Glow Worm (AngryOrange) - $0.99

Action Puzzlers have really found their place on the iOS. With titles like Robo5, Gears, Dark Nebula, Edge, Squirmee, Swingworm and loads more, developers have really taken advantage of the touch screen, and accelerometer capabilities of the iDevice, and at the same time, given us extremely entertaining and challenging gameplay. Angry Orange’s Glow Worm is one of the...

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Gravity Fleet (Coffee Powered Machine) - $0.99

Physics based puzzlers have pretty much gone overboard in the AppStore, with at least 2 or 3 being released every week, and that’s not counting the massive amount released by unknown developers. Because of this, it’s obviously pretty hard to find a title within the genre that will keep your attention beyond looking at the screen shots. Coffee Powered Machine, a two person...

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SZC: Beyond Dead released for iPad!

Last month Monster Robot Studios released their Metroidvania title, SZC: Beyond Dead. Since it's release, Monster Robot Studios has made quite a few major changes with the game based on player feedback, and the result is a Metroidvania title that's immersive, engaging, and fun, though slightly hampered by the long loading times for the Map and Pause menu brought on by the...

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'Retro Racing' Review

 Retro Racing-What's in a Name? Everything. Mysteriously, on March 23rd, Retro Racing was randomly pulled from the app store. Now, after a glitch-up on Apple's side was corrected, it's back on the app store and available for everyone again. In a nutshell, Retro Racing is, as one could assume from the name, a nostalgia-inducing racing game. Developed by Mr. Qwak, also...

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Grinsia (Kemco) - $8.99

GRINSIA Kemco It’s pretty rare to see a development team release high quality RPGs one after the other. Square Enix is definitely in that list, but with iOS titles, Kemco is right on their heals. Releasing Symphony of Eternity, Alphadia, Eve of the Genesis and Fantasy Chronicle all within the last year, Kemco has made their mark on the Turn Based RPG scene, and now...

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Orange Pixel's Stardash Gets It's Final 10 Flipped Levels

Orange Pixel's retro GameBoy styled game, Stardash, has just received it's last and final update (barring any unforeseen issues that may arise with future iOS versions), bringing the last 10 Flip Mode levels to World 5.Orange Pixel has, over time, become an App Shack favorite when it comes to retro platforming titles, each of which receiving stellar scores in our reviews....

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Flick Rocket (Binary Square)

FLICK ROCKET Binary Square Retro arcade games have always remained fairly popular with old-school gamers throughout the years. But since the AppStore launched, it seems like they’re making a pretty big come-back. Most likely it’s because of the cheap prices iOS games have, but it’s also because there’s a lot of 20 and 30 year olds who are getting back into gaming...

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On The Wind Looks Beautiful

Have you ever wanted to be the wind? In a few weeks you'll get your chance with Dont Step On The Cracks' 'On The Wind'. From what we know, On The Wind will be a sort of survival runner where your goal is to try to keep a group of leaves drifting in the air. The game will be sporting some awesome, crisp and stylish artwork with calm 'windy' music to go with it. Apart from...

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Interview With Rodeo Games

It's been quiet here at the App Shack, but that is the sign of a long and arduous week. Thankfully there has been a break in the onslaught, and we are back with an exciting interview with Rodeo Games (the brains behind the Hunters series). With Hunters 2 releasing this week, hopefully this article gets you excited for the game if you aren't already. Watch for our review...

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Wednesday Night Releases - Chaos Rings II, MotoHeroz and more!

There's a great variety of games coming out tonight including some from prized developers Square Enix and Ubisoft. As you probably know all of these games will be coming out around 11:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time in the U.S. or much earlier depending on if you live in the eastern hemisphere such as New Zealand where the games are first available. Links included in the article...

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FREEBIE ALERT; iDaTank!

Last year, a new-comer to the iOS gaming world, Pavel Tsarev gave gamers one of the best Asteroid-Crawler-Dual-Stick-Action-Adventure games to ever grace the iDevice. I was lucky enough to help out with spreading the word early on, but sadly, the game did not get noticed by too many people. Even with a freebie give-away late last year, iDaTank is still pretty unknown in the...

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FREEBIE ALERT; EXPLODABLES!

EXPLODABLESLast year, we were fortunate enough to be able to review a fantastic tap-arcade game, Explodables. It was the first release from iOS new-comer, Mark Peach. Even though it's one of the best tap based arcade games available in the AppStore, it didn't get much attention. Sadly, like so many great games, it was pushed down under a slew of sales and high-profile games....

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