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iOS Reviews
Ninjin Review
By Alex De Vore
There's nothing worse than a gang of samurai thugs who appear in your peaceful rabbit village and abscond with your stockpile of carrots. Seriously—rabbits like carrots! So if such an unthinkable horror were to actually happen, the good of your ninja rabbit clan at stake, what would you do? Why, you'd unleash the coolest sword-wielding cottontail since Usagi Yojimbo, of course. The ruthless Shogun Moe is to blame for the robbery of your beloved vegetables, and over five stages packed with plenty of enemy types, an exciting array of weapons to suit differing play styles, and tons of upgrades, Ninjin will stealthily slice its way into your heart and parts beyond.The story of Ninjin is presented with lovingly crafted cutscenes courtesy of Brazilian developer Pocket Trap. The story is straightforward to the point that we don't actually need them, but they're a welcome addition to the overall package. Pocket Trap obviously has respect for ninja traditions and heritage (you even turn into a log when you die!) and has done a wonderful job in conveying the magnitude of the situation. In other words, there is no worse fate to befall a clan of rabbits than the loss of carrots, and for whatever reason, Shogun Moe is really serious about putting everything he can in your way. Though early stages provide lots of frustrating moments as you adjust to the enemy patterns, gameplay mechanics are easily learned and unbelievably smooth once mastered. A virtual joystick allows the player to pitch up and down the playing field, while a virtual button handles your equipment: the sword and shuriken. A tap of the button slashes with your blade while a slide throws your razor-sharp projectiles. Perhaps the coolest part of this "button" is the ability to aim the direction of your swipe which translates into which direction your star will fly.Flights of Fancy: Two Doves Review
Having had some development ups and downs over the last year, ERS Game Studio fights its way back to the top of the genre with Flights of Fancy: Two Doves. This high-class, high-fantasy hidden object adventure offers beauty, magic, wonder, and best of all, surprises—all of which (despite one sizeable flaw) remind us why the name ERS is synonymous with adventure game excellence.Two Doves won me over from the start by casting me as a countess: an unusual choice of heroine that veers from the usual princess/detective/reporter/psychic idea. The narrative ball gets rolling when the countess is away from home, attending an engagement party for the king. She gets back and finds that her castle's been violated by persons unknown. It appears they've stolen a magical dove (a twin to one owned by the king) necessary to protect the kingdom, and have turned her vassals into shiny little figurines. With the help of her last remaining servant, she combs the castle for clues and what she uncovers is deeply unsettling.Considering the doom hanging over the countess and the kingdom, Two Doves' astonishing beauty is something of a paradox. It's clear thatERS let the art team go full throttle here and gave them free rein to add as much creativity, color, and detail as their hearts desired. Amazing attention is paid to the game's interface (the animated inventory items and unique scroll journal for instance) and overused fantasy themes are freshened up by extraordinary inventiveness (two words -"Viking plant"). Playing Two Doves brings to mind the magic you felt as a kid reading fairy tales for the first time: the feeling that around every corner will be something new, strange, and possibly dangerous.Where’s My Water? 2 Review
There's always an alligator, there's always water, and there's always dirt separating the two. The infinite loop of Swampy's bath time in Where's My Water? was charming and challenging, generously packed with levels and updates that made its 99 cent price tag an absolute steal. Its first non-spin-off, direct sequel, Where's My Water? 2, has slashed that initial price down to nothing, but actually costs much more: players' time, trust, and patience have been sold down the freemium river.The good news: if you like any of Disney's Where's My games, there's plenty more to love here. Where's My Water? 2 plays out like all of its predecessors: swipe trenches in dirt to direct water to its destination. Along the way, you'll need to activate switches, avoid acid, collect duckies, and complete many other puzzle-based maneuvers. Swampy is still our primary water-target, waiting patiently for his bath to runneth over, but both Cranky and Allie have been upgraded from bonus level pack characters to main game integrations. Cranky's ducks and goal require acid instead of water, and Allie is still in need of steam to power her pipe organ. Their levels now appear alongside Swampy's, providing a refreshing change of pace for players who get bored with alligator monogamy.While playing with Cranky and Allie will be a new experience to players who dropped Where's My Water? before 2012, the basic puzzles in Where's My Water? 2 will not be. Very few changes have been introduced, and many levels feel more redundant than nostalgic. There are pipes and switches, acid and quick-growing weeds, nozzles and movable platforms. Despite the introduction of an overworld map and "locations" like the Soap Factory, every stage still takes place underground. When playing the first iteration of a level, veteran players will rarely encounter something new.Heroes of Loot Review
By Mike Rose
