Terminator Genysis: Future War is a peculiar game, to be sure. Not for its gameplay, which is fine but nothing out of the ordinary for a mobile MMORPG strategy game. No, what’s weird about Terminator Genysis: Future War is that it’s a tie-in game for the movie Terminator: Genysis… released two years after the movie.
Crazy Taxi Gazillionaire brings the classic arcade and Playstation game to the mobile, but somehow manages to mix in mechanics from idlers.
Japanese role-playing games are some of most popular around, with the Final Fantasy and Pokémon series being some of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful of all time. As a genre that translates easily from console to handheld gaming – evidenced by the Pokémon games – it’s no surprise that, as the technology and size of apps continues to improve, we’re seeing more JRPG titles on smartphones. Hexmon War, a game inspired by the pocket monsters and Digimon franchises, may be hampered by the limitations of its platform, but still manages to deliver the necessary key features that the genre is so well known for.
Balls vs Blocks is a puzzle game like no other; part numbers and part finger agility, Balls VS Blocks combines both mental and physical alacrity to make an overwhelmingly enjoyable experience.
It’s rare in this line of work that you find a game that you want to go back to after you’re finished reviewing it. I’m happy to say that for me, Heroes Infinity is one of those games. It is a rare case of a mobile game that serves a worthwhile niche, while maintaining the fast sessions and accessible gameplay mobile gamers demand. It is, in many ways, so much better than I anticipated.
For those who don’t know, The King of Fighters is a very popular but also very niche Japanese fighting game series. Recently it’s grown a fair bit more in popularity, even re-releasing on PC, so it’s not surprising to see a mobile tie-in. In fact, the massive roster of iconic characters, ranging from the titular King herself to crossover characters like Terry from Streets of Rage, seem like a perfect fit.
Physics games are extremely popular for being able to leverage real life dynamics to create a captivating pastime. From those that utilize gravity to dictate how a ball flies through the air to those that determine if a bridge is able to hold the weight of the cargo that is passing over it, the software capabilities of mobile devices enable for sophisticated calculations in order to carry out the dynamics of the game. One such app that has utilized physics as a core driver of its gameplay is Road Draw: Climb Your Own Hills which allows players to experience complete control over their vehicle and its path.
A few decades ago finding a tradesman to do a job consisted of flicking through the local pages, calling every number you see until you find one who’s available. With the advent of the internet things became easier: typing a simple request into a search engine would bring up a list of people for you to call, all on one screen. Yet the problem still remained: not every tradesman was available to do the work at a cost of your liking, and even if they were, there’s no guarantee of safety. Lockheal aims to put this problem to bed, with locksmiths at least, as it offers an incredibly easy, simple-to-use way of bidding for a tradesman’s work whenever and wherever you need it.
Whether it’s films, games, books, or any other kind of art form, there’s always inspiration involved in the creative process. There’s a line, though, between taking inspiration to evoke your own ideas and outright copying another piece of work. Super Sticky Bros crosses that line, and while those who don’t recognise it as a Super Meat Boy duplicate will see it as fun, difficult, and addictive in equal measure, to others it will be another example of how apps manage to get away with blatant robbery of ideas.
Yellow is a puzzle game that takes you right back to the puzzling yet engrossing internet era of The Impossible Quiz.
Up The Wall is a fast moving, surprisingly iridescent platformer dedicated to an immense amount of flashing lights, jukebox music and falling to your death.
Guns of Boom is a multiplayer shooter in the vein of Valve’s Team Fortress 2. It’s not interested in highbrow, super serious action. If anything, it aspires to the blender utterly mad chaos of a reflex shooter with a dash of creative game design. The result isn’t perfect, but for a mobile multiplayer shooter, it’s not bad. It’s never groundbreaking, but it manages to be fun and engaging.