Down a dirty twisted alley shrouded by the shadows of skyscrapers so tall they blot out the sky and illuminated only by neon advertisements is a door hidden among the filth of an overflowing dumpster. Behind that door and its many locks is a cyberpunk throne room where in dark congress sit the likes of […]
Get Cyberpunked in Shadowrun Returns by Harebrained Schemes
By Ian J Treu • January 9, 2014 • Games, Lifestyle • Leave a comment
Fight Your Way to the Top in Savant: Ascent by D-Pad Studio
By Ian J Treu • December 12, 2013 • Games, Lifestyle • Leave a comment
Blow away hoards of flying animated household goods to the sweet beats of Savant. If you don’t know the music of Aleksander Vinter (a.k.a Savant) then hear some at his SoundCloud page. After you’re mind is blown by an EDM living legend go buy Savant: Ascent for only a couple of bucks on the platform […]
Outsurf Certain Death in Time Surfer by Kumobius Games
By Ian J Treu • October 10, 2013 • Games, Lifestyle • Leave a comment
The end is near so go out in style, grab a board and surf the end of the universe. Time Surfer is everything you hope for in an endless runner. The premise is great, play is fast and challenging, the menu is steamlined, you get pets, and without too much of an investment in time […]
The Best in Tower Defense Now On Android! Kingdom Rush Frontiers by Ironhide
By Ian J Treu • September 26, 2013 • Games, Lifestyle • Leave a comment
Many have tried their hand at tower defense, but legendary among them is Ironhide who for a second time has created a TD masterpiece. Back when I reviewed Kingdom Rush I was left wanting more, and today here it is. You may have been playing it for months on iOS, but finally today it was released on Android and […]
Swallow the Universe in Osmos by Hemisphere Games
By Ian J Treu • August 23, 2013 • Games, Lifestyle • Leave a comment
The beauty and simplicity of Osmos is incredibly absorbing. The award wining music is ambient and mellow, the mechanic is elementary and enjoyable, the controls are intuitive. Easily one of the best mobile games to date. You play as a mote. Are you a cell? A galaxy? Doesn’t seem to matter. You can shoot bits […]
Get Down with Bit.Trip Beat by Gaijin Games
By Ian J Treu • August 15, 2013 • Games, Lifestyle • Leave a comment
Pong worth listening too. What can I say about Bit.Trip Beat? I like playing it even though I suck at it. The music is awesome. Its got retro simple play. There are some neat graphics going on in the background. And the boss fights are pretty epic. The controls are just like Pong, you tilt […]
The RTS You Didn’t Know You Were Waiting For, Rymdkapsel by Grapefrukt Games
By Ian J Treu • August 8, 2013 • Games, Lifestyle • Leave a comment
Finally the RTS mobile deserves. A game truly well designed for mobile is above all, lite. Rymdkapsel floats. Martin Jonasson who is Grapefrukt Games has created the perfect mobile RTS by stripping away the traditional RTS to the core and distilling it to its finest essence. Jonasson’s streamlined minimalist approach is so beautiful that with the help […]
Tiny Thief by 5Ants Steals the Show [UPDATE]
By Ian J Treu • August 1, 2013 • Games, Lifestyle • Leave a comment
I’ve really missed graphic adventure games. When I was younger in the late 80’s early 90’s adventure games had their day in the sun.* There are so many classics like Day of the Tentacle, Loom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, but what I love most about Tiny Thief is how it brought […]
Master the Quick Draw with Ready Steady Bang from Hover Studio
By Ian J Treu • July 25, 2013 • Games, Lifestyle • Leave a comment
Get ready to test your reflexes in a gun dual to the death. In reality Ready Steady Bang is much more lighthearted than all that. A recently released video short (embedded below) shows you just the kind of humor you can expect from this Hover Studio title. One touch game play; after the “ready, steady” […]
Cultivate New Worlds, Walking Mars by Tiger Style
By Ian J Treu • July 18, 2013 • Games, Lifestyle • Leave a comment
Walking Mars is an amazing tale of discovery. What strikes me most about Tiger Style’s title is that the story more than anything keeps you playing, like the SNES RPGs I played as a kid. Only in Walking Mars, the graphics aren’t grainy pixels, but beautiful (and accurate) portraits of our neighboring planet. You play Liang, a […]
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