The first thing I noticed about Shred It! is that the snow that your snowboard through is actually lined paper.
As with Tearaway, Shred It!'s world is made out of papercraft.
Clouds hang by string in the air, trees are made of felt, and the leaves are ripped bits of paper.
Being a free to play game, Shred It! also has currency, but instead of coins it's paperclips. You can earn them by p...
FIFA 15 Ultimate Team is a game about numbers. From the skill ratings of the players you add to your side, to the cost of the packs of cards you buy, it's a considered and intelligent game of balancing the books.
But there's football to be played as well, and as you might expect it's polished and entertaining.
There's a vast range of balls to kick and tactics to employ, and the mechanics of ...
I've already mentioned Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King when letting you know Rex Rocket is heading to iPad. But it deserves its own spotlight, I think.
Right now, developer Castle Pixel has Blossom Tales on Kickstarter where it's looking for $45,000 in funding to bring it to life.
It's already got all the looks, though - that is, if you're a fan of pretty pixels and retro Zelda. Yep, t...
Square Enix has released two new Final Fantasy games in Japan for iOS, and one of them is also on Android.
The first is the one we're already familiar with, Final Fantasy: Record Keeper, for iOS and Android (as you can see here and here, respectively).
In Record Keeper, you play as Apprentice and jump into paintings that transport you to scenes from previous games in the Final Fantasy series...
Kairosoft has finally brought its pyramid-building management game The Pyraplex to iOS.
The Bronze Award-winning game was originally released on Android back in 2012. So, while it hasn't taken as long to build a real pyramid (between 20 to 30 years), it has taken a little while.
If you're not familiar, The Pyraplex tasks you with building a "colossal new wonder of the world". Yes, a giant py...
The sequel to Beach Buggy Blitz is now upon us, and I am very excited indeed.
I loved the first game, and Vector Unit's other major series - Riptide GP - is a personal favourite from the App Store.
Over the next week I'll be putting the free to play racer through its paces and finding out whether or not that excitement is well placed.
Ready? Set? Go.
First impressions
Beach Buggy Ra...
Run Sackboy! Run! has been soft-launched in New Zealand. And it's actually pretty good, so long as you don't passionately hate endless runners or cuteness. Then you should avoid it.
As you can probably work out from the title, the game is all about sackboy running. The endearing little bag of cloth jogs automatically. You need to tap the screen to jump over obstacles, grab bubbles, and smas...
If you're a subscriber to the AppSpy channel on YouTube then you'll know that I've already been hands-on with the soft-launched version of Plunder Pirates.
I enjoyed the time I spent with it, and I especially appreciated the tip-top presentation that set it apart from other strategy management games that have flooded the App Store.
Now the game is out globally I've got a chance to revisit it...
Updated on September 29th, at 8:03: I'm afraid it's no longer possible to downgrade your device using this method. After the launch of iOS 8.0.2, Apple has stopped signing iOS 7.1.2.
Until some smart coder creates a jailbreak for iOS 8, you're going to be stuck on the new operating system. Sorry!
So you regret installing iOS 8. It's nothing to be ashamed of. We've all woken up one morning ...
This week's news-bag contained all kinds of treats, and, with most of the UK games industry down in London for EGX, variety was the name of the game.
DeNA's management director Kenji Kobayashi perhaps gave some of the best advice of the week, when he explained why western practices simply don't work in Asia.
Despite reported software issues, iOS 8 adoption continued to rise, with 30 percent ...
Every week, Pocket Gamer provides a weekly digest of the most important and popular stories from these digital pages.
This week, Angry Birds Transformers went into soft launch in New Zealand, so we got to have a go with this madcap auto-runner, physics-puzzler mashup.
We also discovered the best pause screen on mobile.
Do you like puzzle games? Silly question. Everyone likes puzzle games....
Despite its peaceful, minimalist look, Shades promises some "devilishly challenging" puzzles, inspired by Tetris, but still very much its own game.
You can download it for the temporary discount price of just 69p / 99c on the App Store.
The goal of Shades is to stack blocks of color to form new shades of that color, and combine rows of the same shade to clear them out.
You do this by gui...
RGB Express features cute little trucks tootling about in a cute manner, delivering cute little coloured boxes to cute little buildings. You might have noticed a theme here.
What won't be so obvious from this game's jolly, vibrant façade is the sting in its tail.
Initially, though, everything is extremely straightforward. You're tasked with delivering a red box to a red building, achieved by...
At EGX 2014, Detective Grimoire developer SFB Games revealed that one of its earlier games, Haunt the House: Terrortown, will be coming to iOS and Android later this year.
If you missed it on PlayStation Mobile (we don't blame you), the game is about clearing out an entire cartoon house by scaring away all of its inhabitants.
