Last month, Apple celebrated it's billionth app store download. In such a short time, no console developer has managed such a feat during a single generation of gaming. Instead of petering out over time and slipping in the quality department, the roster of games released on the service grows larger and more ambitious every day, with some truly innovative projects hitting the store. Perhaps none more ambitious than Car Jack Streets, an explosive crime simulator developed by resident Dundee developer Tag Games. We caught up with managing director Paul Farley to discover why his recently-released game stands out from the pack.
The year is 1990, the Gameboy is unveiled in Europe. The portable gaming industry is duly revolutionised. 18 years later, Apple introduces the Application Store to the faithful. But this time its different...anyone can create the next Tetris.
Fancy yourself a deft hand at tying things up? Is binding something until it can’t move with taut thick rope your idea of entertainment? Well before this review leaps to an adult 18 rating let me redirect you to Zen Bound, the thought provoking puzzle title and quite possibly the most impressive game available on the iPhone today.
Championing the old and new, Geometrix combines the carefree spirit of mobile gaming with the repetition, competitiveness and energy consumption of an arcade title. Simple in its delivery, your aim is to manoeuvre your 'characters' - in this case, rather rudimentary little squares with classic Thomas the Tank Engine like human features - away from incoming triangles which, upon impact, end the game.
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