Category archive for ‘Strategy’ 
Adams Trouble Full (3)
1/26/10 •
This past August, I came across a game called Adams Trouble, the lite version, from a developer who requested a review from Appstruck. I admit, my first impressions were slightly of the nauseated variety – having looked over the main character, Adam, I described him as, “a strange, amorphous, reddish beige creature with bulging eyes, ... Read More
Flinger Frenzy (0)
1/21/10 •
Flinger Frenzy is a new game by Motion 9 Studios that takes a creative twist on the usual block-breaking game. Rather than the usual scenario of objects falling down and you fumbling your fingers around the screen, back and forth, shooting blocks and trying to beat the clock, or catching a ball as it falls ... Read More
Furballs! (In Space) (0)
1/20/10 •
In my last post I mentioned that Block Off didn’t allow the display to flip depending on the orientation of your phone. Well, neither does Furballs!, developed by Dan Russell-Pinson, but at least this time the orientation is to my liking. Furballs! is a matching game where you guide floating little balls of fur into ... Read More
Rafter (0)
1/19/10 •
At last, I have a new favorite game – a favorite not only for its excellent presentation and ability to be picked up on the fly, but a favorite for its original spin on a classic setup. Rafter, by Punflay, immediately besets a puzzling situation amid the drawing board likeness of a Leonardo Da Vinci ... Read More
Knock Your Blocks Off! (0)
1/19/10 •
When I play a game, I like to rotate my iPhone to the left. Block Off, by Martin Wiesner, immediately loses points for only allowing the game to display one way. I’m trying not to overreact about this, but it really bugs me, to the point that I used italics. Anyways, Block Off is a ... Read More
Yahtzee Adventures (0)
1/14/10 •
I commute. Every day I get up at the last possible moment before my commuting buddy arrives, and usually I’m brushing my teeth or packing my lunch when I receive his text, “Here.” Likewise for him, I’m sure. A few months back he introduced me to Yahtzee Adventures, by Electronic Arts, by way of sound. ... Read More
Virus Laboratory (1)
1/11/10 •
In yet another rendition of the block breaking game, Taplay has created Virus Laboratory, a very addictive thinking game with viruses as your foes and medicines as your allies. The idea is cute, if not silly, and the presentation is colorful and seamless, a well-laid out game with a bright array of angry and anxious-looking ... Read More
Catan (0)
12/30/09 •
So there’s this disease that’s been going around. Not so much a disease as an affliction, or an addiction, among my friends, and I, ultimately, introduced it to them, with all the swagger and bravado of any drug dealer. But, like the heavy warmth and stupor of a single malt Scotch, it just tastes so ... Read More
Tetris (1)
12/28/09 •
It’s about time I reviewed this game. A classic, Tetris has long been a household name since its original release in 1984, and after it became wildly popular from the gameboy version in the year 1989. My brothers and I were fairly addicted to Tetris in our younger years, and my parents never seemed to ... Read More
LetsTans (1)
12/16/09 •
Aside from its awkward title, LetsTans is pretty flawless, and a new favorite game of mine. I’ve been a huge Tangram fan ever since I received a Tangram puzzle set as a stocking stuffer when I was 8, maybe 7. Unlike most tangram sets, mine wasn’t multicolored, with glaring reds and yellows, greens and blues; ... Read More