As you're an invisible ghost, you do this by hopping into obje...
AppyNation's latest iOS game is Dr. Quizington, a trivia and adventure game in which you'll attempt to find the source of the River Nile.
Yeah, good luck with that - you do realise that top scientists spent years trying to complete that task. The apparent source of the Nile is still up for debate, too.
But, hey, at least you get to travel around Africa in the 19th century with a band of kook...
Quantum Sheep's latest game in its Air Supply series involves saving sheep with a jetpack and a blaster from a time-travelling clothing company.
Inspired by the ZX Spectrum title Jetpac, Air Supply - SOS (Save Our Sheep) should bring back plenty of memories of retro gaming. You know, if you were around and playing games in the '80s.
It's a straight up arcade shooter, then. Sheep fall from t...
It's surprising how few moving parts you need to make a successful board game. Go has been popular for over two thousand years, and has barely any rules at all.
Starbase Annex isn't going to claim that crown anytime soon, but it's a game in the same paradigm. Easy to learn, hard to master.
Unfortunately it's also one of those titles that's far easier to learn than to describe. A deck of card...
Every Friday, Pocket Gamer offers hands-on impressions of the week's three best new iPhone and iPad games.
Fist of Fury
By Happymagenta - download on iPhone and iPad (free)
Fist of Fury is about as simple as it's possible for a game to be without turning into a gif. You play as a wizened old martial artist standing in the middle of a cross-shaped island, with paths extending horizontall...
Torque Burnout may look like other driving games but, in fact, it's a little more excessive than them. If it had a smell it would be burnt rubber.
This isn't about racing as fast as you can. No, instead, Torque Burnout is about creating as much smoke and skid marks as possible.
It's a game about putting your foot down and spinning in circles. Yep, donuts and drifts are your goals here.
Yo...
Fan of snare rushes and twitchy rhythm-dodging? Cosmophony might be up your street, then.
It's a colourful rhythm shooter that only has one type of music: drum 'n' bass. In fact, it's all by one artist, and that is DJ Salaryman of RAM Records.
Seeing as I can't work without music that has a tempo below 160bpm pounding in my ears, Cosmophony appeals to me.
The game's plot only increases th...
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The first thing I noticed about Shred It! is that the snow that your snowboard through is actually lined paper.
As with Tearaway, Shred It!'s world is made out of papercraft.
Clouds hang by string in the air, trees are made of felt, and the leaves are ripped bits of paper.
Being a free to play game, Shred It! also has currency, but instead of coins it's paperclips. You can earn them by p...
FIFA 15 Ultimate Team is a game about numbers. From the skill ratings of the players you add to your side, to the cost of the packs of cards you buy, it's a considered and intelligent game of balancing the books.
But there's football to be played as well, and as you might expect it's polished and entertaining.
There's a vast range of balls to kick and tactics to employ, and the mechanics of ...
I've already mentioned Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King when letting you know Rex Rocket is heading to iPad. But it deserves its own spotlight, I think.
Right now, developer Castle Pixel has Blossom Tales on Kickstarter where it's looking for $45,000 in funding to bring it to life.
It's already got all the looks, though - that is, if you're a fan of pretty pixels and retro Zelda. Yep, t...
Square Enix has released two new Final Fantasy games in Japan for iOS, and one of them is also on Android.
The first is the one we're already familiar with, Final Fantasy: Record Keeper, for iOS and Android (as you can see here and here, respectively).
In Record Keeper, you play as Apprentice and jump into paintings that transport you to scenes from previous games in the Final Fantasy series...
Kairosoft has finally brought its pyramid-building management game The Pyraplex to iOS.
The Bronze Award-winning game was originally released on Android back in 2012. So, while it hasn't taken as long to build a real pyramid (between 20 to 30 years), it has taken a little while.
If you're not familiar, The Pyraplex tasks you with building a "colossal new wonder of the world". Yes, a giant py...
The sequel to Beach Buggy Blitz is now upon us, and I am very excited indeed.
I loved the first game, and Vector Unit's other major series - Riptide GP - is a personal favourite from the App Store.
Over the next week I'll be putting the free to play racer through its paces and finding out whether or not that excitement is well placed.
Ready? Set? Go.
First impressions
Beach Buggy Ra...
Run Sackboy! Run! has been soft-launched in New Zealand. And it's actually pretty good, so long as you don't passionately hate endless runners or cuteness. Then you should avoid it.
As you can probably work out from the title, the game is all about sackboy running. The endearing little bag of cloth jogs automatically. You need to tap the screen to jump over obstacles, grab bubbles, and smas...
