Japanese game studio Inis has produced some of the best rhythm games in the genre, including Gitaroo Man for the PlayStation 2, Elite Beat Agents for the Nintendo DS, and Lips for the Xbox 360. But sometimes you need to take a break from your favorite records. Inis is hanging up its mandolin long enough to make Eden to Green, a "tower offense" game for iOS and Android.
In its few short years on the gaming scene, just about every genre you could ever imagine has been tried on the iPhone. The one notable exception however, at least in my mind, has been an iNiS-style rhythm game. Best known for the touch-based DS hit Elite Beat Agents (or if you're a real game nerd like me, it's predecessor Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan), the folks at iNiS seemed like a perfect match for the growing smartphone market. And with the release of Demons' Score, they've proved that hunch right… more or less.
It's official: Square Enix is totally in love with iOS and Android. Just recently we've seen info about games like Final Fantasy Dimensions and Qwirkle, and now the Demons' Score beans have spilled. Part shooter and part rhythm, it's a game that looks to play brilliantly to the strengths of a touch-screen interface.