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The Thursday Find - Brainful
Hi there, and welcome to another edition of Harry starts the first paragraph of a feature with something weird about the day. It's Thursday today, and I think we can all agree that that is a fact, and just move on with our lives without putting any more consideration into it. And since it's Thursday, it's time for my favourite AppSpy feature, the Thursday Find. Today we're going to be looking at a game that mixes puzzling and arcade action into a frantic, heady, and often down right enraging mix. As usual you can click on the emboldened name of the game below to swoop over to the App Store and download it right this second. And feel free to share your ideas in the comments below, if that's…
The best games on sale for iPhone and iPad right now - July 19th
The days they keep on rolling by, slick with the sun-beaten sweat of commerce and capitalism. But it's fine, because I've put some pictures up in my windows to block out the shiny yellow git that keeps making my days so unpleasant. Anyway, Wednesday is when we take a look at the best games that are currently on sale on the App Store. There's some pretty sweet digital entertainment going for cheap at the moment, and I've only gone and rounded up the best of them. As usual you can click on the emboldened names of the games below to swoop off to the App Store and grab them. And if there's anything you think should have made it on to the list, toss it into the comments down there at the bottom…
The Tuesday Best of - Sci-fi turn based strategy games for iPhone and iPad
Oh hi there Tuesday, where have you come sneaking in from? Over there? It took you seven days to get here? That sounds like it was a lot of work. You have to do the same thing for next week too? Wow, I never realised that days had it so difficult. I promise to think more about you next time I see you. Anyway, today we're going to look at three of the finest turn-based science fiction strategy games that you can get on the App Store. I'm not entirely sure why that's what we're looking at today, it just is, so deal with it. As usual you can click on the emboldened names of the games below to download them. And if you think there's a TBSFS that should be on this list but isn't, be sure to chu…
The Monday Musing - The best iPhone games to play outside
Look, it's Monday. The sun's out, the birds are chirping, the bees are looking at the birds lasciviously. It's beautiful and we're all probably stuck doing our jobs so we can pay rent and do boring things like make sure we don't die. But if you're lucky enough to have today off, and don't want to spend your time cooped up, what's a mobile gamer to do? Well, that's the question we're going to try and answer in this here Monday Musing. Yup, this was all heading somewhere. These are mobile games that get you outside in the real world. You can download them by clicking the emboldened links below. And if there's anything you want to recommend then make sure you do just that in the comments at t…
The 3 best games for iPhone and iPad this week - July 14th
Look, let's be honest, it's not been that good a week for mobile games. There are some okay ones, one really great one, and an awful lot of dross. With that in mind, I'm only going to recommend three games to you, because quite frankly you should save your money for when something good comes out. As usual you can click on the emboldened names of the games below to download them from the App Store. Once you've done that, we'll sack the rest of the week off and reconvene on Monday, when hopefully some good games come out and we can put all of this horror behind us. Motorsport Manager 2 Basically, this is one of the best sims you're going to play this year. Full of interesting features, knif…
The Thursday Find - Motorsport Manager 2
Look, let's all just accept that it's Thursday. The wheel has turned. The wheel keeps turning. We cannot stop the wheel in our current state. Let's regroup over the weekend and make a proper assault on the spinning git next week, okay? But since it's Thursday, I guess I should probably write up a Thursday Find. It's not been the greatest week for mobile games, all told, but that doesn't mean I haven't found you a diamond in the rough. As usual you can click on the emboldened name of the game below to grab it from the App Store. And if you agree or disagree, feel free to place you incredibly valid and needed opinion in the comments at the bottom of the article. Motorsport Manager 2 Yup it…
The best games on sale for iPhone and iPad right now - July 12th
Wednesday, Wednesday, it is already Wednesday, everybody's looking forward to the weeeeeeekend. Or I am. I don't know about you, I don't like to put words in your mouth. I like to put words in your eyes. Content words. And since it's Wednesday, it's time to round up the best games that are on sale right now on the App Store. And my oh my, there are some gems going cheap today. Like a lot of birds. But birds that you play with. That are actually games. I don't know what I'm talking about. Okay, you can click on the emboldened names of the games below to download them. And if you've spotted anything you think should have been included in the list, stick it in the comments below. Framed 2…
The Tuesday best of - Weird management games
