Stories By Tim Rattray

Since we last updated our review, Scribblenauts Remix has had multiple content updates, offering a new sandbox skin for Valentine's Day and a DLC pack. Should you spend a dollar on this new content, and does it bump this DS classic into Must Have range?

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Games have tried to be “art” ever since the medium was created, but few take the task as seriously as Windosill. This logic puzzler is akin to scrolling through an interactive abstract mosaic, and it’s an absolute thrill ride.

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You may know Telltale Games best for their 3D point-and-click adventures like Back to the Future, Monkey Island and others. However, their most original creation is the zany and hilarious Puzzle Agent series. Puzzle Agent 2 picks up where the first game’s story left off, and it brings you on an unforgettably weird and wild ride.

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Trouble Brothers Jeff McCord and Stephen Shippert are no strangers to making board games. They’ve been in this business a long time, and know a thing or two about how to make traditional board games just as exciting as modern video games. Cargo Runners is their latest effort at bringing old-school style to the digital era, and while it lacks a single-player component, it’s still one of the best iPad board games on the App Store.

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You may look at the name of this game (which we will be abbreviating to PvNvZvP for sanity’s sake) and think, “WOW! Ninjas, pirates, zombies, AND pandas in one game? That’s everything an iOS gamer could want!” We don’t blame you for this reaction, as it differs little from our own. However, don’t hit that purchase button until you read our review. The epic game you might be expecting is nowhere in sight.

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Ten One Design’s Fling iPad joysticks have been highly anticipated since their announcement at CES last month. However, with anticipation also came speculation about how well they would work. We bought a pair to give you our impressions of these makeshift tactile controls for your iPad's touchscreen.

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People often look down on clones for their lack of originality. This is a shame, because sometimes clones are better than the games they're inspired by. This is the case with Infinity Field, which obviously pulls more than just inspiration from Geometry Wars. However, Infinity Field is a much more entertaining and well-rounded package than Geometry Wars: Touch.

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The following describes our experience with Tiki Towers 2: We created a tower on the ground and a small bridge near the exit. Our monkeys climbed up the initial tower fine, but failed to cross the bridge. So we fixed the bridge, leaving our tower untouched. In test #2, all our monkeys jumped on one bamboo stick, snapping it and causing the entire tower to fall. On test #3, with the tower still untouched, the monkeys ignored it altogether. Simply put, it seems that these monkeys don't know what they're doing in Tiki Towers 2.

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When we talked with Jeff McCord about his recent start-up Trouble Brothers, we also got the latest scoop on what’s going on in the Fargoal world. Read on for the changes coming to both Sword of Fargoal and Sword of Fargoal Legends in the near future.

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After playing (and loving) Clue on the iPhone we were excited for EA to bring us more secrets to uncover from the Clue world. So you can imagine our delight (and then disappointment) with their Clue offering on the iPad. This hidden object game is decent, but it lacks coherent cases or any relation to the Clue franchise.

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Pix'n Love Rush has become a bit of a cult classic on the iPhone. While most gamers won’t recognize the name as they would Angry Birds, we've come to love the little coin-collecting monster and his pixel-filled world. His iPad debut is even better than the original.

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Smasheroid takes the retro classic Asteroids and completely flips around the gameplay. In this game, you fling asteroids at gun-toting spaceships while avoiding their bullets. Once you run out of asteroids, the game ends. We thought this bit of role-reversal made for a completely fresh experience.

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Geared 2 is the kind of sequel that most people will complain should have been an update to the original. It does add a few new types of gears and a level editor, but ultimately there isn’t much different about Geared 2. Still, the new levels and the ability to create your own puzzles make the game well worth the $0.99 admission price.

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In our Comic-Con round-up podcast, we interviewed Disney’s Jeff Nuzzi, who told us, “light cycles are coming in a big way.” Now they're here, in the form of a second Tron game for the iPhone. But while the previous Tron app felt dull, Tron: Legacy is an endless adrenaline rush.

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We probably don’t need to remind you of Pocket God's outstanding success, considering how widespread the pygmy-killing phenomenon has become ever since it was created nearly two years ago. After dozens of updates to the original iPhone hit as well as ports to other platforms, we finally arrive at the long-awaited sequel: Journey to Uranus. Unfortunately, Journey to Uranus pays no heed to the god powers that made the original entertaining for hours on end.

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Bit.Trip Beat could just as easily have been named Super Chiptune Pong. The concept is simple: Hit block-shaped notes with your paddle as they come at you from the right side of the screen. However, add in beats that bounce back and forth, move sporadically, and multiply, and you’ve got your hands full with an onslaught of challenge. Are you fast enough to keep up with the beat?

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De Blob is no stranger to iDevices. While he first appeared on the Wii, we know him best for his two iPhone games, one of which is the addictive speed-based puzzle game De Blob Revolution. THQ’s iPad refresh of the game improves on it by utilizing the larger screen to change up the game’s flow.

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Pocket Frogs was recently updated with a new feature for frog collectors: the Froggydex. This tool allows you to pull up a checklist of every frog you've collected. This addition is likely to have completionists obsessively breeding amphibians to fill up their Froggydex for a very long time.

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The original Ynth was a lot of fun, so we were excited when its sequel was announced. In Beyond Ynth, the developers have expanded upon the original’s box flipping puzzle platforming in many ways, while keeping the same obnoxious level of challenge. This is a puzzle game for the hardcore crowd.

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Back in March we reviewed Incipio's 1337 gaming case for the iPhone and iPod Touch and found it to be a great solution for people who wanted a better grip for gaming. Does Uzibull’s Ektopad F1 do the same for iPad gaming? It really depends on which types of games you like playing.

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