No one ever plans to play Solitaire. You don’t rearrange your schedule to squeeze in a session. Generally, you’re sitting at your desk, either bored or procrastinating, and you look up and somehow the program is sitting open on your screen. You don’t remember booting it up, but since it’s open, you suppose you have a few spare minutes for a game or two. It won’t take long, and who knows, you might even win. Read More
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Cheap Shot: Hippo High Dive
At Slide To Play, we like to be as informed as possible when we write our reviews. To this end we did a little Googling on the illustrious sport of Hippo High Diving. As it turns out, it is not actually a real sport at all! In fact, all we found was a YouTube clip of King Hippo diving down a shark infested waterfall. Unfortunately, the iPhone game Hippo High Dive does not quite live up to the excitement of that clip, and will probably entertain you for about as long. Read More
Cheap Shot: Ski Champ
We thought we’d like Ski Champ for two reasons. First, it was inspired by SkiFree, a simple, fun diversion that came preinstalled on Windows computers in the early nineties. Second, its title calls to mind other iDevice games like Ramp Champ and Hook Champ, both of which we thoroughly enjoyed. We were mistaken. Read More
Cheap Shot: Imp or Oaf
Imp or Oaf may genuinely be the finest game ever produced on the subject of classifying ugly people as a specific type of ugly person. If you’ve ever said to yourself, “I want to be able to ruthlessly classify weird-looking people,” but have been constantly frustrated by your lack of video gaming options, your search ends today. Read More
Cheap Shot: SpringFling
*Boing* *Boing* *Boing* “F#$%!!”
That’s pretty much the best way to sum up SpringFling. You play as a spring in an assortment of levels, trying to bounce ever higher in the level. You can collect numerous power ups, but the goal remains the same: Keep reaching higher altitudes without getting careless and falling into the pit below. Read More
Cheap Shot: Blockee
Ever feel like you paid too much for a game? We at Slide to Play go through so many games, we’re frequently left feeling a bit ripped off by games that aren’t quite worth their weight in gold. Read More
Cheap Shot: Chuck Norris: Bring on the Pain!
How is it that Mike Huckabee jumped on the Chuck Norris comedy bandwagon for a political campaign years before a funny Chuck Norris game was ever released? Probably because, in his omniscience, Chuck Norris knew that Chuck Norris: Bring on the Pain! would suck. It doesn’t matter what you dress this neutered Double Dragon/ Metal Slug wannabe up in, the gameplay’s still clunky and often unsatisfying. Chuck deserves better. Read More
Cheap Shot: Shot Bar
We think it’s safe to say that a bartending game has drawn you in if you find yourself flirting with the game’s bar patrons. We may even have said, “Ok honey, a shot of Jack and a shot of rum, now that’s my kinda girl” out loud while playing this game. But that just illustrates how Shot Bar can use a little music, a couple of liquor bottles and a few drawings of cute girls to make you feel like you’re the Don Juan of the bartending scene. It also makes you feel completely stressed when you’re forgetting what said hot girls ordered and dropping bottles of vodka on the ground. Read More
Cheap Shot: Worst Case Scenario
Do you like taking tests? Who doesn’t, right? Have we got a deal for you. How would you like to pay money for the opportunity to further enrich your test-taking lifestyle? Now, keep in mind that these aren’t just any tests. These are test with astonishing yellow backgrounds and occasionally an image. You heard us right! Images! Read More
Cheap Shot: Dr. Kerthunk’s Goop
First, a word of warning: if you choose to buy this game, you will never be able to truthfully tell your loved ones what you’re doing on your iPhone. Imagine your significant other asks you what you’re doing. You will have no choice but to respond, “Playing with Dr. Kerthunk’s Goop.” They will then promptly pack their bags, leave you forever, and call you a perv on the way out. Unless they’re into that sort of thing. And if they are, then you should probably leave them. Read More
Cheap Shot: Taxi Fight
Have you ever dreamed of driving around the city picking up old folks and fat people? If you answered “yes” then Taxi Fight is not just a game, it’s an investment in your future. An education, if you will. Read More
Cheap Shot: Stick-Fu
Filled with charm but short on substance, Stick-Fu’s gameplay is just about as thin as its characters. This martial arts-themed brawler pits stick man vs stick man in a simplistic, yet fairly fun beat-em-up. Read More