AppSpy's Scores

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For 1,555 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 50% higher than the average critic
  • 14% same as the average critic
  • 36% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.4 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 74
Highest review score:
Critic Score 100
Lowest review score:
Critic Score 20
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1,555 game reviews
    • Metascore: 83
    • Critic Score 60
    A fantastic looking, engaging puzzle game that is only let down by the pay for more levels feature. Hardcore puzzle fans will love it.
    • Metascore: 73
    • Critic Score 60
    Colorbind may only appeal to those who like slower gameplay, but if you enjoy puzzle games, you owe it to yourself to give this a try.
    • Metascore: 56
    • Critic Score 60
    Cowboys Vs Zombies is a fun new 3D tower defense experience that hard to stick with due to some irritating features.
    • Metascore: 46
    • Critic Score 60
    Sets a low standard for adapting titles to handheld devices and while the gimmick feature of killing zombies with various weapons has remained, it only acts as a reminder of the real gameplay that's missing from this release.
    • Metascore: 63
    • Critic Score 60
    Dead Runner is a strangely ethereal and creepy game to try, but outside some achievements it's a short nightmare that you'll soon forget.
    • Metascore: 69
    • Critic Score 60
    Fans of gem matching and castle defense will find a nice melding of the two in Devil Invasion.
    • Metascore: 74
    • Critic Score 60
    Like Nimlebit's other titles, Dizzypad is a fun little time waster. Just don't expect a complex gameplay experience.
    • Metascore: 65
    • Critic Score 60
    Inotia 3 jumps ahead of its predecessors in scope and style, but it still lacks any sense of depth or lasting originality; a decent RPG if you're after something new, but an easy one to miss as well.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 60
    Across Age straddles the hardcore and casual line of gaming beautifully with its simplified controls and fun accessible gameplay.
    • Metascore: 60
    • Critic Score 60
    AlienCab is a short, sharp and simple line drawing title that is difficult to manage and for some this might just be worth taking the plunge.
    • Metascore: 65
    • Critic Score 60
    APW can be fun, and there's a lot to do, but the gameplay won't appeal to everyone.
    • Metascore: 70
    • Critic Score 60
    Armada - Galactic War has been developed from the ground-up for the iPhone and its speed and streamlined simplicity clearly shine through, but its basic gameplay is double-edged and might put off veteran RTS fans.
    • Metascore: 78
    • Critic Score 60
    This retro take on the bullet hell genre might be hard to get the hang of, but it will keep you coming back for more.
    • Metascore: 70
    • Critic Score 60
    Blast Off is fun while it lasts, but you'll quickly move on to other galaxies once you're done.
    • Metascore: 65
    • Critic Score 60
    If you can put up with the unresponsive controls, you will find a very well made Action RPG for your iphone.
    • Metascore: 49
    • Critic Score 60
    MapleStory Thief Edition is a great game for those who just can't get enough of their platforming, beat'em-up action, but try the free version before diving in to this paid one.
    • Metascore: 53
    • Critic Score 60
    Fans of the movie or comic book character might take exception to Tony Stark's portrayal in the Iron Man 2 game, but there are still some amusing moments despite the game's fairly limited content.
    • Metascore: 64
    • Critic Score 60
    More features for 'RISK: The Official Game' would have been nice, but it's otherwise a solid RISK title with no more than the basics you need to get going.
    • Metascore: 65
    • Critic Score 60
    Devil May Cry 4 refrain is chock-full of monsters to beat down, just don't expect anything deeper; the bare minimums for a 3D brawler have been met, but it's a complete let-down for the series as a whole.
    • Metascore: 52
    • Critic Score 60
    Hysteria Project 2 is like that moment in a film where a cat jumps out of the dark, scaring a character while hissing before leaving the frame; it's short, it gets your adrenaline pumping, but you can't help but feel stupid for falling for the same trick again.
    • Metascore: 67
    • Critic Score 60
    Etolis: Arena is a weak twin-stick shooter that suffers thanks to numerous small flaws and odd design choices.
    • Metascore: 58
    • Critic Score 60
    Fumes Stunt Racer breathes new life in to a classic game, however more than a splash of paint and tilt controls are needed to make it appealing to a broader audience.
    • Metascore: 66
    • Critic Score 60
    Red Star is a decent adaption of a great beat'em up title that pushes the limits of the current generation iDevices and seriously tests your hardcore gaming skills.
    • Metascore: 63
    • Critic Score 60
    Zombie Crisis 3D is no House of the Dead, but it shares the same style and jump-in-your-face action that makes it such a fun game to play.
    • Metascore: 69
    • Critic Score 60
    Pigeon Squadron goes a little too far in offering value for money, squeezing players through 45 missions that could have been tightened up to make the story work a little better.
    • Metascore: 71
    • Critic Score 60
    While the set up for Flick Bowling 2 might be strange, it provides some entertainment for an otherwise standard bowling game and the improvement from their previous game is evident.
    • Metascore: 71
    • Critic Score 60
    Fox Vs Duck is a relaxing, simple game that will elicit both joy and horror. The fate of the ducklings is in your hands.
