In 1991, Square released Final Fantasy Adventure on the original Game Boy (Seiken Densetsu in Japan and Mystic Quest in Europe). This action-RPG offshoot of their flagship series soon became its own brand, resulting in a dozen games to date …
It’s not that easy to put a new spin on characters that are both super popular and long-lived. TinyCo and Marvel have managed to pull it off anyway in Marvel Avengers Academy by setting up an enjoyable “What if?” scenario …
You know how there are those games that you don’t sink hours upon hours into initially, but those 10-15 minute daily sessions soon build up? Sandstorm: Pirate Wars is one of those. It’s not the best at what it does, …
Mobile games are great timewasters. I mean that in the best way possible. So many of us flick open an app to whittle away a few minutes on the daily commute, while waiting to pick up the kids, or even …
Merged! is one of those mobile puzzle games that can sit comfortably with other favorites like Threes! and Drop7. It looks sharp enough, and it certainly plays well enough. The problem I keep running into, however, is that it kind …
Infinite Skater has lofty ambitions for what’s essentially an endless runner. As its App Store description explains, it’s all about pursuing a psychedelic adventure of spiritual awakening while skateboarding. Except it doesn’t really feel like it. At times you’re making offerings …
I love pirates. Not the actual bloodthirsty pirates that once roamed the seven seas, but the fun-loving, free-spirited pirates of Monkey Island or Epic Pirate Story. Sure they do their fair share of looting and violence, but at the end …
Monster-taming games have admittedly gone to some weird places on mobile, but Monster Roller gives us a particularly odd mash-up. Winning fights depends equally upon stats and good luck, thanks to the slot machine-based battle mechanics. It’s pretty fun — …