Review Round-Up – 11/7/12

Oof, I’m a bit late with this one. Here’s a little of what I’ve been up to elsewhere, but don’t worry, I have some fun stuff to add here soon as well.

From Slide to Play:

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic – I have no idea how I was selected to do this one, but I was. No regrets; it’s a pretty decent game, though not without its downsides.

Twist Pilot – It’s a maze-puzzle game… with a twist! Ahahaha… okay, you can put the pitchforks away now. Weird concept, as you control an always-turning propeller.

Nutty Fluffies – This is actually a neat game about riding roller coasters after the park closes down for the season.

Wreck-It Ralph – Like that scene in the movie where all the Niceland Apartments people throw Ralph off the building? Then this is the version you want. Plus, it comes with a climbing game based on the “Sugar Rush” trees from the movie, and a version of Hero’s Duty that plays like Smash TV. Pretty good for 99 cents.

Mensa Academy – A brain-training game from the unlikeliest of sources.

Spooky Xmas – These zombies seem to have their holidays mixed up, as they’re all coming out for Christmas. Using your samurai sword in a Fruit Ninja-like manner, your goal is to stop them from assaulting your dojo, tower defense-style.

Endless Road – Endless runner meets the open road. This one has potential, but…

Update: Rayman Jungle Run – I covered this a while ago, actually, but a new pack of levels came out recently, so I had to update it.

From Gamezebo:

Deep War – A side-scrolling shoot ’em up that takes place under the sea.

Nun Attack – “Betraying the Lord Almighty and turning to evil? These sisters will have “nun” of that! Okay, we think it’s out of our system now, but no promises.”

Freeskate Xtreme – Another endless runner-type game, but with a skateboard and a hint of Jet Set Radio.

Nomsters – It’s slingshot-action meets pinball as you try to beat the Fruit Fly Army to collect all the fruit.

Magic Orbz – The PlayStation Network game comes to iOS. Think Breakout with pirates and sharks.

From Mario’s Hat:

Pokémon Black/White Version 2 – The more things change, the more they also stay the same; so long as it’s still good, right?

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron – Autobots versus Decepticons isn’t the only conflict here; how does one who has never been a big player of first or third-person shooters fare when confronted with just that when it involves one of their all-time favorite franchises? Find out here!

That’s it for now, though rest assured that there is plenty more coming to Mario’s Hat; so many games, so little time. And as always, you can keep up with my Slide to Play reviews here, my Gamezebo reviews here, and my Mario’s Hat reviews here.

David Oxford

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