    • Metascore: 72
    • Critic Score 60
    What you see is what you get with Funkyball Worlds - it's an elegant physics platformer that's pretty to watch and fun to finish.
    • Metascore: 51
    • Critic Score 60
    Dive-bombing and sailing through the air as Murdoc in 'Gorillaz - Escape to Plastic Beach' is a fun, albeit brief experience for fans to check out.
    • Metascore: 66
    • Critic Score 60
    Gravity Runner is certainly a fun title to jump in to, but unless you can stomach the constant failure it's a hard game to love.
    • Metascore: 62
    • Critic Score 60
    A true platforming classic and having a version you can play on the go is great, but the controls leave a lot to be desired.
    • Metascore: 52
    • Critic Score 60
    It's hard to say who 'Doctor Who: The Mazes of Time' is for; fans are liable to balk at the sterile world and those unfamiliar with the series will find the unexplained characters and set-pieces frustrating - it's still a half-decent puzzler, but it's only really connected to Doctor Who in name only.
    • Metascore: 70
    • Critic Score 60
    Silent Swords ZERO isn't your typical platformer, but unlike regular stealth platformers the Little Black ninja packs a punch, making this a great (if mature) title to enjoy.
    • Metascore: 64
    • Critic Score 60
    Much like Little Big Planet, buying in to Sketch Nation Shooter will provide you with more content than you could ever need, but clever artwork and ideas can't always mask simple, repetitive gameplay.
    • Metascore: 67
    • Critic Score 60
    'So Long, Oregon! Let's go find... EL DORADO' is a tongue-in-cheek arcade adaption of the classic edutainment title and is bound to get a chuckle out of some long-time gamers.
    • Metascore: 56
    • Critic Score 60
    Much of the endless runner's appeal comes from being so simple, but for those looking to try something more than just a reflex tester DynamoKid provides a deeper (if currently flawed) challenge.
    • Metascore: 71
    • Critic Score 60
    If you're looking for another fun pick up and play high score game, give Eco Punk a go.
    • Metascore: 59
    • Critic Score 60
    If you own Farm Frenzy then this might not feature enough changes to bother upgrading, but for those who don't own the game yet this is an excellent opportunity to enjoy a challenging management title.
    • Metascore: 60
    • Critic Score 60
    Hooga suffers for its control issues, turning an otherwise interesting platformer in to something far less exciting.
    • Metascore: 66
    • Critic Score 60
    One level may sound like you've been shorted content for The Impossible Game, but until you can manage to finish it without practice mode it'll seem like too much content.
    • Metascore: 65
    • Critic Score 60
    It would have been lovely to see The Last King of Africa (Paradise) showing its full colors for the iPhone, however it'll take a hardcore genre fan to forgive the majority of its flaws in this release.
    • Metascore: 65
    • Critic Score 60
    Despite a fast update to enable full iDevice support, The Lord of the Rings: Middle-earth Defense still lacks in a few key areas, obscuring an otherwise competent tower-defense title.
    • Metascore: 70
    • Critic Score 60
    If you're a hardcore turn based strategy gamer, you'll find something to enjoy here. Everyone else should be weary.
    • Metascore: 62
    • Critic Score 60
    Mission: Deep Sea is an experience more than it is a game, with the swipe controls filling in for more difficult challenge, but it's still well worth a play for the experience or for your kids.
    • Metascore: 69
    • Critic Score 60
    A Moon For The Sky won't last forever on your iDevice, but it'll still keep you busy with its elegant style and simple gameplay that's hard to put down.
    • Metascore: 63
    • Critic Score 60
    A fun concept that plunges players in to a crazy, non-stop bounce-fest that can change at any moment, but later levels can quickly spin out of control and being told you failed without being told why is simply frustrating, not motivating.
    • Metascore: 58
    • Critic Score 60
    SEED 2 - Vortex of War doesn't try to be anything more exciting than a standard action-RPG and while it gets the basic formula right, it'd be good to see more of an effort to make it a genuine iDevice title.
    • Metascore: 60
    • Critic Score 60
    Despite everything that made Sonic 2 the top selling game for the SEGA Genesis being left in this iPhone port, it just can't stack up to the original 20 year old console system that defined a generation of gamers.
    • Metascore: 64
    • Critic Score 60
    Using an encompassing 360 degree control system to blast away enemies is as fun and engrossing as it sounds, but this hinges on optimal situations not always present outside your home.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 60
    Decent graphics and a fun, unique idea aren't enough to keep Volcano Escape above the rising flow of lava and you're likely to be burned by this challenging endless vertical platformer.
    • Metascore: 61
    • Critic Score 60
    There are a lot of issues with Steve Young Football!'s rather loose puzzle style and control system, but for some the challenge of completing each level's unique designs might prove worthwhile.
    • Metascore: 63
    • Critic Score 60
    Super Turbo Action Pig is a fantastically fun game for a short while and would be perfect for younger gamers were it not for the cartoonish gore.
    • Metascore: 72
    • Critic Score 60
    Just like Tehra's split personality, Dark Warrior may bring out the best or the worst in you while playing this game. This is one for fans of the genre.
