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Spellsword for iphone Review

Nathan Kline — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:40:13 +0000

If I dispensed with the breakdown of the game and simply told you that Spellsword is a pixel graphics, chip tune, arena game with some RPG elements, I bet a good percentage of you would already be gone, and download the app right now. For the rest of you, lets look at this action game [...]

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Spellsword for iphone Review

Buzz Contacts for iphone Review

Nathan Kline — Thu, 10 May 2012 06:49:03 +0000

Improving on Apple’s interface is a minefield of difficulties that most developers dare not tread. Not only are Apple’s apps better integrated into the OS than a third party developer could even hope for, but they are also set as defaults for when other apps send the user to do those tasks. There are still [...]

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Buzz Contacts for iphone Review

Blot for iphone, ipad Review

Nathan Kline — Sat, 05 May 2012 08:48:47 +0000

One of the many trends that we see on the app store is sketch art or doodle. We seem to love the look of an old notebook with half-sketches and other proto-art. Blot by Magestic Software takes this theme to a casual reaction game that pits a lonely blots of ink against the harsh points [...]

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Blot for iphone, ipad Review

Egg Punch for iphone, ipad Review

Nathan Kline — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:47:13 +0000

Miniature golf was one of those popular pastimes that have since fallen by the wayside of video games and other non-real life social activities. You and your friends would take your putters and attempt to sink the many wacky courses layout out at your local fun land. The smell of the pond with its high [...]

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Egg Punch for iphone, ipad Review

Chrono Trigger for iphone Review

Nathan Kline — Fri, 04 May 2012 08:43:09 +0000

The iOS has not only been a haven for original games, but has also been a boon for those with back catalogs of classic games. There has been many reissues of classic console games, some with great success and others not so much. Square Enix has been playing both sides of the fence with both [...]

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Chrono Trigger for iphone Review

Saavn Music for iPhone, iPad, iPod-touch Review

Tomek — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:23:09 +0000

Bollywood fans unite. For musical lovers of Indian songs, Saavn Music is the app for you. With an extensive array of music to choose from, Saavn Music allows users to download Indian songs of their choice completely free. Saavn Music presents a very neat and easy to navigate layout. There is no clutter, which makes [...]

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Saavn Music for iPhone, iPad, iPod-touch Review

Ninja Chicken 3: The World’s Hardest Game for iPhone, iPad Review

Eng Wei Jie — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:26:29 +0000

Yet another attempt to ride on the Angry Birds fame, Ninja Chicken 3 utilizes similarly cute birds in the game. In this case, you have chickens dressed up as ninjas running along a 2D side-scrolling platform avoiding thorny plants and samurai pigs. Birds and pigs, do they sound familiar? When you first start the game, [...]

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Ninja Chicken 3: The World’s Hardest Game for iPhone, iPad Review

Right Right Wrong for iPhone Review

Tomek — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:15:29 +0000

Most trivia games require you to give the correct answers to a series of questions. But not Right Right Wrong! That’s because Right Right Wrong, a new trivia game for iPhone, is not like most trivia games. Rather than asking you to provide the proper responses, Right Right Wrong! urges you to come up with [...]

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Right Right Wrong for iPhone Review

MacScan for Mac OS X – Review

bradt — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:11:56 +0000

With the Mac gaining greater ubiquity, it’s only a matter of time before hackers of various sorts exploit any security holes to the fullest. As a result, anti-virus and spyware programs for Mac are becoming more popular. MacScan can be downloaded from the SecureMac.com website (although it would be nice to have it in the [...]

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MacScan for Mac OS X – Review

App Toolkit-100 in 1 for iphone Review

Brian — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:36:55 +0000

It’s easy to be apprehensive about an app that offers you a ludicrous amount of features for the trite sum of $0.99. How much quality can you realistically pack in with such a small amount of money? While the apps featured in App Toolkit mostly don’t match up to the quality of equivalent stand-alone apps, [...]

