Touch Arcade

It’s faster, weirder, prettier, and has way more to do. It’s also more expensive, but that’s okay. Those five dollars will be nothing more than a distant memory once you strap in and experience the rush for yourself.

Red Game Without a Great Name truly doesn't have a very good name, but it's a great break from the endless sea of games that heavily feature IAP. It's sleek, it's responsive, and although I would have liked to see a bit more concept-wise, it's worth playing.

The presentation is top-notch, and should you choose to partake of any of the optional visual themes, you're not going to be disappointed with the results. I'm not generally a big-city person, but I can see myself spending many nights in this version of Shibuya.

If you like Hearthstone and social RPGs like Puzzles & Dragons, this could really be your new favorite game. If you have a low tolerance for free-to-play junk and don’t have a lot of time to put into grinding up a nice stable of diverse characters and cards, then I probably lost you a while ago anyway. Myself, I’m leaning towards a 4. That feels about right.

The hand-painted artwork does not disappoint, being good looking and appropriate. Overall Battle Orbs is a good puzzle battler with simple elements of adventure that you can easily grab and leave for short periods of time anywhere you go.

One aspect that I hope is much like Warhammer Quest would be some additional content soon with more of hopefully just about everything. The game could use more monster variety, more campaign mission variety, and maybe even some multiplayer. I won't hold my breath on the multiplayer but I have good cause to expect that those other things may be on the horizon.

I feel like it'd be equally easy to argue that this is the worst version of Angry Birds yet too, with all the free to play shenanigans ruining everything. It's highly subjective, really personal, and all a matter of perspective. I've been having a fantastic time with it, so it's really easy for me to highly, highly recommend checking out.

And really, Prune is a game that you must play. My review feels short, but because this is something that grows from such simple origins, of being about trimming trees with finger swipes, and it grows out into something gorgeous and complex. Simple but beautiful, and something truly unique. Play Prune.

Unfortunately, it's hard to recommend Earth Vs. Balloons with any real fervor. It's not so much that the game does a lot of things wrong or fails to entertain, but it's merely a decent entry into one of the App Store's most crowded genres, and I'm not sure if that's enough to catch the eye of anyone who isn't already a fan of this developer.

With epic action, soapy drama, conflicts between gods, plenty of romance, and interesting quests that take you to a variety of places both mundane and extraordinary, this piece of interactive fiction is certainly worthy of being called a champion in its own right.