Oh look, it's Tuesday. No idea how that happened. I guess it's just the linear passage of human created time. That's exciting isn't it? I don't know, there's literally a peanut butter sandwich hanging out of my mouth as I type this. Anyway Tuesdays at AppSpy are all about the best games. I mean, most days at AppSpy are all about the best games. We don't wanna tell you about sucky games, that would suck. But on Tuesdays we like to tell you the three best games in a specific category. This week we're going to have a look at three of the best weird management sims you can download from the App Store. Yup, it's a pretty specific genre, but hey, it's been a long day. As usual, click on the embo…
The Monday Musing - The best 3 games of 2017 so far
Ah Monday, the greyest of days. Speaking its name out loud feels like ash in your mouth. It is the great destroyer, the end of dreams, the final nail in the coffin of the weekend you cling on to so tightly. Monday. Monday. So it's time for a Monday musing. That's where I like to muse about things going on in the mobile gaming world. And I do it on a Monday. I'm a sucker for alliteration. Don't judge me, I used to be cool like you. In this week's musing I'm going to have a look back at the three best games that have come out on the App Store this year. After all, we're already half way through 2017. Think I'm wrong? Feel free to shout at me in the comments then. Euclidean Lands Euclidea…
The 5 best games for iPhone and iPad this week - July 6th
Well, it's Friday, and thanks to the magic of the internet, while I'm currently wandering around some hills looking at rocks, I'm still able to toss some wonderful content in the direction of your excited little faces. As usual, we're rounding up the five best games that have come out on the App Store this week. It's been a pretty good week all in, although I don't know if I'd call it a classic. Would you call it a classic? I don't know, I can't ready your mind. Anyway, you can click on the emboldened name of the games below to head over to the App Store and download them. And feel free to chuck your own suggestions in the comments at the bottom of the article. You know, if that's the sort…
The Thursday Find - Drop Wizard Tower
Oh, hi there Thursday. There you are in all your splendour, showing off your moves, swaggering around like the boss of time. You've done well, we're all super proud of you. Can't wait to see what you bust out next week. I reckon Thursday is so exciting because it's when we throw down our Thursday Find. And this week it's a pretty good one. Well, I mean it's always a pretty good one, because that's sort of the point, after all. As usual you can click on the emboldened name of the game below to download it. And if you think there's another game that deserves recognition, please feel free to chuck it in the comments right down there at the bottom of the article. Drop Wizard Tower The sequel…
The best games on sale for iPhone and iPad right now - July 5th
Welcome to Wednesday my lovelies. Remember, if anyone wishes you a happy hump day today, it's your sworn duty as a member of the AppSpy community to stare them directly in the eye and sigh as loudly and dramatically as you can physically manage. Trust me, it's in the rules. To try and deflect from the agony of having to talk to other people today, I figured it was only fair to do what I usually do on Wednesday. Which means I've gone right ahead and written up a list of the five best games that are currently on sale on the App Store. There are even more gems out there for cheap though, so chuck any suggestions you have in the comments at the bottom of the article. Oh, and you can click on t…
The best games that are like the classic film Independence Day for iPhone and iPad
It's the 4th of July. Or, as I like to call it, the day Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Paxton, and that crazy drunk guy saved the world from invading aliens. I'm pretty sure that film was a documentary, right? It looked so real. Anyway, because Americans everywhere are celebrating Independence Day, I thought I would too. By writing about some games that are most like my favourite movie, Independence Day. Not the new one though, because that film was horrid and silly. You can click the emboldened name of the games below to download them. Also, I'm sorry if I offended anyone in the first two paragraphs. You might like Independence Day: Resurgence. It takes all sorts to make a world, after a…
The Monday Musing - 3 games in soft launch you should be excited about
It's Monday. Monday is here. Let's all rejoice by getting on with our work diligently. It's what our capitalist overlords want from us, after all. I thought this week we'd take a look at some games in soft launch that you should be excited about. There's three in all, because that just seems like the sort of number that fits these features. There are definitely other soft launched games you should be exciting about, but I can hardly cover everything now can I? The emboldened names of the games won't take you to the App Store this time around, because the games aren't out worldwide. Don't worry though, we'll be sure to let you know when they get a full release. Unless they turn out to be ru…
The 5 best games for iPhone and iPad this week - June 30th
It's Friday. We've made it. Well done everyone, you should all be very proud of what we've achieved in the last few days. You've earned the hangover you're probably going to have tomorrow. But make sure you're well rested, because we start the whole awful process again on Monday. In the meantime though, if you're looking for some mobile entertainment for the weekend, we've rounded up the five best games that hit the App Store this week. Essentially we've made deciding much much easier for you. As usual you can click on the emboldened name of the games below to download them. And if you've spotted another game you think deserves to go on the list, feel free to chuck it in the comments below…