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App Toolkit-100 in 1 for iphone Review

To do Checklist for iphone Review

Tomek — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:48:48 +0000

Unlike a certain recently released to-do list app that was “clearly” stripped of all features but its ability to make lists itself, To Do Checklist seeks to provide you with a comprehensive solution for all your to-do list-making needs. It’s a feature-rich productivity app, to be sure, but it’s not so packed as to confound [...]

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To do Checklist for iphone Review

GoDocs for Google Docs™ for iphone, ipad Review

Nathan Kline — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:50:24 +0000

Many people long for an app that gives them easy access to their Google Docs for viewing and editing on the go from their iPhone. GoDocs from Light House aims to fill that void with the promise of being the ultimate solution for Google Docs. Does it live up to that promise? GoDocs can sync [...]

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GoDocs for Google Docs™ for iphone, ipad Review

Clear for iPhone Review

Nathan Kline — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:20:28 +0000

If I told you that there was a new exciting To-Do app for the iPhone, you would probably laugh at me. To-Do apps are almost as plentiful as fart apps and there seems to be iterations for just bout every possible scenario. Not to mention that Apple themselves have a built in To-Do app that [...]

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Clear for iPhone Review

PrivacyScan for Mac OS X – Review

bradt — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:25:36 +0000

We all worry about the private data we have on our computer in the event it gets stolen or is part of a federal investigation. That’s where PrivacyScan comes in. PrivacyScan checks your local browsers and other potential cookie-keepers and removes any possible data that could be compromising. The program executes in very easy steps [...]

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PrivacyScan for Mac OS X – Review

ClassicTunes-USA1 for iphone, ipod-touch Review

Brian — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:35:46 +0000

Wow! This is what you’d say if you are a classical music lover. For just 1.99$, you can have 94 songs by some of the greatest classical composers. And they are full songs, recorded with some great performers. Of course, this means the app is huge, sitting at more than 500MB: be sure to download [...]

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ClassicTunes-USA1 for iphone, ipod-touch Review

Korean Food ma:tt 02 for ipad Review

Brian — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:13:25 +0000

Did you know koreans eat a lot of fermented foods? I didn’t either, but found out with this iPad magazine-style app. This magazine is stocked with pictures, stories, recipes, videos. It’s hard to tell how awesome it is, but I can give you a hint: it is free. Navigating through the magazine is straightforward and [...]

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Korean Food ma:tt 02 for ipad Review

Pain Easer – Acupressure for android Review

Brian — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:17:20 +0000

A free app that will make you healthier? Sure! The app starts by asking you your gender and date and place of birth. After this, the app will tell you your more likely faulty body parts… And it was uncannily accurate. I’m not sure if it is just coincidence, but it got all of them [...]

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Pain Easer – Acupressure for android Review

The Hacker for iphone, ipad Review

Nathan Kline — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:14:02 +0000

Many of you were to young to remember the days of the BBS and dialing into the text interfaces to play games, read news, or do many other tasks that we now commonly do on the internet. There is a certain warm place in the hearts of those that do for the phosphorescent green text [...]

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The Hacker for iphone, ipad Review

Elliana for ipad Review

Brian — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:59:28 +0000

Elliana is a wonderful digital book for your iPad. Aimed at children between 3 and 10 years, it is charming enough to delight anyone: either from 1-3 or from 11-99. iPads shine with this kind of digital books, packed with beautiful and luminous hand-drawn images, paired with fun animations. Items in green can be “activated”, [...]

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Elliana for ipad Review

Flow Powered by Amazon for iPhone, iPad Review

Eng Wei Jie — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:43:38 +0000

A novel concept lies behind Flow Powered by Amazon. Supposedly, it gives you the ability to automatically access Amazon’s shopping database by scanning products right in front of your eyes with your iOS device’s camera. The app analyses the item in front of the lenses and compares it with the myriad of objects catalogued in [...]

