Ipad-Reviews

When it comes to puzzle-based adventure games, only one has name recognition: Professor Layton. Does Nelson Tethers come close to the celebrated Nintendo DS series? If this episode of Puzzle Agent is any indication, he just might.

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Battle Bears has become one of the franchises to watch on the iPhone. We’re big fans of the gun-toting war furries, and we've helped them in their fight against the devious Huggables ever since the pink monsters took our Editor in Chief from us at Comic-Con. However, despite our vendetta, Battle Bears Go’s lack of control optimization makes it an adventure we can’t recommend.

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Jules Unboxing the World received an update that aims to fix the major control issues that kept us from enjoying the game when we reviewed it originally. So how do the tilt controls feel now?

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So often we sympathize with the salt-of-the-earth settlers in their horse-drawn wagons who marched westward to find their fortunes. Guns'N'Glory offers a different set of heroes: the banditos, Indians, and Civil War deserters who mugged them of every last cent.

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It doesn’t happen often, but every now and then a new bar will be set for a genre by an indie gem, and Snake Galaxy HD fits the bill. We can’t remember any other version of Snake that has left our jaws dropped like this game has.

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Playing the bad guy is always a lot of fun, as it gives you a new perspective. In Shark or Die, you’ll quickly see that the lonely shark will die if it doesn’t chomp on beach-dwellers. In the end, guilt will override you and you’ll be helping the shark on its quest for carnage.

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Mahjong games are an interesting bunch. Many of them pass as adequate, but few manage to be unique. Mahjong Elements HD, the spiritual successor to FDG’s iPhone mahjong game Mr. Mahjong Touch, defines itself though interesting tile layouts and an upgrade system.

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Splode's simplicity is a double-edged sword, since it is highly polished but lacks variety. Its bare-bones approach offers a soothing, mindless escape from reality that only lasts for a little while.

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Money is not a newcomer to the financial app world. As a matter of fact, it has been around for over a year as an iPhone app. It has ranked as the #1 Finance app in over 20 countries and claims to have over 200,000 users worldwide. The developer, iBear LLC, has a reputation for creating visually-striking and intuitive finance apps (such as Bills and Budget for iPad) which utilize the device’s additional screen real estate--so it’s no surprise that Money for iPad is yet another success.

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The original iShoot was an overnight success for developer Ethan Nicholas. In fact, it did so well he even quit his job, something that few app developers have been able to pull off. When we look back at iShoot today, it certainly feels outdated next to recent turn-based artillery games. iShoot 2 doesn’t do enough to give the title a fresh coat of paint, and actually downgrades the controls.

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Solipskier is what you’d get if Canabalt and Line Rider had a lovechild. It has the fast pace and constant rightward motion of Canabalt, plus the platform drawing of Line Rider. It’s a very fun game, even if you aren’t an extreme sporting fan.

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Chaos Rings for iPad is the same deep, beautiful role-playing game that we loved on the iPhone, but with two main differences. The first is that the game now sports incredible high-resolution visuals, and the other is the game's gigantic price tag.

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Justin Smith, developer of the infamous Enviro-Bear 2010, is taking another swipe at gaming with his latest ridiculous game, So Long, Oregon! Even thought it isn't what we'd call an amazing game, nor was that the point, it's completely unique and an entertaining way to relive the thrill of dysentery.

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Since Pocket Legends was released back at the iPad launch, Spacetime Studios has continued to reward players with incredible post-launch support. There are now dozens upon dozens of instances, PvP, a quest system, starting areas for each race, and more. In this review update we'll cover some of the highlights of recent developments in the world of Pocket Legends.

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Scientists say we’re all made of atoms, but Little Things’ developer Matthew Hall begs to differ. What if everyone and everything is just a combination of other things, which in turn are combinations of other things, and so forth? It may sound ridiculous, but stick with us here.

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You’ve seen plenty of tower destruction games on the App Store, but have you seen one with a crazy ragdoll skeleton doing the limbic funk? We’ve got our money on no. Graveyard Shift is an impressive game, at least on the iPhone.

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Fluid FX universal app. Created by two-time Academy Award winner Jos Stam, this creative app optimizes the state-of-the-art Maya fluid technology effects used in many popular Hollywood films for iOS-powered devices. Although powerful, Maya requires huge amounts of processing power, so Fluid FX’s smooth framerate on iDevices is very impressive.

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We play a lot of HD versions of games that don’t include any new content. Some aren’t worth your time, but others are actually more enjoyable due to the larger screen, and that's how we'd describe Spirit HD. With more space to move you spirit around, this casual title will haunt your iPad for a while.

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Backwoods enthusiasts are in luck! Thanks to We Farm, anyone with an iDevice and a little time can now live the life of a virtual redneck. That’s right, that ramshackle house with the uneven roof and tires on the front lawn can now be yours. Piles of buckets are extra, though.

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Full disclosure-- Spider: Bryce Manor HD is a game we went into expecting to give our highest rating. After the masterpiece that was and still is the iPhone version, there was little doubt in our mind that it would be even better on the larger screen. Suffice to say, our predictions turned out to be true. It doesn’t get much better than using swipes and taps to jump around the surfaces of the manor, spinning webs and eating insects.

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