Nik Ives-Allison

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April 21, 2017
CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars Review – Build & Smash
By Nik Ives-Allison
The acronym is no accident – CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars is another mobile game starring humanity’s favorite feline companions. We’ve seen cats in space. We’ve seen cats flung into boxes. We’ve even had cats trying to help us get …
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April 21, 2017
The Contender Review: Split Decision
By Nik Ives-Allison
When Frosty Pop teased the sleek minimalist puzzler rvlvr last month, it looked like the company best known for the irreverent and joyful indie games Slap Shots! and High Dive might be going for a change of direction. Worry not …
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April 20, 2017
Ms Spell Review: Low-Res, Low Instruction
By Nik Ives-Allison
First things first: Ms Spell is not a word game. It is not a game about spelling. Given the glut of word games that have been released in recent months, this might disappoint those looking for their next word game …
Upcoming
April 20, 2017
Match Land Redefines the Edible on April 27
By Nik Ives-Allison
Get ready match-three fanatics, Match Land is dropping for iOS and Android on April 27th, offering an interesting new spin on the RPG/match-three hybrid genre. Match Land is the first game out of new indie studio Race Cat, formed through …
Walkthroughs
April 20, 2017
Full of Stars Tips, Cheats and Strategies
By Nik Ives-Allison
Having seen the reviews you’ve made the decision to download Full of Stars — but what now? Having read the reviews, you’ll know that Ars Thanea’s clever blend of game book and space-based action-adventure isn’t messing about. Like a fantastic choose-your-own-adventure …
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April 17, 2017
MLB Perfect Inning Live Review: Real Time Baseball
By Nik Ives-Allison
It’s a great time to be a baseball fan. Just a few weeks ago, it seemed as though nothing could come close to challenging MLB Tap Sports Baseball 2017 as the best mobile baseball game this year. Then last week …
Walkthroughs
April 17, 2017
MLB Perfect Inning Live: A Guide to Perfect Pitching
By Nik Ives-Allison
The best offence is a good defense, or so they say. These anonymous old adages often prove more fiction than fact, but when it comes to MLB Perfect Inning Live (available now for iOS and Android) strong pitching is definitely …
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April 14, 2017
Soul Knight Review: Gotta Shoot ‘Em All
By Nik Ives-Allison
When Soul Knight by Zeyang Li and Chilly Room was released on Android and iOS last month, it almost slipped under our radar — but this beautiful little arcade-style quasi-rougelike shooter deserves your full attention. There’s very little in the way …

Nik Ives-Allison

CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars Review – Build & Smash

The Contender Review: Split Decision

Ms Spell Review: Low-Res, Low Instruction

Match Land Redefines the Edible on April 27

Full of Stars Tips, Cheats and Strategies

MLB Perfect Inning Live Review: Real Time Baseball

MLB Perfect Inning Live: A Guide to Perfect Pitching

Soul Knight Review: Gotta Shoot ‘Em All

New Genre-defining Action-Healer, 3 Healers Fables The History of Three Influential Figureheads Without Combat

Third-Person Action-Adventure Usual June Drops a Demo on Steam

Hollow Home Is an Isometric Narrative RPG about the Ukraine War

Zombies Ate My Neighbors-Like Lethal Wedding Is an Upcoming 16-Bit Co-Op Run-and-Gun Shooter