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Flow Powered by Amazon for iPhone, iPad Review

Paper Monsters for iPhone, iPad Review

Eng Wei Jie — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:13:27 +0000

Paper Monsters is one app that deserves much more recognition than it is given. Beyond that modest name lies an app that promises bountiful joy and hours of fun. With 4 chapters and more to come, the game delivers entertainment through the many stages in each chapter. Although obviously targeted at kids, players of all [...]

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Paper Monsters for iPhone, iPad Review

Creepy Crawlies for iPhone, iPad, iPod-touch Review

Nathan Kline — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:30:32 +0000

Are you afraid of spiders? Does the thought of little bugs crawling toward you make your skin crawl? If so then I suggest you look at one of other nice reviews and stop reading this one immediately. Now that they are gone, Let’s take a look at the new augmented reality game, Creepy Crawlies. The [...]

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Creepy Crawlies for iPhone, iPad, iPod-touch Review

StarXStar for iPhone, iPad Review

Nathan Kline — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:29:39 +0000

The iOS platform has been a great playground for fans of board games. There have been so many great board games that have been successfully brought to the iPad and iPhone that many publishers are looking to expand their development to the mobile space. StarXStar is a card based board game that pits you against [...]

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StarXStar for iPhone, iPad Review

Angry Gran for iphone, ipad Review

Nathan Kline — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:51:41 +0000

For those of us that consider ourselves young, the elderly may seem like a strange bunch with their crazy saying and love of bingo. If Aceviral is to be believed, The elderly also pose a serious threat to the safety of everyone that they meet. Angry Gran is a new casual game that takes a [...]

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Angry Gran for iphone, ipad Review

Hipstamatic Disposable for iphone, ipad Review

Nathan Kline — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:14:21 +0000

Remember way back in the age of dinosaurs, before digital cameras, you could pay a couple bucks for a paper wrapped camera that would have 20-30 shots. You would finish the roll and then turn the entire camera over to have the film developed and the camera recycled. This was a cheap method for taking [...]

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Hipstamatic Disposable for iphone, ipad Review

NoteLedge for iPad Review

Nathan Kline — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:07:12 +0000

NoteLedge is yet another note-taking app that runs on the iPad. Take note of the phrase, “yet another.” Indeed, apps of NoteLedge’s kind are far from scarce in the App Store. So, when a new note-taking app comes along it ought to offer something markedly different, right? Fortunately, NoteLedge does. What may be NoteLedge’s most [...]

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NoteLedge for iPad Review

Australia Unlimited for ipad Review

Tomek — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:20:08 +0000

What do Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, and Baz Luhrmann have in common? Well, aside from their curiously similarly sounding last names, these three worked together in the 2008 historical romance film Australia. But not only that: First and foremost, all three of them are citizens of Australia. Indeed, Australia is quite famous for its steady [...]

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Australia Unlimited for ipad Review

Super Crate Box for iphone, ipad Review

Nathan Kline — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:47:23 +0000

Some of the most addictive iOS games are the most minimal and easy to learn. There is an attractive beauty in games that don’t try too hard to do too much. Sometimes the best thing a game can do focus on the gameplay and let the content be a scaffolding for which to engage the [...]

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Super Crate Box for iphone, ipad Review

everDOCs for ipad, iphone Review

Nathan Kline — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:41:21 +0000

Access is a word we here a lot when discussing mobile devices. We want access to the things we have on our desktops. Whether it is photos, or music, our iOS device just isn’t good enough if we have to leave behind the files we are use to having at our fingertips. Everdocs understands this [...]

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everDOCs for ipad, iphone Review

Temple Run for iPhone, iPad Review

Nathan Kline — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:27:49 +0000

Well, now you have done it. You just had to grab that cursed idol and now a ravenous band of ape-like monsters are on your tail and the only exit is an endless maze of thin walkways through a swamp. At least you can collect some coins on the way. This is the set up [...]

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Temple Run for iPhone, iPad Review

Kumon Uppercase ABC’s for iPad Review

bradt — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:37:22 +0000

Kumon Uppercase ABC’s is a good app with which to teach a child how to write letters at that age when they’re just learning to use the English alphabet. It turns the entire learning process into a game that kids would most likely find fun. There is an audio commentary to go with the app [...]

