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The App Rule of Four states that the best game ideas can be described in a four-word sentence, such as: fling birds into pigs.  Get water to alligator.  Run until you die.  Blendoku is the latest in this long but succinct line of four word brilliances: put colors into order. 

Great game deals are like the tide.  Some weekends, when the tide is high, there are so many great game deals that we can’t possibly include them all in a single post.  Other weekends, when the tide is low, the deals are few and far between.  

Ninjas can do a lot of cool stuff, but they're not necessarily in their element when it comes to naval battles. Hence, they might need some assistance when Ninja Raft hits iOS and Android later this year. It's tower defense with a wrinkle as the ninjas try to fight off pirates aboard a big freaking raft. How can that last sentence not at least want to make you read on?

Do not get in-between a dragon and his treasure, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup. In fact, Dragon Season, an upcoming action game from Ghostbox, demonstrates that dragons will go to impressive lengths to retrieve their favored trinkets and shiny things—even going so far as to fly tirelessly for entire seasons.

Narwhals are the Jedi of the sea, and they’re also pretty darn good at making sandwiches. Deep Sea Deli by PlayFirst is an iOS puzzle game that shows off the aquatic species’ lesser-known talent at assembling bacon, ham, and bread into something magically delicious. Like a solid BLT, Deep Sea Deli seems unimpressive at first taste, but after you take a couple of mouthfuls, you begin to enjoy how nicely all the ingredients come together.

Usually dungeon crawling can be a pretty long-winded affair. I mean, first you have to get all of your equipment on, and then you have to inch your way through every dimly-lit cavern, making sure you always keep your eyes peeled for possible loot. In most cases, it’s likely you won’t make it home for dinner half the time, especially when a quest is particularly harrowing. That’s why I’m so excited about Dungeonism, a unique and bite-sized version of the age-old dungeon crawler, but with a lot of heart and plenty of quick strategic thinking.

It must not be a very cold day in Hell today, because Spicy Horse Games has lifted the lid on their next sizzling title. The game in question has been revealed to be a collectable card game and real-time strategy hybrid that’s set in the throes of the Underworld, and has the working title of Hell Invaders. We here at Gamezebo felt especially obligated to bring you this good news today, for fear that Spicy Horse would follow through on their press release promise to track us down and force us to listen to them sing the full 7:30 version of Meat Loaf’s “I Would Do Anything for Love” should we fail to spread the word.

Back in the early 80s, Steve Jackson created a four-part gamebook series entitled Sorcery! that took readers/players on an epic quest for a powerful artifact called the Crown of Kings. Now that tale of action and adventure is coming to the 21st century thanks to a team-up with developer inkle, which is recreating that four-part series as a gamebook for iOS devices.

When our lives get chaotic—say, traffic snarls up, work becomes frantic, or our toddler decides he or she is going to strip naked and tear down a city street in the middle of winter—we tend to say, “Man! Life is a zoo!” As it so happens, we humans really have no idea what it’s like to live out the zoo life. ZooVale, an upcoming cross-platform social RPG, should give us a glimpse of what it’s like to live as part of an exotic menagerie—though you can still expect some inaccuracies, like animals that walk upright. Animals don’t walk upright. Not while we’re looking, anyway.

When Bird Mania was first released on the Nintendo 3DS eShop almost a year ago today, it received mix reviews from fans and critics alike. While some applauded the sharp visuals and fast gameplay, others criticized the severe lack of things to do in the game. Unfortunately, not much seems to have changed in this iOS port. At its core, Bird Mania is a simple endless runner game, but one that shows us that sometimes simple isn’t always necessarily better.

Fast, reckless driving is totally awesome (disclaimer: Always follow the rules of the road. And don’t forget to buckle up!). But wouldn’t it be even more awesome if you could drive on a road that stretches into forever and collect free money as you rip down the asphalt? Redline Rush by Dogbyte Games lets you live the dream with an endless driving game for iOS and Android.

While getting ready for launch, player testing your title is truly a tough and eye-opening experience. Every. Single. Time. You've constructed all these really simple, educating and fun levels, just to realize that players don't play the game 'as they should'. To ensure that your game is played like it is supposed to be played, you need to have a killer first-time flow.

TV Tropes defines Master Higgins Syndrome (named after the protagonist of the Adventure Island series)  as an in-game compulsion to consume or die. I define it as an overwhelming urge to play Alper Sarikaya’s  addictive island themed runner, Manuganu. Of course, I wouldn’t have died if I hadn‘t, but life’s a bit nicer now that I have.

I know I say it every time, but this is a super awesome week for iOS games. In fact, it’s probably one of the best we’ve seen so far in 2013! Don’t believe me? Just take a gander at the list of titles launching later this evening.

Zoologists know the chameleon as a color-changing lizard, while comic book fans recognize the Chameleon as a longtime thorn in the side of Spider-Man. Neither of them is quite like the CandyMeleon, a least when it comes to consuming quantities of sweets that would make a dentist cringe. Levelloop and Bulky Pix are about to give you a chance to put his appetite to good use when he makes his way to iPhones and iPads this May.

 What has 7 letters, and has something to do with “Knockoffs abound”? Project Shuffle is a unique social blend of word and trivia games from Screwtape Studios, the developmental duo that brought us Conduction and Bank Job in 2011 and 2012, respectively. With the publishing support of Right Pedal Studios on their side, Screwtape hopes this puzzling word game that you can play with your friends will be their biggest release yet!

When Contra Evolution was first discovered, it was a China-exclusive iOS game that appeared, based on screenshots and gameplay videos, to be a remake of the first Contra. Understandably, many people began to wonder if the game would ever make its way to other regions. According to developer PunchBox, such a thing is in the cards.

Cut the Rope: Time Travel is a game from ZeptoLab where you’ll cut ropes and need to drop candies into the waiting mouths of creatures. Gamezebo’s quick start strategy guide will provide you with detailed images, tips, information, and hints on how to play your best game.

We cover plenty of new games here at Gamezebo every week, but the number of games we’ve already covered that show up on new platforms?  It’s staggering.  This Wednesday and every Wednesday, Gamezebo is rounding up the games that aren’t quite new, but might be new to you depending on your platform of choice.  And who doesn't love new(ish) games?

TRANSFORMERS Legends -- available now for Android and iOS -- is a game about collecting TRANSFORMERS cards and building the ultimate card deck. Use the cards of your favorite TRANSFORMERS characters to battle against bosses and other players.