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Link to: RISK (World)

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RISK (World)

by James Savage on 9 August, 2010

Make no mistake. This is “the official” game of Risk. There is a crowded field of Risk imitators, but at long last, Electronic Arts has delivered the only game that can carry the name Risk. Risk for iPhone, like the original strategy board game, pits players and their armies against…
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  1. Link to: LandFormer

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    LandFormer

    by Marco Tabini on 12 July, 2010

    LandFormer, produced by Canadian indie game developer Streaming Colour Studio, starts off as a deceptively simple game, but becomes challenging in a hurry once you go through the first few levels. The premise is quaint enough: you play on a 5x5 isometric grid of platforms that can be raised…
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    Tim Cook talks iPad, Apple

    by Philip Michaels on 25 February, 2010

    Apple chief operating officer Tim Cook sang the praises of the forthcoming iPad, outlined the company’s plans for retail expansion, and gave an overview of the company’s other products during a wide-ranging talk before investors at the Goldman Sachs Technology & Internet Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday. The Apple…
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    Review: Castle Frenzy for iPhone

    by Tim Mercer on 9 February, 2010

    Over the last year, the castle defense genre has become popular on the iPhone platform largely thanks to the efforts of smaller developers. Now iPhone gaming giant Gameloft jumps into the fray with Castle Frenzy. Sporting 3D graphics, great animations and numerous ways to dispatch the ensuing hordes, Castle Frenzy is a beautiful and…
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    Review: Finger Physics

    by James Savage on 20 January, 2010

    Finger Physics by PressOK Entertainment is a beautifully crafted puzzle game that will satisfy everyone from the casual gamer to someone seeking a real challenge. Finger Physics includes an impressive set of 108 levels spread across 12 stages which you must unlock sequentially. (Finger Physics Free limits you to 36 levels and four stages.)…
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    Review: Battleship for iPhone

    by Sarah Jacobsson on 12 January, 2010

    Battleship has finally come to the iPhone, and it’s making a splash. Electronic Arts' adaptation of the classic board game combines varied game modes with superb graphics and cut scenes to create a winning experience. Battleship for the iPhone brings with it two new types of Battleship gameplay: Salvo and Superweapons. In Salvo, you…
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    Review: Archmage Defense for iPhone

    by Chris Holt on 18 November, 2009

    Brave knights, gallant wizards, and cavalier archers arrive at your castle to vanquish you. Too bad they didn’t count on your chain lightning. Archmage Defense from CDE is a tower defense game where you play an evil necromancer who must defend his castle from the forces of good. With your potent magical abilities you…
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    Review: Orbital for iPhone

    by Jason Snell on 16 November, 2009

    In late September I was in Denver, attending the iDev 360 iPhone developer’s conference. I was sitting in on a game-development seminar, which was actually fascinating, since the speaker was a successful independent game developer, and he was pretty open about sharing some (but not all) of his secrets. I left that room with…
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    Review: Medieval for iPhone

    by Tim Mercer on 27 October, 2009

    Castle defense games have become a mainstay on the iPhone platform, as the genre seems to improve with each new release. Brisk Mobile hopes that trend continues with Medieval, an app on sale for $1.19 as of this writing that delivers both impressive graphics and addictive gameplay. Medieval centres around an ongoing war between…
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    Review: Worms for iPhone

    by Tim Mercer on 13 October, 2009

    First released in 1995, Worms is a popular turn-based artillery combat game that has been reborn on several different platforms in the ensuing years. Now, it’s the iPhone’s turn, courtesy of Team17 Software, which has come out with a version of the beloved game for Apple’s mobile devices. You control of a team of…
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    Review: Sentinel 2 for iPhone

    by Chris Holt on 16 September, 2009

    From developer Origin 8, Sentinel 2 brings its special brand of science-fiction tower defense action to the iPhone. Combining predictable defensive strategies with powerful Sentinel abilities to create some truly epic (if long-winded) battles, Sentinel 2 gives you lots of fireworks that help obscure how thin the game’s variety truly is. The tower defense…
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    Review: Rise of Lost Empires

    by Tim Mercer on 21 August, 2009

    Rise of Lost Empires is Gameloft’s take on a real-time-strategy game for the iPhone and iPod touch in the vein of Warcraft. Gameloft’s $5.99 offering combines elements of both real-time-strategy and role playing making for a fast-moving but still strategic game. Snow Fight: The cartoon-style of Rise of Lost Empires gives this game an…
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