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Bushido Bear by Spry Fox, LLC – Review

Teddy bears are cute. Swords are cool. Samurai are awesome. Do we all agree? If so, does this mean that a “Sword wielding Teddy bear filled Samurai game” will be “cute, cool,…

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Smash Fu by Bit Free Games – Review

⚠️Before reading this review, we have one warning⚠️ The game we are about to show you contains extreme levels of “Smash!” which may cause some “Overly Excited” readers to accidentally smash…

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Enclose by The Mascoteers – Review

We’ve said this way too many times, but secretly, we’re hoping this won’t be the last… “We may have found the coolest cross between Pong and Breakout ever!” …again😅 Enclose…

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Dropple by The Mascoteers – Review

Does everyone remember our review of Stack by Ketchapp? If you don’t, then now would be a good time to check it out, because today’s game is nearly identical, only this time, instead…

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slither.io by Steve Howse – Review

Normally, Edamame Reviews is pretty high up when it comes to new games. Normally we’re able to find what’s trending NOW, and are able to bring it to your attention……

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Interview with Matthew Dear – Our first ever interview with a game musician

I think this is the second time we’ve said this… If you’re a developer who is only ever going to visit Edamame Reviews once. Read This Interview. It will no…

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Ink Slime by xiao xiao – Review

Jam and Doughnuts, Pancakes and Icecream, Milk and Chocolate. Adding two great things together “almost” always gives you something better. So what about Ink, Slime, and Ninja Stars? This is…

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Move the Match by PlayReap Studios – Review

Today we’ve got a game so old, we’re almost certain everyone has played it once – or at least seen it. This super old, grandfather of all games, has finally…

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Pixie Arena by Pasquale Ambrosini – Review

Normally we don’t review shooters. Why? Because people either love them, or hate them, and because on mobile, we haven’t found any we really love… Until today… This is our…

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A.P.E.X by Appsolute Games LLC – Review

We once reviewed a game called “Almost Impossible!” that frankly wasn’t hard at all. Though definitely challenging, up against “truly impossible” games such as Super Hexagon or BARRIER X, Almost Impossible! was actually a pleasantly…

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Loop Drive 2 by Gameguru – Review

The almighty, the legendary, the ultimate! In almost every racing game we’ve ever played, “somewhere” you’ll find the figure 8 race track… except in Loop Drive 2… Loop Drive 2 is…

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Interview with Jungsang You the creator of Star Knight

Star Knight is awesome! If you haven’t played this truly brilliant game, stop right now and get it! Though you’ll definitely “enjoy” the interview below without ever playing the game, after…

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Interview with James Bowling the creator of Astro Attack

If you need a “retro” space shooter for your smartphone get Astro Attack. Though there are plenty of “modern” or “semi modern semi retro” space shooters, when it comes to well made purely retro…

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Kerohiro by Chan Chee Lek – Review

There was once an artist who said “No matter how spectacular a painting you create, without an equally beautiful frame, you can’t call the finished product a masterpiece.” Though we…

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hocus. by gamebra.in – Review

“When does a game become a piece of artwork?” It’s an interesting question with potentially hundreds of answers, but if we were asked this question, our answer would have to be, “Ever heard of hocus?” If…

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Star Knight by the LeftRight Studio – Review

Think smart phone games just aren’t as good as good old Console or PC games? Think again! Because Star Knight is going to blow you away! To wrap things up from the very…

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Mars Mountain by Bulkypix – Review

Mars Mountain by Bulkypix is probably one of the most unaddictive games we’ve played to date. Seriously, this game could be almost classified as annoying (in a bad way)! So for…

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Chameleon Run by Noodlecake Studios – Review

Who doesn’t like to feel satisfied? – Probably no one… – Satisfaction is so important to us humans, some even speculate that the ultimate goal of our lives may actually be…

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Astro Attack by James Bowling – Review

Astro Attack is our 3rd space shooter review this month – Don’t forget to check out our reviews of Dual Blast  and Hexavoid – and frankly, it’s probably both the best, and…

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BARRIER X by Pinkapp – Review

