Suspect in Sight, by Jujubee S. A., is your typical iOS one trick pony, in that the whole game revolves around one single mechanic. It just so happens that this particular pony has some real kick to it. The game takes this one trick and manages to make an entire experience around it that is satisfying and makes you want [...]
Akane the Kunoichi, published by Haruneko Entertainment, is a bastion of old school flavored fun in the sea of all the “me too” iPhone games out there. Very reminiscent of such classics as Shinobi and Ninja Gaiden, it delivers a very satisfying arcade experience that you can take with you on the go via your iOS device. The story is [...]
Can video games change the world? Rick Myers, who lives in the mountains of Montana and has been studying artificial intelligence (or AI) since the first grade, thinks they can. He has just started a Kickstarter campaign for a game called Origin, which will be a sci-fi game on the Windows PC platform that has a story involving ancient astronauts, [...]
This Week in iPhone Gaming News More Toys Based on iOS Games Halfbrick, the developer behind the iOS hits Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride, have partnered with multiple manufacturing companies around the world to bring consumers items and toys based on its hit game Fruit Ninja. The items will include plushies, novelty toys, apparel, mouse pads, coffee mugs, phone covers, [...]
Fans of “metroidvania” style games, let me give you a reason to celebrate. Or at least you will have one sometime next year, as that is when it appears that Crystal Catacombs, being developed by Maxwell Jensen, will be released on Windows, Mac, and Linux, with possible iOS, Android, and XBLA ports to follow. As of this writing, the Kickstarter [...]
Hello, my name is Mike, and I will be covering the iPhone gaming scene for NGN in a weekly article series I’m calling “Mike’s Weekly iPhone Game Round Up”. Original, I know. Anyway, in this weekly news article, I will be highlighting various releases of the week, previewing upcoming games, and posting any other news of interest to those of [...]
