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Desktop Dungeons iPad Review
What happens when you take a classic, meaty PC roguelike, like for example Desktop Dungeons, and transport it to tablets? According to Harry from Pocket Gamer, good things. Lots of good things.…
Watch The Video ReviewBad Dinos iPad Review
Ratchet and Clank developer Insomniac turns to dinosaur defence, for its latest mobile game. Will this prehistoric strategy game help revitalise a tired old genre?…
Watch The Video ReviewTil Morning's Light iPad Review
You're all alone in a haunted mansion, with just a meat cleaver and a magical phone to keep you company. What do you do? WHAT DO YOU DO!?! Well if you're Harry from Pocket Gamer, and you're playing Til Morning's Light, you bimble around having quite a nice time and thinking about what might have been.…
Watch The Video ReviewSword Of Xolan iPad Review
Who doesn't like running around chunky pixelled retro environments, slashing up monsters with a big sword or burning them alive with flaming blasts of magic? Monsters, that's who. Harry from Pocket Gamer takes Sword of Xolan for a spin, and he likes what he sees. And kills.…
Watch The Video ReviewFearless Fantasy iPad Review
What happens when you squodge together a JRPG and a bunch of QTEs? Fearless Fantasy is what happens. But is it any good? Harry from Pocket Gamer certainly thinks so.…
Watch The Video ReviewHeroes and Castles 2 iPad Review
Mark tries to juggle strategy with slaughter in muddled hybrid Heroes and Castles 2, and ends up being murdered by a skeleton. Sigh - Fridays, eh?!…
Watch The Video ReviewBeast Quest Review
Harry from Pocket Gamer pulls on a blue jumper, grabs a slightly ineffectual sword, and has a wander through this third-person Infinity Blade-style adventure. But what does he find? He finds some crabs. And a dragon. And then some more crabs. And some fish head people. Cool, right? Eh.…
Watch The Video ReviewLegend of Grimrock iPad Review
A dungeon, some torches, a handful of throwing knives. And oh my word there's a giant snail gnawing at my private parts! Where did it all go so wrong? Harry from Pocket Gamer gets in a fight with some mushroom people in this iOS port of the PC classic, and he really enjoys it.…
Watch The Video ReviewSpacecom iPad Review
It's a game about flat geometric shapes fighting for dominance over other flat geometric shapes. But does this space strategy game, published by 11it Studios, have more... *puts on sunglasses*... depth? Mark finds out.…
Watch The Video ReviewDoes not Commute iPad Review
What's more difficult than driving through rush hour traffic? Driving through temporally shifted rush hour traffic before a clock ticks down. That's the basis of Does not Commute, but is it any good? Harry from Pocket Gamer slips on his driving gloves and takes us for a spin. Or 12 spins and a number of crashes.…
Watch The Video ReviewForgotten Memories : Alternate Realities Review
Forgotten Memories aim to return to the classic survival horror systems of the '90s. Resident Evil's ribbon save system? Check. Spooky Silent Hill-style mannequins? Double-check. Question is, does this admittedly gorgeous iOS effort deliver the spooky goods, or is it just another fart in the dark? Check out our video review to discover the answer.…
Watch The Video ReviewHalo: Spartan Strike iPad Review
What happens when Halo comes to iOS? Halo: Spartan Strike is what happens. But is the top-down twin-stick shooter worthy of Master Chief's legacy? Harry from Pocket Gamer grabs a battle rifle and finds that yes, yes it is.…
Watch The Video ReviewLost Within iPad Review
What happens when Pocket Gamer's Harry Slater wanders into an insane asylum with nothing but his wits to protect him? Mild ambivalence and weird backpack monsters if Lost Within is anything to go by. Watch the video to find out whether that's a good thing. …
Watch The Video ReviewImplosion - Never Lose Hope iPad Review
Implosion - Never Lose Hope sees you stomping through a ravaged earth slicing up monsters in a super-powered mech suit. What's better than that? According to Harry from Pocket Gamer, not much at all.…
Watch The Video ReviewTiny Dangerous Dungeons iPad Review
Tiny Dangerous Dungeons is a retro-looking platformer with a mean streak and a serious sense of charm. But is that enough to make you download it. Harry from Pocket Gamer puts on his old-school shoes and slips into the past to find out.…
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