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Review: Crazy Chicken: Director's Cut (3DS)

Crazy Chicken Game ReviewReview by Chris I. 

The Crazy Chicken franchise has been a runaway success for developer Teyon on mobile platforms and understandably so: its simple pick-up and play nature is perfectly fitting for gaming on the go. Yet, this whimsical series has flapped its way onto Nintendo’s 3DS eShop and DSiWare services before and its set its scenes back in action once again with Crazy Chicken: Director’s Cut 3D.

Review: Shape Jam (iPhone)

Review by Andrew M.

Recently I succumbed to the advertising on several of the Podcasts I listen to and started playing Lumosity. It’s a good app, a little restricted for people who don’t want to buy a yearly subscription, but overall pretty good. Basically the idea is brain training by giving you a random assortment of games every day and you have to beat your previously highest score. Loading up Shape Jam, it feels like you are playing just one Lumosity game but with the added twist of playing against someone online.

Review: Silent Valley: Mystery Mansion HD (iPad)

Review by Max S. 

Silent Valley: Mystery Mansion HD is a video game. A point-and-click adventure game, to be precise. And that's about all there is to say about it. It's a video game that I installed on my iPad and played for a few minutes and didn't dislike. Then I stopped playing it and forgot about it until I sat down to write this, at which point I decided I should play more so this review would be longer than a paragraph.

Review: Rhino Rush Stampede (iPhone)

Review by Andrew M. 

Mobile games all aim to be addictive. They are designed so that if you sit down on the train or lounge or whatever, you can just whip out your device and play a game for five minutes. But the secret to a good iPhone game is to get to you come back over and over or sink hours into something that you should be able to get your fix of in five minutes or less. It's bad for productivity, but it's the glorious reality of Rhino Rush Stampede. It’s so addictive and wonderfully so.


Review: Strategy & Tactics: World War II Deluxe (iPad)

Review by Nick H.

Just in case HeroCraft's title for this game did not give it away, what you are looking at here is yet another World War II strategy title. Coming up with something noteworthy in this genre was always going to be tough as the iOS platform has been inundated with quality strategy games.

Review: Brightstone Mysteries: Paranormal Hotel HD (iPad)

Review by Andrew M.

The adventure game genre has had a real resurgence on the back of The Walking Dead game franchise. And with that comes more casual titles that play on the same genre appeal, but offer a significantly gentler experience. Enter Brightstone Mysteries: Paranormal Hotel. It doesn't come close to The Walking Dead, but it offers a decent and engaging narrative, and potentially becomes a "gateway drug" to the better examples of the genre for the kids.

Review: Letter Challenge (3DS)

Review by Joseph L. 

Letter Challenge is a straightforward edutainment game for the Nintendo's DSi service that anyone can enjoy. The simplistic layout and limited content is perfect for players of all ages who want to kill some time and test their spelling skills. Right off the bat I'm going to tell you that it's perfect for young kids and aging parents as it's addicting and accessible for the less serious gamers out there.

Review: Supermarket Management HD 2 (iPad)

Review by Andrew M. 

The time management sub-genre with casual games is so bulging with titles that when you get to Supermarket Management 2, you get the overwhelming feeling that you’ve been there before. Being a sequel, you have. Taking a lot of inspiration from Diner Dash and the other games of that ilk you just wish that it offered more because it has so much to give.

Review: My Farm 3D (3DS)

I'm a big fan of farming games. I devour every Harvest Moon game that gets released on any platform, and I've even had fun with the serious Farming Simulator series. There's something cathartic about sitting down to one of these games knowing that all you're going to be doing is dropping water of virtual plants and feeding polygonal ducks and cows.