Ruan Shiels
Founder and Editor-in-Chief

Ruan Shiels is a writer, artist and entrepreneur. He founded iFanzine.com in 2009 after buying his first iPod Touch and being blown away by the potential of iOS as a gaming platform.

Ruan Shiels

Eggs In Space Looks Ace!

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Boasting an intriguing art style, toe-tapping tunes and a wacky premise, The Lonely Bee Games' soon to be released iPhone game Eggs In Space is shaping up nicely. From the press release: HELP!!! The Eggs are invading and the peaceful people of Spoonville have sent you up into the cosmos to defend them in this unique tap'n'crack action game.
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MemoryBoost Review

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Stripped down, visually unappealing puzzle games are fast becoming Laddha Inc's calling card. And lack of eye-candy aside, if you enjoyed flexing your gray cells through the likes of PenTacToe and BrainTaire, chances are you'll also find a lot to like about their latest family friendly noodle baker, MemoryBoost.
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Rimelands: Hammer of Thor out now!

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Rimelands: Hammer of Thor, the eagerly anticipated new title from Crescent Moon and Dicework Games is now available on the App Store. iFanzine's resident RPG expert Sean Koch is as we speak putting the game through its paces for a full review. In the meantime here are a few more details, screenshots and an impressive trailer to help whet your appetite for this epic adventure
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Mirror’s Edge Review

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Labelling any game a "white-knuckle thrill ride" might seem more than a little glib, but when it comes to EA Mobile's pulse quickening platformer Mirror's Edge, trust me, it's an enthusiastic commendation never more apt.
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Gigander X Review

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Somehow developer Prodigy Co. manage to take a premise that sounds like a huge amount of fun on paper - ginormous remote controlled robots kicking each other's shiny metal asses amid the crumbling ruins of a decimated city - and make an incredibly dull little game out of it.
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Creatures The First Blood Review

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Playus Soft's Creatures - The First Blood does exactly what it says on the tin. No more, and no less. A space set dual-stick shooter packed with thrills but minus the frills, this is 100% focused on delivering an intense hit of last-as-long-as-you-can action and Openfeint fuelled high-score hunting.
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Virtual City Gets a Release Date!

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Hot on the heels of a wildly successful Lite Version of Virtual City, G5 Entertainment today confirmed a release date for the upcoming full version of the city management sim. From the press release: "Virtual City for the iPhone is expected to hit the App Store on 4th of September. For a limited time upon release the game...
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Cargocopter Review

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I remember the days where I used to play with my beloved RC Helicopter. I was never the ideal pilot, for my plane always ended up flying into a wall or ceiling fan; breaking into a million pieces. This was a very traumatizing time for me. After extensive therapy, I decided to give Terrence Palmer's CargoCopter a go, donning the utmost levity while at it. Now, aside from shipping crates, does this little plane have what it takes to deliver a solid gaming experience?
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Puppet War FPS Review

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Perhaps more so than any other type of game, First-Person Shooters stick rigidly to tried and tested conventions and formulaic plots, most usually boiling down to dashing around a dystopian future blasting monsters with a gun the size of a house. Refreshingly, Twindigo's Puppet War FPS does things a little differently...
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