It seems there's no limit to how games can be made more and more minimal on smartphones, hiding their austere gameplay behind beautifully stylish visuals.
It feels like something we should complain about. Like 'dumbing down,' only instead it's more akin to 'excessive minimalising.'
A bit like chocolate bars going 'bite sized'. Yeah, we should complain, but the truth is we're kinda enjoying t...
The Witcher Adventure Game is a fully functioning version of Fantasy Flight's recent physical game, transported to touchscreen, and it works surprisingly well.
Rather than rolling dice, collecting fiddly chits, and moving plastic pieces around a board, you're tapping on the screen. It takes a good deal of the tangible nature of the boardgame away, but leaves you with enough meat to sink your te...
Updated at 16:58 on December 10th: Robotube Games has pulled Destructamundo from the App Store after releasing it earlier.
It turns out that it was all a mistake. Although the game's final version was released, it wasn't meant to be, not yet. Hopefully it'll be soon.
However, if you picked it up earlier then, well, you've got the game before it's been released properly. The rest of us ha...
DeNA and Hasbro have announced Transformers: Battle Tactics today. It'll be free to play and is coming to iOS and Android in 2015.
As the title suggests, Battle Tactics is a fast-paced, turn-based combat game.
It has a cartoon-look to it, which you may recognize as being based upon the Transformers Generations Combiner Wars comic books.
Central to constructing winning tactics is building ...
ShakePop appears to be both a game title and a description.
This jolly-looking party game has you playing with one of six characters as they instruct you to dance around with your phone.
Instructions such as "Tap Me" and "Wave Me In The Air" appear on the screen to guide your physical performance.
If you make a mistake then the game is over. At which point, you'll be told your score, and ...
Tilt to Live creator One Man Left is bringing its Bronze Award-winning multiplayer strategy game Outwitters to Android in January.
It's an odd little game that lets you battle it out against friends and strangers around the world on a tile-based map.
Each match requires between two to four players to start. Once you do, you invest your Wits (resources) in summoning reinforcements, moving uni...
You might have read our review of the Mad Catz C.T.R.L.i controller. Well, much of the same can be said about this tiny travel-sized version.
This super small edition, which measures in at about 13cm wide and 9cm tall, is actually quite a nice size. It's more portable and practical than the full-sized pad, but still quite comfortable to hold.
It could be especially good for young children wi...
Radiangames's Silver Award-winning twin-stick action-RPG Inferno 2 has blasted its way on to Android.
It's the sequel to Inferno+, which means 80 more neon mazes for you to bounce bullets around. It also has more weapons, more upgrades and powers, more enemies to tackle.
Not to mention how pretty the darn thing is. Expect huge explosions drenched in colour practically every five seconds...
Square Enix has announced Theatrhythm Dragon Quest for the 3DS. It will be coming out in Japan on March 26th 2015.
As you can tell by the game's title, this is the follow-up to the Gold Award-winning Theatrhythm Final Fantasy games on 3DS.
There aren't any details on the game as of yet. But we're pretty sure it's going to be the same rhythm-based theatrical RPG style of play, except with Dra...
Westeros is a dangerous place.
If you're looking to have your head chopped off, or your skull crushed, or your guts stabbed, or your mouth ruptured, or your eyes pulped, or your legs slashed, or your nose severed, or your torso cleaved, or your teeth cracked, or your spine knackered, George RR Martin's pseudo historical fantasy is where you need to be.
Game of Thrones the game has alread...
With Ubisoft's blessing, developer DotEmu has been working on an HD Edition of 1999's turn-based strategy game Heroes of Might Magic III.
It's set to arrive on iPad and Android tablets (as well as PC) on January 19th 2015. That's your cue to bask in a bath of nostalgia.
As with the original game, this HD version has seven campaign scenarios, 48 skirmish maps, and a local multiplayer mode. ...
If you're a gamer, you're probably aware of MadCatz. It's the firm that puts out third-party controllers for PlayStation and the like, as a budget alternative to the real deal.
So with a few decades practice making joypads, it should be well placed to make a killer iOS gaming controller. Right?
The MadCatz C.T.R.L.i (henceforth referred to as the CTRLi to save my full stop key) looks almost ...
Like a child that's been playing in muddy puddles, Checkpoint Champion has just brought its dirt-skidding time-trial racing to Android.
It was released on iOS last month and picked up a Bronze Award in our review.
"Behind the bright cartoon graphics lurks a black heart of pure gaming evil, and for some that makes Checkpoint Champion essential," we said.
For the most part, it's a game...
Updated at 12:58 on December 10th: Eagle eyed commenter PoloBaquerizoH has spotted that Destructamundo is out right now. So you can grab it from the App Store for £1.49 / $1.99 [buy]
Original story follows...
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.
Usin...
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...
Shiny mobile MOBA Vainglory has been updated with a few new bits and bobs, chief among them a new hero.
It’s called Skaarf, and it's a pudgy little dragon that can belch fire. Skaarf is good at long range and AOE attacks, and plays well as a member of a team.
Elsewhere private matches have been added. These let you create a party of six and jump into a fight without anyone else barging i...
Telltale's Game of Thrones episodic adventure game came out last week on iOS, and we quite liked it. And now if you're a player of an Android persuasion you can pick it up as well.
The game follows the same episodic template as Telltale's other games, and is set during the events of the third and fourth seasons of the hit HBO show.
It features voice acting from some of the stars of the s...
