Rolling Ranch Review

Ruan Shiels·
Don't you just love discovering a surprisingly great game in the App Store that released to little fanfare but really, really deserves any and all recognition it can get? I sure do, and Rolling Ranch, a cute and quirky physics-based action puzzler, absolutely bowled me over with its delightfully moreish gameplay, cartoony visuals and offbeat concept.
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon Review

Ruan Shiels·
The latest Transformers movie's huge box office haul proved once again that the franchise is utterly critic proof. The same is most likely true of this tie-in game courtesy of Electronic Arts, and despite its shortcomings anyone with a soft spot for the Autobots will get a kick out of taking control of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee to do battle with hordes of nasty Decepticons.
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Color Bandits Review

Ruan Shiels·
Well, color us impressed! This is the kind of arcade experience we could use a lot more of on iOS -- even if long-time fans of sidescrolling shoot-em-ups are liable to find it a little on the easy side.
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Pinball Dreams HD Review

Ruan Shiels·
You’d think that iOS gaming would be the perfect medium for digital pinball. Who wouldn’t love to steal a few moments waiting for a bus or during study hall playing their favorite table? And while there have been about a dozen decent attempts at developing or porting pinball to our favorite platform, (as well as innumerable poor attempts), the genre feels like it has yet to hit stride. Pinball Dreams HD is definitely a step in the right direction.
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Cave Dweller: Dy-No-Mite Review

Ruan Shiels·
"Cave Dweller" is sure to be a pleasant surprise for most casual puzzle fans who pick it up. Superbly crafted levels keep its core concept fresh enough for genre fans, but those in search of a gameplay style that significantly evolves with progress will be disappointed that there isn't more to dig into.
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Hero Defense Pro Review

Ruan Shiels·
What would you get if you stripped the Castle Defense formula down to its most rock-bottom basics, added in about ten million dwarves, kicked the whole thing into hyperdrive, and zipped it up in a free package? Find out inside!
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The Night Flier Review

Ruan Shiels·
For better or for worse, PageNet's latest game feels familiar right off the bat (no pun intended). Yet another cutesy, side-scrolling highscore-a-thon, The Night Flier challenges you to defy death for as long as possible as you swoop through a series of dusky cityscapes dodging all manner of wacky obstacles and enemies.
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Burn the City Review

Ruan Shiels·
Despite feeling like a close cousin to a certain bird-slinging physics puzzler at first, "Burn the City" eventually veers off into fresh territory that makes it well worth looking into for genre fans.
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PD -prope discoverer- Review

Ruan Shiels·
PROPE's experiment with the Unreal Engine holds some surprisingly intriguing casual puzzle gameplay, say what you will about its preference for tranquility over depth of content. The real problem here is that the developer's been snarled by the most basic requirement of the mobile age: always, always, always record the player's progress!
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Feed the Rat Review

Ruan Shiels·
You'd think serving as a short-order cook for a mouse would be easy: just toss a piece of cheese on a plate and slide it on over. However, LovApps is determined to show us that it'll take more than that to Feed the Rat...
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