Mike Thompson has worked each side of the video game industry, both reporting on and creating narrative content for games. In his free time, he gorges on pizza, referees for roller derby, and uploads ridiculous cat photos to the internet.
Bad news for people who don't like frogs: the amphibians are going to be swarming all over the App Store in a couple of weeks. Not only that, but they're coming via what looks like a pretty adorable game, Tap the Frog.
Did you ever play Lemmings and think, "hey, this game is great, but you know what it really needs? Terrible things happening to adorable animals, preferably with a suitable amount of blood." If you did, then I want you to do two things: 1) make an appointment with a local psychiatrist (because, wow, that's really messed up) and 2) buy Cannibal Bunnies for the iPad.
At some point in our lives, we all had an ant farm to play with. It's cool for a while, but it ultimately gets kinda boring since there's no real way to control the ants' paths. However, Glu Games is providing iOS gamers with the opportunity to directly affect their insect population in the upcoming Bug Village.
When you boot up an iOS game, you usually don't expect to be treated to a thousand days of entertainment. That said, developer RedLynx is aiming to bring a long-term play experience to gamers with 1000 Heroz.
Have you ever wanted to design and command your very own starship? Don't lie to me: if you're reading this article, you know you have. Heck, you probably still do. Well, guess what? War Balloon Games has revealed the existence of Star Command, a new game for the iPhone and Android platforms that will let you do just that.
Games like Adventures of Veronica Wright: Escape from the Present are few and far between on the App Store these days, and that's probably for the best. Let's get this out of the way, right now: this is a dreadful, nonsensical point-and-click adventure game that deserves neither players' attention nor money. Read on if you want to know all the reasons why it should be skipped.
Oh, for the simpler days of murder mysteries in sinister mansions. For anyone who grew up playing the original Clue, Clue: Secrets & Spies has nothing in common with the board game. Well… ok, players have to track down enemy agents who bear names like "Mustard", "Green", and "White", but that's about it. Instead, the game feels a bit more like something out of the Carmen Sandiego series, though it isn't nearly as much fun as those often are.
For as long as we can remember, good (otherwise known as "Blue") and evil ("Red") have been locked in an eternal struggle. They fight for pride. They fight for oil. They fight because the Great ("and definitely NOT cowardly") Generalissimo is bored and wants something to do in between cups of tea. But, mainly, they fight for our amusement, because they exist in a new iPhone game called Great Little War Game.