    • Metascore: 71
    • Critic Score 60
    Top Gun 2 had more than enough time to learn and grow after the first title, but the flashier visuals can't make up for a game that feels too loose to enjoy.
    • Metascore: 69
    • Critic Score 60
    Doesn't address many of the main concerns of Freemium titles, but even without spending money there's a lot to do and enjoy in this cute Action-RPG.
    • Metascore: 73
    • Critic Score 60
    If you're a fan of Donut Games you'll slip in to Urban Ninja with few worries, but the stiff controls and harsh energy system make this a hard game to enjoy.
    • Metascore: 61
    • Critic Score 60
    A constant brutal ride that challenges players with its gameplay and art style, but might be too much for anyone that's not a hardcore fan of Action-RPGs.
    • Metascore: 81
    • Critic Score 60
    Vector graphics, tank warfare. If you can used to the control scheme, there's a lot of fun to be had here.
    • Metascore: 64
    • Critic Score 60
    Warheads is a gritty and visually stimulating take on Missile Command for the App Store, but with so few changes to the gameplay it'll appeal more to nostalgia fans than the newer casual game crowd.
    • Metascore: 54
    • Critic Score 60
    If not for its high price point, Wire Way could be recommended for its simple gameplay and different modes.
    • Metascore: 57
    • Critic Score 60
    It's easy to be lost in the crowd of three-match titles already available and PAC-Match Party really needed something better to celebrate this ghost-munching pop-culture icon.
    • Metascore: 75
    • Critic Score 60
    PES 2010 is almost like a tech-demo for what could be achieved for football gaming on the iPhone, but until the same level of attention to detail is placed on basic features it's a hard game to recommend even to die-hard fans.
    • Metascore: 76
    • Critic Score 60
    There's nothing really gained with The Pinball HD if you already own these titles for your iPhone, but if you haven't tried these games yet it's a great buy for anyone after a solid arcade experience.
    • Metascore: 66
    • Critic Score 60
    Has its charms, but the visuals border on going overboard (which is in itself fairly impressive considering the genre), making your continued survival a combination of luck and twitchy skills.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 60
    The classic Prince of Persia has seen adaptions across many platforms, but this entry for the App Store could have been friendlier to newcomers.
    • Metascore: 72
    • Critic Score 60
    A game with this kind of scope is a rare beast for the App Store, but Prince of Persia: Warrior Within has taken a bit of a beating to fit on there and action-fans may be disappointed at the result.
    • Metascore: 69
    • Critic Score 60
    Puzzle Cosmos is a fun new idea that fans of arcade puzzlers can enjoy, but it feels too random to really appreciate.
    • Metascore: 64
    • Critic Score 60
    Spires falls flat despite some decent ideas and a polished presentation, but keep an eye out for updates that may make this a worthwhile grab.
    • Metascore: 71
    • Critic Score 60
    Food Processing jumps on the food-slicing bandwagon, though in this case it's more of a conveyor-belt an its unique take on the gameplay will quickly have you finger-tied.
    • Metascore: 53
    • Critic Score 60
    With the lack of decent 3D platformers on the iphone, it's good to see Rayman being ported over. If only the controls were better.
    • Metascore: 59
    • Critic Score 60
    Riddim Ribbon is an interesting idea, but not fully realised. The controls need some tweaking or a sensitivity option, and the track list is quite small and unvaried. With the pedegree Tapulous has, hopefully this game will reach its full potential in future updates.
    • Metascore: 49
    • Critic Score 60
    For those that remember Rise of the Triad, this could be worth a purchase. For everyone else, the presentation, controls, and gameplay might be a turn-off.
    • Metascore: 43
    • Critic Score 60
    The Saboteur is another decent port of a larger franchise to the App Store and only suffers minor gameplay issues that keep it from being truly great.
    • Metascore: 72
    • Critic Score 60
    If you're looking for a sailing game on your iphone, Sailboat Championship Pro is the game for you.
    • Metascore: 53
    • Critic Score 60
    A great, basic shoot'em-up that will appeal to classic arcade fans after a bite of nostalgia, but it won't get much of a spin after it's all over.
    • Metascore: 69
    • Critic Score 60
    BIG BAD Flower stops short of letting itself bloom as a fun arcade-action title and manages to get bogged down by prickly repetitive mechanics.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 60
    The 7th Guest is almost exclusively destined for iOS devices of fans of the original release and while the challenge is certainly worthy of modern audiences, the way in which the narrative is presented is not.
    • Metascore: 55
    • Critic Score 60
    If you loved the original Paperboy arcade title, then Paperboy: Special Delivery provides the goods, but the anachronistic gameplay isn't easy to enjoy if you missed it the first time around.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 60
    Real Soccer 2011 doesn't add much more than graphical advancements to its football franchise and while that may be enough for some it's a hard sell to those who already own earlier World Cup games from this year.
    • Metascore: 67
    • Critic Score 60
    A competent tactical turn-based title, though its ponderous pacing makes it hard to enjoy without a lot of spare time.
    • Metascore: 67
    • Critic Score 60
    Instead of throwing a bundle of randomly selected titles at classic gamers, Atari's Greatest Hits lets you choose what you want to play; games this old don't always age gracefully, but they're given a lot of respect in this emulation collection.
