Published: March 12, 2010
Girls like malls, they really do. Boys like building things, we really do. At times us boys say that we like malls, but that is really all about us liking girls. Girls on the other hand have no reason to like building things. Neither of the sexes like to do paperwork such as doing taxes. [...]
Published: March 8, 2010
For those of you who are fans of the Advance Wars games for nintendo’s portable systems, and Military Madness/Nectaris games from PC and Playstation, Military Madness: Neo Nectaris will look a bit familiar. It is a Turn Based Strategy style game, with combat based on attack and defense manipulating the odds of success. Each mission has two [...]
Published: March 6, 2010
What would you rather be today? A robot, a plane or a big ass truck? I have always enjoyed the Transformers, and their ability to transform. From bulky heavy weapon wielding robots to agile cars and planes. The idea has always appealed to me, and even in my thirties I can find myself enjoying the [...]
Published: March 1, 2010
Sequels can either be miles from the original, or be too similar to the original. In both cases the risk is that the sequel won’t work. In the case of Heavy Mach 2 the sequel went in a completely own direction, and in the case of Farm Frenzy 2 the sequel is almost the same [...]
Published: February 28, 2010
Flipt – Inside out upside down puzzle madness.
Flipt takes the spatial puzzle to the extreme, and lets you use all you mental rotational objects skill. The aim of the game is to get the protagonist to the exit. The controls of the character are all touch based, but rotating the iPhone/iPod Touch does the important [...]
Published: February 27, 2010
TAG’s answer to Animal Crossing is finally here. But does life on this galactic farm leave you skipping through lush green craters… or waste high in alien swill?
Published: February 27, 2010
Another month has gone by, and as usual there is a need for a roundup. February brought a lot of interesting games, and there are a couple of gems found within the roundup worthy of your attention.
An Assassin in Orlandes – polished gamebook.
I remember “playing” gamebooks as a kid. Making the correct choices following the [...]
Published: February 25, 2010
Ubisoft have revealed details of their upcoming time management game, ‘ANNO: Dawn of Discovery’…
Published: February 23, 2010
Mankind has always looked upwards, gazing beyond the clouds. Mankind wondered what was beyond the blue. It started sacred fires, sacrificed chickens, and built temples to please that found up there. If they only had known what really happens up there they would have eaten the chickens, and partied hard in the temples. Because up [...]
Published: February 19, 2010
I have a limited amount of artistic talent, and that has resulted in failed attempts at oil painting and learning to play the guitar. Heck when I have created my own pictures for use on the TouchGen frontpage they have been replaced by more polished versions by Nigel. That further proves that I should stay [...]
Published: February 16, 2010
Revolution software claim that Broken Sword: Directors cut for iPhone is their definitive version… let’s take a closer look shall we?
Published: February 15, 2010
Does PvZ on the go live up to its big brother on the PC?
Published: February 10, 2010
Paul Farley from TAG just dropped us a note with details and gameplay video for their Animal Crossing meets Farmville game ‘ Astro Ranch’…
Published: February 4, 2010
There is a war out there, a war we aren’t told about. CNN, BBC and Al Jazeera have all missed reporting on it. The war between llama herders in Peru has gone medieval, and you are thrown in the middle of the conflict.
You are in control of both maintaining the integrity of the llama pen, [...]
Published: February 3, 2010
Crush, kill and destroy – repeat. Done? Repeat again for 140 levels. Done? Play again on a higher level of difficulty. Black Matter is an all out action assault game with a hint of strategy thrown into the mix.
In Black Matter you are in command of a space station with eight available weapon slots. You [...]
Published: February 1, 2010
ngmoco has announced ‘We Rule’, a Sim City style game currently in development by Newtoy (Age of Empires, Halo Wars)…
Published: January 30, 2010
20-game roundup for January 2010 continued. Part 1 is found here.
Zamby - cyclop box moving puzzle bonanza
That box goes there, and this goes here, and….zapp. My little cute Cyclops Zamby got zapped once again. Retry, box, box, box, made it! Zamby is a spatial puzzler where you have to guide to the goal. Moving boxes [...]
Published: January 28, 2010
Time for a new roundup of games that have flooded our inbox for the last couple of weeks.
Published: January 27, 2010
Hey mate can you save me? I am kind of stuck here on the other side of the ravine. And yes I have been forced into a cage so I can’t do it myself. And well I am kind of a squirrel so I can’t do heavy lifting anyway. My name is Squirrel by the [...]
Published: January 26, 2010
Cartoon Wars is a tap defense style game, in which you must save your castle from the onslaught of enemy units. It immediately grabbed my attention because it reminded me of the random .gifs of the stick figure beating the hell out of a door. My theory is that this gif is showing what is [...]