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I doubt there are many people out there who, upon first seeing the iPhone screen, thought, “Hey, it’s shaped just like a pinball playfield!” Not even I did that, and I do enjoy the pinball. But fact is, yes, the iPhone and iPod touch gaming mechanics are conducive to some… Continue Reading »

SEED 1: Rise of Darkness harkens back to the RPGs of the SNES days. It combines the time-tested and familiar conventions of fantasy RPGs (start as an unskilled apprentice, complete quests to improve your skills and acquire money for weapons, armor and spells, then save the world) with the modern… Continue Reading »

Dawn of the Dead is a decent game; exactly what it should be for $1.99. Being on a major motion picture and having the backing of Universal Studios, I was expecting something…different. I don’t want to say “more,” because this game delivers if you’re just seeking some fun arcade action.… Continue Reading »

Categuru is a game based around word associations and what you think of when you see a certain group of words. It slowly shows a group of words, letter by letter, and allows the user to guess by what those words might be connected. In my opinion, it’s certainly an… Continue Reading »

Three games from one maker: one a familiar puzzle game, one a time test of single-finger typing, and the last a truly unusual combination of spelling and mazes. Continue Reading »

Everybody loves their kids, but that doesn’t stop them from being annoying every now and then. Since you have very little shot of altering human nature, let’s try a time-honored parenting technique: distraction. Luckily, you have a distraction machine in your pocket. Whether it is in the car, at a… Continue Reading »

Future Racer is exactly what you expect it to be from its title. Like futuristic racing games of the past, you’re piloting a zero gravity craft through wonderfully rendered race tracks that are as much fun to look at as they are to race through. The lack of multiplayer racing… Continue Reading »

See, this is what I like. There are countless educational iPhone apps for kids, and even more age-appropriate games. Every now and again, though, a company will release a game that effectively bridge the gap between educational and entertaining, and Scholastic has managed to do that with I Spy Riddle… Continue Reading »

If you’re looking for simple yet entertaining iPhone games, look no further than these three games we’re briefly reviewing. Boardwalk, Picnic Panic and Clay Hunt all require you to hit something, be it bowling pins and bottles, roaches and other insects and clay pigeons. Okay, honestly, I was not really… Continue Reading »

The iTunes App Store has become a mess of games. Searching through it is not entirely unlike digging through the discount box of PC games at the local electronics store; for every nine junk titles, you may be lucky to find one gem. It’s those gems that make it worth… Continue Reading »