BARRIER X by Pinkapp is a game that would make Terry Cavanagh – The creator of Super Hexagon – very proud. Up until now at Edamame, our bench mark for impossibleness has always…

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Interview with Simeon Reymond and Takuma Takahashi the creators of Dual Blast

Making an arcade machine out of a smartphone or tablet “should” be easy. Seriously, looking from a purely hardware perspective, the tech in the smartphone or computer you’re reading this article on…

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IONICLE by Andre Breitenfeld – Review

Looking ahead is important, especially in simple games where you don’t have insanely overpowered armor and a sword 3 times your players height to rely on… For players who rather the…

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Interview with Javier Álvarez the creator of Tipp Tapp

Tipp Tapp was one of the most “surprising” puzzles we’ve ever played. At first the game “looked” simple. We were never asked to perform tasks that were complex or difficult, just…

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Dual Blast by Game Attack – Review

After just reviewing the most modern space avoider available, we guessed it would be a cool idea to find the opposite extreme and review “The Coolest Retro Space Shooter Available!” and so…

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Interview with Fabrizio Michels the creator of Hexavoid

Hexavoid is probably the most modern looking space shooter / avoider style game we’ve ever seen… Though the game system is a classic top down avoider, if someone were to ask…

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Hexavoid by Fabmika Games – Review

“You have been chosen…” Yeah? At least that’s what it says in the description of Hexavoid, the first avoider game in a long time that actually gets you to do more…

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Breakneck by PikPok – Review

“Updates are cool.” This is one thing we can all seem to agree on, especially when they make something that was already awesome even better! This is our review of Breakneck.…

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Flail Rider by Bulkypix – Review

(Pop Quiz) You need to demolish a building but all of your heavy machinery was stolen! You have a car, a spiked wrecking ball, and a long chain. What do…

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Thumb Drift by SMG Studio – Review

“Thumb Drift,” the first ever drifter game made by the developers of One More Line and One More Dash, designed to be played with one hand! Super Simple! Super Playable! Super Easy…? NO. Thumb Drift is…

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YO-KAI WATCH Wibble Wobble by Level-5 Inc – Review

Ever since we got our hands on our very first smartphone, one of our dreams was to one day play a game better than any DS game ever released, on our new device.…

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Kick Hero by Macaron – Review

If you had to go and fight a whole bunch of rough and tough bandits, what would be your weapon of choice? Personally we’d probably choose a tank – you…

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Tipp Tapp by minnim – Review

“Simple is best.” We hear this quite a lot – especially among developers who like minimalist games – but have you ever wondered, is it true? Is simple really best?…

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Stack by Ketchapp – Review

As a small child, did you ever wonder how high you you could build with your building blocks? By perfectly aligning the blocks to prevent any unexpected tilting, you probably…

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Splash by Ketchapp – Review

Paintballs! Have you ever played with these small round bullets filled with a colorful liquid that splatters? Hopefully you have. Imagine what would happen if you combined paintballs and basketball into one single…

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Curvulate by DeadCool – Review

DeadCool games is a pretty awesome developer. The games these guys come up with have always been cool – well, their name is Dead”Cool” – but in our opinion, they all…

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Basket Fall by Kumobius – Review

When you combine two ideas, you almost always get one of two things, something awesome, or a pile of junk… So, what would happen if you combined cut the rope,…

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Super Circle Jump by pixelclash – Review

For “some reason” developers and reviewers seem to associate the words “super,” and “hexagon,” with “impossible.” Today, we’ve got a game with not only the word “super” in its name,…

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Handbrake Valet by Meagan Harrington – Review

Do you like those awesome scenes in movies where cars screech around, neatly sliding in between two cars to complete a perfect park? It sure “looks” awesome, but personally, doing it in real life dosen’t sound good……

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Triangle Dash! by BoomBit – Review

Have you ever tried bouncing a rubber ball – or handball – in a narrow hallway? If you have you’ll probably remember how hitting a wall would send your ball whizzing up…

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Buildbox – user review by labrat

