Remember when you were a toddler and snuck out of the house in the middle of the night? Then you hijacked the family car and used it to tour the cosmos all in service of your passion for amateur photography? In Sky Tourist, you'll navigate cubist floating isles as you perfect your photo trapeze act, the whole endeavor made sweeter by innovative controls.
Tiny Thief is a stealth puzzle game for iPhone, iPad and Android from developer 5 Ants and publisher by Rovio. Are you looking to complete the game with every star? Gamezebo's strategy guide will provide you with all of the tips and tricks you'll need to complete Tiny Thief without missing a single one.
There's a reason that action-platformer/puzzle series Prince of Persia has been around forever on consoles and PCs. Between the stunning visuals of the newer iterations, some of the coolest puzzles found in video games, and an all-around satisfying combat system (did y'all play that cel-shaded version from a few years back? It was brilliant!), the long-running tale of the prince and those crazy undead sand-monsters hell-bent on killing him has been a pleasure to play for generations of gamers - until now.
For as much as gaming has managed to change and evolve over the years, there have always been a few iconic characters that manage to stick around through all the ups and the downs. Pac-Man is certainly one of those icons, and embracing the world of mobile gaming in 2013, the hungry little yellow man returns in his first attempt at an endless runner game. As you might expect, Pac-Man Dash! puts players in the role of Pac-Man himself, as he runs through a number of gorgeous 3D environments, scooping up all those tiny yellow dots (called "cookies" in the game), eating fruit, and turning ghosts blue.
There needs to be more video games about playing as a hero who simply wants to be the best, and nothing more. Wacky Japanese game No More Heroes first laid out the concept of taking a list of people, finding them, and picking them off one by one. Now Bleed, an indie platformer from Ian Campbell, has taken the reins and beaten multiple "heroes" to death with them, cackling all the way. Don't worry - we were cackling along too.
How deep are your pockets? Hopefully deep enough to hide all the little toys and trinkets you'll have snagged by the end of this game! Tiny Thief is the second title published by Rovio Stars, after last month's exciting Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage, and the quality in execution has magnified by tenfold. In many ways, Tiny Thief could very well be the first point-and-click adventure and stealth hybrid that has the potential to reach App Store Essential status, alongside mobile staples like Cut the Rope and Where's My Water? And thankfully, the gameplay and presentation are just as superb.
Humans interested in reproducing can list several good reasons to rear children, but the best reason usually goes unspoken: you will need your offspring to avenge you when you inevitably wind up impaled on a spike trap in the basement of a demonic castle. Rogue Legacy by Cellar Door Games is a 2D platforming game that reminds us (without much sentiment) that our children are the future. It's also a terrifically fun romp.
Right off the bat, Toki Tori 2+ feels different than its 2001 predecessor. Instead of a lengthy narrative intro detailing the reason for Toki Tori's adventure, we're thrust into his chicken feet, plodding forward as dangerous geysers of oil burst out of the ground. Toki's friends scatter before us, leaving the plump, eponymous hero alone in a deteriorating world. Toki pushes onward, through the vast island that has replaced the singular stages of Toki Tori, ready to reunite with his flock and save the day once more.