Mmm. Tadpoles. What? You don't think tadpoles are delicious? What's wrong with you, man? You're dissing the popcorn of the sea! Here's a quarter. Get on the next bus and go have your head examined. All right, all right—we're joking. Tadpoles do make for nasty eating if you're a human being, but things are different if you live in a pond. Tasty Tadpoles is an iOS game that puts you in the fins of a little tadpole. It's a stark reminder that when you're a baby frog, you're on every fish's menu.
The App Rule of Four states that the best game ideas can be described in a four-word sentence, such as: fling birds into pigs. Get water to alligator. Run until you die. Blendoku is the latest in this long but succinct line of four word brilliances: put colors into order.
Narwhals are the Jedi of the sea, and they're also pretty darn good at making sandwiches. Deep Sea Deli by PlayFirst is an iOS puzzle game that shows off the aquatic species' lesser-known talent at assembling bacon, ham, and bread into something magically delicious. Like a solid BLT, Deep Sea Deli seems unimpressive at first taste, but after you take a couple of mouthfuls, you begin to enjoy how nicely all the ingredients come together.
Cut the Rope: Time Travel is a game from ZeptoLab where you'll cut ropes and need to drop candies into the waiting mouths of creatures. Gamezebo's quick start strategy guide will provide you with detailed images, tips, information, and hints on how to play your best game.
Yarr, sea dogs! Deep in the watery grave of Legend of Talisman, there be gems as big as a babe's fist, and gold as pure as a blushing milkmaid. Thar be puzzles as mysterious as a crumbling treasure map, and deep as…uh…Davy Jones' locker. Um, Flying Dutchman…er, *cough.* Okay. Legend of Talisman is quite a decent match-3 puzzle game that may seem a bit too familiar at first, but actually stands up well on its own.
I'm not sure if it's because of the pitch-perfect gameplay, or the fact that I have an undeniable sweet tooth, but Cut the Rope by ZeptoLab has always been one of my favorite casual games ever since my very first smartphone. Cut the Rope: Time Travel marks a return of the addictive physics-based puzzler, and has our little alien pal Om Nom tumbling through all sorts of time periods like The Middle Ages and The Renaissance, and meeting up with his ancient ancestors to share a piece of candy or two.
Fruit Blast Mania is a puzzle game from TeamLava where you will need to make colored matches in hundreds of challenging levels, using your best skill and boosts along the way. Knowing which matches to make isn't always the easiest choice to make, but with Gamezebo's quick start guide you'll have all of the tips, tricks and walkthroughs you'll need to stay ahead of the game.
Sometimes a game comes along that is simply too abstract to be recommendable to all, yet still feels like an experience you should be nudging as many people as possible in the direction of. Starseed Pilgrim is not for everyone - in fact, I would suggest that it's not even for most people.