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It seems there's no limit to how games can be made more and more minimal on smartphones, hiding their austere gameplay behind beautifully stylish visuals.
It feels like something we should complain about. Like 'dumbing down,' only instead it's more akin to 'excessive minimalising.'
A bit like chocolate bars going 'bite sized'. Yeah, we should complain, but the truth is we're kinda enjoying t...
The Witcher Adventure Game is a fully functioning version of Fantasy Flight's recent physical game, transported to touchscreen, and it works surprisingly well.
Rather than rolling dice, collecting fiddly chits, and moving plastic pieces around a board, you're tapping on the screen. It takes a good deal of the tangible nature of the boardgame away, but leaves you with enough meat to sink your te...![[Updated] Out now: Destructamundo is a chain reaction puzzler about galactic annihilation for iPhone and iPad](http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/artwork/thumbs/na-kslsc_ddd_jpg_100.jpg)
Updated at 16:58 on December 10th: Robotube Games has pulled Destructamundo from the App Store after releasing it earlier.
It turns out that it was all a mistake. Although the game's final version was released, it wasn't meant to be, not yet. Hopefully it'll be soon.
However, if you picked it up earlier then, well, you've got the game before it's been released properly. The rest of us ha...
DeNA and Hasbro have announced Transformers: Battle Tactics today. It'll be free to play and is coming to iOS and Android in 2015.
As the title suggests, Battle Tactics is a fast-paced, turn-based combat game.
It has a cartoon-look to it, which you may recognize as being based upon the Transformers Generations Combiner Wars comic books.
Central to constructing winning tactics is building ...
ShakePop appears to be both a game title and a description.
This jolly-looking party game has you playing with one of six characters as they instruct you to dance around with your phone.
Instructions such as "Tap Me" and "Wave Me In The Air" appear on the screen to guide your physical performance.
If you make a mistake then the game is over. At which point, you'll be told your score, and ...
Tilt to Live creator One Man Left is bringing its Bronze Award-winning multiplayer strategy game Outwitters to Android in January.
It's an odd little game that lets you battle it out against friends and strangers around the world on a tile-based map.
Each match requires between two to four players to start. Once you do, you invest your Wits (resources) in summoning reinforcements, moving uni...
You might have read our review of the Mad Catz C.T.R.L.i controller. Well, much of the same can be said about this tiny travel-sized version.
This super small edition, which measures in at about 13cm wide and 9cm tall, is actually quite a nice size. It's more portable and practical than the full-sized pad, but still quite comfortable to hold.
It could be especially good for young children wi...
Radiangames's Silver Award-winning twin-stick action-RPG Inferno 2 has blasted its way on to Android.
It's the sequel to Inferno+, which means 80 more neon mazes for you to bounce bullets around. It also has more weapons, more upgrades and powers, more enemies to tackle.
Not to mention how pretty the darn thing is. Expect huge explosions drenched in colour practically every five seconds...
Square Enix has announced Theatrhythm Dragon Quest for the 3DS. It will be coming out in Japan on March 26th 2015.
As you can tell by the game's title, this is the follow-up to the Gold Award-winning Theatrhythm Final Fantasy games on 3DS.
There aren't any details on the game as of yet. But we're pretty sure it's going to be the same rhythm-based theatrical RPG style of play, except with Dra...
Westeros is a dangerous place.
If you're looking to have your head chopped off, or your skull crushed, or your guts stabbed, or your mouth ruptured, or your eyes pulped, or your legs slashed, or your nose severed, or your torso cleaved, or your teeth cracked, or your spine knackered, George RR Martin's pseudo historical fantasy is where you need to be.
Game of Thrones the game has alread...
With Ubisoft's blessing, developer DotEmu has been working on an HD Edition of 1999's turn-based strategy game Heroes of Might Magic III.
It's set to arrive on iPad and Android tablets (as well as PC) on January 19th 2015. That's your cue to bask in a bath of nostalgia.
As with the original game, this HD version has seven campaign scenarios, 48 skirmish maps, and a local multiplayer mode. ...
If you're a gamer, you're probably aware of MadCatz. It's the firm that puts out third-party controllers for PlayStation and the like, as a budget alternative to the real deal.
So with a few decades practice making joypads, it should be well placed to make a killer iOS gaming controller. Right?
The MadCatz C.T.R.L.i (henceforth referred to as the CTRLi to save my full stop key) looks almost ...
Like a child that's been playing in muddy puddles, Checkpoint Champion has just brought its dirt-skidding time-trial racing to Android.
It was released on iOS last month and picked up a Bronze Award in our review.
"Behind the bright cartoon graphics lurks a black heart of pure gaming evil, and for some that makes Checkpoint Champion essential," we said.
For the most part, it's a game...
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...
Shiny mobile MOBA Vainglory has been updated with a few new bits and bobs, chief among them a new hero.
It’s called Skaarf, and it's a pudgy little dragon that can belch fire. Skaarf is good at long range and AOE attacks, and plays well as a member of a team.
Elsewhere private matches have been added. These let you create a party of six and jump into a fight without anyone else barging i...
Telltale's Game of Thrones episodic adventure game came out last week on iOS, and we quite liked it. And now if you're a player of an Android persuasion you can pick it up as well.
The game follows the same episodic template as Telltale's other games, and is set during the events of the third and fourth seasons of the hit HBO show.
It features voice acting from some of the stars of the s...
