Corto Maltese Secrets of Venice is a point-and-click adventure based on the famous graphic novel series. It’s just landed on the New Zealand App Store, which means it should be out at midnight tonight in the UK.
It tells an original story featuring characters from the comics, as well as some newcomers. There’s a mysterious compass and a gazette full of riddles, and you need to figuire out w...
Sneaky Sneaky is a gorgeous looking stealth action game that’s just landed on the App Store. It’s part Zelda, part Metal Gear, and has more than a few tricks up its sleeve.
You play a hooded thief who has his loot spirited away. You need to travel through a series of levels, re-stealing your rubies and dealing with the monsters and guards that block your path.
Things start off pretty simply....
It seems like mobile game protagonists are always running from something, and in Boulder Jack's case it's an Indiana Jones-style rock that just doesn't know when to quit.
Unlike most games in the genre, Boulder Jack does mix things up a bit by putting the expected chase cam out in front - so that you're looking at Jack's face and can see the boulder behind him as it relentlessly gives chase - b...
Destructamundo is a game about chaining together stylised catastrophic explosions. It's just hit New Zealand, which means it should be out at midnight tonight in the UK.
Using a simple touch interface you need to fire rockets into planetary systems in order to destroy them as efficiently as possible.
The planets spin around, so you need to time your attacks just right to make sure you're...
Left, right, left, left, left, right, right, right, left.
No, it's not the instructions to a particularly basic dance. Nor is it a jaunty military march.
It's a game of Ninja Escape, described pretty much in its entirety.
Getting warmer
Oh, okay. Not in its entirety. There's the whole reason behind pressing left and right to discuss yet.
So here we go. You press left and right to ma...
Gameloft pushed out the first update for its free to play racing game Asphalt Overdrive today.
The update adds two new cars, the The Renault Alpine and the Lykan Hypersport.
You'll also be able to freely race around in the game's new Joyride mode.
Our review of Asphalt Overdrive gave it a mediocre score, but called it "bold and bright enough" to enjoy.
Asphalt Overdrive is available on...
Few things unsettle me more than the prospect of a game that seeks to make numeracy fun, but Zealtopia Interactive might just have found a winning formula in Noda.
Perhaps it's the game's steadfast dedication to single-digit figures. Perhaps it's the clean visual style, echoing just about everything that's hip in mainstream graphic design these days.
Or maybe it's the sheer beauty of a simpl...
Surreal adventure-puzzler Yellow House came out on iOS back in October, but it's certainly worth bringing some attention to.
On one hand, its plot is as generic as it gets: man neglects his health, becomes a jobless alcoholic layabout, and loses his memory.
Push that aside, though, and you're treated to some wonderful, twisted art work to interact with.
Each stage is a single screen flash...
The Brothers in Arms series is known for its historical accuracy. It features real-world soldiers, painstakingly recreated locations, and the exact weapons used in World War II.
In Brothers in Arms 3 for iOS and Android, you can shoot a machine gun that's powered by lightning and spills bullets like a wood chipper spitting out tree bark.
Okay, so Gameloft might be taking some license wit...
Bronze Award-winning platformer Leo's Fortune is currently on a 40 percent off sale on iOS.
You can purchase it for £1.99 / $2.99 right now instead of its full price of £2.99 / $4.99. Not a bad deal.
It's all part of the celebrations that the team behind it is having after yesterday.
If you didn't catch it, Leo's Fortune was picked by Apple as the runner-up to the best iPhone game of 2014...
Fist of Jesus is a very silly and relentlessly gory short film that casts a certain historical figure as a zombie slayer, taking on hordes of the undead with fishy weapons and beardy grace.
Think Life of Brian reimagined by a Spanish film-maker with a penchant for the absurd ("Oh my God! Roman zombies! [beat] Cowboy zombies!") and you're half-way there.
Given Apple's tendency towards banning...
Cosmic Cow Games, the team that made Cubic Castles, hasn't tried to cover up the inspirations behind its game.
It's a "lighthearted MMO" that combines the world-building of Minecraft with the playful platforming of Nintendo classics.
At least, that's what we're told, and that seems to be the case upon closer inspection.
As an oblong-headed creature, you wander around a world, pulling up ...
Storm Rush is a simple, fast-paced twitch racer that hit the App Store earlier in the week. It's all neon lights and thin strips of track and it's pretty darn good.
It's not the most original game in the genre, but the simple two touch controls and simple restarts mean there's something painfully compulsive about it.
You dart around in first person, tapping left to move left and right to...