    • Metascore: 57
    • Critic Score 60
    Race After 1977 is a decent racer with a well presented visual theme, but ultimately players are left with a basic game devoid of depth or any real meaningful progression.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 60
    One would expect a game based around Annoying Orange to be far more annoying, but diving in to this skill-shot title is pleasantly rewarding at least for a while.
    • Metascore: 63
    • Critic Score 60
    Take One Single Life for what it is - a temporary experience that's quite unique and something you may seriously enjoy; if you dislike it, at least you'll have the perfect excuse to delete it immediately.
    • Metascore: 51
    • Critic Score 60
    While some amusement can be derived from Resident Evil Mercenaries VS. it only features the most basic of competitive gameplay features, making it a hard game to enjoy even if you can forgive its control setup.
    • Metascore: 71
    • Critic Score 60
    Squid Drop takes a simple concept and instead of leaving it at a handful of variations it explodes with a multitude of ideas that make each new game a worthwhile experience.
    • Metascore: 57
    • Critic Score 60
    Third Blade is more flamboyant than your average side-scrolling beat'em-up and the ability to wield three unique weapons adds a bit of variety if you can afford the skills and time to grind for them.
    • Metascore: 74
    • Critic Score 60
    It's worth grabbing Laser Dolphin for the name alone, especially when it lives up to the name by letting you pilot a dolphin with a fricken' laser on its head; (insert evil 'muahahahaha's in here).
    • Metascore: 64
    • Critic Score 60
    If you have a penchant for destruction and you enjoy the idea of a giant monster rampaging through a city all in the name of environmentalism, you'll get a kick out of Destructopus; just be aware he's as slow as he is big and that can lead to some frustrating moments.
    • Metascore: 54
    • Critic Score 60
    A round of Glo Flo is the perfect antidote to a day filled with stress, but like any quick-fix you'll need to find something else before you run out of levels.
    • Metascore: 71
    • Critic Score 60
    Vampire Rush is great to bash out some spare time, but it's far too easy to find yourself at the short end of a pointy stick if you make a simple mistake.
    • Metascore: 67
    • Critic Score 60
    Catch the Candy is an interesting distraction, but beyond a handful of physics scenarios it fails to remain more than an interesting waste of time.
    • Metascore: 74
    • Critic Score 60
    If you're one of the many people who enjoy the movie and you're after a fun defense title, there's no reason not to give Army of Darkness Defense a spin; unfortunately it suffers from many of the problems of the genre - notably the need to grind it out to finish the game.
    • Metascore: 48
    • Critic Score 60
    Although THOR: Son of Asgard makes good on exploring more of the comic universe, it fails to excite as an action-brawler game.
    • Metascore: 73
    • Critic Score 60
    Demolition Dash reduces the whole 'monster on a rampage' idea down to the street level, giving the game a cute, if somewhat insubstantial, charm.
    • Metascore: 76
    • Critic Score 60
    Just because a game is a time-waster, it doesn't mean it can't be filled to the brim with fun; sadly its relatively rigid levels focus' on high-score junkies for replay value.
    • Metascore: 58
    • Critic Score 60
    It would be great to say this is the Evil Dead game people have been waiting for, but despite its source material and simple concept it fails to excite.
    • Metascore: 63
    • Critic Score 60
    Max Damage is a simple physics-based puzzler/shooter that focuses on general destruction; it's nothing we haven't seen before, but the chain-reaction levels can be a literal blast.
    • Metascore: 76
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    While ZOOKEEPER may have been a charming and fun stocking-filler for DS owners in 2005, the 'DX Touch Edition' for 2011 feels like it's stuck in a horrible time-warp.
    • Metascore: 66
    • Critic Score 60
    Despite its endless gameplay, Skipping Stone is aimed squarely at casual audiences; this isn't a bad thing at all, but it does come at the expense of burning some competitive players.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 60
    While you could stick with another basic twin-stick shooter, D.A.R.K at least attempts to go a step further by featuring a story and cinematics to set the mood; it's not a lot, but it's better than shooting things at random.
    • Metascore: 64
    • Critic Score 60
    As beautiful as the world of Tiny Lights is it fails to provide anything deeper than the occasional action sequence or minor puzzle.
    • Metascore: 55
    • Critic Score 60
    Transformers: Dark of the Moon is exactly what you'd expect it to be - a shallow excuse to shoot bad-guys in the face with your space-robot.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 60
    Burn the City stretches its premise a bit thin, but at the low price, fans of this genre may want to give it a look.
    • Metascore: 53
    • Critic Score 60
    Torture Bunny is a solid, if somewhat disturbing game. Our biggest complaint is that the ragdoll physics are unpredictable, and even the greatest trap setup can be ruined as the rabbit decides to fall in another direction.
    • Metascore: 75
    • Critic Score 60
    Blobster is a well made platformer, just not one that will likely interest teenagers or adults.
    • Metascore: 55
    • Critic Score 60
    One Man Army plays around with the TD concept by turning the player in to a sort of 'ultimate' tower - unfortunately there's no difficulty levels to choose from and things only get tougher the further you progress.
