On paper, a lead character named Mr. Bulb and gameplay that isn't far removed from Angry Birds doesn't scream automatic purchase, but underneath familiar objectives is a challenging and aesthetically arresting game. Despite its miniaturized world, Stay Alight! stands tall among the best iPhone titles, refusing to skimp on polish, creativity, or style. The trickiest bank shots may give many a player pause, but few games demand continued dedication just to see their next stage.
Feeling a bit logy after crunching up all those sweets in Candy Crush Saga? Maybe it's time for you to get a little bit of fresh air and healthy food down on the farm. Farm Heroes Saga is a new match-3 game from King that plays like its hugely popular predecessor. In other words, it's cute, and it's highly addictive. Here's something new, though: Farm Heroes Saga might be the only game where ducklings and flowers are capable of sending you into a murderous rage.
Fruit Blast Mania from TeamLava combines two of gamer's biggest interests to make for quite the juicy equation: block-matching games, and tons of delicious fruit. But while the game's gleaming presentation and fun core mechanics could have made this one an easy App Store favorite, a ridiculous freemium model transforms the game from that shiny red apple displayed on the kitchen counter, to the old bruised banana that fell behind my desk over a week ago.
Graphics never trump tight gameplay as far as video games are concerned, but that's not to say careful art direction can't go a long way towards branding a game with an unforgettable atmosphere. Canadian digital artist Aliceffekt is currently at work on an iOS adventure game that slips the player into a haunting world courtesy of its stark black-and-white visuals.
Royal Gems initially appears to be a lovely, bright match-three game that will suck away all of your free time like so many other games have been able to do. While the terms "lovely" and "bright" certainly do apply to the final product, Royal Gems unfortunately offers a disappointing experience that feels more like a Facebook game than a PC download title.
What's worse than a zombie invasion? A zombie invasion that's so thick and absolute that you need to say the word "zombie" three times just to reference it. So instead of, "Hey, did you know Ralph got his eyes sucked out on that last zombie invasion?" you would say, "Hey, did you know Ralph got all of his skin hoovered off in that last zombie zombie zombie wave? Oh shoot, here they come again—nice knowing you, I guess. By the way, I know you ate the last of our emergency Doritos stock. Yeah."
Mittens is a physics puzzle game from Disney, wherein you play as a cat named Mittens and its up to you to collect milk, collect balloons and win the heart of Mia. Getting to Mia is not the easiest task when there's plenty of obstacles in your way. 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.
Contrary to my initial beliefs, Mittens is not a game about keeping your hands warm during those cold winter months. But that's probably a good thing, because the actual premise of this cutesy casual game is a lot more fun and appealing. Coming hot on the heels of the colossal success of Where's My Water? and Where's My Perry?, Disney's latest take on the physics-based puzzler is all about love, cats, and disgruntled city dwellers.