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Call of Duty: Zombies Review
World at War Zombies is an iPhone port of the popular game mode from the console versions of Call of Duty: World at War. For those of you who are familiar with the Zombies mode of World at War, the core gameplay here is still the same. You’ll need to fend off waves of incoming zombie soldiers while repairing barriers and purchasing new guns to make killing easier. Players control the zombie killing action by using the iPhone’s touch screen and tapping on the appropriate bu…
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Chuck Norris: Bring on the Pain! Review
Chuck Norris – Bring on the Pain! is a side-scrolling beat ‘em up that not only allows players to control the legend himself, but also documents the real life exploits of Chuck Norris. Yes, it’s all in a day's work for Chuck as he rescues POWs from Cambodia and fights off Communist invaders in the USA. The only difference being that now you’ve come along for the ride. Players use the on-screen joystick to move Chuck and the punch button to attack. Like other si…
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Beneath a Steel Sky: Remastered Review
If you were one of those gamers who were patient enough to play ‘point and click’ adventure games over 10 or more floppy discs, then today is your lucky day. The widely acclaimed 1994 DOS release Beneath a Steel Sky has made its way onto the iPhone. This new port has been vastly improved from the original but maintains the key elements that made it a cult classic. The new control scheme uses the iPhones touch screen interface to interact with objects as you would a mouse.…
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Dark Harvest Review
Forget everything your mother told you. Vegetables aren’t good for you, they’re pure EVIL!!! Players take control of a wicked scarecrow who begins to amass an evil army of vegetables by growing them with toxic chemicals. You must group together three or more chemical balls of the same colour in order to clear them from the level and grow your leafy minions. The gameplay is similar to games like Bust-a-Move as players must tap on the screen in the direction they wish to fir…
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GROUND EFFECT Review
Ground Effect is an F-Zero or WipEout style hover-ship racing game where players traverse a series of varied tracks in high speed racing action. You’ll need to navigate each track, fly through each checkpoint and use your turbo effectively to come out as the winner and progress onto the next race. There are two control schemes for players to use; a tilting scheme and a control stick scheme. Sadly neither one of these options is as responsive or smooth as you’d like them to…
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Star Ride Review
Star Ride is a Doodle Jump style arcade game where players must bounce off stars in order to soar higher into the night sky. Players will start on Earth and then jump up in hopes of chaining together different star jumps to get a new highscore. Players start the game by flicking up on the screen to jump up and control movement by dragging their finger across the screen. Once you hit a star you’ll have to keep hitting them to keep jumping up. There are also different coloured sta…
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Bailout Wars Review
Bailout Wars is the topical castle defence game from developer Gameloft, this time mimicking gameplay from Knights Onrush. Players must guard the American tax-payers sitting in the White House from the thieving and greedy bankers, by launching them in the air or buying upgrades to take them out. Players fend off the bankers by tapping on them or flicking them up into the air. After a few rounds, you’ll need to use different strategies to eliminate the stronger bankers, like drag…
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CONNECT 4 Review
Remember the days when games required you to think outside of the box? A simpler time in gaming where you had to outthink your opponent and plan a cunning strategy to secure a win. Well for those who are might enjoy a trip down memory lane, Connect 4 will be your tour guide. The classic Milton Bradley board game is now available for purchase on the iPhone. Your goal is still the same as it always was; be the first player to line up a row of four dots on the game board and block any of…
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NBA Live by EA Sports Review
NBA LIVE puts players on the court with a number of well know basketball teams as you face off in fierce head to head competition. Featuring a large roster of real NBA teams and players, NBA LIVE not only puts players in the gargantuan shoes of their favourite superstars but also allows them to change rosters and teams to make a fan's ultimate line-up. The game is controlled using the touch screen's directional pad to move and the two buttons to shoot and pass. There are also a number…
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2XL Fleet Defense Review
2XL Fleet Defense puts you in the middle of an international crisis fuelled by illegal weapons trading as you must protect a large allied aircraft carrier from incoming enemy attacks. Fortunately your impressive F-35 jet fighter plane will make short work of the enemy ships and planes; that is of course if you can pilot it effectively. You’ll need to identify and find targets using your long range radar by tapping on the radar icon. Once you find an enemy vehicle, tap on the red…
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Rogue Planet Review
Rogue Planet is a tactical RPG from developers Gameloft, this time mimicking the strategic gameplay of the Gameboy Advance title Advance Wars. Players proceed through a campaign mode and must engage in numerous battles using strategy, careful planning and effective combat manoeuvres to wipe out the enemy and secure victory. Players control their units by tapping on them to select them and then tapping on the square you want them to move to. You can then choose to attack if an enemy un…
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GAMEBOX 1 Review
ALL-IN-1 GAMEBOX is a collective application of around 14 games from developer Triniti Interactive. Once players buy the GAMEBOX collection, they are free to play each of the included games at their leisure. Each game will have a different control scheme and players will be given instructions before each game so there are no hidden surprises here. The games differ in genre and game style but unfortunately most of them are rip offs of other popular games; Ancient War is Cartoon Wars, 3…
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Harbor Havoc 3D Review
Harbour Havoc 3D is a line drawing game where players must direct various ships to their appropriate destinations. Your goal is to successfully navigate as many ships and other vehicles as possible in order to max out your highscore, while avoiding any crashes. You’ll start off directing ships but soon will need to juggle submarines, helicopters and ships on three dimensions of play all at once. The controls are very self explanatory; players tap on a ship and draw out a path fo…
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Roswell Fighter Review
Roswell Fighter is an arcade style, top down shooter where you play as a sexy female fighter pilot in the 1950s as you defend earth from an alien invasion. You’ll progress through each game level collecting explosive power-ups, dodging incoming projectiles and bringing down a myriad of alien mother-ships and other UFOs. By dragging your finger around the iPhone screen, you’ll guide your plane around the level safely but players can change the controls to a tilt based schem…
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Super Monkey Ball 2 Review
If you’ve jumped at the sound of this title, then it’s safe to say that you know what’s coming. Monkeys! In balls! Yes, the sequel to the highly popular Super Monkey Ball has hit the iPhone and gives players more monkey rolling madness than you could throw a banana at. The core gameplay is still the same but there are a number of improvements and additions you’ll love. Much like the first game, players control their monkeys by using the iPhone's tilt accelerome…
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