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Fightback Review
Developer Ninja Theory has a short but sweet track record of quality console games, the last being January's DmC: Devil May Cry. So when asked to check out their newest title, Fightback on iOS, I was intrigued. This is the company's first venture into the world of mobile games, but I was confident that the company's prior success would be able to make the transition into the mobile market. Then, I looked at the game and I started to get nervous.It's easy to take one look at Fightback and start to judge it. It's a two-dimensional beat'em up with a protagonist that looks like a dark-haired Duke Nukem and plenty of dark and unimaginative stages. There's little about the presentation that's worth applauding, but I'd like to think that Ninja Theory realized this after jumping into development. Even though the presentation is often laughable, it gets to the point where it starts to feel like a cheesy "B" movie. I found myself chuckling at the giant muscle man storming into a room, beating people, and checking behind him before leaving.Unlike movies, cheese means nothing if gameplay doesn't back it up. Fortunately, Fightback's play is often as solid as the protagonist's abs. Right away, I started to pick up on some Mortal Kombat (2009) vibes. Those who played that reboot are likely to pick up on some of the similarities. While there's no super-exaggerated uppercut or gratuitous gore, you'll be able to punch, kick, and juggle enemies in the air until they're finished.Panda Pop Walkthrough
By Nadia Oxford
Panda Pop is a bubble-popping puzzle game created by SGN. Panda Pop challenges players to rescue baby pandas trapped in colored bubbles. Mama panda flings bubbles from the bottom of the screen, and when three or more match up, they pop and potentially free a trapped cub. Gamezebo's quick start strategy guide will provide you with detailed images, tips, information, and hints on how to save the pandas."Panda Pop Review
By Nadia Oxford
We don't want to, you know, spread rumors, but word around the jungle is that pandas are having a hard time propagating. For whatever reason, the beloved black-and-white bears just don't like getting freaky and making babies.The panda species need not fret, however: Extinction is not as close as you might believe. It's all thanks to the herculean efforts of the mama panda starring in Panda Pop. We don't know how she's producing so many cubs, but oh boy, she's doing it.She doesn't have time to give lessons, unfortunately. All those cubs have been stuffed into bubbles by an evil baboon that assumedly wants to sell the critters like trashy tourist trinkets. You must help mama rescue her vast brood by matching three or more same-colored bubbles. If a baby panda is trapped in one of those bubbles, it'll float back down to earth.Yes, Panda Pop is yet another bubble-popper. Don't send it off to be processed into pet food just yet, though. Its content may be as surprising as black and white on a panda's coat, but the entire package is put together nicely.Ski Safari: Adventure Time Review
By Joe Jasko
Mathematical! Defiant Development has taken their mobile endless skier game Ski Safari and given it the full Adventure Time treatment this week! But while Ski Safari: Adventure Time feels right at home in the wide range of quirky canon that accompanies the cult-favorite Cartoon Network TV show, does it also have that addictive blend of endless gameplay to match, and to give it that much needed lasting appeal? Or does it simply find itself caught in a candy-encrusted avalanche that stops any fun to be had in its tracks?In the game, players take control of Adventure Time series hero Finn, as the boy gets abruptly woken up from a slumber and is immediately sent on a careening ski adventure down some never-ending natural hills throughout the Land of Ooo. Simply tapping on the screen causes Finn to leap through the air, while holding down on the screen will execute some awesome in-air flips for a seriously algebraic score bonus. You'll also have the help from numerous other Adventure Time characters along the way, like Jake, Marceline, and Princess Bubblegum, who can all be utilized in different ways by Finn to keep him skiing (and sometimes even flying) in the utmost of style."The biggest strength of Ski Safari: Adventure Time is in Defiant Development's extremely close representation of the original source material, right down to the bouncing soundtrack and Finn's accompanying shriek of "Ski Safari!" at the start of the app. Everything from the colorful illustrations to the actual animations look like something straight out of an episode of the quirky TV show, and Adventure Time fans will definitely find a lot to love here, although sometimes the screen can move so fast that trying to key-in on a few of the finer visual details results in an unwanted dizzying effect. You'll start the game out by skiing through the cottony pink Candy Kingdom, but the Ice Kingdom and Mystery Mountains can also be purchased by racking up those coins on your skis.Endless Boss Fight Review
By David Oxford