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Kumon Uppercase ABC’s for iPad Review

iFortress – Protect Private Documents and Confidential Files for iphone, ipad Review

Nathan Kline — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:05:35 +0000

We all have secrets. Whether it is the next big internet trend you are developing, or just a crush on that girl in the office, you need a place to store documents that is secure from prying eyes. This become even more necessary when these sensitive documents are on a mobile device that could easily [...]

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iFortress – Protect Private Documents and Confidential Files for iphone, ipad Review

Quoth HD for iPad Review

bradt — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:18:38 +0000

If you were to play the game Hangman with quotations rather than words or phrases, you would have the app Quoth HD. In that regard, it’s a brilliant app. The app begins by asking a user to spin a spinner of six random letters which apparently chooses the quote (you can opt to remove the [...]

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Quoth HD for iPad Review

LostWinds for iphone, ipad Review

Nathan Kline — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:02:10 +0000

Lost Winds, the whimsical adventure platformer game that has been a favorite of many on the Wii’s WiiWare store has been ported to the iOS and released as a universal app. The game garnered much praise on the Wii Platform with its unique controls and deep ambiance. Can Frontier Development bring that same magic to [...]

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LostWinds for iphone, ipad Review

PDF Reader – iPhone Edition for iphone Review

Nathan Kline — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:20:51 +0000

So you got your new iDevice and you have purchased a few apps and thrown a few angry birds. As you return to the real world you find that you would like to access PDFs on the go. iBook handles your standard PDF, but it lacks the extra features like filling in forms, or easy [...]

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PDF Reader – iPhone Edition for iphone Review

Foodie the Bug for iphone Review

Nathan Kline — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:06:04 +0000

Sometimes a game’s theme is intimately tied to a story while other times, it is best not to question why you are throwing angry fowl to their death at stacks of blocks containing swine. Foodie the Bug clearly falls into the latter category. With a “because we said so” take on theme development, Megacubic brings [...]

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Foodie the Bug for iphone Review

Pluto Learns Piano for ipad Review

bradt — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:03:15 +0000

Not to be confused with Disney’s pup character, Pluto is a penguin that teaches children (or adults) how to play the piano. It does this using simple repetition or a game that I’ll get to in a moment. By obtaining points through successfully playing the songs you can unlock and download other songs to play. [...]

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Pluto Learns Piano for ipad Review

Pet It Out for ipad, iphone Review

Nathan Kline — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:58:53 +0000

Are your pets missing? Have you looked everywhere for them but to no avail? Candango Games has the answer with their hoppin’ new game, Pet It Out. Here you will take control over a handful of pets that have been abducted by aliens and have escaped on to the alien homeward. Will you be able [...]

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Pet It Out for ipad, iphone Review

PhotoToaster Jr. for iphone, ipad Review

Nathan Kline — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:33:49 +0000

The iPhone has opened a world of possibilities to amateur photographers with the built in high quality camera and the computing power to do amazing post-caputure editing. While iOS 5 may have added some much needed editing tools to the main Photo app, there is still the room in every shutterbug’s home screen for a [...]

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PhotoToaster Jr. for iphone, ipad Review

Hardest Game Ever – 0.02s PRO for ipad, iphone Review

Nathan Kline — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:31:23 +0000

Do you have a quick trigger finger? Are your actions per minute higher than a Starcraft player on Red Bull? If you think your mind can process simple puzzles faster than the average gamer, then step up to the latest quick reaction game, Hardest Game Ever. Does this game challenge even the most battle hardened [...]

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Hardest Game Ever – 0.02s PRO for ipad, iphone Review

Super Mega Worm Vs Santa for ipad, iphone Review

Nathan Kline — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:35:54 +0000

Super Mega Worm, the retro graphic apocalyptic arcade game that gives you the reins of a giant man eating worm is back, but this time we wont be eating any military jeeps or rednecks. It seems the worm has taken a vacation and moved to the north pole where it has been awoken by the [...]

