Aug 4, 2011

May’s Mysteries: The Secret of Dragonville will be hitting shop shelves very, very soon (12th August in fact). We tracked down developer V5 Play Studio to ask some questions; but not before solving puzzles for complete strangers we met along the way, and looking for a fork hidden in a paddling pool full of spoons. CG: Why release your first game on DS?...

Aug 3, 2011

With Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime not long ago railing against the cheapness of mobile games (how dare they offer entertainment at pocket money prices!), an unofficial rivalry between Android/iTunes gaming and Nintendo handheld gaming has arisen. But where’s the best place to start if you’re bringing your first portable title to market?...

Jul 19, 2011

Gremlin Graphics, the British home computer software developers of the 1980′s and 90′s, are to be resurrected under the name Gremlin Presents (Source: Eurogamer), with several new titles being readied for the iOS platform. The first game being a remake of the well received 1985 classic, Bounder, called Bounder’s World. Talks are currently...

Mar 14, 2011

Format: iphone/ipad (version reviewed), PSN Unleashed: iphone/ipad Out Now; PSN TBC Publisher: Tower Studios Developer: Vivid Games Players: 1 and multiplayer (local play only) Site: http://www.tower-studios.co.uk/ There is a retro scene out there, but in general game design and player expectations have changed, largely for the better. Most classic games...

Mar 11, 2011

If you’re a fan of violent futuristic sports games based on Amiga classics brought to Apple devices, or think you could possibly be interested in such things, today is your lucky day. Speedball 2 Evolution is now available on the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. It is the latest in the Speedball series that first landed on the Amiga in 1988, offering an updated,...

Jan 10, 2011

Format: iPhone, (version reviewed), iPod Touch, iPad Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Revolution Developer: Revolution Players: 1 Site: http://www.revolution.co.uk/broken-sword2-ios.php?id=112 The original Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror was released in 1997 on PC and later on the original PlayStation. This Remastered edition on Apple’s hardware...