In the run up to Christmas, Pocket Gamer has teamed up with the developers behind some of this year's best games to give you ten award-winning iOS games for free. Come back every day for the next two weeks to get your games.
The second game in our ten days of freebies is Douglas Crowley's majestically minimalist Gold Award-winning roguelike Hoplite. Download it for free on iPhone and iPad here....
If you're super sad about Sons of Anarchy coming to an end tonight, fret ye not, because there's a mobile game based on the gritty, violent motorcycle series coming out next year. Okay, maybe fret a bit.
We don't have many details about the game just yet. We know that it's called Sons of Anarchy: The Prospect, it'll be episodic, and that it'll focus on a new Californian chapter of the club....
Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf - the seventeen millionth iOS game with the Warhammer license - is a clever mix of turn-based tactics and collectable card battling.
The fights take place on a grid, and play out like a mission in XCOM. But your potential moves and abilities are dictated by the cards in your hand. So building a good deck is as important as building a good squad.
Juggling the two ...
One tap could mean the difference between self-defense and homicide in Dead Run, an infinite runner by Twoplus Games.
You can buy it on iOS for 69p / 99c, or demo it for free in a web browser.
Dead Run does the running for you.
All you need to do is tap to take out the enemies in your path, while staying mindful of who is and isn't a zombie.
You do this with either a baseball bat or a ...
Card collecting, turn-based battles, a cute art style, and oodles of IAPs.
All Elune Saga needs to complete its '2014 mobile gaming tropes' collection are the 'endless runner' and 'roguelike' badges.
But can Gamevil's canny amalgamation add up to more than the sum of its parts?
Wait your turn
Elune Saga is built around a simple isometric turn-based battle system, and stars a cast of cu...
Stoic Studio will be bringing its newly announced tactical RPG sequel The Banner Saga 2 to mobile.
"I can tell you that we ARE planning on bringing The Banner Saga 2 to mobile," Stoic's Arnie Jorgensen told me, "but I cannot talk about dates or any specifics regarding which devices until more is locked down. "
At the moment, The Banner Saga 2 has been confirmed for PC and consoles in early 2...
In the run up to Christmas, Pocket Gamer has teamed up with the developers behind some of this year's best games to give you ten award-winning iOS games for free. Come back every day for the next two weeks to get your games.
Our first game is Crescent Moon and Dead Mage's ninja simulator Shadow Blade. Download it for free on iPhone and iPad, here.
Shadow Blade is a game that should not w...
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Corto Maltese Secrets of Venice is a point-and-click adventure based on the famous graphic novel series. It’s just landed on the New Zealand App Store, which means it should be out at midnight tonight in the UK.
It tells an original story featuring characters from the comics, as well as some newcomers. There’s a mysterious compass and a gazette full of riddles, and you need to figuire out w...
Sneaky Sneaky is a gorgeous looking stealth action game that’s just landed on the App Store. It’s part Zelda, part Metal Gear, and has more than a few tricks up its sleeve.
You play a hooded thief who has his loot spirited away. You need to travel through a series of levels, re-stealing your rubies and dealing with the monsters and guards that block your path.
Things start off pretty simply....
It seems like mobile game protagonists are always running from something, and in Boulder Jack's case it's an Indiana Jones-style rock that just doesn't know when to quit.
Unlike most games in the genre, Boulder Jack does mix things up a bit by putting the expected chase cam out in front - so that you're looking at Jack's face and can see the boulder behind him as it relentlessly gives chase - b...
Destructamundo is a game about chaining together stylised catastrophic explosions. It's just hit New Zealand, which means it should be out at midnight tonight in the UK.
Using a simple touch interface you need to fire rockets into planetary systems in order to destroy them as efficiently as possible.
The planets spin around, so you need to time your attacks just right to make sure you're...
Left, right, left, left, left, right, right, right, left.
No, it's not the instructions to a particularly basic dance. Nor is it a jaunty military march.
It's a game of Ninja Escape, described pretty much in its entirety.
Getting warmer
Oh, okay. Not in its entirety. There's the whole reason behind pressing left and right to discuss yet.
So here we go. You press left and right to ma...
Gameloft pushed out the first update for its free to play racing game Asphalt Overdrive today.
The update adds two new cars, the The Renault Alpine and the Lykan Hypersport.
You'll also be able to freely race around in the game's new Joyride mode.
Our review of Asphalt Overdrive gave it a mediocre score, but called it "bold and bright enough" to enjoy.
Asphalt Overdrive is available on...
