‘Ridiculous Fishing EX’ Apple Arcade Review – It *Can* Get Weirder
Has it really been ten years since Ridiculous Fishing released on iOS? Ten years since it won TouchArcade’s Game of the Year award? More than a decade since the cloning controversy? I guess so. Heck, it’s been six years since I did my Classic Reload article on the game, a piece that is now more…
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‘Bugsnax’ iOS Review – The Best Way to Bunger on the Go
Young Horses’ excellent creature collection and charming puzzler Bugsnax (Free) hit iOS as a premium release last week. I had been following it ever since it was a game that showed up at multiple Sony events as a PS5 showcase indie. I didn’t play it until getting my PS5 months after the system launched, and…
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‘McPixel 3’ Mobile Review – Way Better Than ‘McPixel 2’, Skip That Game
When McPixel 3 ($2.99) from Sos Sosowski and Devolver Digital was announced, I was disappointed that it wasn’t coming to mobile at launch. I have fond memories of McPixel on iOS, and it was good enough to ensure I’d play whatever Sos worked on. McPixel 3 hit PC and consoles, and it even came to…
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‘Gladiator Manager’ Review – Only a Famous Death Will Do
It all started so well. Using my meager funds, I purchased Flamma from the gladiator market. I invested in him, watched him take his wins and losses in the arena, and had him nursed back to health when he was injured. Sure, I arranged for his family to be killed in an accident so that…
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‘Stakes Winner 2 ACA NEOGEO’ Review – Getting Back On the Horse
A few months back, Hamster and SNK released Stakes Winner in the ACA NEOGEO mobile line. As I am wont to, I reviewed it and found it to be a really enjoyable and unique game that fit the needs of mobile gaming quite well. Well, now we have Stakes Winner 2 ($3.99). What are the…
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‘Thrash Rally ACA NEOGEO’ Review – This Thrashing Classic Is Far From Trash
As Hamster and SNK’s tireless mission to get as much of the NEOGEO library onto mobile continues, the wheel finally lands on Thrash Rally ($3.99). It’s a top-down rally racer from the powerhouse system’s second year on the market, originally developed by the folks at ADK. Interestingly, we’ve already seen the game’s spiritual successor, Over…
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