Have you ever thought “I could be making millions if only I had time to learn how to program…” This is what happened when we tested out Buildbox on a 12…

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Faily Brakes by Spunge Games – Review

“Game Over” …you’ve lost, and to play again you’ll have to start right back at the very beginning… Do you hate the Game Over screen? In almost every game we’ve…

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Interview with Ryan McLeod the creator of Blackbox

“Think outside the box…” It’s a phrase used so often it can actually get rather annoying – especially when you realise you’re stuck fast and not making any progress… But what…

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Nom Cat by Lucky Kat Studios – Review

In the past we’ve reviewed quite a few games that seem to twist your brain in ways it’s not supposed to go… Most of the time these annoyingly difficult games…

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Blackbox by Ryan McLeod – Review

How good are you at thinking “Outside the Box?” Some of us may be really good, or really bad, but most of us are probably somewhere in between… Today we’ve…

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The Bomb! by BoomBit – Review

Have you ever had to defuse a bomb? Probably not… but who knows when the dreaded time will come? The time when your wife or girlfriend straps bombs to all the precious…

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Sparkwave by Crescent Moon Games – Review

In gaming, reaction time and snappy decision making are everything! Do you agree? If you do, and believe that when developers get these two fundamental elements right, games are the…

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Town Jump by StoneFalcon – Review

For people who don’t know, here are a few sensible things to do with a car… Drive it to work. Drive it to Uni. Drive it to your friend’s house.…

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HoPiKo by Laser Dog – Review?

The evil Nanobyte virus is out, gaming is over… It seems Edamame Reviews will just have to close down… Thanks guys for following us! We’ll never forget you. (Just when…

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Tomb of the Mask by Happymagenta – Review

Where do you get your inspiration from? Is it from randomly browsing the web, going out doors, or chatting with inspirational people? Who knows, you may get your inspiration from eating…

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Sky Chasers by Lucky Kat Studios; That childhood dream you never accomplished.

When you were little, did you like playing in boxes? Most of the time the large boxes we played in were made of cardboard and positioned somewhere in the middle…

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Buildbox Review – An amateur today, professional tomorrow

For the past few weeks, the team at Edamame Reviews has been playing around with potentially the most controversial mobile game development software currently available on the market, Buildbox. For anyone who doesn’t know, Buildbox…

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Path, the game by Parrot Games – Review

Do you remember those old remote control cars that could move forwards backwards and only ever turn right? They were challenging toys to drive, especially through the obstacle courses we’d make…

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Five Minutes Before by odenis studio – Review

If you have 5 minutes left to live before the entire earth explodes and everyone dies, what would you do? The ones you love the ones you hate, everyone is going…

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Boom Dots by sven magnus – Review

Some things never change, Boom Dots by sven magnus is a game as old as time “literally.” Set up a moving target and shoot at it… Honestly, there isn’t all that much more…

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PlayGround • Music At Your Fingertips by HLO S.A -Review

Do you know who invented the violin? Probably not…. It was Andrea Amati in 1558. Things that we now consider as almost “standard” can be – and were once – invented. PlayGround by HLO…

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Bouncy Blocks ■ by DeadCool – Review

If you were a rabbit visiting Antarctica when the sea level suddenly began to rise – Super Global Warming + High Tide? – what would you do? Probably drown… “Game…

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Keep Inside by Emre Rothzerg – Review

When you’re all alone, with nothing to do, and no one to talk to, it can get pretty boring. For centuries Game Developers have tirelessly developed better and better “Single Player” games like solitaire,…

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Perfect Square! by BoomBit – Review

Who likes finding the Perfect Square? If you just raised your hand, looked exited, or felt warm and fuzzy inside… You should go see a doctor. In mathematics, a square…

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Ultimate Briefcase by Nitrome – Review

We want to hire you! …Um, not the “you” reading this review – though we’re sure you’re awesome – but the Insane Briefcase Guy (Tucker) in today’s game, Ultimate Briefcase……

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The Pit by Ketchapp – Review