Few things unsettle me more than the prospect of a game that seeks to make numeracy fun, but Zealtopia Interactive might just have found a winning formula in Noda.
Perhaps it's the game's steadfast dedication to single-digit figures. Perhaps it's the clean visual style, echoing just about everything that's hip in mainstream graphic design these days.
Or maybe it's the sheer beauty of a simpl...
Surreal adventure-puzzler Yellow House came out on iOS back in October, but it's certainly worth bringing some attention to.
On one hand, its plot is as generic as it gets: man neglects his health, becomes a jobless alcoholic layabout, and loses his memory.
Push that aside, though, and you're treated to some wonderful, twisted art work to interact with.
Each stage is a single screen flash...
The Brothers in Arms series is known for its historical accuracy. It features real-world soldiers, painstakingly recreated locations, and the exact weapons used in World War II.
In Brothers in Arms 3 for iOS and Android, you can shoot a machine gun that's powered by lightning and spills bullets like a wood chipper spitting out tree bark.
Okay, so Gameloft might be taking some license wit...
Bronze Award-winning platformer Leo's Fortune is currently on a 40 percent off sale on iOS.
You can purchase it for £1.99 / $2.99 right now instead of its full price of £2.99 / $4.99. Not a bad deal.
It's all part of the celebrations that the team behind it is having after yesterday.
If you didn't catch it, Leo's Fortune was picked by Apple as the runner-up to the best iPhone game of 2014...
Fist of Jesus is a very silly and relentlessly gory short film that casts a certain historical figure as a zombie slayer, taking on hordes of the undead with fishy weapons and beardy grace.
Think Life of Brian reimagined by a Spanish film-maker with a penchant for the absurd ("Oh my God! Roman zombies! [beat] Cowboy zombies!") and you're half-way there.
Given Apple's tendency towards banning...
Cosmic Cow Games, the team that made Cubic Castles, hasn't tried to cover up the inspirations behind its game.
It's a "lighthearted MMO" that combines the world-building of Minecraft with the playful platforming of Nintendo classics.
At least, that's what we're told, and that seems to be the case upon closer inspection.
As an oblong-headed creature, you wander around a world, pulling up ...
Storm Rush is a simple, fast-paced twitch racer that hit the App Store earlier in the week. It's all neon lights and thin strips of track and it's pretty darn good.
It's not the most original game in the genre, but the simple two touch controls and simple restarts mean there's something painfully compulsive about it.
You dart around in first person, tapping left to move left and right to...
In the run up to Christmas, Pocket Gamer has teamed up with the developers behind some of this year's best games to give you ten award-winning iOS games for free. Come back every day for the next two weeks to get your games.
The second game in our ten days of freebies is Douglas Crowley's majestically minimalist Gold Award-winning roguelike Hoplite. Download it for free on iPhone and iPad here....
If you're super sad about Sons of Anarchy coming to an end tonight, fret ye not, because there's a mobile game based on the gritty, violent motorcycle series coming out next year. Okay, maybe fret a bit.
We don't have many details about the game just yet. We know that it's called Sons of Anarchy: The Prospect, it'll be episodic, and that it'll focus on a new Californian chapter of the club....
Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf - the seventeen millionth iOS game with the Warhammer license - is a clever mix of turn-based tactics and collectable card battling.
The fights take place on a grid, and play out like a mission in XCOM. But your potential moves and abilities are dictated by the cards in your hand. So building a good deck is as important as building a good squad.
Juggling the two ...
One tap could mean the difference between self-defense and homicide in Dead Run, an infinite runner by Twoplus Games.
You can buy it on iOS for 69p / 99c, or demo it for free in a web browser.
Dead Run does the running for you.
All you need to do is tap to take out the enemies in your path, while staying mindful of who is and isn't a zombie.
You do this with either a baseball bat or a ...
Card collecting, turn-based battles, a cute art style, and oodles of IAPs.
All Elune Saga needs to complete its '2014 mobile gaming tropes' collection are the 'endless runner' and 'roguelike' badges.
But can Gamevil's canny amalgamation add up to more than the sum of its parts?
Wait your turn
Elune Saga is built around a simple isometric turn-based battle system, and stars a cast of cu...
Stoic Studio will be bringing its newly announced tactical RPG sequel The Banner Saga 2 to mobile.
"I can tell you that we ARE planning on bringing The Banner Saga 2 to mobile," Stoic's Arnie Jorgensen told me, "but I cannot talk about dates or any specifics regarding which devices until more is locked down. "
At the moment, The Banner Saga 2 has been confirmed for PC and consoles in early 2...
