Imagine a scenario where all of the platform heroes of the 1990s were rounded up and placed in a Running Man-style contest. All of their past crutches like multiple lives, power-ups, learnable levels and even direct control are taken away from them. All they're left with is a forced march through a hastily-sketched facsimile of the worlds they used to inhabit. Welcome to the world of Dynamo Kid Touch.
Realistic physics are a big selling point in games, especially with iPhone titles these days. We're starting to see this feature touted as a selling point with more and more games, including genres where we might not have expected to. iFlexis is a perfect example: a match-three title that utilizes "wacky physics" to make things fun, this is a game that seems like it should be a complete hit… unfortunately, it's never quite as enjoyable as it tries to be.
The only way that a match-3 game can stand out from the pack these days is to not only be well-made, but to be a little different as well. Thumbstar Games seems to be aware of this challenge, so the developer has created a new entry for this genre, Shifters, that has a little bit of a twist when it comes to play mechanics. The end result is a game that is simultaneously cute and challenging, if only a little flawed.