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It's more difficult to explain in words than it is to play. Everything about this game is beautiful, from the smooth touch controls to the aquatic zen-like sound effects. It's addictive as can be, and the difficulty is just right to keep you coming back for more. There are several game modes, each of which is unlocked by a high enough score in the mode prior.

The big complaint on mobile devices is the lack of space for controls. Your character moves based on two invisible on-screen joysticks, which end up being pretty clunky to navigate. Precision building isn't impossible, but certainly much trickier than with a cursor. A tablet is better suited for long term play (which is definitely what you'll be wanting with this one in order to fully savor its exploratory fruits).

Graphics are outstanding and you will have lots of fun with this exciting game of reflexes: controls work smoothly and even if you didn't plan to, you will probably become quite addicted to it.

You can upgrade your fleet skills while playing, which will become mandatory to resist the opponent's attack. You can choose the level of difficulty (easy, normal, hard) but not the size of the world unless you upgrade to the Pro version. Controls are responsive but the game pace is slightly slow, to my taste. If you are fond of pixels and retro graphics, you are going to enjoy ICE's minimalism.

The better you beat each level, the more stars and gems you'll get. Use them to unlock new characters and power-ups. The upgrading system might look a bit chaotic at first but you'll soon get the hang of it. There are enough levels, unlockable charactes and power-ups to keep you glued to the screen.

Having to go slowly to ensure that you retain all your squiggles is a little annoying, but I guess perhaps it could be a draw to those who take their puzzles without the extra stress of time constraint. It's not super innovative, but the visuals are pleasing and the game mechanic is clever enough.

Try to level-up and gather more power-ups as you progress through the different stages. The graphics are essentially awesome and everything about this game works smoothly, so we haven't found any problems.

That said, there are zillions of spells to deck yourself out with, plus tons of levels and side quests to work through - if you find Phantom Rift to your liking, you'll get many hours of play from it.

If you love deductive reasoning puzzles, or if you miss those "If Bobby lives in the green house, but Susan doesn't take violin lessons..." puzzles from childhood, you're going to adore Partyrs as much as I do.

It's a fully text-based game, so you've got to go in anticipating walls of text - in the best way, though! We're so used to twitchy games on mobile, playing through something that asks you to slow down and sink into the golden details is like finding buried treasure in the App Store. The frequent decision-making keeps interaction rolling right along at a healthy pace, too, plus the visual design is as sharp as a cutlass.