Has it ever occurred to you just how many times you’ve ordered a “Plain Vanila Ice Cream?” The Pit by Ketchapp is one of those games you just keep coming back to over and over again……

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VVVVVV by Terry Cavanagh – Review

Question! How do you read this? (VVVVVV) To be completely honest, until just a few days ago we didn’t know either, but now… Now that we do know, we wish…

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Interview with The Animade team – the creators of Ready Steady Bang

For those of you who are serious about becoming a game developer, here’s an interview you need to read… Our interview with the Animade team is no doubt the most deep and inspiration…

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The Line Zen by Ketchapp – Review

Have you ever heard of “Zen?” Its official definition, according to the Urban Dictionary, is “A total state of focus that incorporates a total togetherness of body and mind.” Today we’d like…

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Sky Glider by Orangenose Studios – Review

So, we’re assuming most people reading this have heard of Flappy Bird. More than likely you’ve played either the original or one of the millions of clones available, and are quite…

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Interview with Simon Crack the creator of Drop Block ■

Drop Block ■ was a game probably best described as a treat for your ears. The soundtrack, for this game is awsome, and the graphics go with it perfectly.  The…

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Interview with the Dollar Beach team the creators of Save The Line

Save The Line was an incredible game to play. Honestly, we’re still a little baffled at how a game with such a simple concept can be so difficult… Today we’d…

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Drop Block ■ by DeadCool – Review

Have you ever bought something, only to find it was nothing like what you had expected? For us Drop Block ■ was a game we nearly didn’t review, mind you, this…

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Save The Line by Dollar Beach – Review

Do you like Coriander? Yes, that disgusting green salad vegetable nobody should ever be forced to eat… Oh, wait? You actually like it? Sorry about that, we should have known… Save…

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Interview with Jared Bailey the creator of Bumper Tank Battle

Bumper Tank Battle alongside Wrong Way Racing were a lot of fun for us to review. Both of these games were absolutely crazy – in a good way – and we would definitely…

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Paper Stars by Charalambos Loucaides – Review

Were you a Doodle Jump fan back when it was popular? If you were, we just received a review request for a game with a “similar” feel, but with an…

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Bumper Tank Battle by Jared Bailey – Review

Most people by the age of 5 know quite a few things about excavators, trucks, cars and tanks. Kids love these big machines and know absolutely everything there is to…

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Ready Steady Bang by Cowboy Games – Review

Ok, before we start this review we have a WARNING… The game we are about to present to you is entirely based on your reaction time. In fact if your reaction time is slower than…

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Okay? by Kamibox – Review

The developers at Kamibox have come up with a new game / experiment. Seeing it sounded interesting, we said “Okay.” Okay? is an extremely interesting game. Based entirely on angles…

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Wrong Way Racing by Jared Bailey – Review

Everyone reading this, please raise your right hand… Ok, was that hard? For most people, probably not, but for the unfortunate driver of the black car in Wrong Way Racing, this simple…

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Clash Royale by Supercell – Review

Umm, so does anyone reading this NOT know Clash of Clans…? If you don’t, here’s the link to its official website. For those who do – probably 99.9% of all readers – here comes our…

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Interview with Jeremie Francone the creator of Super Sharp

Super Sharp is a game we’ve wanted to review – or play, as the case may be –  for quite a while. From the first time we saw the app icon,…

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Cops & Robbers! by BoomBit – Review

How long was it since you last played Cops and Robbers? Well, we guess it depends on how old you are… Today we’d like to share with you a new…

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2020! by Jumping Pixel Games – Review

Ever heard someone say “You’ve got good eyes!” People say it quite a bit when someone finds something small or something normally unnoticed by most people. 2020! is a game…

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Super Sharp by 1Button – Review

Back in the day, fruit ninja was probably the most awesome “cutting” game available. Now, things are a little different. In fact there are now so many games based on cutting, slicing, chopping,…

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2 Cars by Ketchapp – Review

Does anyone remember how we were once talking about dual core brains? We first started using the ‘phrase’ in our review of Double Trouble, a seriously difficult game you’d have to be a bit…

