I was rather fond of the original Cut the Rope, awarding it a well-deserved 5/5 in my iOS review way back in February 2011.
Fast-forward 15 months, and Cut the Rope: Experiments is riding high in the App Store’s Top Free Games (usually 69p for the iPhone, or £1.49 for the HD iPad version). Does it live up to the good Cut the Rope name, or is it stale as a stale thing? Spoiler alert: it’s the first one.
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Another combined app review slash deal this evening (check out MotoHeroz, if you haven’t already), this time in the form of Feed Me Oil.
The Chillingo puzzler is currently riding high in the App Store’s Top Free Apps section, and with good cause. See, Feed Me Oil is a) usually 69p and £1.49 for the iPhone and iPad versions respectively, and b) really good.
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A combined deal slash app review this afternoon, as MotoHeroz – usually 69p for the iPhone and £1.99 for the iPad (HD) – is currently free. Huzzah!
The bad news, however: there’s a good chance that MotoHeroz will make you want to smash your iDevice into millions of tiny pieces. In a good way. Mostly.
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Has anyone not played Angry Birds? What started in late 2009 as a word-of-mouth success quickly snowballed into a global sensation, with all manner of merchandise – from plush toys to flip-flops – galore.
But two-and-a-bit years later, is Angry Birds worth the hype? Angry Birds Space HD marks the fourth full entry in the series, and it’s, well, very much an Angry Birds game.
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I’m not a massive fan of soccerball, to be honest, but once every two years (during the World Cup and European Championships) I become a football fiend, religiously watching every single game and shouting at the TV and that.
Being free of football fever for another few months yet, I was however drawn to Penalty Soccer 2012, for two reasons. Firstly, it’s the second most popular free App Store download behind the oddly enjoyable Highway Rider.
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You know that thing in racers like Burnout where you scream dangerously close past another vehicle and it flashes up “near miss”?
Now imagine an iOS game that takes that concept and throws in, well, not a heck of a lot else, to be honest. That’s Highway Rider. But is that necessarily a bad thing?
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Comic Zeal iOS review
Comic Zeal is just one of many comic readers available from the App Store. Having tried out a whole, er, zero alternatives, I can’t testify that Comic Zeal is the “best”, but I can tell you why it’s really good.
Also, yes: comics are great. Shut up.
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Ski Safari is currently the most popular game in the App Store’s paid apps section (it’s 69p, incidentally), so that means it’s great, right? Much like Coronation Street and Eastenders are the best things on TV, right? And Lady Gaga is as good as music gets. Am I right?
Utterly nonsensical opening paragraph aside (sorry), if you’d told me a few hours ago I’d quite enjoy yet another game in the vein of Tiny Wings and Jetpack Joyride, I would’ve punched you in the crown jewels. Would that punch have been deserved? Read on…
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Amazon Windowshop iPad review
A wee change of pace from downhill boarding and pinball here; I figured I’d scribble a few hundred words about a peculiar little app called Amazon Windowshop.
According to the horse, it’s “A complete rewrite of Amazon.com specifically for the iPad”, and it’s… weird. Do I like it? I’m really not sure.
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In yesterday’s The problem with pinball feature I somewhat indirectly implied that Pinball Arcade was the best pinball game for iOS, so it won’t come as much of a surprise to find that this review is mostly positive. Mostly.
Behold: the many reasons why I believe Pinball Arcade is the bestest. In fact, there’s one reason in particular. One very, very good reason.
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Downhill Xtreme is one of them games that I probably wouldn’t have spent much time with at all, had I not committed (in my head, at least) to scribbling about it this afternoon.
Turns out it’s actually not bad, man. Thank gods for review obligations.
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Amazon Kindle iPad/iOS review
I’m a terrible one for neglecting gadgets. Heck, my PS Vita is still tucked away somewhere in its Amazon packaging. They could’ve sent me an empty box for all I know.
The Amazon Kindle is another gadget I haven’t quite given the attention it deserves, and now – thanks to the Amazon Kindle iOS app – I can pop it in the bin.
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A bit of a change of pace from the recent spate of iPad/iOS game reviews here. Meet: Basket Buddy HUKD Groceries.
While Basket Buddy possibly sounds like an unfortunate and presumably unwanted prison nickname, it is – in fact – a rather useful app that aims to save you a few quid when you hit the shops. Can’t argue with that.
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Clear Vision is largely the work of one chap, but is currently one of the most popular paid apps on the App Store, and it has an average 4.5/5 rating after 12,712 reviews. Not too shabby.
But none of that counts for anything. People are idiots. Is Clear Vision worth buying? I’ll be the judge of that.
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Cave Bowling is currently free, and brought to you from the folks behind Rat on a Snowboard (which I reviewed this time last week), namely Donut Games.
Oddly, Cave Bowling feels like much the same dealio, ‘cept it’s a, uhm, bowling type game instead of an automatically-move-from-left-to-right-while-occasionally-tapping-jump type thing.
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Having spent a fortune on my new iPad and a handful of games (including £6.99 for Ghost Trick – review to follow), I found myself skulking around in the free games section of the App Store last night.
I didn’t expect to find anything particularly decent, having already thoroughly researched The best free iPad games, but I stumbled across a little something called Mr. Oops.
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Rat on a Snowboard is currently riding high in the iPad’s Top Free Games chart, and as such I felt obliged to check it out.
You can imagine my disappointment when I realised Rat on a Snowboard is another one of them games where you automatically move from left to right while occasionally tapping jump to avoid obstacles and collect stuff. But you know what? It’s actually not bad.
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If you haven’t heard of Draw Something, I can only assume you’ve been in a coma for several weeks. So successful has Draw Something been, that evil freemium pioneer Zynga has forked out $210 million for its developer – OMGPOP. True story.
And if you haven’t been playing Draw Something, then you, sir, are officially an idiot.
I’m being facetious, of course. Draw Something is the latest social fad to sweep the smartphone nation, and it’s just that – a fad. I hope that doesn't sound completely damning. In fact, I'm enjoying Draw Something considerably.
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Joining Hands was quick to jump on the iPad Retina bandwagon, and the mostly-positive feedback on the App Store made it a prime candidate for review treatment.
Is Joining Hands worth the £1.99 price tag? Damn straight, fella. Don’t be put off by the cutesy title, the bright visuals or the fact that the first few levels are painfully easy; a kids’ game this ain’t.
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As one of the few games optimised for the new iPad’s 2048 x 1536 Retina display, I figured I’d give Diamond Dash a go, and I’m very glad I did. Well, mostly glad.
What follows will be part Diamond Dash review, part rant about smartphone/tablet games that are supposedly free. Those cheeky mother f…
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