Review Rewind: Commander Pixman

There are quite a few platformers that stick around on my device well after I've completed them. Not many get updated with new levels, but Commander Pixman seems to have grown quite a bit since it's original release. If you haven't played it yet, it's in the same vein as League of Evil, except your character has a jetpack which he uses to reach platforms and make his...

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Wimp: Who Stole My Panties [Flexile Studio] - $0.99/$1.99 [HD]

As many of you know, the platform genre is one of my personal favorites. Has been ever since I first got into gaming. So, it shouldn’t be any surprise that I jump on the opportunity to check out new platformers whenever they hit the AppStore, and a few times, has been completely surprised at how fantastically good some of them are. Well, the newest title to blow me away...

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The Last Express [DotEmu] - $4.99

The AppStore is full of ports, and with all the older retro gamers that have gotten back into gaming because of the iDevice, it’s considered fantastic by many. Being able to play Final Fantasy or War of the Lions, Blazing Star and ESPGaluda, Metal Slug and Myst all on one device that fits in your pocket is something gamers have been dreaming about for quite some time....

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Review Rewind: FlipShip

The Tilt To Live type genre has grown, but not as much as I really thought it would, especially considering how crazy developers get with cloning whenever a new idea strikes it rich. But ByteSize game's FlipShip has always been a favorite of mine, with it's great dodging gameplay and shmup type mechanics along with it's 6 difficulties and GameCenter integration, I doubt...

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Drag It [Miniclip] - $0.99

One genre that me and my wife wind up playing, while passing our iPod back and forth is slingshot/wire flicking platformers. Games like WireWay, Spoing, Chimpact and Twang The Fox seem to keep us entertained for hours on end. But one of our favorites in the genre, Drag It, by MysPuppy Game Studio, has been redone, and republished by Miniclip, with a new skin, new features...

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5 DotEmu Games Hit $0.99 In Celebration Of The Last Express!

In celebration of the release of The Last Express, DotEmu has cut 5 of their iOS ports down to $0.99 for a limited time! If you're a fan of old-school retro games, you can definitely count on DotEmu to do a fantastic job of porting them over. Having done the ports for R-Type, Metal Slug 3, Blazing Star and the King Of Fighters games, among others, their definitely one...

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Ikaruga Meets Auto Running; Polara - To Be Released October 11

Canadian based Hope This Works Games is bringing their polarity based runner, Polara, to the iOS and Android on October 11th. With Polara introducing a color changing mechanic, much like the one used in Treasure's amazing SHMUP, Ikaruga, we're very interested to see how it plays out in-game. Right now, they've shared a couple of screen shots and teaser trailer, which...

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