    • Metascore: 55
    • Critic Score 60
    Fans of Maple Story or of grind heavy RPGs will feel right at home with this well made adaptation.
    • Metascore: 70
    • Critic Score 60
    Xtreme Wheels takes a formula that has already proven itself in the past and does little more than repackage it, albeit in a shiny 3D engine; if you enjoy games like Trials HD there's little reason to complain, but it'd be nice to see more innovation.
    • Metascore: 54
    • Critic Score 60
    Taken for what it is, Silent Ops is a competent, if somewhat lacking action title, but it won't fulfill your cravings for espionage and intrigue.
    • Metascore: 72
    • Critic Score 60
    Originally SHIFT would tempt players to drive like a devil or an angel as you danced around the track - SHIFT 2 rewards lumbering, brutish tactics and despite the wild speeds you can't help but feel the weight of such blunt tactics dragging the game down.
    • Metascore: 63
    • Critic Score 60
    Touch Detective brings a whole lot of baggage with it from its original release in 2006 and instead of fixing the gameplay the developer has focused on implementing a micro-payment system.
    • Metascore: 50
    • Critic Score 60
    Adventure fans might find this fun, especially as it's a unique premise for the genre, but the game is plagued with a lot of problems.
    • Metascore: 69
    • Critic Score 60
    There are times when the freemium model makes sense, but with Let's Golf 3 it feels more like a cheap grab for the wallet as it hands out a stripped down title for a sport that requires lengthy multiple rounds to complete, eating up your 'energy' faster than you can earn it.
    • Metascore: 59
    • Critic Score 60
    For better or worse, Namco's re imagining of their classic arcade titles for mobile devices are always worth a look. Fans of the original will want to see how they've spruced up this arcade classic.
    • Metascore: 73
    • Critic Score 60
    Imagine Dr. Mario taking place in Candyland, with a little more freedom of movement and you have Candy Boy in a nutshell. A candy coated nutshell.
    • Metascore: 69
    • Critic Score 60
    DEO
    DEO is a beautiful and elegantly simple platformer for those who revel in stripped-down skill-based challenges, but lacking in substance for those after more than a pretty way to jump around asteroids.
    • Metascore: 64
    • Critic Score 60
    From its vibrant visual style to its simple, yet unique gameplay, Rogue Sky is an interesting experience albeit one tempered with a difficulty level that may leave you frustrated.
    • Metascore: 60
    • Critic Score 60
    Treemaker tries to revive a style of game that has lost its popularity of late, but instead it only manages to add itself to the pile of half-formed games that also failed in this quest.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 60
    Combining objective based gameplay with the swinging rope genre creates a fun and novel concept, but the mechanics themselves could use some more fine tuning.
    • Metascore: 69
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    Frogger Decades takes the classic Frogger gameplay and creates a campaign out of it, but even though the various additions are neat, the game might have suffered less if the character had stuck to just jumping.
    • Metascore: 66
    • Critic Score 60
    Nom5 has some nice presentation and a unique concept, but its execution is flawed and may give some gamers motion sickness.
    • Metascore: 72
    • Critic Score 60
    While a sequel to a game with a great premise, Tofu-2 offers nothing much in the way of new gameplay, and the imprecise aiming and frustration of some levels make this title lack widespread appeal.
    • Metascore: 50
    • Critic Score 60
    Race illegal: High Speed 3D tries to make its high impact aesthetic its calling card, though more focus on the story and unique track system would have served it better.
    • Metascore: 65
    • Critic Score 60
    Sometimes you just want something simple and familiar and Flapcraft fits the bill if you're just after a basic flying title.
    • Metascore: 67
    • Critic Score 60
    A fun little time waster but aside from achievements there's not much here to keep your interest for very long.
    • Metascore: 63
    • Critic Score 60
    While the game modes are fun and varied, the time or money spent to unlock all the content leaves a little bit of a sour taste.
    • Metascore: 63
    • Critic Score 60
    KATAMARI's second release on the App Store could have taken the series so much further, but instead it's simply content in polishing what came years before while metering out its content in dribs and drabs.
    • Metascore: 58
    • Critic Score 60
    Boss Battle's main selling point is its free price-tag and if you absolutely can't afford $0.99 then it'll give you a solid, if unpolished run for your money.
    • Metascore: 70
    • Critic Score 60
    Meant for younger gamers, this puzzle platformer will delight with its lovable farmyard characters.
    • Metascore: 48
    • Critic Score 60
    Ultimately Warm Gun is a basic deathmatch title, albeit a very pretty one. Sadly this doesn't save it from quirky performance issues and a lack of variety further limited by 4-player limited maps.
    • Metascore: 57
    • Critic Score 60
    HighFlyer DeathDefyer dreams big and provides a toolbox for high-speed free-falling fun, but sadly its inconsistencies keep it from reaching for the stars.
    • Metascore: 65
    • Critic Score 60
    Rocket Claw's charming style is left to whither thanks to lackluster gameplay that feels like deja vu after only a handful of attempts.
    • Metascore: 55
    • Critic Score 60
    ADVENA's party-play Action-RPG combat is a blast be it offline or online, but you'll have to cut through the usual swathe of clunky interface designs, poor translations and level grinding to truly enjoy the beat'em-up gameplay.
