Parkin takes a look at this fresh-faced version of an arcade classic.
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 iOS Out Today
Today's launch of classic 2D fighter Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is a welcome one, despite the lack of any physical controls with which to input the special moves.
What you playing… Michael Brough?
"I've never owned a mobile phone," says Vertex Dispenser designer Michael Brough. This is going to go well.
Luckily, however, Brough's recently bought an iPad, so we allowed him through on a technicality.
Find out what he likes after the jump.
Lume and the joy of handcrafting
Four years ago, Media Molecule made an enormous impression on PlayStation gamers by showing them that state-of-the-art visuals didn't have to mean high dynamic range lighting and complex shader effects – it could mean something much more personal and artistic.
The latest studio to explore this concept is State of Play, most recently through its gorgeous puzzler, Lume. Here's how the team actually built the set their game is based in.
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Bullistic – Angry Birds meets Aussie humour
If you like the sound of a game in which you launch bulls into a series of china-filled shops by stretching their ball sacks on a catapult and letting them fly, boy, is this the game for you.
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Hotshot: Ka-Bloom
Floret is a sort of super hungry space cauliflower. You feed Floret by waking her up and then dragging her tongue to the nearest piece of space food floating in her orbit. As she eats so she blooms and grows, allowing you to grab morsels further away from her position. manage to collect all of the pieces of food and the level is complete.
What begins as a simple game blossoms into something intricate and complex, as pieces of food chain together into long strings with different properties encouraging mental arithmatic and experimentation. In the latter stages, puzzles have hundreds... read more
Help Kickstart Chuck’s Challenge 3D
Remember Chip's Challenge? Niffler does, because it's already made an iOS sequel sort of thing called Chuck's Challenge. Now it's remaking Chuck's Challenge in 3D, and needs your help - via Kickstarter - to get it finished.
More after the jump.
Air Mail – a dashing flight of fancy
What ho, it's a biplane sim based above a rich fantastical island! I say, it's like Pilot Wings but with touchscreen controls, what.
That's it, I've run out of '30s flying vernacular. Can I just write 'what ho' again? No? Chocks away, then!
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The Act: a sad story, a happy ending?
A lost arcade gem gets a new lease of life on iPhone, bringing back (slightly inaccurate) memories of Dragon's Lair and its ilk.
But there's more to this interactive cartoon than a few 50/50 decisions.
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RAD Soldiers: First from Splash Damage’s new download label
Blockbuster PC and console developer Splash Damage has launched a new downloadable game publishing wing called Warchest and its first iOS title, Warchest.
Hookshot Inc. takes a look at what to expect from the developer of Brink.
Disney confirms: it’s a world of laughter, tears
Any Disneyland nerds out there? If so, you'll probably already know that It's A Small World, the park's most, um, divisive ride, was originally produced for the New York World's Fair in 1964. This was news to me, though, and it's prompted me to write about something I should have written about a while ago.
Sketch Nation Studio – the iOS game-making iOS game
Sketch Nation Studio is a free game creation tool that allows users to make their very own universal iOS games.
Can it work? And how does it work, for that matter?
Hookshot Inc. spoke to Nitzan Wilnai, lead developer to get the inside scoop.
