‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ for iOS and Android. Review & Download

The Amazing Spider-Man Rating: 1/5Pros: Swinging around using web shooters can be funCons: Linear, repetitive missions, poor visuals, cheesy dialogues, glitchy controls, overpriced ‘The Amazing Spider-Man‘ is an iOS and Android game that’s based roughly on the events in the 2012movie of the same name. This version of the game came out around the same time as the PC and console version, but has different story and missions and has been developed by Gameloft instead of Activision. Although this game has been available for a while now, it often appears in the top charts on both the App Store as well as...

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The Dark Knight Rises

Rating:  3/5Pros: Lengthy campaign, Gotham city is vast and well detailed and you are free to exploreCons: Most of the missions aren’t very exciting, graphics are a mixed bag, large download size on Android, a bit expensive for what it offers We are no strangers to seeing movie tie-in games that come out shortly after the release of a big budget movie. But recently, these games have started appearing on mobile devices as well. We saw Temple Run: Brave, The Amazing Spider-man and now The Dark Knight Rises, releasing just weeks apart from each other. Today we will be taking a look at The...

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Play this: ’10000000′

Combining a puzzle game with role playing elements isn’t a new concept, but 10000000 has a distinct advantage over similar games that makes it a perfect fit for playing on your iPhone: it’s really, really fast. The game is all about exploring a dungeon, where you’ll find all manner of bad guys to battle and treasure chests to open. And in order to perform actions, you’ll need to match tiles at the bottom of the screen. Matching three or more swords will cause your pixelated character to attack, for instance, while matching keys will open up locked chests. But what sets it apart from games like Puzzle...

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iPhone and iPad spy game pure action

These days you don’t need to spend a dime to enjoy some seriously adrenaline-drenched automotive action: I’ve collected five excellent racing games that you can download for free and play to your heart’s content. Rubber, Meet Road Games are all about make-believe, but some are more realistic than others. The first two games in this roundup qualify as simulators, and can feel almost too realistic, especially if you’re just looking for a quick rush. Dolphinity Racer is the most hard-core of the bunch: It serves as the basis for expensive racing simulators built by Cruden, it has no installer, and...

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Zynga’s new Gems With Friends puts spotlight on mobile

The social-game developer releases another game this week, this time from the mobile specialists responsible for Words With Friends.  Zynga’s latest game, Gems With Friends, launches today and it may give some hope for the game-creator’s mobile future. As the series’ first arcade-style and first non-word game, Gems — available in Canada with a worldwide rollout to follow in the coming weeks — features gemstones of different colors and numbers that can be combined to score points. “They combine and they create these epic combos,” said Paul Bettner, vice president and general manager at Zynga. “It’s a thrilling...

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