One of the greatest pluses of Apple’s iOS as a gaming platform (alongside its cheap price points and simple delivery system) is the ability to find quixotic little oddities that would struggle to find homes anywhere else. Enter Vetica. A
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The old adage “less is more” doesn’t hold much water with retail videogames these days, with developers throwing more bells and whistles into the mix than you can shake a Wiimote at, all in order to justify the price tag,
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Comprising of a strong central conceit and colourful visuals, whilst suffering also from erratic controls, Wispin serves as a typical snapshot of the state of current iOS gaming.
Four months. Four months our shiny iPad (although not as shiny as the rumoured iPad 2 about to be unveiled next week, we’d wager – Ed) has been laying about the office, begging to be picked up and loved just
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More indie terror from Shining Gate.
It’s often a fine line between weaving a suspenseful story or a nonsensical wild-goose chase; even more so when you break up the tale into episodic content and deliver it piecemeal (see Lost, for example). Decay – Part 3, from
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The main issue with Enslaved: Odyssey To The West is that it’s likely to split gamers right down the middle. The bulk of your enjoyment from Ninja Theory’s latest will be derived on what you look for in a game.
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The first of Sega's Dreamcast titles to be brought back to life in glorious high definition on the current generation of consoles, does Sonic Adventure still hold up over a decade after its original release?
And getting stuck therein.
Limbo is the kind of game that immediately inspires one to write something poetic. To hold court on the sheer beauty of the game, casually tossing around art terms like chiaroscuro, commenting on the duality of light and shade, whilst
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Another well-crafted horror episode.
It’s always heartening when a developer’s love for their medium shines through so clearly in their work, mirroring the player’s own passion. We touched on Shining Gate Software’s fondness for survival horror grandaddy Resident Evil in our review for Decay
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It’s the little things. Hurdle Turtle’s digital ‘front cover’ is styled identically to the earliest NES games, blockbusters like Super Mario Bros. and Metroid. At once both a reverential nod to the early forefathers of a relatively young industry, and
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