    • Metascore: 70
    • Critic Score 60
    Bring me Down takes a tried and true game style out of the 2d realm and into 3d, but the added dimension seems to add more frustration than joy.
    • Metascore: 62
    • Critic Score 60
    Wizardry Labyrinth of Lost Souls reprises a style of RPG that was engaging because it held you accountable for every little action you made; sadly it fails to realize there's a difference between challenge through gameplay and challenge through obfuscation and sticks with the outdated latter.
    • Metascore: 69
    • Critic Score 60
    Despite its pretty shell and perfectly reasonable entry cost, Asteroids GUNNER is more of a time-waster than an addictive coin-pumping game like the original. Take the time to try it out and maybe a purchase or two will give you what you want, just don't expect a game on par with the titles it seeks to emulate.
    • Metascore: 64
    • Critic Score 60
    Spiders and bats and mushrooms, oh my! Evertales starts out as a clever tongue-in-cheek platformer with a song and a tale to tell, but falls apart as it fails to reach an apex in gameplay, design or story.
    • Metascore: 67
    • Critic Score 60
    While in many aspects Gangstar Rio goes for broke and is bigger and better than its previous incarnations, making it the most comprehensive sandbox style game currently available for iOS, it fails to satisfy thanks to bugs, physics issues and a combat system the needs to be completely retooled.
    • Metascore: 76
    • Critic Score 60
    Combining poker and scrabble ends up with a fun competitive game that should appeal to board and card game fans alike.
    • Metascore: 53
    • Critic Score 60
    There was a time when saying 'Minecraft' was synonymous with punching and dropping blocks in to a virtual world; now it has far more depth thanks to continued updates and community developed modifications, but Minecraft - Pocket Edition features none of these and simply replicates what is already available online for free.
    • Metascore: 59
    • Critic Score 60
    A fun little arcade drift racer that would be a lot more fun if you felt like you actually had a semblance of control over the car.
    • Metascore: 71
    • Critic Score 60
    Those who have enjoyed Smurfs' Village will know exactly what they're getting in to with Snoopy's Street fair as it applies the same formula lock, stock and barrel on to the beloved Peanuts cartoon series; your mileage will vary depending on whether you enjoy the Farmville/freemium model of gameplay.
    • Metascore: 67
    • Critic Score 60
    These Robotic Hearts of Mine is a beautiful and poetic melding of narrative and gameplay, creating something far more inspiring than either could achieve in the process; sadly the game's open format makes it hard to engage completely, meaning many may miss out on (or not care for) this deeper experience.
    • Metascore: 56
    • Critic Score 60
    Wow, an actually decent Superman game. While nothing to rave over, it's good to see the man of steel receive a fun interactive experience.
    • Metascore: 74
    • Critic Score 60
    Box Cat is an amusing premise the will entertain for a little while but that's about all you're getting.
    • Metascore: 73
    • Critic Score 60
    A run of the mill shoot em up with an interesting control scheme and trippy level design. Sadly this does do enough to outweigh the game's problems.
    • Metascore: 69
    • Critic Score 60
    It's addictive and has enough variety in the way the levels work to be highly replayable. It would be interesting to see if the developers could design a multiplayer component aside from leaderboards, but that would simply be a nice addition to already very solid game.
    • Metascore: 70
    • Critic Score 60
    Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies almost succeeds in transplanting the console version of the game to the iOS platform, but balance issues, network problems, and a serious lack of variety make it hard to swallow the price of entry.
    • Metascore: 72
    • Critic Score 60
    Those who gel with the controls and gameplay of Raccoon Rising will find a rewarding platformer. Everyone else will find frustration and anger.
    • Metascore: 69
    • Critic Score 60
    Batman Arkham City Lockdown is short, but fun, challenging and frantic on its first completion; unfortunately subsequent clears provide little motivation for doing so and ultimately it feels like too little, too late for iOS gamers interested in the Arkham franchise.
    • Metascore: 59
    • Critic Score 60
    Six-Guns comes closer than any other freemium title to providing an experience that's packed with action and worth coming back to time and again, but its lack of a narrative and repetitive quests remind you far too often that you're playing a freemium title that's designed around its 'store' button.
    • Metascore: 65
    • Critic Score 60
    Tank Riders tries to blend action and strategy amongst some interesting level design. It partially succeeds.
    • Metascore: 70
    • Critic Score 60
    Tongue Tied! shows just how fine the line can be between something frustratingly fun and simply frustrating; an iOS classic held back by compounding flaws.
    • Metascore: 60
    • Critic Score 60
    Dungeon Hunter 3 takes a series that has some depth and skims from the top, providing players with a thin sheen of a game (albeit one with many levels to unlock); a boon to budget gamers willing to pay their way through grinding.
    • Metascore: 60
    • Critic Score 60
    For a developer that has shown a capacity to condense challenging and engaging play in to a tiny bundle, Ice Rage is surprising lacking in depth or complexity; it simply is what it is and no more - a quick and dirty ice hockey time-waster.
