Last month I posted a review for Appxplore’s sliding puzzler: Alien Hive. Last week, Appxplore announced a new mode for the game called “Blitz Mode”, in which the player has only 60 seconds to attain as large a score as possible. This update is free (for both iOS and Android), and is an even more addictive version of a game that I was already playing far too much for my own good.
“Stay on target. Stay on target.”
Who likes mechs? Ah. I can see that a fair number of you like the idea of being able to pummel the crap out of things housed in the relative safety of a giant robot. Now how many of you would like to kick some butt in a transforming space mech? Yes, I thought so. Well, partners: gather around and let me tell you about the little purchase that you are about to make called Strike Suit Infinity by Born Ready Games.
I was somewhat excited to try out Frima Studios’ Zombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov’s Revenge. Usually, any of the small number of games that I have tried with the word “tycoon” in the title have been a source of entertainment for me1. The only factor that gave me pause in this case was how well this RTS would play on a console/handheld rather than the PC (which has the benefit of having a keyboard and mouse). Surprisingly, the controls were never an issue; unfortunately, what started out as a fairly fun concept quickly shambled to a halt due to other issues – making this game a balancing act comprised of great parts, and not-so-great parts.
My love of DJ Hero is known to many1; and during my all-too-brief interludes with the game, I fancy myself to be quite the star. While I know I’ll never be spinning platters at an actual club, I frequently browse through products for my devices that might allow for some fun ways to play music when I host parties at my house. Urbanears has produced a neat little free iOS app called Slussen that fits the bill quite nicely. Even more interesting: they have also created an inexpensive adapter that puts the “extra fun” in “extra functionality”.
It’s DLC time again1 for the latest in the Gears of War franchise! This time around though, unless you bought the season pass, it’s not free and will instead set you back 1000 MSP. So what does your 1000 MSP get you? A surprisingly decent amount of value. There are three new multi-player maps, six weapon and armor skins, and my personal favorite: a new multi-player game-play mode called Master at Arms.
Every once in a while, something flies into the airspace of our attention span that causes us to raise an eyebrow. Of course, during these times there is the potential for disagreement among the Thumbs – but healthy discourse is always good to flesh out potential videogaming goodness. Will Pwn 4 Food is one of those topics that polarized opinions within our shop. What is Will Pwn 4 Food? Well, it’s a startup that removes the inconvenience of travelling around with your computer to compete in tournaments by presenting you with a portal with which to log in and play games! What’s interesting about it (and what has caused a bit of a stir in our shop) is the fact that Will Pwn 4 Food lets gamers compete for actual cash and prizes around the clock – seven days a week.
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It shouldn’t come as a surprise that, despite the title, LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins is not a hardboiled tale about a cop taking down a criminal syndicate from the inside, and the moral struggles he willingly subjects himself to along the way. Rather, this is the story of Chase McCain – a fresh-faced policeman in a colourful, violence-free haven, whose official duties involve schlepping around to various parts of town, and volunteering to take on various odd jobs. A more appropriate title would be LEGO City: Temp Worker.
