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  • LandFormer Review
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    LandFormer Review

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    The premise of Landformer is incredibly basic. Use a set of limited tools to either lower or raise the landscape to get all the land back to a flat position. It reminded me of the God game Populous or SimCity's terraforming aspects. While in that game flattening the land was just the beginning (since you then needed to build on it), here making the land flat is its own reward... and the only goal you'll be chasing.
  • Red Bull Flugtag Review
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    • iOS
    Red Bull Flugtag Review

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    Red Bull Flugtag for the iPhone is based on the real world "sport" of the same name. I say "sport" because it seems to involve building what amounts to a parade float and jumping off a ramp into a lake, being scored for how far you "fly." They're less flying machines than they are fun and seem to be powered by alcohol alone. Seems a weird premise for a collectible card game type outing, no?
  • Blokus Review
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    • iOS
    Blokus Review

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    Blokus from Gameloft is a digital version of the award winning board game of the same name. The board game has been popular for quite a while now and has a number of accolades under it's belt, including an endorsement from MENSA. It's a game I've always enjoyed and was excited to find out I could both have it portable and always have a willing (albeit digital) opponent. So, does digital Blokus stand up to it's analog brother?
  • Blackout City Review
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    • iOS
    Blackout City Review

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    The iPhone is great at re-kindling our nostalgia for the games we used to play, with different levels of success. Blackout City is a direct descendent of an old game from my childhood called City Connection that I was quite fond of, so I was pretty excited to get the chance to review it. My feelings were quickly dashed though as I discovered that the makers of Blackout City made a few weird choices, and even worse a few lazy ones as well.
  • Rocket Racing League Review
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    Rocket Racing League Review

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    When sitting down to review Rocket Racing League I naturally assumed it was based on something fictional. Shockingly enough, my assumption is wrong. While it's not operating yet, Rocket Racing League is a real thing - something that actually exists on planet Earth. People are looking to race rockets against each other. I love living in the future. But while we're waiting to race real rockets we can get our fix with the iPhone version.
  • Bar Star Review
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    • iOS
    Bar Star Review

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    Time Management as a genre has been mobile for quite some time. Diner Dash pretty much set the whole train in motion and has been on phones for years now. While managing a diner has spread to bakeries, zoos, farms and god knows what else not much has changed in the style of gameplay the games offer. Bar Star is the first iPhone time management game I've played in quite some time that goes beyond the mind-numbing basics.
  • Carcassonne Review
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    • iOS
    Carcassonne Review

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    This isn't the first time we've seen the supremely popular board game Carcassone hit a digital platform. The game saw release on Xbox Live back in 2007 and met with critical acclaim. Now the tile placing game is dipping it's toe into digital waters a second time with the recent release on the iPhone. Personally, I really wanted this one to be good. Cue sigh of relief, because this game is better than good - it's outstanding.
  • Aurifi Review
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    • iOS
    Aurifi Review

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    Aurifi is certainly the most unique game I've seen yet on the iPhone. Heck, I've only played a game like this once before but that was some obscure Japanese game not even officially released outside their borders. Aurifi is an audio-only game, which means you can play it with your eyes closed. It's a strange feeling when you take your sight out of the game and rely only on your hearing to play. It was a gamble to make a game like that and for the most part it pays off well.