Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt.2 is a strange game in many ways. For one, it’s Gameloft and not EA Mobile behind this latest title, despite the latter having been the driving force behind all previous Potter games. Read the full story
Posted on 28 July 2011.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt.2 is a strange game in many ways. For one, it’s Gameloft and not EA Mobile behind this latest title, despite the latter having been the driving force behind all previous Potter games. Read the full story
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Posted on 28 July 2011.
Final Fantasy 2 is one of those odd mobile games where the very act of squeezing the entire game onto a small java device alone is likely to get people interested, and rightly so. Read the full story
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Posted on 28 July 2011.
Geodefense is yet another iPhone conversion, re-packaged with achievements, and then sold at a higher price on Windows Phone. Given the quality of this neon-drenched tower defence game, though, you won’t feel like you’ve been ripped off. Read the full story
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Posted on 28 July 2011.
Coming from Microsoft’s internal games team, Beards and Beaks is packed with original ideas and features, but doesn’t quite get them to hang together. Read the full story
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Posted on 28 July 2011.
It’s taken a long time for the iPhone sensation Cut the Rope to make the transition over to Android, but finally an updated and refined version of the smash-hit title is available on the Android Market. Read the full story
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Posted on 28 July 2011.
Nvidia’s entrance into the world of Android gaming has seen quite a few good-looking exclusives appear for the company’s own Tegra chip-equipped Android handsets. One of the finest is Riptide GP, a rare water-based racer from the same team behind Hydro Thunder Hurricane on the Xbox 360. Read the full story
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Posted on 28 July 2011.
Despite not sporting the word ‘story’ in the title, Pocket Academy is Kairosoft’s latest management game to get an English translation and conversion from PC over to iPhone. However, being newer and a little deeper both in terms of options and extra features doesn’t mean that Pocket Academy is the company’s finest. Read the full story
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Posted on 28 July 2011.
Cave’s shooters on iPhone have been almost exclusively excellent so far, with DoDonPachi Resurrection in particular demonstrating that touchscreen bullet-hell games can be even better than its physical-button counterparts. Read the full story
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Posted on 28 July 2011.
So far, Street Fighter IV’s reign as the best fighting game on iPhone has been pretty much uncontested. With the recently released Volt disappointing somewhat due to a laggy online component (and not much else to justify a purchase on top), Capcom has opened the door for a new contender to step up and steal the crown. Read the full story
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Posted on 28 July 2011.
The arrival of WiiWare hit Swords & Soldiers on the iPhone shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise to those who played the game on its original platform.
A side-scrolling castle vs castle game, the simple wiimote controls couldn’t be more suited to a touchscreen re-invention. Read the full story
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Posted on 27 July 2011.
Nokia says Symbian is on its way out, before promising more support and new models. Can the ailing OS ever really get back on track, or is it time to throw in the towel and give up on handsets like the X7? Read the full story
Posted on 07 July 2011.
Samsung has a Galaxy smartphone to suit every budget, and at the lower end of the scale is the Galaxy Fit. We’re not sure where the ‘fit’ comes from, as it’s not particularly sporty, rugged or equipped with tools to keep you fit, but it sounds impressive. But is it? Read the full story
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Posted on 06 July 2011.
Before I got my hands on Sony Ericsson’s Xperia neo, I figured I had the review sussed. On paper, the Xperia neo is near identical to the Xperia arc, bar the smaller size. So a nice easy search and replace job of my old review then?
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Posted on 05 July 2011.
It’s smaller than most current tablets, runs on an older OS and includes an old-fashioned stylus-like pen…how on earth will the HTC Flyer compete? Read the full story
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Posted on 30 June 2011.
Samsung’s Galaxy S II has remained faithful to the original, but despite the improvements under the hood, can such a simple design still ignite the same level of passion? Read the full story
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Posted on 22 June 2011.
A redesigned OS, a high-definition screen and the introduction of touch. Does this make the Nokia E6 an exciting new offering for enterprise? Read the full story
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Posted on 21 June 2011.
Fable: Coin Golf looks like it another over-priced abusing of WP7 gamers’ patience on paper, but actually turns out to be quite a neat little game of billiards-meets-crazy golf, with some clever twists on top. Read the full story
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Posted on 21 June 2011.
Windows Phone 7 users are once again getting the raw deal with Super Monkey Ball, apparently Sega’s attempt to find out just how deep gamers’ wallets are when faced with a recognisable brand. At over twice the price of the iPhone version, and lacking the sequel’s many improvements, WP7 owners can rightly feel a little bitter. Read the full story
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Posted on 21 June 2011.
The best thing (some would say the only good thing) about Farmville is the social interaction as you band together to help build that new barn or buy that new cow. The actual harvesting and often ridiculous waiting isn’t quite as appealing, but it makes these moments that bit sweeter. Read the full story
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Posted on 21 June 2011.
The eternal problem with making a poker game for mobiles is the lack of risk. Yes, it’s perfectly possible to pretend that the $100 bet you placed on the table is your own money, but deep-down you know that a stupid all-in won’t mean having to sell the wife and kids. Read the full story
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