If you're a subscriber to the AppSpy channel on YouTube then you'll know that I've already been hands-on with the soft-launched version of Plunder Pirates.
I enjoyed the time I spent with it, and I especially appreciated the tip-top presentation that set it apart from other strategy management games that have flooded the App Store.
Now the game is out globally I've got a chance to revisit it...![[Update] How to downgrade your iPhone or iPad from iOS 8 to iOS 7 in 3 easy steps](http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/artwork/thumbs/na-euzq_image_jpg_100.jpg)
Updated on September 29th, at 8:03: I'm afraid it's no longer possible to downgrade your device using this method. After the launch of iOS 8.0.2, Apple has stopped signing iOS 7.1.2.
Until some smart coder creates a jailbreak for iOS 8, you're going to be stuck on the new operating system. Sorry!
So you regret installing iOS 8. It's nothing to be ashamed of. We've all woken up one morning ...
This week's news-bag contained all kinds of treats, and, with most of the UK games industry down in London for EGX, variety was the name of the game.
DeNA's management director Kenji Kobayashi perhaps gave some of the best advice of the week, when he explained why western practices simply don't work in Asia.
Despite reported software issues, iOS 8 adoption continued to rise, with 30 percent ...
Every week, Pocket Gamer provides a weekly digest of the most important and popular stories from these digital pages.
This week, Angry Birds Transformers went into soft launch in New Zealand, so we got to have a go with this madcap auto-runner, physics-puzzler mashup.
We also discovered the best pause screen on mobile.
Do you like puzzle games? Silly question. Everyone likes puzzle games....
Despite its peaceful, minimalist look, Shades promises some "devilishly challenging" puzzles, inspired by Tetris, but still very much its own game.
You can download it for the temporary discount price of just 69p / 99c on the App Store.
The goal of Shades is to stack blocks of color to form new shades of that color, and combine rows of the same shade to clear them out.
You do this by gui...
RGB Express features cute little trucks tootling about in a cute manner, delivering cute little coloured boxes to cute little buildings. You might have noticed a theme here.
What won't be so obvious from this game's jolly, vibrant façade is the sting in its tail.
Initially, though, everything is extremely straightforward. You're tasked with delivering a red box to a red building, achieved by...
At EGX 2014, Detective Grimoire developer SFB Games revealed that one of its earlier games, Haunt the House: Terrortown, will be coming to iOS and Android later this year.
If you missed it on PlayStation Mobile (we don't blame you), the game is about clearing out an entire cartoon house by scaring away all of its inhabitants.
As you're an invisible ghost, you do this by hopping into obje...
AppyNation's latest iOS game is Dr. Quizington, a trivia and adventure game in which you'll attempt to find the source of the River Nile.
Yeah, good luck with that - you do realise that top scientists spent years trying to complete that task. The apparent source of the Nile is still up for debate, too.
But, hey, at least you get to travel around Africa in the 19th century with a band of kook...
Quantum Sheep's latest game in its Air Supply series involves saving sheep with a jetpack and a blaster from a time-travelling clothing company.
Inspired by the ZX Spectrum title Jetpac, Air Supply - SOS (Save Our Sheep) should bring back plenty of memories of retro gaming. You know, if you were around and playing games in the '80s.
It's a straight up arcade shooter, then. Sheep fall from t...
It's surprising how few moving parts you need to make a successful board game. Go has been popular for over two thousand years, and has barely any rules at all.
Starbase Annex isn't going to claim that crown anytime soon, but it's a game in the same paradigm. Easy to learn, hard to master.
Unfortunately it's also one of those titles that's far easier to learn than to describe. A deck of card...
Every Friday, Pocket Gamer offers hands-on impressions of the week's three best new iPhone and iPad games.
Fist of Fury
By Happymagenta - download on iPhone and iPad (free)
Fist of Fury is about as simple as it's possible for a game to be without turning into a gif. You play as a wizened old martial artist standing in the middle of a cross-shaped island, with paths extending horizontall...
Torque Burnout may look like other driving games but, in fact, it's a little more excessive than them. If it had a smell it would be burnt rubber.
This isn't about racing as fast as you can. No, instead, Torque Burnout is about creating as much smoke and skid marks as possible.
It's a game about putting your foot down and spinning in circles. Yep, donuts and drifts are your goals here.
Yo...
Fan of snare rushes and twitchy rhythm-dodging? Cosmophony might be up your street, then.
It's a colourful rhythm shooter that only has one type of music: drum 'n' bass. In fact, it's all by one artist, and that is DJ Salaryman of RAM Records.
Seeing as I can't work without music that has a tempo below 160bpm pounding in my ears, Cosmophony appeals to me.
The game's plot only increases th...