    • Metascore: 55
    • Critic Score 60
    MEGA MAN X isn't quite the game you remember, even if it follows the same beats; when a modern device can't replicate an 18 year old game it's time to go back to the drawing board.
    • Metascore: 82
    • Critic Score 60
    Complete in tow with mission system and upgrade store, this color-coded action game quickly bombards you with obstacles. Some may rise to the challenge, but others will feel baited.
    • Metascore: 69
    • Critic Score 60
    Street Wrestler for iOS is ultimately a repackage of Lucha Fury for the XBLA and despite an opportunity to fix-up its problems, the visually vibrant game fails to excite once again.
    • Metascore: 77
    • Critic Score 60
    Part card game, part turn-based strategy, players pit themselves against opponents from around the world in asynchronous matches.
    • Metascore: 67
    • Critic Score 60
    Whether or not this game is worth your time and money is based on the concept and your love of Woody Woodpecker. Just as a final note, the theme song has been altered slightly and as a fan of the cartoons, it was a bit of a letdown as hearing the theme song at the menu screen was something to look forward to. At least Woody's trademark laugh stays intact.
    • Metascore: 51
    • Critic Score 60
    A freemium approach to a GTA style open world crime game. Bad controls and pay wall barriers harm the experience.
    • Metascore: 69
    • Critic Score 60
    Greedy Penguins is a decent take on the long-established formula of cute animals and physics puzzles, but it fails to make its gameplay as exciting, engaging or rewarding as those it seeks to stand along-side of.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 60
    Most likely meant for a younger audience, the cuteness of Clay and his world will appeal to that demographic, but other players will likely find this too bland to be of much fun.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 60
    Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land is a great concept gone to waste as players are forced to deal with game design concepts that belong to another era.
    • Metascore: 75
    • Critic Score 60
    A fun rolling platform with a lot to offer, that is somewhat marred by its control scheme.
    • Metascore: 51
    • Critic Score 60
    Innovative, unique and chaotically amusing - Tweet Land embodies all of these things; sadly a combination of inconsistent collision detection and nightmare keyword combos can rip control out of your hands, making it hard to enjoy.
    • Metascore: 67
    • Critic Score 60
    Raid Leader is a short burst of fun for those nostalgic (or aching for their next hit) of 'raiding' in larger MMOs; the process of condensation has also limited the experience, but the lack of real 'leveling' and jumping straight to the boss encounters themselves may be attractive all on its own.
    • Metascore: 77
    • Critic Score 60
    Blot is Jetpack Joyride on a student's sketch book. You'll have some fun with the title, but it wont last too long.
    • Metascore: 71
    • Critic Score 60
    A side-scroller with labyrinth areas, upgrades earned off bosses, chip tune music, pixel art, and a talking dinosaur. Far from polished but its charm should delight a few.
    • Metascore: 74
    • Critic Score 60
    Munch Time packages ninja-rope swinging gameplay in to the tried-and-true formula of cute, three-star physics puzzlers that have come before it.
    • Metascore: 57
    • Critic Score 60
    Fans of the original Wrestlefest may get some nostalgia out of this remake, but the small bizarrely chosen roster and seemingly luck placed gameplay will leave a sour taste in the mouths of most.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 60
    LUME is a unique puzzle experience that should delight adventure and puzzle fans. It's unique style and puzzle variety is only detracted by its constant crashing and relatively short game length.
    • Metascore: 75
    • Critic Score 60
    While a fantastic game in its own right, the iPhone port lacks the tight controls that made this such a joy to play on consoles, making this a frustrating experience.
    • Metascore: 62
    • Critic Score 60
    Kids vs Goblins provides an alternative to those who are tired of needing to learn multiple RPG class types, earn powerful items or learn complex boss patterns - when this game works it's a treat, but initial release issues hamper an otherwise fun new take on the genre.
    • Metascore: 62
    • Critic Score 60
    Brandnew Boy has the right idea when it comes to testing out new methods for bringing exciting action-based gaming to the iOS platform, however it's riddled with problematic design issues that not only result in the game feeling incomplete, but also dull.
    • Metascore: 53
    • Critic Score 60
    A puzzle game with some interesting ideas, but rigid solutions coupled with average controls dampen the experience.
    • Metascore: 78
    • Critic Score 60
    Those that have fond memories of playing Outrun in the arcades, Final Freeway 2R is pretty much that experience with a very well executed tilt control scheme.
    • Metascore: 47
    • Critic Score 60
    rComplex suffers greatly for its focus on style over substance, choosing to provide players with a beautiful game, complete with an intriguing story, only to make it inaccessible thanks to poor design choices when it comes to the basic endless-runner gameplay.
    • Metascore: 73
    • Critic Score 60
    Certainly aimed towards casual players, Azkend 2 combines an interesting spin on match three gameplay with an adventurous tale.
    • Metascore: 71
    • Critic Score 60
    Simple, calming, and fiendish. Relying on color and tone, Circadia is one of the more unique puzzle games out there and is worth a look.
    • Metascore: 73
    • Critic Score 60
    Instead of an endless runner, we have an endless coaster, and coasting along is exactly what you'll be doing, cause despite some neat ideas, this game offers little challenge.
