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There is no point at which you can even practice without burning currency. Ultimately it is these limitations which define the game for me. Zombie High Dive holds the reins too tightly for me to sit back and enjoy the simple physics game this could have been.

Still, I can look past that, because hey – collecting a bomb and watching it light up the screen as all the enemies I weakened are destroyed in a display worthy of the 4th of July never gets old, even if there's little functional point to doing so.

The game's unique style of unrolling its story feels just as pleasantly unusual today as it did 25 years ago, and thanks to the restoration of the inter-party chatter, the memorable characters shine even brighter than they already did. If you like RPGs, this is a game you need to play. It's a fantastic port of one of the true essentials of the genre.

The game still has some bugs to work out, and the multiplayer mode needs a lot of attention, but we've already seen one good update to the game in the first week, so I have some faith the developer is going to follow through on any serious problems. Micromon shot for the Lunatone, and while it fell a bit short, it still ended up among the Starmies.

There's quite a bit of fun to be had from playing Crazy Taxi: City Rush. It's buried deep under its heavily-monetized metagame, full of energy systems, wait timers, and currency systems, in a way that is extremely labyrinthine, and I wish the energy system wasn't there at all, or at least had a way to buy out of it, but they far from ruin this game.

As long as you don't mind a short experience, The Great Prank War is consistently fun from start to finish. It may be more action than tower defense, but that doesn't change the fact that beating up on deadly parodies of Chuck E. Cheese's robots is enjoyable for a few hours.

Of course, if you've been hooked on their games all along, you'll also want to check this game out, because even while it tries something a little different from the ordinary, it's not missing even an ounce of their usual charm.

If you're a fan of this sort of game already, then sure – seeing the action come to life seems fun. There's just too much work for too little fun for anyone who isn't already attuned to what Blood Bowl is about.

I don’t see an exponential increase in visual impressiveness, which leaves most players with just a game that’s heavy on the IAP and lacking in interesting gameplay necessary to combat such an IAP emphasis. If you really must see how the latest Unreal Engine plays on iOS, then feel free to try it, but I really don’t think it’s worth it at this point.

The completionist in me wants to keep diving and burning boosts to go deep and the accountant in me loves the value the boosts hold. I didn't expect this type of game from Monster and Monster, but their brand of charm really translates well. Give Deep Loot a little time to sink in, and I think you will be suprised at what you can bring out of it.