The Evolution of Mortal Kombat: Mortal Kombat Vs Street Fighter
A long time ago someone directed a rhetorical question at me, “When you think of fighting games, what do you think of?” He said Street Fighter, but I […]
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Broken Age iOS Review: Act 1 vs Act 2
Tim Schafer is a household name among video game enthusiasts. Heck, even among entrepreneurs as his campaign for Broken Age effectively put Kickstarter on the map; just look […]
Rymdkapsel iOS Review: Leave Wanting More
Rymdkapsel is a ‘minimalist real-time strategy game…’ or what I would call a cross between FTL and Sim City. I love rymdkapsel, but there is room for growth […]
Superbrothers Sword & Sorcery iOS Review: Hipster Zelda
Superbrothers: Sword & Sorcery EP is unique, so it’s with levity that I refer to it as the hipster incarnation of The Legend of Zelda. It feels […]
The Secret of Monkey Island iOS Review: The Shakespeare of Video Game Canon
Foreword In my youth, The Secret of Monkey Island was a title spoken between older kids like a password to speakeasys. And no matter how much […]
100 Rogues iOS Review: Literally, the Worst
I’ve been disappointed with some of my iOS games, but never regretted spending money on them. That is, until I bought 100 Rogues. As a former console […]
Faster Than Light iOS Review: It’s not the Destination, it’s the Journey
(Jeff made a good point, if I’m going to talk about how wildly fun a game is, I better give a more succinct reason for […]
Faster Than Light (FTL) Review: Immersion to the ‘Nth’ Degree
‘Immersive’ is not a word I throw around often because it requires context, otherwise it could just as easily be a negative thing. For instance, […]
The Banner Saga iOS Review: The Road Not Taken
The Banner Saga is the middle ground of iOS gaming. It’s good enough to play through, but anything less would be a waste of time. […]
Machinarium iOS Review: When Art Design Rivals Gameplay
In Machinarium, there’s a war being fought between two of Amanita Design’s departments: the artists and the programmers. Although the art is gorgeous and heavily stylized, it’s […]