    • Metascore: 60
    • Critic Score 60
    Violet Storm aims to shift the focus of the twin-stick shooter from being a fragile, yet powerful ship to something more brutal and thuggish, but its novelty wears off quickly without any real threats or changes in the gameplay.
    • Metascore: 71
    • Critic Score 60
    While you may have some fun dodging falling fruit, there's just not enough game here to keep you playing for long.
    • Metascore: 71
    • Critic Score 60
    With daily leaderboards and a host of upgrades, Sky Gnomes offers a unique and interesting racing experience. It's just a shame you have to grind to get anywhere.
    • Metascore: 61
    • Critic Score 60
    DevilDark: The Fallen Kingdom takes many of its basic cues from games such as DeathSpank, but in an effort to simplify proceedings Triniti Interactive goes a little too far, leaving little to sink your teeth in to.
    • Metascore: 64
    • Critic Score 60
    Burger Cat doesn't feel as tight as Ravenous Games' previous releases, and while it still provides some moments of puzzling fun, they're hampered by the game's limited interface.
    • Metascore: 76
    • Critic Score 60
    Fleece Lightning is a perfect distraction for younger audiences or those after a no-frills time-trial racer with a fun twist!
    • Metascore: 64
    • Critic Score 60
    Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 feels rushed and otherwise falls short of Capcom's prior fighter releases on the App Store; a shame considering the wild popularity of this title.
    • Metascore: 74
    • Critic Score 60
    Ion Racer plays like an endless runner with hover racers. How far can you get as the track steadily speeds up, and how many points can you accumulate before your enviable crash and burn?
    • Metascore: 66
    • Critic Score 60
    Proves to be more of a full-featured game than the series' first outing, but for what it has going for it in terms of presentation it lacks in compelling gameplay.
    • Metascore: 72
    • Critic Score 60
    Ballistic SE manages to nail the slick presentation and smart controls that make a shooter really shine, but its middle-of-the-road gameplay holds the game back.
    • Metascore: 77
    • Critic Score 60
    Another physics flinger based on a fun premise that will offer some amusement before you move onto the next 'flavor of the month' in this genre.
    • Metascore: 55
    • Critic Score 60
    The KRPG as a genre needs to move forward from clunky, restrictive games like Inotia 4 if it wants to see success beyond its niche on the App Store; a decent title for fans, but an otherwise hard sell even at its low entry fee.
    • Metascore: 60
    • Critic Score 60
    My Little Hero is an adorable adventure game, but definitely suited to younger audiences instead of those looking for a challenge.
    • Metascore: 71
    • Critic Score 60
    Brainsss has some neat ideas when it comes to fast-paced real-time tactical play, but its hard to shake the feeling the 'zombies' are an excuse to make up for underwhelming AI and controls.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 60
    A Super Meatboy-esque platformer based around sodapop. Interesting level design and concepts are marred by a lack of responsiveness in the controls.
    • Metascore: 67
    • Critic Score 60
    For fans of Pandemic 2 (and I know there are a lot of you), Pandemic 2.5 is exactly what you could have expected of a port of the title to the iOS. Unfortunately the opportunity to refine and address playability issues was not taken, leaving newer players more than a little lost and confused.
    • Metascore: 63
    • Critic Score 60
    A unique concept and clever visual designs aren't enough to stretch Jake Escape HD's gameplay beyond its limited borders, making a fun, but short title lacking depth.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 60
    Meant for younger players, Pinch Peeps develops hand-eye coordination by smooshing together bright and colorful flowery things. More seasoned players wont find anything to keep their interest here.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 60
    Rocket Fox fails to come together thanks to its inconsistent feeling controls; a hard game to recommend at this time.
    • Metascore: 74
    • Critic Score 60
    Whoever thought you could make an addictive and entertaining game about being a TSA agent? Airport Scanner has found a way.
    • Metascore: 69
    • Critic Score 60
    Scotland Yard may be the bane of the younger siblings of the world, but it's still a fast and fun board game for all to enjoy if you can scrape up the players to offset the poor AI.
    • Metascore: 70
    • Critic Score 60
    Don't let its simple design fool you, Pastry Panic is a hit of sugar that's hard to resist.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 60
    Men in Black 3 gives fans a chance to play out a shallow and confused role in the agency, ultimately providing another basic freemium management title with a slick skin.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Critic Score 60
    Tower defense fans and those who liked the first game should find more than enough content to keep themselves busy. While the first game stood out however, this sequel suffers from some of the design pitfalls we've seen in the TD genre.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 60
    What could have been a fun Diablo-esque hack and slash game is dragged down by the freemium design model and unchanging combat.
    • Metascore: 51
    • Critic Score 60
    A unique idea with worthwhile presentation but it might not be enough to hold the interest of players.
    • Metascore: 63
    • Critic Score 60
    Rock(s) Rider is a great example of a skill-based time-trial title, but in many ways it falls short, with art and gameplay features occasionally feeling incomplete.
    • Metascore: 75
    • Critic Score 60
    The frustration generated by Bridge Constructor is equal parts poor interface design and clever puzzle design; the two may fight against each other, but if you like your puzzles keeping within spitting distance of 'reality', this will satisfy.