Volcano Planet Review
Volcano Planet is an action game that has players trying to save aliens from their now volcanic and soon exploding planet. Players must spin the planet surface and tap the erupting volcanos in order to suppress them long enough to evacuate the alien race. The controls are simple and work fine. You spin the planet by flicking the screen in different directions and tap the top of the erupting volcanos to delay them and the inevitable explosion. Players can also use different carbon supp…
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ROLANDO 2: Quest for the Golden Orchid Review
Rolando 2 picks up where the first game left off. Your Rolandos have sailed back from their adventures and accidentally brought a strange sickness back with them. They must now find the Golden Orchid to cure the sickness. The gameplay itself relies on rolling through levels, solving puzzles and other physics based challenges in order to get closer to finding the Golden Orchid. The game controls are simple, you tilt the screen to roll and flick up in order to jump. There are times duri…
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Attack of the Dust Bunnies Review
Attack of the Dust Bunnies is an arcade type shooter where players take control of a cleaning robot and must clean up different areas of the house from the attacking dust bunnies. You are given different level goals, but you will always have one objective, to clean with small rockets and nukes. As the bunnies come on screen, players tap or slide over them to fire a rocket. Players must also monitor multiple areas during levels; these can be switched by tapping arrow buttons on top of…
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Yard Sale Hidden Treasures: Sunnyville Review
Yard Sale: Hidden Treasures Sunnyville is a hidden object game for the iPhone. You have just moved into a new town and having heard of a best house magazine competition decide to hit the local garage sales in order to redecorate your house. The game has you traveling to different garage sales and giving you a checklist specific items to search for. The controls are basic, look around the garage sales by dragging your finger around the screen and tap any items you find to collect them.…
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Ferrari GT: Evolution Review
Ferrari GT Evolution is a clone of Forza 2 for the iPhone, featuring an exclusive line-up of Ferraris. The game features a number of different game modes and allows players the chance to get behind the wheel of a large selection of some of the greatest sports cars ever made. You control your Ferrari by using the two on screen pedals to accelerate and brake while you steer by tilting the iPhone from side to side. The controls are simple, but often hard to use effectively. Steering is t…
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Monster Trucks Nitro Review
If you are a fan of the extreme motocross game Trials, then start your engines as Monster Truck Nitro features the similar ramp jumping action and speed calculation that you’ve come to love. Players must navigate through each level as quick as possible in order to earn a medal based on their time. You will need to adjust and shift the trucks weight in order to minimise your track time. This is done by tilting the iPhone to adjust to each jump or slope on the track. Players can a…
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Need For Speed™ Undercover Review
Need For Speed has earned a reputation as one of those franchises that will either having players squealing in delight at the high octane gameplay or cringing at the thought of another repetitive sequel. But with this iPhone port of the 2008 console release, Need For Speed Undercover hopes to offer the same fast paced thrills and hopefully draw in both fans and sceptics. The gameplay is true to the original with the exception of modified controls for the iPhone. Players will accelerat…
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Real Racing Review
Real Racing is a fast paced and competitive track racing game for the iPhone that puts players behind the wheel of a cavalcade of impressive cars. You’ll race around a number of different tracks in the hopes of earning the championship gold and securing a place in history. Players can choose from a selection of different game modes and race against other drivers to see who’s the fastest. The game’s default controls include automatic acceleration, tapping the screen t…
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Wolfenstein RPG Review
Wolfenstein RPG is a title that seems pretty self explanatory. The game is based on the well known first person shooter series Wolfenstein but employs the use of RPG elements, such as turn based combat and earning experience points. And before you cringe at the sound of the mix of genres, they actually work quite well together. The majority of the game functions the same as a regular FPS game, moving using the D-pad and collecting items by tapping on the screen. But the combat is turn…
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Castle Of Magic Review
Castle of Magic is an action, platformer game for the iPhone. You play as a young boy whose sister's been kidnapped by an evil wizard, and it’s your goal to rescue her. Fortunately, you are able to use a magic cape and wizard hat in order to fight your way through the different worlds and enemies in order to do so. The controls are simple and all use the iPhone’s touch screen interface. There is a directional pad used to move and buttons to attack and jump. There are also…
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Deer Hunter 3D Review
Deer Hunter 3D is a game shooter that has players travelling around the world, hunting deer, bears and other trophy animals. You can take advantage of other hunting tools such as scent repellents or whistles to make hunting easier and land a large trophy kill. The controls are straight forward and easy to get the hang of. You take aim by dragging the crosshair across the screen, zoom in and shoot by tapping the screen. Players also choose their hunting locations by dragging their fing…
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Trivial Pursuit Review
Trivial Pursuit is a port of the popular board game for the iPhone. Players move around the game board answering questions in different categories in order to earn wedges for their game piece. The first person to get all 6 categories right and earn all wedges wins the game. The controls are easy, everything is controlled by tapping on the screen. Players can tap or shake their iPhone to roll the dice and again tap to choose the direction of movement. The games questions are presented…
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Zombieville USA Review
Zombieville USA is a ‘run and gun’ type game where you play as a distinctly american looking man, running through various neighborhoods killing zombies and checking houses for money and ammo. Your goal here is to survive, but in raiding houses and killing zombies, you earn cash to upgrade or buy new weapons and refill your health. There are four buttons in the game, one to move in each direction, a melee attack button and a shoot button. Players must kill as many zombies a…
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CLUE Review
Clue is a puzzle game where players must investigate various murder cases by interviewing suspects, gathering clues and making accusations. If players are familiar with the Clue franchise, then you’ll know the framework for the murder mysteries that you will need to investigate. Players use the iPhone’s touch screen to talk to characters, change rooms and find clues. The controls are simple to use and players will not have a problem navigating through the different screens…
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Fish Tycoon Review
Fish Tycoon is a fish tank simulation where players feed, raise, breed and sell fish in order to unlock more tank items, rare fish eggs and eventually breed 7 rare and magical fish types. The game is a real time simulator, so the game will keep going when you stop playing, and over the span of a few hours, new fish will have grown and various other surprises will be waiting for you. The game is controlled by selecting different options with your finger. You can feed your fish, shop fo…
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