What is it? Kaptain Brawe is a point-and-click adventure game with a futuristic setting. The premise is that you take on the role of a Space Police officer named Kaptain Brawe in his interstellar adventure, so to speak. Your task is to follow the trail of two kidnapped alien scientists and proceed to explore four more »

The tower defense (and attack) game Defenders of Ardania from Paradox Interactive has only 15 levels in the single player campaign, but they take much longer than you’d expect. This is both good and bad for the gameplay, as an eventual victory feels much better, but the constant pounding away at your enemy’s gate may prove a bit too slow for tower defense experts.

My Town 2 is fun, but slower paced, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing—most of us could slow things down a bit. The inherent power of deciding what happens in your world is the same trap in the game as in real life; once you have the power, you are at the mercy of your kingdom. To advance quickly will require frequent attention to the game—collect your taxes because they don’t just keep stacking up; check in on your businesses or they don’t improve; keep building or your town doesn’t grow and prosper (welcome to your kingdom, now get to work!).

If ever a game made absolutely no sense, it’s Dark Meadow. I guess you have to expect that from pretty much any game that finds your character suddenly awakening in a derelict hospital with no memory of who he is or why he’s there but with a keen knowledge of sword combat. The hospital is haunted, of course, and you have to fight numerous monsters along your way with weapons you buy from…someone…with gold that just happens to be lying around in bags.

It’s been a long time coming. I’ve been waiting for a good-old third-person shooter for iPad, and thankfully, Madfinger delivers with Shadowgun. Mind you, they offer nothing new here—just your tried and tested formula for an entertaining, blast-your-way-through-to-the-end type of game. And yet, Shadowgun is a solid universal iOS game that is sure to delight action gamers.

High Flyer Death Defyer HD is certainly one of the most unique games I’ve had the chance to play on my iPad, and I had a lot more fun with it than I thought I would. Although its difficulty level may frustrate some iOS gamers, those willing to stick with it will have some long term fun. It’s unique, it’s only a few dollars, and it’s deep enough to keep you entertained for hours on end.

I’m not sure “idyllic” is a word that should ever be followed with an exclamation mark. Is it possible to get that excited about something that’s, by definition, “peaceful and picturesque?” But the developers of Idyllic! for iOS have given us an exclamation mark nonetheless. Good thing the game itself is worth some excitement.

I wasn’t really expecting to enjoy Half-Brick’s latest iPad game, JetPack Joyride, when I downloaded it. To be honest, I didn’t really enjoy Monster Dash, an older game which also stars Barry Streakfries. But I got the game running on my iPad 2, fired it up, then boom! I was hooked. I’m currently on my second run of the game after completing all the levels available.

As the iPhone and iPad continue to entrench themselves as valid options for mobile gaming, the titles are becoming more intense and action-oriented. That’s cool, but it’s also great to relax with a game that’s built specifically for the control scheme and capabilities of Apple’s iDevices. iBlast Moki is a perfect match for the iPhone or iPad in both gameplay and attitude. It’s accessible enough for casual gamers, but challenging enough to keep dedicated gamers entertaining for quite some time.

You know those games that you’re told will take you minutes to learn, but a lifetime to master? Puerto Rico is not one of those games. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a lot of fun to play, but it’s complicated. It’s not enough to devise your own strategy, you have to keep track of what your opponents are doing, and adjust your plan turn-to-turn. Learning this game is about as hard as learning Monopoly.