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Megatroid is a game from Triolith Entertainment, who also brought us Wisp and Thunder Bang. It's a simple platforming shooter inspired by retro titles like Mega Man and Metroid, though the game didn't feel very Metroid to me without the exploration elements. It's a solid title with some really uniqu ... Full Article »
After being knocked from your sleeping place on the crescent moon, our protagonist begins sleepwalking back towards it. It's up to the player to keep this unknowing fool alive by manipulating the environment around him as he walks. This includes but isn't limited to: Moving platforms and ramps, turn ... Full Article »
You are Oscura, the guardian of a special lighthouse. This lighthouse keeps all the dark forces in the world at bay, and one day, the light is shattered and scattered about the world. Now, it's up to you to restore the light bit by bit, and the horrific creatures of darkness will be there to stop yo ... Full Article »
Inertia: Escape Velocity is notable for doing something completely different from other platformers for your phone. Yeah, it has a lot of jumping around and stuff, but it's got a legitimate hook that makes it far more interesting than your average platformer. Inertia's hook is that you're in space, ... Full Article »
The set up involves the King of Thieves sending out a letter of challenge to all the greatest thieves in the world, asking that they climb various tower structures to collect all the treasures that lie within. The gameplay is simple one button platforming goodness. Every floor of a tower changes the ... Full Article »
Platforming and onscreen controls. Those two words are enough to make hardcore mobile gamers cringe. Like first person shooters, platform games on smartphones are often atrocious or merely mediocre. Only a few select titles have managed to rise above the shoddy controls. Developer Bertil Hörberg br ... Full Article »
As you run through a randomly selected set of pre-made rooms, you'll have to avoid various hazards while jumping and dashing your way to victory. Touching the screen results in a jump, while swiping up, right, or down results in a quick dash in that direction. Dashing is used to break through the gr ... Full Article »
The game utilizes portals in simple yet inventive ways, and it's full of pleasant surprises. This isn't to say that it is without flaws, of course. Not by a long shot. Still, I had an unexpectedly good time with this one. I'll just get the obvious comparison out of the way. Yes, the game is pretty ... Full Article »
The game was co-developed by Sonic Team and Dimps, the people responsible for the fairly well done Sonic Advance and Sonic Rush games, on the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS respectively. What they made here isn't really a terrible game, but nor does it herald in a new age of good Sonic games with ... Full Article »
Those of you who keep up with the indie gaming “scene” will no doubt recognize this gameplay. It’s essentially the same exact game as Super Crate Box by Vlambeer Studios. Enemies rain down from the top of the screen. If they fall through the hole at the bottom, they loop around to the top agai ... Full Article »
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