I've played my fair share of dungeon-crawling roguelikes, with their turn-based tales of slow, tight progression, treasure a-plenty, and endless floors of bloodthirsty enemies. Heroes of Loot, then, is something just that little bit different - it's essentially what happens when you cross a roguelike with a twin-stick shoot 'em up.As it turns out, this is quite the recipe for success. Heroes of Loot is fast-paced, frantic, exciting, and perfect for picking up, having a quick blast, and then going back to your daily routine - or, you know, just playing over and over again for an hour or three. If you enjoy your dungeon-crawlers, you should get a load of this.You are one of four heroes, sent into a never-ending dungeon to create a bit of a rabble. By killing enemies and grabbing gold, you'll attract more and more baddies to the dungeon, and make it far more dangerous. Which is apparently a good thing, according to the dungeon owner!The dungeons are randomly generated, such that each playthrough is different - as you'd expect from a dungeon-crawler. What you might not expect, however, is that the game plays out completely in real-time. That is, there's no turn-based action here; instead, the enemies are constantly approaching, and you'll have to fight them off twin-stick style.Strata Review
Simplicity, elegance, and challenge: the three features developer Graveck has emphasized in their latest gaming excursion, Strata. The one-touch gameplay of this minimalist-designed puzzler will take only seconds to learn, and after its brief tutorial, Strata no longer feels like a mere game. It is a mesmerizing, soothing exercise of both mental dexterity and artistic creation, built on fluid interactions with the player that embody Graveck's three goals entirely.Strata's objective is simple: weave colored ribbons through a grid to complete the pattern. Each opening of the grid must be filled by a ribbon, and ribbons travel in a straight line once placed, exiting the opposite side. This means that on a 3x3 grid, you will weave six total strips of ribbon to fill each opening. The only other rule in play requires any colored block on the grid to end up with its same-colored ribbon on top. Because you are cross weaving, this means the second ribbon to cross a block will be on top; to successfully complete a blue block, for instance, you can cross it with any color first, but must use a blue ribbon on the second crossover.These minimal rules create a usually straightforward solution on smaller, two-colored levels when choices are limited, but Strata quickly ups the ante by increasing the number of colored ribbons—up to four—and grid sizes—up to 5x5. The options on a 5x5 level, where you must weave ten separate ribbons through up to 25 blocks, are extensive, and often nine seemingly correctly placed ribbons can be foiled by the very last one. Thankfully, undoing your last action or series of actions is as easy as touching the ribbons in play, although completing a level without a single undo will earn you a "perfect," the only system of scoring present.Joust Legend Review
By David Oxford
First things first: If you're older than two decades' worth of gaming, then you should be informed right off the bat that this has nothing to do with riding ostriches over lava pools as you (attempt to) skewer pterodactyls and collect fallen eggs.No, Joust Legends is about the actual sport of jousting from the middle ages. 1472, in fact, as the King of France has laid down the challenge before England's King Edward IV. The goal is to exhibit the finest warriors these two nations have to offer, and defend their honor in the process. But before that, there is the matter of the King's Trials: A series of jousting tournaments devoted to finding the finest warrior in the land to represent Edward and England effectively. That brings us to you. Your father was apparently a big-shot warrior at one time or another, so you get entered into the tournament, meaning you're now representing king, country, and your family's honor. No pressure, right? On top of that, if you fail to measure up, they'll foreclose on the orphanage!...just kidding. About the orphanage, that is; everything else is for real.Farm Story 2 Review
By Nadia Oxford
Farming is a wholesome job, but it can also be soul-shattering. Every day, farmers deal with pests, rodents, bad weather, and crippling debt—and they return to the job with every sunrise because the world needs to be fed. In the same vein, digital farming brings downfalls of its own, including long wait times and brainless screen-tapping. Still, like the underappreciated real-world farmer, we return to our tasks. Not because they're necessary, but because games like Farm Story 2 are comforting in their predictability.Farm Story 2 puts you in charge of an unproductive farm. It's your job to fill it up with farm-y things, like crops, cows, and shops. You earn money for delivering vegetables, eggs, milk, and other products. That money goes back into improving your farm. It's the circle of farming life."Farm Story 2 involves a lot of tapping and dragging. You purchase plots of land from the market, and tap to lay them down. You tap to plant your crops. When it's time to harvest, you drag your scythe across your rows of wheat and corn. This simple gesture is surprisingly fun to perform: There's something satisfying about harvesting a whole crop in a bare second.Similarly, you collect products from your animal friends by dragging bucket icons over their pens. Once you've collected, the animals literally stiffen and collapse, and they won't produce until you feed them. It's a silly animation, but you'll smile the first time you see it.Racing Rivals Review
By Leif Johnson
Apple's App Store is no stranger to drag racing games, perhaps owing to the very simplicity of their design, and thus you could be forgiven for approaching Racing Rivals with a heavy dose of skepticism. And yet, for the most part, it's unwarranted. Cie Games and Nitto Tire have given us a game that's as fun as it is visually appealing, and the inclusion of an enjoyable multiplayer component allows it to surge ahead of many of its rivals.