For some, it's not about the journey, but the destination. To wit, for some gamers, they could care less about venturing through one of many stages: they just want to get to the boss and throw down.Endless Boss Fight lives up to its name by pitting the player, who takes on the guise of a small robot with boxing gloves, against a large and ever-evolving Boss Robot. Duck in, out, and around Boss's volley of various missile types to deliver a series of powerful body blows, then back out to gather coins and power-ups. Or, with the right timing, you can even punch Boss's warheads to reveal more coins, or to send his own ordnance right back at him."Rather than one long, endless encounter, the fights are more or less broken up into sequential rounds. Beat the Boss, and he'll duck out for a moment before coming back, sometimes with a new trick up his sleeve. Perhaps you were able to handle his coin-dropping and deflectable missiles, but can you stand up to his new electrified projectiles?Maybe, but then again, maybe not. Endless Boss Fight is a fun concept hampered by a critical flaw, and it's that the controls just aren't as reliable as you're going to need to truly go the distance. It's the same old song and dance that goes with touchscreen controls, and while Endless Boss Fight offers up three different ways to move around - a floating thumb stick, a stationary D-pad (our preference), and just moving your thumb across the screen freestyle - each one still manages to feel a bit sticky in one way or another.KingHunt Review
By Joe Jasko
Billed as "The Next Generation Slicing Game," KingHunt is here to serve as a fitting reminder of why Halfbrick's Fruit Ninja was such a huge hit, and to give us some food for thought on what a deeper "slicing" experience could really be like in 2013. The evil Chef has taken off across the kingdom, wreaking havoc on the world as only evil chefs can do, and you've been tasked to travel in his footsteps and stop him. In each level, hoards of enemies, items, and even food products will be tossed up in front of you, and it's your job to swipe on the screen and cut them all into tiny little pieces.Anyone who has ever played Fruit Ninja before will immediately feel right at home here in KingHunt, and it will only take newcomers to the genre a few seconds to get accustomed to the game too, for that matter; all you have to do is swipe your finger on the screen to slice stuff up, and away you go! In addition to the addictive slicing gameplay, KingHunt also benefits from paying close attention to the smaller details, like the different aftereffects of the enemies and objects you'll be chopping up: fruits will explode in delicious bouts of juice and seeds, while birds will burst in a giant cloud of feathers. But be careful though: there will also be plenty of bombs thrown into the mix, and later enemies can even slice back at you, which will deplete your health meter in a real hurry."The graphics in KingHunt are just as much a highlight as the pitch-perfect gameplay and simple slicing controls. Everything you can slice in the game is positively bursting with color and flavor, from the mouthwatering 3D fruits, cakes, and veggies, to the adorable little villains and quirky boss fights (which are an insanely awesome touch, by the way). The different environments that you'll move through are wonderfully vast and unique, and each one has their own respective enemies and items that adhere to its fun and refreshing theme: from deserts and swamplands, to snowy castles and caves, I was constantly surprised to see how many new and exciting levels continued to pop up on the vibrant world map during my pursuit of the ever-evasive Chef.Lawless Walkthrough
By Rob Rich
Lawless is an arcade shooter created by Mobage. It's an interesting mix of a sort of light gun arcade shooter and a collectible card (read: gun) game. Gamezebo's quick start strategy guide will provide you with detailed images, tips, information, and hints on how to play your best game."Lawless Review
By Rob Rich
Mix one part Virtua Cop with a scoop of collectible card game and you have Lawless: a freemium action game that's all about relatively precise shooting and collecting lots and lots of guns. It makes for a surprisingly entertaining bite-sized arcade shooter, actually - although regrettably, some of the typical Mobage gouging does come into play.The majority of your time spent playing Lawless will involve tapping the screen to shoot people. It's a rather basic idea, certainly, but there are other elements thrown into the mix to keep things from getting stale. Enemies move around, duck behind cover, and attack with their own firearms or even grenades (which must be shot out of the air to avoid damage). People you don't want to shoot, like civilians, run all over the map because logically the best place to go during a gunfight is right between the two shooters. Sometimes you'll be asked to maintain a certain accuracy percentage to earn a reward bonus. Other times you'll be required to use a specific category of weapon."In between firefights you'll be able to upgrade the guns you've earned, buy new ones, or sell off the extras. This is where Lawless' card-collecting elements come into play, as each gun is essentially like most cards used in similar Mobage titles. They have rarity, you can pour money into improving their stats, and even upgrade them into more powerful (i.e. higher rank and rarity) versions given enough time and cash. A similar system is used to improve characters, although they can only be leveled-up through completing levels. Still, once they hit their maximum, you can spend gold (a special upgrade-only currency earned by achieving 1-3 stars in each stage) to have them Rank Up and start the leveling process (they keep their stats, but can improve even more now) all over again.