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Interview with Sotaro Otsuka the creator of TIME LOCKER (Japanese)

Have you played TIME LOCKER? If you haven’t we strongly encourage you to download it “after” you’ve finished reading this interview. Cram packed with new and intuitive concepts and features we’ve never seen in a mobile game before, today we’re going to blow your mind by sharing with you our interview with the man who single handedly…

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Interview with the ImpactBlue Studio, the creators of Polyforge

Some games are “Fun”, some games “Look” great, and some simply “Sound” amazing! When we were first introduced to Polyforge the words used by the developer to describe the game were something along the lines of, “A Symphony of Shapes, Sound and Color…” he wasn’t lying… Polyforge – a lot like Monument Valley – is a game as much as it is…

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Big Hunter – What? You’ve never “hunted” a Mammoth?

When was the last time you went out mammoth hunting? What! you’ve never been? Well, now you can… Big Hunter is a game about hunting mammoths in order to feed your starving village. After a series of natural disasters famine has struck and you – being the strongest man in the village – have been…

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ULTRAFLOW – “Awesomeness” to the Utter Extreme!

Action Games! If you love action games we’ve just found something so Awesome, so Cool, so Utterly Amazing it will no doubt take all of your willpower not to skip down to the bottom of this review and and just download it… ULTRAFLOW is another 2D physics based game, this time based around the simple concept of…

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VS. Racing 2 – Single player games just can’t win…

Although making something difficult simple is almost always better for the end user, dumbing something down leaves no one happy. VS. Racing 2 is a fast paced super serious racing game that is simple and easy to play. The perfect type of “simple.” The game’s design is a rather common overhead view racing game – found in most…

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Drive Ahead! by Dodreams – Review

Do you like cars? Probably. Do you like Monster trucks! Of course! Drive Ahead! may be one of the most brutal monster truck battle games we’ve ever seen. In this completely insane game – seriously don’t try it at home – your objective is “not” to destroy your opponent’s “car” but to destroy your “opponent…

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Interview with Johannes Beutel the creator of Block Builder

Block Builder may be the coolest twist on a classical game we’ve seen in a long time. This new version of tetris with a crazy twist is so amazing, we wish we had come up with the idea ourselves! It is truly brilliant! Original Review -> Check it out! Before we start, we’d like to thank Johannes Beutel for…

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Interview with David Lane the creator of Tiny Striker

Tiny Striker is by far one of the most addictive games we’ve ever reviewed on Edamame Reviews. This game is so amazingly designed, so carefully crafted to keep you hooked, it is almost impossible to put this game down once you’ve picked it up. If you’re planning on giving this game a try, be prepared…

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Block Builder by fessio’s – Review

Block Builder is a brilliant idea! Over the years we’ve played numerous updated tetris style games, most of which aren’t actually all that revolutionary… but this time it’s different…! Block Builder is probably one of the coolest versions of tetris we’ve ever had the chance to play. With a board approachable from 4 different angles and…

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Splashy Cats by Niels Benjamins – Review

Have you ever had a brilliant idea that was – unfortunately – thought up by someone just a little before you? When this happens you have 1 of 2 choices, give up, or make it better – and what better way to make something better than adding “Cats!” Splashy Cats is a game about a drowning…

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Drop Flip by BorderLeap – Review

Drop Flip by BorderLeap; A game based purely on physics. Are there things you’ve always wanted to do but haven’t? A lot of the time these “miniature dreams” are forgotten somewhere in time either because they are too difficult, too time consuming, or the mess afterwards is way too big😓 Drop Flip is the sort of game every chain reaction loving garage scientist needs. Based around a…

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Interview with Lukas Korba the creator of Octagon

Octagon is the first game from the polygon family we’ve featured on Edamame Reviews that is actually playable. If you’re in need of a game you can enjoy, here it is. – Unless of course you just want to get hammered… in that case, have you ever heard of Super Hexagon? Original Review of Octagon -> Check…

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Interview with Peter Dekkers and the creators of Catchy Crystals

Catchy Crystals is a cool little game from the new indie studio Eye Bop Co. Being our second game to be featured on Edamame Reviews under our new rank “New Indie Developer” (created exclusively for new and talented studios) both Catchy Crystals and the Eye Bop team are overflowing with potential. Original Review -> Check it out! Before we…

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Twist by Ketchapp – Review

Today we’re reviewing what may be, one of the “most famous” games we’ve ever reviewed on Edamame Reviews. This game is so popular it’s actually quite amazing we haven’t reviewed it up until now… This is our review of Twist. When we first saw Twist, all we could say was “Wow…😮” At first glance the game looks like a…

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Gravity Square! by Kongregate – Review

“Do good ideas ever expire?” If we were asked this question, our answer would have to be, “It depends on the circumstances.” Some ideas have a lifespan of decades, while others only last a few minutes. Gravity Square! is a game almost identical to an awesome idea that dates way back to our 12th review…📅 We once reviewed…