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Super Mega Worm Vs Santa for ipad, iphone Review

War of Words Free – the crossword game with bombs! for iphone, ipad Review

Nathan Kline — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 08:26:59 +0000

When it comes to the iOS, Scrabble-clones are a dime a dozen. Most are just content to give you the basic Scrabble experience with the ability to play against people from around the world. War of Words hopes to differentiate itself from the throngs of other crossword board games with a distinctly aggressive game play [...]

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War of Words Free – the crossword game with bombs! for iphone, ipad Review

EPOCH for iphone, ipad Review

Nathan Kline — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:26:14 +0000

When Chair released the groundbreaking Infinity Blade on the app store it set the bar for high quality iOS mobile gaming. Even more spectacular than the release of the game, was the release of the Unreal engine that powered it. This game engine, which has powered some amazing PC games, offered iOS developers a chance [...]

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EPOCH for iphone, ipad Review

Crazy Escape for iphone, ipad Review

Nathan Kline — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 08:06:30 +0000

It was just a quiet day on the farm until those wolves came for the sheep. Don’t worry though, because the penguins are there to save them. Don’t try and understand that last premise, just know that this is one of BulkyPixel’s latest casual games, Crazy Escape. Here you will tracing paths for your arctic [...]

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Crazy Escape for iphone, ipad Review

Etsy for iphone, ipad Review

Nathan Kline — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 08:05:40 +0000

Have you ever been sitting in your house, looking at the decor, and thought,”I think what would really make this living space pop is handmade crocheted uterus on the wall?” Me neither, but I bet at some point you have taken a look at one of the more normal offerings on the site Etsy and [...]

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Etsy for iphone, ipad Review

Minecraft – Pocket Edition for iPhone, iPad Review

Nathan Kline — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:02:05 +0000

Minecraft has become a phenomenon over the last few years with Youtube being filled with all kind of tutorials, projects, vidcasts, dedicated to this cubical sandbox. Not only has the game been a smash hit on the Mac and PC, but it has now moved to the mobile platforms starting with the Sony Xperia, and [...]

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Minecraft – Pocket Edition for iPhone, iPad Review

Elder Sign: Omens for iphone, ipad Review

Nathan Kline — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:17:09 +0000

Ancient Evil and strange happenings are afoot in the Arkham Museum. The only thing that will stop the utter destruction of the world is if four brave souls collect enough elder signs to destroy the ancient one before he is awoken. Today we look at the coop board game for iPhone and iPad, Elder Sign: [...]

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Elder Sign: Omens for iphone, ipad Review

Disney World Wait Times, Hours, Maps and Dining by Apptasmic.com for iphone, ipad Review

Nathan Kline — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:04:09 +0000

So you have packed up your family and your are in Orlando for a few weeks of magical fun at Walt Disney World Resorts. There are so many rides and so much to doit can be very overwhelming. If only there was an app that would serve as a guide to the park and give [...]

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Disney World Wait Times, Hours, Maps and Dining by Apptasmic.com for iphone, ipad Review

Minesweeper Q for iPhone, iPad Review

Nathan Kline — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:00:51 +0000

As a Mac user I never really got the Minesweeper addiction my Windows friend had. I of course knew how to play it, and there were plenty of versions to be had on the Mac, but I never found myself hours deep in a Minesweeper haze. MineSweeper Q calls itself the smoothest interface, and fastest [...]

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Minesweeper Q for iPhone, iPad Review

Lost in Cube for iphone, ipad Review

Nathan Kline — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:00:13 +0000

“In the end… its just a cube.” That is the refrain of Wonder Star’s maze game Lost in Cube. I am reminded of the 90′s sci-fi movie The Cube with its endless maze of dangerous cells within the cube. Thankfully, this game is much more lighthearted and not nearly as deadly. Lost in Cube is [...]

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Lost in Cube for iphone, ipad Review