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One might think that with their shared interest in deforestation, lumberjacks and beavers would be natural allies. However, as Lumber Jacked makes perfectly clear, their relationship is more of a bitter and violent rivalry.

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Spanish developer Anima Game Studio’s Castlevania-ish side-scroller, Anima: Ark of Sinners, was previously released as a WiiWare game in 2011 to moderate reviews, and now iOS publisher BulkyPix is giving the game the iDevice treatment in the form of Anima: Ark of Sinner Advance. You are Celia, a mega-babe of a sword master who finds herself lost in the mysterious Ark City. You awake here with zero memories beyond having been separated from your comrade. You must explore the many districts and locales in hopes of finding your buddy while also attempting to regain your memory and find out how the hell you wound up here.

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I’d never heard of Zach Weinersmith, author of Trial of the Clone, but I probably should have. The author of a popular webcomic, he decided to try his hand at writing a gamebook and gathered the necessary funds via Kickstarter. The resulting book has now made its way to iOS and into my review queue.

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Yarr, sea dogs! Deep in the watery grave of Legend of Talisman, there be gems as big as a babe’s fist, and gold as pure as a blushing milkmaid. Thar be puzzles as mysterious as a crumbling treasure map, and deep as…uh…Davy Jones’ locker. Um, Flying Dutchman…er, *cough.* Okay. Legend of Talisman is quite a decent match-3 puzzle game that may seem a bit too familiar at first, but actually stands up well on its own.

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I’m not sure if it’s because of the pitch-perfect gameplay, or the fact that I have an undeniable sweet tooth, but by ZeptoLab has always been one of my favorite casual games ever since my very first smartphone. Cut the Rope: Time Travel marks a return of the addictive physics-based puzzler, and has our little alien pal Om Nom tumbling through all sorts of time periods like The Middle Ages and The Renaissance, and meeting up with his ancient ancestors to share a piece of candy or two.

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After the runaway success of their casual smash hits like , Halfbrick Studios had set the bar pretty high for themselves for any follow-up release. While their latest bubbly and fish-focused adventure may not have the lasting power and widespread appeal of some of Halfbrick’s past greats, Fish Out of Water is still an incredibly fun and friendly frolic through the bottom of the sea.

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Space pirate adventure games are as common as star-lice on the hull of a space ship, but that’s because they remain fun no matter how many times you set sail for fame and glory. Plus, space is vast and mysterious, so it’s easy enough to pen endless mythologies around it. By comparison, we already know that sea-bound pirates stole a bunch of stuff and had a problem with their teeth falling out. Exciting.

We cover plenty of new games here at Gamezebo every week, but the number of games we’ve already covered that show up on new platforms? It’s staggering. This Wednesday and every Wednesday, Gamezebo is rounding up the games that aren’t quite new, but might be new to you depending on your platform of choice. And who doesn't love new(ish) games?

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Consider the crab. He wakes up and rides the rails, collecting arbitrary score items, rescuing children that may not be his, jumping on the heads of penguins. Back in 2007, one of the first games I bought for my first iPhone was MotionX Poker. It was the definition of a launch title- a proof of concept that did nothing but use the iPhone’s accelerometer to simulate the throwing of dice. That’s about where Mr. Crab lives.

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It’s spring again, the time a young man’s fancy turns to love. At least it’s that way for some. For other men and women, thoughts are invariably turning to the new MLB season and how best to simulate it on iOS devices. The reigning and defending champion of mobile baseball sims is back in its latest iteration, iOOTP 2013, showing why it’s unlikely to be giving up the title any time soon.