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Almost Impossible! by Daniel Counsell – Review

Do you believe that anything is possible? Of course you need to be sensible, no matter how hard I try, I’m never going become a goldfish nor a car for that…

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REC by Callipix – Review

Did you like Tiny Wings? If you did, REC is another one of those games bound to fascinate you for hours. Developed by the Callipix team, REC is a game based on…

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Interview with Claude Jegouic the creator of Stack Heroes

Games and reality are very different. The moves you use in games every day are actually pretty impossible when you do the math, and most people accept it as ‘normal’ or ‘a…

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Surfingers by DIGITAL MELODY GAMES KITAJEWSKI I STALEWSKI SPOLKA JAWNA – Review

Surfingers is a game that looks like a surfer’s dream come true. In this simple 2D surfer, you as the player have the ability to control the one and only…

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Brickies by Ink Vial Games – Review

So have you ever played Breakout? If you haven’t there’s an easy way to try it. Type into google “Atari Breakout” and then hit images. The awesome little game that appears…

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Super Hexagon by Terry Cavanagh – Review

Super Hexagon, it’s finally here! Our review of the game we most often quote in our reviews as the hardest game available… For the brave, for the fearless, for those who can afford…

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Stack Heroes by Callipix – Review

So, has anyone reading this NOT played Tetris? Probably not… Stack Heroes is an awesome stacker game which is basically the opposite of Tetris. When you’re on a losing streak in Tetris, it’s pretty…

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Smash Hit by Mediocre AB – Review

Have you ever played Smash Hit? It’s been available for quite a while now so chances are you’ve seen it… For those of you who haven’t seen it, in just a few words,…

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Roller Polar by Nitrome – Review

Ok, for those of you who couldn’t tell from the title and the app icon, Roller Polar is one of the funniest games we’ve played in quite a while. Starting off with…

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Interview with Wojciech Grzesik the creator of POP4

POP4, is an amazing game to play. The way the chain reactions pile up and the challenge of clearing the game in the least moves possible somehow reminded us of…

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Bouncy Bits by PlaySide – Review

If you were around when we reviewed Bounce The Bounce you’ll probably remember how difficult we found playing it. Bouncy Bits by PlaySide, the creators of Fishy Bits, is pretty much the exact same game,…

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Mr Jump by 1Button SARL – Review

If your brain is like a computer, and you find memorizing long sequences a breeze, we may have just found your ideal game! If not, we’ve still found a cool game, just it’s probably going to be…

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POP4 by Wojciech Grzesik – Review

Chain reactions are awesome! Using a single bullet, jump, boost, anything to achieve multiple things at once, gives you this sense of achievement like none other… If you are one…

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One More Dash by SMG Studio – Review

“Just one more try!” Have you ever silently thought this to yourself as you guiltily move your finger toward the retry button? If not, here’s a game that’ll be hard to resist playing “just…

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Orbits by Turbo Chilli – Review

If you’ve played Running Circles, Orbits will look like a very familiar game. You’ll find the same concept, circles connected together on a large map, and the same controls, tap to…

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Let’s Go Rocket by Cobra Mobile – Review

Let’s Go Rocket is a simple game that is best described as a rocket trying to safely get through a small planet’s asteroid belt in one piece. Sometimes NASA’s rockets collide…

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Mind The Arrow by Petricore Games – Review

“Mind The Arrow” who wouldn’t? They are pointy, pretty sharp, and actually pretty dangerous. But looking at the icon, the arrow in this game looks rather blunt. So what is…

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Tap Titans by Game Hive Corp – Review

There are quite a few games available now that literally only require the player to tap on the screen of their device in order to play. No timing nor skill required. Tap…

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Dots by Playdots – Review

If you dislike puzzles because they are well, “puzzling…” then we may have just found the perfect game for you. Dots is the least puzzling puzzle we have ever played. If…

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Go Ballistic by NORMAN ROZENTAL – Review

Throwing a bucket of lava on a house fire, and using a hose to blast away flood waters are probably both bad ideas. In fact, you’re pretty much powering up the enemy. Go…