Ipad-Reviews

You know a game has a certain special something when you’ve been playing it until 5 a.m. and the only thing you’ve had to eat in hours is the bag of Skittles sitting conveniently within arm's reach. The only things reminding you you’ve been playing too long is the low-battery warning on the iPad, and the fact that the sun is starting to rise. Imperium Galactica 2, an updated port of the classic strategy PC game from Digital Reality, is one such game.

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It’s World War II. You're an Allied commander trapped behind enemy lines in the harsh African desert. Your troops are eating sand as the enemy infantry have them pinned down from a bunker high atop a hill. The German artillery has decimated your tanks, and your reserves are still too far away to be of any help. Morale is low, white flags are being readied, and there’s serious talk of surrender. What do you do, soldier? What. Do. You. Do?

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It’s spring, and Big Fish Games wants you to get out on the golf course again. Fairway Solitaire HD has received a 1.1 update, and there’s enough new stuff to make a good-sized game all by itself.

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Avernum: Escape From the Pit HD by Spiderweb Software, is a throwback, a love letter to a time when RPGs didn't hold your hand every step of the way, when games were more than just interactive movies and when titles like Baldur’s Gate and Fallout were kings of the hill. Avernum is an immersive, epic and enthralling game done in the grand tradition of those games, that should be played by RPG fans of all stripes.

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In Azkend 2 HD - The World Beneath, you play as an explorer aboard a ship that hits some tough chop. Before you know it, you’re sucked into a typhoon and get lost. Eventually, you find yourself in a mysterious jungle, presumably buried somewhere under the sea and preserved from man and time. You begin exploring and find marvelous jungles, volcanoes, and mountains. Bugs and other animals, never before seen by man, can be found everywhere. The beautiful, mysterious world of Azkend is yours to explore and document. And did we mention this was a puzzle game?

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Once upon a time, there was a boy named Inco, who was watching the stars go dark. He didn’t know what was happening, only that something was wrong. Then he met Helios, the last living star, and a friendship and a journey began.

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Since we last updated our review, Scribblenauts Remix has had multiple content updates, offering a new sandbox skin for Valentine's Day and a DLC pack. Should you spend a dollar on this new content, and does it bump this DS classic into Must Have range?

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Games have tried to be “art” ever since the medium was created, but few take the task as seriously as Windosill. This logic puzzler is akin to scrolling through an interactive abstract mosaic, and it’s an absolute thrill ride.

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Ever heard of a Ti-ster? What about a Wart-dor-tle? What, not even a Rhi-mel? In Gua-Le-Ni (or: The Horrendous Parade) you’re tasked with cataloging these and other rare crossbred animals before they move out of sight.

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Kingdom Rush has all the brushstrokes of a typical tower defense game. You have to install archers, artillery, and long-range mages to pummel a road crawling with fast-moving and heavily-armored bad guys. What makes Kingdom Rush so much better than other tower defense games are its stunning art style, miniature swordsmen, and game-saving special abilities.

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On consoles, Michael Jackson The Experience is a game that makes you get on your feet and dance. Obviously, this wouldn't work on an iPad-- nobody wants to fling their $500 device around at high velocities-- so the developers have turned it into a music/rhythm game on iOS. So, instead of trying to mimic slick dance steps with your whole body, you can lean back on the couch and tap the screen to make MJ grab his crotch and do the moonwalk.

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Some games have a very limited scope, and that’s actually okay. Case in point is Eve of Impact. Essentially a mix of classic arcade shooters Missile Command and Asteroids, Eve of Impact isn't deep or complex, and there’s no variety. The game offers one game mode with the sole objective of surviving as long as possible to earn as high a score as possible.

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The high-quality, high-seas iPad strategy game Crimson: Steam Pirates is now available for the iPhone! The iPhone version, which you can download here, costs $1 and includes the first two chapters. A third chapter is also available for an extra dollar. While we wish the iPhone version was free to play as well, we're glad that more people can now try the game.

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Originally released as an indie PC game, Aquaria feels wonderfully at home on the iPad. This is a beautiful and evocative 2D adventure that comfortably bears comparison to Nintendo’s venerable Metroid series. Thanks to intelligently ported controls and great use of the iPad’s screen and hardware, Aquaria feels as if it were meant for tablets.

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In mid-October, the developers of Bang! snuck a long-awaited update into the App Store-- one that finally made this richly competitive board game online-enabled. Now you can duel, drink, and betray other players without having to pass the iPad.

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Many adventure games are the tranquil counterpart to action games-- they require no twitchy reflexes or precision timing, and the only time you'll see a "game over" screen is when the credits start to roll. With the threat of danger removed, adventure games like Hector: Ep 3 begin to feel more like interactive movies than videogames. If you prefer this less hectic style of gaming, Hector is among the best.

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After a strong debut last year, a second episode of the brand-new adventure series Hector: Badge of Carnage has finally hit the App Store. Inspired by classic adventure games like The Secret of Monkey Island, as well as over-the-top police parodies like Hot Fuzz, Hector Episode 2 is a fantastic game for anyone who loves their puzzles with a barbeque-stained helping of humor.

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Most deathmatch-style shooters take place from a first-person perspective. Those that vary from the norm often employ an over-the-shoulder point of view. Crescent Moon Games is trying something a bit new with Deadlock, and while it takes awhile to get adjusted, there's hours of frantic fragging in store for you.

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Next to Sid Meier’s Civilization, there are few PC games with as much affectionate nostalgia attached to them as Sid Meier’s Pirates! Mixing the legendary designer’s penchant for surprisingly deep, yet playable, strategy with adventure gaming, he created a pirate-themed game that has lived on long after its initial release in 1987 on the Commodore 64. Pirates! has hit more platforms than we can remember, but now it’s on your iPad.

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To call Crescent Moon Games’ latest, Pocket RPG, an actual role-playing game would require a very loose definition for the genre. While there are some minor RPG-like elements, the game is really just a fast-paced, twin-stick arcade game. The focus is almost solely on taking down hordes of monsters in a quest for gold and glory. Calling it “Pocket” is also a bit misleading, as the game is currently an iPad-only title, so we can only assume the developers wear pants with really huge pockets.

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