iPhone Game Reviews

2009 has been a year chocked-full of headlines for games on the App Store. Ravensword: The Fallen King is perhaps the biggest headliner of them all with its immersive experience in a beautifully rendered open 3D world. Although the first iteration is not without some controversy, it's difficult not to like this game.

Any gamer worth their salt knows the drill, you guide a courageous knight into the hazard packed Ghoul Realm, a setting so perilous that running, firing javelins and double jumping is essential to defeat the despicable demons and liberate the innocent maiden's souls. Gold Knights employs retro platforming mechanics, so care and caution must be taken to land safely on each unstable precipice, whilst still dodging the fire breathing fiends.

Gameloft and DreamWorks have infused within the Fairy Godmother's cauldron sprinklings of fairy dust, hair of donkey, tail of Puss In Boots and lashings of ogre bogeys resulting in an explosion of kart racing magic. Tournament racing and vividly colourful course design combine to create a spellbinding kart racer, that will ensnare the senses and fingers of all iPhone racing game fans.

Arena and single race multiplayer for up to 6 participants (Wi-Fi) are the icing on a particularly tasty gingerbread flavoured iPhone gem.

Many moons ago, I was captivated by console and PC sport games and wouldn't play anything else. The early installments of Madden NFL Football by EA Sports was a sport gamer's dream. Ironically, my excitement for the iPhone release of NFL Madden 10 and Gameloft's NFL 2010 was overshadowed by a newcomer...an underdog of sorts from a game dev named Steamroller Studios. Their new mid-September 2009 release of Super Shock Football (published by Chillingo) had renewed my spirit with a fresh, yet nostalgic take on this American sport classic.