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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 challenging game. A.P.E.X said simply is pretty much Almost Impossible!, just tamed down even further. For players that found Almost Impossible! actually “Impossible” A.P.E.X may just be what you’ve been waiting…

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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 actually playing Star Knight, the interview you’re about to read will become 500% better! Seriously! For those of you who don’t know, Star Knight is one…

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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 first paragraph, Star Knight is The Best 2D platform adventure style game we’ve ever played. Honestly the graphics look the same, if not better than a platformer…

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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 been Super Hexagon, today we’ve got an app that may just push the benchmark a little higher…😱 Here comes our review of BARRIER X…💀 In theory BARRIER X…

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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 is far superior to any arcade game you or parents played on – depending on how old you are😉. So why is it that we…

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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… Unless, it’s in a game…! Handbrake Valet is a game where spinning into a perfect curb-side stop requires nothing but a single “really well timed” tap.…

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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 may potentially be the first-ever codeless game engine designed for professionals. Yes, there have been other codeless game engines out there in past, however, none…

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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… Viral games actually aren’t all that rare. Almost every week there’s a new game everyone wants! …and a week later, everyone’s forgotten about it… Finding…

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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 packed interview we’ve ever published on Edamame Reviews. Before we start, I’d like to thank the Animade team for participating in our interview, and for answering our questions…

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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 like to share with you our interview with the team that somehow made it all possible, The Dollar Beach Team. Before we start, I’d like to…

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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, we felt something – something telling us that this was a game we “Must One Day Review!” So today, sharing our interview with one of…

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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 matter. But things like flying, and going to the moon, things that were considered impossible just a couple of hundred years ago are now everyday…

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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 a little red ball that runs and bounces over and under obstacles in a mostly dark and bat filled world – or at least that’s where…

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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 thing that matters when surfing, the waves! In this crazy little world surfing is a little more difficult than it is in ours, or at least, harder than…

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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 to buy a new smartphone – you may not have one after playing this game – this is our review of Super Hexagon… Super Hexagon, this…

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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 a whole lot harder for us normal brained humans… Mr Jump by 1Button SARL is a little different to your average side scrolling 2D runners. In this game the…

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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 you really want a high score, and you happen to be playing in ‘Moves mode’ a mode where you only have a limited amount of…

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Shooty Skies – Endless Arcade Flyer

If you’re a fan of 2D space shooters, and think you’ve played most of the best titles, well, we’ve got something new for you. Shooty Skies is probably one of the cutest shooters we’ve ever seen. Instead of shooting at enemy ships, or blasting aliens. In this game you shoot crazy flying smartphones and robots holding…

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Dash Quest

Dash Quest by Tiny Titan Studios is exactly the game you’d expect based on its name, a runner style RPG adventure. Set in a small house where your hero lives with his grandpa, you are sent off on a quest one night after your grandpa has a bit of a nightmare… Unlike the app icon,…

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Starlit Adventures

2D platformers made with 3D graphics just seem to get better and better. Starlit Adventures by Rockhead Games is one of the best 2D/3D platformers we have ever reviewed. Mounted upon a massive mole, your mission is to dig through tunnels infested with super cute enemies, to retrieve treasure hidden deep within the tunnels of the cave.…

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Neon Drive – ’80s style arcade game

Ok… Neon Drive on the app store has the decryption ’80s style arcade game. This may be true for the car, but that’s about it… In fact, the closest thing to this game we can think of is probably Tron! This game looks awesome! There are three modes to the game, though unfortunately due to lack of time,…

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Darthy

Darthy, though a really cool game, is in all honesty no different from every other 2D platformer available on the App Store. You’ll get pretty much the same controls, the same style of graphics, and the same sort of puzzling levels as every other game of it’s type. Now don’t get the wrong idea, our team…

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Appco LLC’s review of Ball King

Ball King was a great basketball game with real life physics built into old style graphics. At first glance, the game appeared as if it was going to be very simple and boring, but that was the exact opposite after I started playing. The variability in hoop position made the game shots possible, but yet…

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Blocky Highway

Blocky Highway is an awesome game, and is so in many ways. Firstly the graphics: this game is basically a 3D game that looks like a 2D game. The entire world is made of 3D cubes coloured to look like pixels so as to give the whole game world a really cool 3D but yet 2D…

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.PXL

If you were one of those people who found Flappy Bird annoying, and not all that fun, I’d like to recommend you give this game a try. .PXL by Appsolute Games LLC is a Flappy Bird like game that is actually fun. If you were privileged enough to play the original Flappy Bird before it was removed from…

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Dinofour

If you just can’t get over loving the 2D platform style games you used to play on your TV, Dinofour by CRAIGEATSCRAYONS is probably the app you were waiting for. The characters are super cute, the game controls are well positioned, and the stages are great, but I’m guessing the biggest question most of you are wondering about…