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  • Kingdom of Thrones Review
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    Kingdom of Thrones Review

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    Setting aside its mildly amusing title (you might as well call it "Kingdom of Crowns" or "Kingdom of Kings"), the first thing you'll notice about Kingdom of Thrones is how it looks like it first saw life when strategy video games were first popping up back in the 1980s. In some ways, that's part of its appeal. Too many contemporary social strategy games try to hide the limitations of their gameplay behind flashy visuals and animations, but Kingdom of Thrones has the guts to toss that fluff aside in favor of creating an engaging and immersive multiplayer experience. And to its credit, it usually works.
  • Speed Kills Review
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    Speed Kills Review

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    You have to admire a game that starts out with such a bizarre line as "Welcome to the friendly world of DEATH RACING." At the very least it's worth your attention, and I myself went into Speed Kills expecting more laughs and a racer that doesn't take itself too seriously; where warrior maidens cheer me on for being such a good sport as they poke my car full of rocket holes. I could have loved such a game. Alas, Speed Kills takes its gritty setting seriously after all, and while I enjoyed its races and wide variety of tracks, a sprinkling of questionable design decisions and controls left my enjoyment somewhat in the dust.
  • Farkle Blitz Review
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    Farkle Blitz Review

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    Is it possible for old favorites on Facebook to make a comeback? The makers of Farkle Blitz sure seem to hope so, as they've taken the dice game formula that launched a thousand likes back in 2009 and repackaged it for contemporary casual play. Or have they? 
  • Sky Pirates of Neo Terra Racing Review
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    • iOS
    Sky Pirates of Neo Terra Racing Review

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    If the Lost Boys from Peter Pan had taken to flying about Never Never Land with steampunk "glidewings," they might have looked a little like the Sky Pirates of Neo Terra. And if you're anything like me, you've never heard of them before. Apparently they were a big enough deal back in the last decade to warrant their own comic series from Image (complete with illustrations from renowned anime artist Camilla d'Errico), and now Fathom Interactive is betting that the concepts can attract racing fans on Facebook and mobile devices. So far, it looks as though they're off to a decent start.
  • Downfall: Clash of Factions Review
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    • iOS
    Downfall: Clash of Factions Review

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    At this point it seems like the differences among the host of city-building strategy games on the App Store come down to mere aesthetics. Do you like your strategy with castles, knights, and rote fantasy trappings? Pick up your sword and frolic in the Kingdoms of Camelot. Prefer your strategy narrated by steampunk women clad in leather and brass? Then by all means, go play Arcane Empires. And you folks in the back--do you like your strategy to unfold in a post-apocalyptic universe where gas-masked thugs lord over the ruins of Western civilization? Then Downfall: Clash of Factions might be for you.
  • The Last One Review
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    The Last One Review

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    It all started when Allie, stricken as she was with glowing eyes that would put the Cheshire Cat to shame and arms that looked infected well past the point of hope, asked me for help with offing a nearby chap who had a mild case of zombie-itis. Apparently no one thought to tell the poor dear that she didn't look so hot herself. And so began my adventures in yet another social zombie game, which I spent almost every moment of expecting Allie and her green limbs to turn on me.
  • Dominator Review
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    Dominator Review

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    I don't think any other Facebook game has thrown me into the action so quickly as Dominator. No tutorials pop up with cartoony military types barking out orders, no floating arrows indicating crucial actions mar the interface; instead, within seconds, Dominator tosses you into the gridded battlefield with soldiers on both sides already in place. It reveals its debts to turn-based games like Final Fantasy and Might & Magic as early as the first move, and it flaunts its focus on challenge as the opposing team starts to mow down your preset jarheads. It may even be possible to lose that first firefight.
  • Battle Alert Review
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    • iOS
    Battle Alert Review

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    The casual market is so crammed with strategy games these days that the excitement surrounding a new release seems on par with switching out rolls of paper towels. Almost without fail, we can guess that the newest contender will have us stockpiling resources or tinkering with command centers to train new units, but occasionally a game comes along with enough innovation to recapture those first moments with Starcraft long ago. Battle Alert, alas, isn't one of those games.